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|title=<center>PBS Kids PLAY!</center> | |title=<center>PBS Kids PLAY!</center> | ||
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|imagecaption=The boxart for a pack of games for the service. | |imagecaption=The boxart for a pack of games for the service. | ||
|status=<span style="color: | |status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> | ||
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'''''PBS Kids PLAY!''''' was an interactive gaming site that you could also download that taught young kids from the ages 3 to 6 reading, math, social studies, science, and more. The site was taken down June 30, 2015 due to it having "obsolete technologies". meaning it used Adobe Flash Player. Not much is known about it, considering it has barely any evidence of its existence.<ref>[https://pbskids.org/help/faq.html#pbskidsplay An FAQ on the fate of the service.] Retrieved 01 Feb '19</ref> | '''''PBS Kids PLAY!''''' was an interactive gaming site that you could also download that taught young kids from the ages 3 to 6 reading, math, social studies, science, and more. The site was taken down June 30, 2015, due to it having "obsolete technologies". meaning it used Adobe Flash Player. Not much is known about it, considering it has barely any evidence of its existence.<ref> [https://pbskids.org/help/faq.html#pbskidsplay An FAQ on the fate of the service.] Retrieved 01 Feb '19</ref> The game featured many characters from PBS Kids' properties at the time, including Curious George, Super Why!, Little Pim, Thomas the Tank Engine, Dinosaur Train, Bob the Builder, Franny's Feet, Berenstain Bears, and more. | ||
A download link can be found, but it won't connect, as it tries to connect to the link it gets its info from, but the link is dead.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BJCoG3p1cDPVM3w3WYOllCP2X7g0b6kZ/view A now-defunct download link for the site.] Retrieved 01 Feb '19</ref> | ==Availability== | ||
A download link can be found, but it won't connect, as it tries to connect to the link it gets its info from, but the link is dead.<ref> [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BJCoG3p1cDPVM3w3WYOllCP2X7g0b6kZ/view A now-defunct download link for the site.] Retrieved 01 Feb '19</ref> | |||
A subreddit for the site can be found, | A now defunct subreddit for the site can be found, which discussed the service.<ref> [https://www.reddit.com/r/PBSKidsPLAY/ A subreddit talking about the site.] Retrieved 01 Feb '19</ref> However, it was banned due to lack of moderation. Many videos of the service remain, but the actual site is down, and will probably not surface anytime soon. | ||
The Super Why games were repackaged into an individual release known as Super Why: Power to Read, which works offline. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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|description3 =A low quality gameplay video of the site | |description3 =A low quality gameplay video of the site in French. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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== External Links == | |||
*[https://mega.nz/file/XaIQjRaQ#YTFAU3QbNrtmrtJGQ0vj6qfIBjm_Z0CZ9K5xqRVGiVU Download link to "Super Why: Power to Read", which includes the Super Why games from this service.] | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100322222042/http://www.pbskidsplay.org/flash2/default.php?page=welcome&lang=en Archived website for the service, although the games themselves were not saved with wayback machine and cannot be accessed.] | |||
[[Category:Lost internet media]] | [[Category:Lost internet media]] | ||
[[Category:Lost video games]] | [[Category:Lost video games]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:00, 24 September 2022
The boxart for a pack of games for the service.
Status: Partially Found
PBS Kids PLAY! was an interactive gaming site that you could also download that taught young kids from the ages 3 to 6 reading, math, social studies, science, and more. The site was taken down June 30, 2015, due to it having "obsolete technologies". meaning it used Adobe Flash Player. Not much is known about it, considering it has barely any evidence of its existence.[1] The game featured many characters from PBS Kids' properties at the time, including Curious George, Super Why!, Little Pim, Thomas the Tank Engine, Dinosaur Train, Bob the Builder, Franny's Feet, Berenstain Bears, and more.
Availability
A download link can be found, but it won't connect, as it tries to connect to the link it gets its info from, but the link is dead.[2]
A now defunct subreddit for the site can be found, which discussed the service.[3] However, it was banned due to lack of moderation. Many videos of the service remain, but the actual site is down, and will probably not surface anytime soon.
The Super Why games were repackaged into an individual release known as Super Why: Power to Read, which works offline.
Gallery
References
- ↑ An FAQ on the fate of the service. Retrieved 01 Feb '19
- ↑ A now-defunct download link for the site. Retrieved 01 Feb '19
- ↑ A subreddit talking about the site. Retrieved 01 Feb '19