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Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?

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    Broderbund Software founders, the Carlstons, used the almanac and maps to play quiz games. This inspired them to create a female super heroine called Carmen Sandiego that would help children learn geography. Carmen Sandiego was originally conceived in 1983 by a team of artists working with Broderbund Software.

    Over time the character of Carmen Sandiego underwent a metamorphosis from geography teacher to a trench coat wearing criminal genius. Carmen Sandiego has appeared in scores of computer and animation games as the arch villainess that law enforcement officials are despairing to track.

    The chase for Carmen Sandiego takes place all over the world, this makes for a fun geography learning experience with an exciting interface. Various facts keep popping up at locations where the hunt for Carmen Sandiego is occurs. A version of Carmen Sandiego was one of the first games to appear on Apple Computers in the early 1980's. Carmen Sandiego based computer and video games have won awards all over the world.
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    I have some additional suggestions, you can find Carmen Sandiego at:

    -Carmen Sandiego's most recent game (released Feb. 2009) from Mindscape France (http://carmensandiego.fr)
    -The Elusive Carmen Sandiego site (http://carmensandiego.info)
    -And on Twitter @VILE (http://twitter.com/vile)
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      It is a popular children's television game show based on the computer game of the same name by the producer of the now defunct Broderbund Software
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        Popular TV game show, cartoon, and fun educational game.
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