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'''''The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler''''' is an action adventure game based on [[Nickelodeon]]'s [[The Wild Thornberrys]] animated series. The game was developed by [[Vicarious Visions]] and published by [[Mattel Interactive]]. It was released for [[Microsoft Windows]] in August 2000 and [[Game Boy Color]] in November 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000807/ca_mattel_.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000818174715/http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000807/ca_mattel_.html|title=Mattel Interactive Ships Its First Ever PC Game Based On Nickelodeon's the Wild Thornberrys|website=[[Business Wire]]|publisher=[[Berkshire Hathaway]]|via=[[Yahoo! Finance|Yahoo.com]]|archivedate=August 18, 2000|date=August 7, 2000|accessdate=June 12, 2019}}</ref>
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'''''The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler''''' is an action adventure game based on [[Nickelodeon]]'s [[The Wild Thornberrys]] animated series. The game was developed by [[Vicarious Visions]] and published by [[Mattel Interactive]]. It was released for [[Microsoft Windows]] in August 2000 and [[Game Boy Color]] in November 2000.<ref>{{Cite press release |date=August 7, 2000 |title=Mattel Interactive Ships Its First Ever PC Game Based on Nickelodeon's The Wild Thornberrys |url=http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000807/ca_mattel_.html |location=[[Novato, California]] |agency=[[Business Wire]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000818174715/http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000807/ca_mattel_.html |archive-date=August 18, 2000 |access-date=June 12, 2019 |publisher=[[Berkshire Hathaway]] |via=[[Yahoo! Finance|Yahoo.com]]}}</ref>


==Summary==
==Gameplay==
The PC version contains five [[mouse and keyboard]] controlled mini-games themed to different countries and characters from the show, including: Eliza’s Ice Hopper, Darwin’s Another Vine Mess, Donnie’s Bug Quest, Debbie’s Monkey Chaser, and Nigel’s Boomerang Tango.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler for Windows (2000) |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/wild-thornberrys-rambler |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=MobyGames}}</ref>
The PC version contains five [[mouse and keyboard]] controlled mini-games themed to different countries and characters from the show, including: Eliza's Ice Hopper, Darwin's Another Vine Mess, Donnie's Bug Quest, Debbie's Monkey Chaser, and Nigel's Boomerang Tango.


The Game Boy Color version consists of six side-scrolling platformer and mini-game levels, also based on different locations and characters from the television series. This version offers a multiplayer boardgame mode via the [[Game Link Cable]] accessory.<ref name="ign" />
The Game Boy Color version consists of six side-scrolling platformer and mini-game levels, also based on different locations and characters from the television series.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=February 2001 |title=It's a Wild World |url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-141-february-2001/page/118/mode/2up |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |issue=141 |page=119 |via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref> This version offers three levels of difficulty with unique endings for each, password-based game saves, and a multiplayer board game mode via the [[Game Link Cable]] accessory.<ref name="ign" />


==Reception==
==Critical reception==
The game received mixed to negative reviews. IGN gave the game a rating of 40/100.<ref name="ign">{{cite web|url=http://au.ign.com/games/the-wild-thornberrys-rambler/gbc-15618|title=The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler - Game Boy Color - IGN|publisher=au.ign.com|accessdate=2014-09-01}}</ref> [[Nintendo Power]] gave the game a 2 out of 5.<ref name="gamefaqs">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/gbc/915226-the-wild-thornberrys-rambler/critic|title=The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler Critic Reviews for Game Boy Color - GameFAQs|publisher=gamefaqs.com|accessdate=2014-09-01}}</ref>
The game received mixed to negative reviews. ''[[IGN]]'' gave the Game Boy Color version a 4.0 out of 10 rating, calling it "uninspired and simplistic" and criticizing its "wonky control, occasional bad collision detection, and aimless level structure."<ref name="ign">{{Cite web |last=Nix |first=Marc |date=November 16, 2000 |title=Wild Thornberrys Rambler |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/11/17/wild-thornberrys-rambler |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' gave this version a 2 out of 5, calling it "disappointingly tame and actionless."<ref name="NP">{{Cite magazine |date=February 2001 |title=The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler |url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-141-february-2001/page/126/mode/2up |access-date=2024-06-12 |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |issue=141 |page=127 |via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
* {{MobyGames|/wild-thornberrys-rambler}}


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Revision as of 02:59, 13 June 2024

The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler
Developer(s)Vicarious Visions
Publisher(s)Mattel Interactive
Platform(s)
Release
  • August 7, 2000 (PC)
  • November 2000 (GBC)
Genre(s)Action

The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler is an action adventure game based on Nickelodeon's The Wild Thornberrys animated series. The game was developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Mattel Interactive. It was released for Microsoft Windows in August 2000 and Game Boy Color in November 2000.[1]

Gameplay

The PC version contains five mouse and keyboard controlled mini-games themed to different countries and characters from the show, including: Eliza's Ice Hopper, Darwin's Another Vine Mess, Donnie's Bug Quest, Debbie's Monkey Chaser, and Nigel's Boomerang Tango.

The Game Boy Color version consists of six side-scrolling platformer and mini-game levels, also based on different locations and characters from the television series.[2] This version offers three levels of difficulty with unique endings for each, password-based game saves, and a multiplayer board game mode via the Game Link Cable accessory.[3]

Reception

The game received mixed to negative reviews. IGN gave the Game Boy Color version a 4.0 out of 10 rating, calling it "uninspired and simplistic" and criticizing its "wonky control, occasional bad collision detection, and aimless level structure."[3] Nintendo Power gave this version a 2 out of 5, calling it "disappointingly tame and actionless."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Mattel Interactive Ships Its First Ever PC Game Based on Nickelodeon's The Wild Thornberrys" (Press release). Novato, California: Berkshire Hathaway. Business Wire. August 7, 2000. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved June 12, 2019 – via Yahoo.com.
  2. ^ "It's a Wild World". Nintendo Power. No. 141. February 2001. p. 119 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ a b Nix, Marc (November 16, 2000). "Wild Thornberrys Rambler". IGN. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  4. ^ "The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler". Nintendo Power. No. 141. February 2001. p. 127. Retrieved 2024-06-12 – via Archive.org.
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