U.B. Funkeys
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| Toys | |||
| Manufacturer | Mattel | ||
| Designed Bycasting 50 on 30 spaced areas | Radica Games | ||
| Arkadium | Developed Byspeeding span on special characters to change system text | ||
| Calendar Era | 2000 (Gregorian calendar) developing system re-registered | Categories | Mattel Video game hardware Collectible miniatures games |
| Country | United States | ||
| Web address | www.ubfunkeys.com | ||
U.B. Funkeys was a personal computer game for children. However, it seems now that the series has been discontinued. It can be played both online and offline. Play consists of a personal computer game that works together with collectible figures that represent characters in the game. Currently, there are over 45 different species. Each comes in three color styles (normal, rare, and very rare).
Game play involves players placing figures in the hub, which in turn appear in the game.[1][2] Each figure, when connected to the hub, allows players to unlock new areas of the game.[2] The hub is purchased in a starter pack with two of the collectible figures.[1][2] It is required to play the game. It began August 31, 2007. The product was exhibited by Mattel in February 2007 at the American International Toy Fair[3] and designed by Radica Games.[4] The game software was developed by Arkadium.[4]
[edit] Description
Funkeys are small, colorful characters that inhabit Funkeystown, in a virtual world called Terrapinia. Players navigate a number of zones and portals where they play games to earn coins. With their coins they can buy items to decorate their homes, referred to as "cribs" in the game.[4]
Each Funkey acts like a key that grants access to new zones in the game. Users progress through the game as they collect different figures. Each "tribe" (excluding Game Maker, Speed Racer, and Chat funkeys) is divided into three categories: Normal, Rare, and Very Rare.
There are currently six series of funkeys: Funkeystown, Funkiki Island, Speed Racer, Dream State, Hidden Realm, and Paradox Green.
The main antagonist of this series was master lox a tall black blob with a skeleton mask. he created henchmen that look like robot funkeys, if they catch sight of you in the game they will chase you and if they catch you steal 10 coins. it is possible to get a henchmen, master lox and mayor sayso figures in a rare collection. similar to the funkiki island collection which includes "jerry", an native, and the pineapple king.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Case Studies: U.B. Funkeys". Arkadium. http://www.arkadium.com/case-studies-funkey.html. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "Mattel Knows How Today's Kids Play - from Imaginative, Unstructured Play to Get-up-and-Go, Active Play to Techno-Inspired, Interactive Play". BNET. 2007-02-08. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Feb_8/ai_n27142262/. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ a b c Slotnik, Daniel E. (2007-07-23). "Cute Friends to Collect, and Plug in to the Internet". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/23/technology/23funkey.html?ex=1186632000&en=9c7d14727b42a560&ei=5070.
[edit] External links
- Case Studies: U.B. Funkeys Arkadium's involvement
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