Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion
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Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion is a 1996
children's first-person puzzle video game developed and published by LucasArts
. Released for Windows
and Macintosh
, the game follows a magical snail named Mortimer, who seeks to save a fantasy world's animal population. Players pilot Mortimer—whose shell can transform into a plane, helicopter or submarine—and adventure through a 3D world, while solving riddles and learning about animals. The game was announced at the May 1995 Electronic Entertainment Expo, as an attempt by LucasArts to reach a younger demographic. The game uses the Star Wars: Rebel Assault
engine.
1996 in video gaming
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children's first-person puzzle video game developed and published by LucasArts
LucasArts
LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game developer and publisher. The company was once famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the mid 1990s...
. Released for Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
, the game follows a magical snail named Mortimer, who seeks to save a fantasy world's animal population. Players pilot Mortimer—whose shell can transform into a plane, helicopter or submarine—and adventure through a 3D world, while solving riddles and learning about animals. The game was announced at the May 1995 Electronic Entertainment Expo, as an attempt by LucasArts to reach a younger demographic. The game uses the Star Wars: Rebel Assault
Star Wars: Rebel Assault
Star Wars: Rebel Assault was the first CD ROM-only game published by LucasArts, set in the Star Wars universe. It was released for the PC followed by subsequent releases on the Sega CD, Mac and 3DO platforms.-Summary:...
engine.