Cake Mania (series)
Encyclopedia
Cake Mania is a series of cooking
and time management
video games developed and published by Sandlot Games
since 2006
.
The series is available for PCs, Apple Mac, game consoles, on the web as a Flash game, and as a mobile game for cell phones. Cake Mania is also notable for being one of the first top-50 titles available as a free download in an advertising
-supported model.
was released...
.
s as well as the introduction of voice overs for the different storyboard
s throughout the game.
day, disaster strikes when a Time Bender
shatters and she finds herself bouncing through various time periods in history - from Ancient Egypt
and Revolutionary France, to an unknown future
where anything is possible - and she must work quickly to find her way back before the ceremony begins!
for completing each stage:
As Jill gets back home, she realizes that she forgot something, her wedding cake, so she prepares one. Then she and Jack are married by Tiny.
, and the third one, Westward, focuses on the Wild West. Karavay and Westward are available for a small fee.
, is all but abandoned thanks to the flashy new mega-mall
, Bakersfield Corner. Distraught by the idea of her beloved Main Street's fading life, Jill comes up with a plan to get Main Street business booming again with the help of not only her baking expertise, but also the business skills of Jack, Risha, and Tiny.
Cooking
Cooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training...
and time management
Time management
Time management is the act or process of exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase efficiency or productivity. Time management may be aided by a range of skills, tools, and techniques used to manage time when accomplishing specific...
video games developed and published by Sandlot Games
Sandlot Games
Sandlot Games is a casual and family-friendly games developer and publisher based in Bothell, Washington, United States. It was founded in 2002 by Daniel Bernstein, a veteran of the casual gaming industry, whose experience spans from game development to content strategy at WildTangent, Monolith,...
since 2006
2006 in video gaming
-Events:* January 26, 2006 -- Nintendo announces its newly redesigned handheld, the Nintendo DS Lite. The new model is lighter, smaller, has configurable brightness and features an improved user interface.* January 26, 2006 -- Konami Corp...
.
The series is available for PCs, Apple Mac, game consoles, on the web as a Flash game, and as a mobile game for cell phones. Cake Mania is also notable for being one of the first top-50 titles available as a free download in an advertising
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
-supported model.
Cake Mania: Back to the Bakery
A spinoffSpin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
was released...
Plot
After Jill has saved her grandparents' bakery, she has to win the Cake Mania Bake-Off Contesat to send her Grandparents on a cruiseCruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...
.
Cake Mania 2
Cake Mania 2 is the sequel of the original Cake Mania. It has different features from the original one, like different locations, slightly different gameplay, new customers, and a new design of everything.Plot
After helping reopen the Evans Bakery, Jill sends her grandparents on a long overdue cruise and decides to get back to business by helping out her friends.Cake Mania 3
Cake Mania 3 is the sequel to Cake Mania 2. New features include mini-games and power-upPower-up
In computer and video games, power-ups are objects that instantly benefit or add extra abilities to the game character as a game mechanic. This is in contrast to an item, which may or may not have a benefit and can be used at a time chosen by the player...
s as well as the introduction of voice overs for the different storyboard
Storyboard
Storyboards are graphic organizers in the form of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence....
s throughout the game.
Plot
As Jill nervously prepares for her weddingWedding
A wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage or a similar institution. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes...
day, disaster strikes when a Time Bender
Time Machine
A time machine is a fictional/hypothetical device used to achieve time travel. The term may also refer to:-Novels and films:* The Time Machine, an 1895 novel by H. G...
shatters and she finds herself bouncing through various time periods in history - from Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
and Revolutionary France, to an unknown future
Future
The future is the indefinite time period after the present. Its arrival is considered inevitable due to the existence of time and the laws of physics. Due to the nature of the reality and the unavoidability of the future, everything that currently exists and will exist is temporary and will come...
where anything is possible - and she must work quickly to find her way back before the ceremony begins!
Stages
Each stage includes its own customers (except for the future), comics, background design, and all include the same mini-games. Also, the player receives a trophyTrophy
A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics...
for completing each stage:
- JurassicJurassicThe Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Mya to Mya, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic era, also known as the age of reptiles. The start of the period is marked by...
Period: Jill must find Agent Bundt, and a T-Rex offers himself to tell Jill where he is if he gets something in return, so Jill prepares cakes for him, the other dinosaurs, the monkeys and cavemen. After completing the task, Jill uses the Time Bender to teleport Agent Bundt to the present. - Forbidden CityForbidden CityThe Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum...
: Jill saved Risha, but it needs to bake cakes for the Emperor, and for all China. After completing the task , Jill needs help for the emperor and teleports Risha to the Present. - Ancient Egypt: Jill must save her grandpa from the top of a pyramid, but first it needs to impress the PharaohPharaohPharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...
. After completing her task, she uses the Egyptians to complete the pyramid, and saves her grandpa, and then teleports him to the Present. - Medieval England: Jill needs to demonstrate to MerlinMerlinMerlin is a legendary figure best known as the wizard featured in the Arthurian legend. The standard depiction of the character first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, written c. 1136, and is based on an amalgamation of previous historical and legendary figures...
that her Grandma isn't Endora, so Jill bakes cakes to prove her Grandma's cooking abilities and make Merlin find Endora and marry them. After finding Endora, Jill teleports her grandma back home. - Revolutionary France: Jill must free Tiny from the BastilleBastilleThe Bastille was a fortress in Paris, known formally as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. The Bastille was built in response to the English threat to the city of...
after he eats all the bread and caused a food shortage, but she needs to impress Marquis and Marie. Resolving the shortage problems with her cakes, she frees Tiny and teleports him back to present. - Future: As Jill teleports everyone back home, there was someone who didn't get to the end: herself! As there seems to be no hope, a new world appears, and Jill enters it, but finds that the Time Bender has a problem, and now customers from all the times were brought to the future. So, Jill needs to become the Supreme World Baker to have the scientistScientistA scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
fix the Time Bender. She chooses Marquis de Cake to organize activities and get the Time Bender fixed and go home with Jack and her family and all customers back to their age. Managing to accomplish her goal, she gets back home.
As Jill gets back home, she realizes that she forgot something, her wedding cake, so she prepares one. Then she and Jack are married by Tiny.
Bonus packs
Three bonus packs were released, featuring more customers and levels. The first one, Evans Bakery, is free and takes place on the Evans Bakery. Karavay, the second one, focuses on Medieval RussiaRussia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, and the third one, Westward, focuses on the Wild West. Karavay and Westward are available for a small fee.
- Evans Bakery:
- Karavay:
- Westward:
Cake Mania: Main Street
Cake Mania: Main Street is the 5th game to be released by Sandlot Games based on the original Cake Mania. New features include the ability to play as Jack, Risha, and Tiny in establishments other than the Evans Bakery.Plot
Newlyweds Jill and Jack return to Jill's hometown of Bakersfield only to discover Jill's favorite spot, Main StreetMain Street
Main Street is the metonym for a generic street name of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in many parts of the world...
, is all but abandoned thanks to the flashy new mega-mall
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
, Bakersfield Corner. Distraught by the idea of her beloved Main Street's fading life, Jill comes up with a plan to get Main Street business booming again with the help of not only her baking expertise, but also the business skills of Jack, Risha, and Tiny.