Description

"A Visit to Sesame Street: Numbers" is an educational video game developed for the Phillips CD-i console, aimed at teaching young children basic numeracy skills. Released in the early 1990s, this game leverages the popularity and educational expertise of the Sesame Street brand to engage children in a fun and interactive learning experience. The game features familiar characters from the Sesame Street television series, such as Big Bird, Ernie, and Count von Count, who guide players through various activities designed to teach counting, number recognition, and simple arithmetic. The activities are set in colorful, digitized versions of the well-known Sesame Street neighborhood, adding a sense of adventure and exploration to the educational content.

The gameplay of "A Visit to Sesame Street: Numbers" is structured around exploring different areas of Sesame Street and interacting with various objects and characters. Each interaction offers a mini-game or a problem-solving activity that focuses on numbers and counting. This can range from helping Ernie find the correct number of balloons to match a given number, to assisting the Count in adding items in his creepy castle. The game was notable for its use of the Phillips CD-i’s capabilities for video playback, which allowed for high-quality video and audio clips from the Sesame Street show to be integrated directly into the game. This integration helped to create an immersive and engaging learning environment that kept young learners motivated and entertained, making it an effective educational tool as well as a memorable part of the Phillips CD-i’s game lineup.