Name: LGR - カルメン・サンディエゴはどこにいるのか？ (LGR - Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?)
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Greetings folks! Once again we're nestled into the month of April,

And time for a game about time, this time being Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego, popping

up for a plethora of popular personal computers in 1989 by Broderbund Software.

It's actually the fifth main entry into the Carmen Sandiego series, after the original

game in 1985, Where in the USA in 1986, Where in Europe in 1988,

[chuckles] Yes really, how amusingly specific.

Then in the latter half of '89 came Where in Time Is Carmen Daggonit, because she just

won't stop at messing around with geography anymore.

The international woman of mystery is on the loose once again, serving up shady looks in

life-size cardboard standee form, and now she's aiming to screw with world history!

1500 years of history, to be specific, spanning from 400 AD to the mid twentieth century.

It's still a globe-trotting adventure though, with China, England, France, Holland, India,

Italy, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Spain, and the USA

all possible targets of her chronological perversions.

But in lieu of traveling by plane to all corners of the Earth, now you have your own Tardis

-- er, Chronoskimmer, letting you wander through time and relative dimensions in space while

tracking down Carmen and her gang of V.I.L.E. criminals.

Where in Time did exceptionally well at retail, selling over a hundred thousand units by January

of 1990 and spending plenty of time in the best-selling educational software charts for years.

It's little wonder that it ended up getting a board game version in 1996, a full-on remake

with a point and click style interface in 1997, and a TV show airing on PBS until 1998,

superseding the first Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego show.

As before, Where in Time was a half hour game show, this time being hosted by Kevin Shinick,

along with the late Lynne Thigpen doing a fantastic job

playing The Chief of the ACME Detective Agency.

And yep, it has its own catchy theme song too,

though it's not nearly as timeless as the original by Rockapella.

♪ ”Tell me where in time is Carmen Sandiego?” ♫

♫ ”Stop her crime and solve this mystery!” ♪

♫ ”We're on the case and we're chasing her through history!” ♪

Back to the game though, packing a selection of goods similar to previous entries.

Notably a 1,374 page copy of the 1989 New American Desk Encyclopedia, acting as both

a reference guide to the game's take on world history

and as a form of copy protection as we'll soon see.

There is of course the game itself on floppy disk, with both a 5.25” and 3.5” copy

to choose from in this version 1.1 release.

You also get a Broderbund registration card, a couple of quick reference cards for installing

the game on Tandy and IBM PC compatibles, a fold-out poster detailing the most-wanted

criminals you'll soon be tailing through time, complete with all the naming puns you'd

And a 23 page black and white Detective's Manual, covering basic setup, gameplay options,

and examples on how to solve cases using deductive reasoning and cross-referencing of in-game

Enough time on that though, it's time for Where in Time is Carmen Timediego time.

Starting with a short time watching this timely intro sequence, complete with an AdLib rendition

Then you're greeted with a view of ACME Headquarters in San Francisco,

this being the first game in the series to establish them being there as a matter of fact.

And man, I dig the way those graphics look in VGA

but I think the game really shines in EGA.

There's something special about the way it makes use of the smaller color palette

and lower resolution, especially on an actual EGA display

Mm, crispy 16-color graphics always make me smile in no time.

Regardless of your choice in graphical mode,

the next order of business is ordering this elevator around.

This acts as the game's menu system, with each floor of the ACME building

providing something to do at different points in the game.

Your first stop should be the Personnel department though, where you'll meet Diane who explains

that becoming a Time Cadet is exceedingly dangerous so you need to sign this waiver

Ahh, liability release forms, how educationally entertaining!

Once you've brushed aside those pesky rights, congratulations!

Here's a time machine, try not to die or screw up the spacetime continuum.

In reality, there's really no risk of either one happening, but

the game's commitment to world-building is appreciated.

And yeah, just like that you're piloting your very own Chronoskimmer 325i,

No word on whether it's an automatic or standard model, but I'm leaning towards

the former considering the thing immediately begins diagnostics

and presents to you your first assignment.

The overall process is similar to previous games, where something's been stolen by

one of Carmen's V.I.L.E. goons and it's your job to recover it and put 'em behind bars.

The twist of course is that the criminal is travelling through time now, so instead of

only tracking down where they are, you need to find out when they are as well.

The Federal Time Travel Commission limits all Chronoskimmer usage, meaning you can only

jump around for a set number of in-game hours before time runs out.

So part of me thinks you could just, get all the clues and then travel back to when you

had more hours left to guarantee success, but whatever.

Time travel hurts mah brain parts so let's not dwell on it and accept that there's

Tracking down a V.I.L.E. gang member happens in three stages as usual:

The chase involves traveling to a certain time and place, and then searching for clues

as to the thief's identity and intentions.

You do this by talking to witnesses, seeing what informants have to say,

and using your Sonic Screwdriver -- er, Chronoscanner

to zap the area and magically reveal useful objects in the vicinity.

Each of these options will provide some kind of clue as to the thief's identity, along

with where in the world and when in time they're headed next.

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