#Logical journey of the zoombinis code software#
This artifact represents part of a donation from co-founder Doug Carlston, which includes approximately 1,500 electronic games and software products developed, published, and licensed by Broderbund, as well as archival materials such as company newsletters, competitive market research, financial statements, photographs, promotional materials, and awards.
#Logical journey of the zoombinis code series#
Additionally, Broderbund produced computer software programs such as the Print Shop, Kid Pix, and Family Tree Maker, as well as an interactive reading series known as Living Books. It also produced Raid on Bungeling Bay, the first video game created by SimCity-designer Will Wright. The company is best known for popular games such as Prince of Persia, Karateka, Myst, Lode Runner, and the educational Carmen Sandiego franchise. The company also licensed certain series overseas, allowing its games to appear on systems such as the British ZX Spectrum and Japanese MSX. Players take on the role of guide and help the Zoombinis reach the safety. The small blue creatures, each with distinct personalities and appearances, are escaping imprisonment by the evil Bloats who have taken over the Zoombinis' home. The company's name comes from the Afrikaans word "Broederbond," loosely translated as "association of brothers." In order to distance themselves from a South African white supremacist group that shared the same name, the Carlstons altered the spelling and added the Scandinavian letter 퀏�, which also represents the slashed zero found in computer codes.īroderbund's popularity stemmed from its wide range of products, as well as the fact that it released games for nearly every home computer system in America. Zoombinis is a re-creation of the classic, award-winning 1990's puzzle game Logical Journey of the Zoombinis. Their sister, Cathy Carlston, joined the venture a year later. Brothers Doug and Gary Carlston founded the company in 1980, in order to market Doug's strategy game, Galactic Empire.
Zoombinis who are placed on the incorrect bridge are sneezed back by the Cliffs (this also removes one of the six pegs holding the bridges in place). Each Zoombini can go over only one of the two bridges. In 1986, it was the 9th-largest United States computer software company, and by 1997, the company had annual revenues of $190 million.īroderbund began as a truly family affair. Players get six chances to get all 16 Zoombinis across a chasm. became one of the leading producers and distributors of home computer video games and electronic software.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Broderbund Software, Inc.