JumpStart 2nd Grade

JumpStart 2nd Grade
The 2000 cover of JumpStart 2nd Grade (1996 version)
DeveloperKnowledge Adventure
PublisherKnowledge Adventure
ComposersHamilton Alstatt
Mark Beckwith[1]
SeriesJumpStart
PlatformsWindows, Macintosh
Release1996
GenreEducational
ModeSingle-player

JumpStart 2nd Grade (known as Jump Ahead Year 2 in the United Kingdom) is a video game released on 26 March 1996 by Knowledge Adventure. As its name suggests, it was made to teach second grade students. It was replaced by JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade in 2002.

Gameplay and plot

Like the previous JumpStart products, the game takes place in a school setting, but begins after school hours when a giant anthropomorphic frog named C.J. enters the classroom and frees a firefly named Edison (Newton in the United Kingdom). C.J. and Edison (Newton in the United Kingdom) form a double act of sorts with C.J. being an ardent, self-styled "adventurer" while Edison (Newton in the United Kingdom) is the more pragmatic straight man, who frequently makes sardonic comments in response to C.J.'s grandiosity. The duo have appeared in many other JumpStart products, such as JumpStart Advanced 2nd Grade, but their looks and personalities have both undergone enormous changes throughout the years. Edison in the US version has an Irish accent, whereas Newton in the UK version does not.

Development

The game was announced as being part of the JumpStart Grade School entertainment system in January 1997.[2] The working title for the game was "JumpStart Adventures 2nd Grade".[3]

Reception

MacUser named JumpStart 2nd Grade one of 1996's top 50 CD-ROMs.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Answers - the Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Answers.com.
  2. ^ "Knowledge Adventure Announces Availability of JumpStart Grade School - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "JumpStart 2nd Grade - Teacher's Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  4. ^ a b The Editors of MacUser (December 1996). "MacUser's 1996 Top 50 CD-ROMs". Kid's Stuff. Archived from the original on June 5, 2000. Retrieved September 15, 2020.

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