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Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?, also known as Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time, is a remake of the 1989 game of the same name. It features some of the cast members from the show, including Lynne Thigpen as The Chief, Brenda Burke as Carmen Sandiego, John Latham as Sir Vile, Alaine Kashian as Jacqueline Hyde, Paula Leggett Chase as Medeva, and Jamie Gustis as Dr. Belljar
Plot[]
The opening cutscene shows Carmen Sandiego and her band of V.I.L.E. time thieves bursting into ACME Headquarters. After entering ACME Time Net, Carmen makes off with the Chronoskimmer, a device that allows the user to travel through time. Carmen uses the Chronoskimmer to send her crooks to different times and places in history to steal historical objects.
ACME's newest recruit (the player) tracks down the time thieves by using Time Tunnels left behind by the Chronoskimmer. For each case, the player has to identify the thefts, solve any problems and arrest the thief responsible with the Time Cuffs. The thieves are always given a note telling them where to hide, and the player can use the note scraps (and the Chronopedia) to deduce the hiding places.
With each case solved, the player draws closer to recovering the Chronoskimmer and ultimately tracking down Carmen.
Development[]
Gameplay[]
Intro Briefing[]
"Welcome, to ACME Time Net, Time Pilot!
We've got a major problem. Carmen Sandiego, the world's most notorious thief, just stole our Chronoskimmer! What's a Chronoskimmer...? The only time travel device on the planet, that's all.
Now Carmen and her cohorts control it! And they're on their way to steal historic treasures from the past! If they succeed, all of world history will get thrown out of whack!
Only one person can stop them -- you! I'll tell you how.
Wherever the Chronoskimmer goes, it leaves a Time Tunnel behind. Think of it as a passage between two holes in the fabric of time. It was a problem we never got around to fixing, and it's a good thing we didn't, because now you can follow the thieves' trail through the Time Tunnels!
There's the Time Portal. So jump in, and I'll give you more details while you travel. It's takeoff time, Time Pilot!"
-- The Chief
Characters[]
The Good Guides[]
Time Thieves[]
- Jacqueline Hyde
- Sir Vile
- Medeva
- Dr. Belljar
- Baron Grinnit
- Buggs Zapper
- Jane Reaction
- General Mayham
- Dee Cryption
- Carmen Sandiego
Locations[]
- Ancient Egypt (1490 B.C.E.)
- Roman Empire (50 B.C.E.)
- Vikings (1002)
- Heian Japan (1015)
- Feudal England (1086)
- Mongol China (1271)
- Mali Empire (1324)
- Printing Press (1454)
- Inca Empire (1460)
- Age of Discovery (1493)
- Renaissance (1505)
- Aztec Empire (1519)
- Elizabethan England (1599)
- American Revolution (1776)
- Westward Expansion (1805)
- Age of Symphony (1808)
- Era of Invention (1879)
- Space Race (1961)
- Final Chase (Present Day)
Reception[]
Gallery[]
Screenshots[]
Trivia[]
External links[]
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? (1997) on Wikipedia
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Video Games | Broderbund | World (1985) • U.S.A (1986) • Europe (1988) • Prodigy (1988) • Time (1989) • North Dakota (1989) • Japan (1989) • America's Past (1991) • Space (1993) • Junior Detective (1995) • World (1996) • U.S.A. (1996) • Time (1997) • Word Detective (1997) • Math Detective (1998) • Amtrak (1998) |
The Learning Company | ThinkQuick Challenge (1999) • Treasures of Knowledge (2001) • The Secret of the Stolen Drums (2004) • Gameloft (2008) • Mystère au Bout du Monde (2009) • Adventures in Math (2011) • Luggage (Unknown) • Facebook (2011) • Returns (2015) | |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Trivia • Google Earth • Handheld • To Steal or Not To Steal | |
Board Games | Original Franchise | World (1992) • U.S.A. (1993) • Junior Detective (1994) • Space • (1995) Time (1996) • V.I.L.E. Files |
Reboot | World Card Game • ACME's Most Wanted • Capitals | |
Other | The ClueFinders: Mystery Mansion Arcade (cameo) • Music • Universe |