Quarky & Quaysoo's Turbo Science
Encyclopedia
Quarky & Quaysoo's Turbo Science is an educational
computer game developed by Jeff Tunnell Productions and published by Sierra On-Line for MS-DOS
in early 1992. It was designed to teach scientific concepts
to children.
The game centered around Quarky and Quaysoo O'Gandi, two space "elf
s" that were green and yellow respectively. With the help of the player they raced through a town in vehicles ranging from car
s to jet pack
s. To purchase vehicles, the player answered questions relating to science at stops along the way. Each stop had a theme: the construction site
was simple machine
s, Clown College was chemistry, etc. There were three opposing teams: two tough street fighters, a pair of alien siblings, and a know-it-all named Odessa King. The game also featured an information book that ran over one-hundred pages long and taught science topics such as optic
s (via a run-in with the light police) and energy
(with the help of Sheik Oil Slick).
This game is now legal to distribute and use freely.
Educational game
Educational games are games that have been designed to teach people about a certain subject, expand concepts, reinforce development, understand an historical event or culture, or assist them in learning a skill as they play...
computer game developed by Jeff Tunnell Productions and published by Sierra On-Line for MS-DOS
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...
in early 1992. It was designed to teach scientific concepts
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
to children.
The game centered around Quarky and Quaysoo O'Gandi, two space "elf
Elf
An elf is a being of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of divine beings endowed with magical powers, which they use both for the benefit and the injury of mankind...
s" that were green and yellow respectively. With the help of the player they raced through a town in vehicles ranging from car
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
s to jet pack
Jet pack
Jet pack, rocket belt, rocket pack, and similar names are various types of devices, usually worn on the back, that are propelled by jets of escaping gases so as to allow a single user to fly....
s. To purchase vehicles, the player answered questions relating to science at stops along the way. Each stop had a theme: the construction site
Construction Site
Construction Site is a television series created by The Jim Henson Company in 1999, and consists of 7 construction vehicles. The show was broadcast on ABC Kids for a while, and had a range of videos. It was originally produced for and shown on CITV starting in 1999. In 2000 it was nominated for a...
was simple machine
Machine
A machine manages power to accomplish a task, examples include, a mechanical system, a computing system, an electronic system, and a molecular machine. In common usage, the meaning is that of a device having parts that perform or assist in performing any type of work...
s, Clown College was chemistry, etc. There were three opposing teams: two tough street fighters, a pair of alien siblings, and a know-it-all named Odessa King. The game also featured an information book that ran over one-hundred pages long and taught science topics such as optic
Optic
Optic may mean:* optic, a British term for a device for dispensing fixed amounts of alcoholic spirits* Optics, the study of the behavior and properties of light* An optical element or component, such as a lens, prism, or mirror...
s (via a run-in with the light police) and energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
(with the help of Sheik Oil Slick).
This game is now legal to distribute and use freely.