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Barney's Hide & Seek Game

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Realtime Associates

Distributor: Tec Toy (BR)

Licensor: The Lyons Group

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Educational

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1993-06-01		1534
BR	1994-06

Barney's Hide & Seek Game is a Sega Mega Drive educational children's game developed by Realtime Associates and published by Sega. Released in the United States in June 1993, it was later released in Brazil in June 1994. Based on the popular children's television franchise Barney, the game features extensive digitized voices recorded by Barney performer Bob West, and introduces children to concepts such as numbers, shapes, and basic problem solving.

Gameplay

Barney must locate both five children and five presents hiding throughout each of the four different levels to progress. Barney can walk, jump, and float with a balloon to reach new areas; he can also blow kisses by pressing any button, although this has no effect on gameplay. By locating all children and presents in all levels, a special ending is unlocked.

Barney does not have a health bar and cannot be harmed. In fact, the game emphasizes safety to such a degree, that if Barney should try to fall from a ledge, the player is presented with a lecture on ledge safety. Additionally, there is a self-play feature that will walk Barney to the end of the level should players put the controller down for an extended time.^[1]

Levels

	The Forest
	Players explore a wooded forest with Barney. Various forest animals can be interacted with, and Barney teaches children how to properly dispose of trash.
	Music Town
	This level features fantastical musical instruments such as a xylophone sidewalk and piano fence.
	Under the Sea
	Various sea creatures abound as Barney searches underwater.
	The Farm
	Farm animals and agriculture are featured throughout this level.

Instrumental songs

Barney's Hide & Seek Game ending.

Barney Theme Song (Tune: Yankee Doodle)
Forest Melody (The Happy Wanderer, Sarasponda, A-Camping We Will Go)
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Music Town Melody (I Am a Fine Musician, Skip to My Lou, Alouette)
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Reprise)
Sea Melody (Row Row Row your Boat, Sailing Sailing, traditional Sea theme)
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Reprise 2)
Farm Songs (Old McDonald Had a Farm, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Bingo)
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Finale)
I Love You (Tune: This Old Man)

Production credits

Programming: Michael Dimambro
Graphic Design: Darin Hilton
Backgrounds: Connie Goldman, Ellen Drucker
Animation: Laura Raines Smith, Darin Hilton
Design: Ann Lediaev, Jesse Taylor
Music: Eric Swanson
Sounds: Eric Swanson
Layouts: Alan Hickey, Scott Stoabs
Testings: Robert Arellano, Bryan Smith
Lead Tester for SEGA: Bill Person
Product Manager: France M. Tantiado
Producer for SEGA: Jesse Taylor
Producer for Realtime Associates: Ann Lediaev
Thanks to: Dave Bean, Jeffrey Berting, Clyde Grossman, Shippy Ohka, Jessica Taylor, David Warhol
Special Thanks to: Sheryl Leach
Creative Consultants: Mary Ann Dudko, Margie Larsen
Voice of Barney: Bob West

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Barney's Hide & Seek Game/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

20

^[2]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

5

^[3]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

10

^[4]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-U

24

^[5]

Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)

28

^[6]

	17
Based on 5 reviews

Barney's Hide & Seek Game

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Barney's Hide & Seek Game/Technical information.

References

↑ https://parrot-spit.livejournal.com/1389.html
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 45
↑ Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 48
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 71
↑ Sega Zone, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 57
↑ Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 19

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[2] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 45

[:File:Mega_UK_19.pdf_p48-3] Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 48

[:File:SegaPro_UK_29.pdf_p71-4] Sega Pro, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 71

[:File:SegaZone_UK_18.pdf_p57-5] Sega Zone, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 57

[:File:14000_opisaniy_i_sekretov_SEGA.pdf_p19-6] Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 19

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-'''''Barney's Hide & Seek Game''''' is a game that was released in 1993 by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive/Genesis]] video game system. It is based on the children's television and home video franchise known as the "Barney" franchise. The voice of Barney was recorded by Bob West, who also performed the "Barney" role on the television show. There are more than one hundred words and two hundred phrases spoken by Barney the Dinosaur. Favorite things are always mentioned by name by Barney when the player helps him discover them. Educational concepts taught in this game include counting, matching, and problem solving. There is a self-play feature that guides the player to the objective when he or she isn't playing. Strangely, despite being an educational game aimed towards pre-school children, this title is not part of the [[Sega Club]] series.
 ==Gameplay==
-In this game, the objective is to move Barney around four themed levels and locate five children (including the Baby Bop character) and five presents (ball, teddy bear, rubber duck, truck, doll) that are hiding throughout the level. Unlike [[action game]]s, the player is not allowed to die; a lack of a proper health bar also indicates Barney's inability to die. The game emphasizes safety; should Barney try to fall from a ledge, a safety lecture is given. Should the player find all the children and presents in different levels, they would be rewarded with a "special surprise". During the surprise, the purple balloons are popped while confettiand streamers are drizzled in the presence of excited children in addition to Barney and Baby Bop.
+Barney must locate both five children and five presents hiding throughout each of the four different levels to progress. Barney can walk, jump, and float with a balloon to reach new areas; he can also blow kisses by pressing any button, although this has no effect on gameplay. By locating all children and presents in all levels, a special ending is unlocked.
-When nowhere near an object to interact with, Barney can blow kisses in the air complete with flying heart symbols. Locating a child results in giving him or her a hug. Barney can even fly on balloons, float on clouds, and jump on nearby platforms. Sound quality can be questionable on certain parts; "fish" tends to be one of the words that the game has trouble vocalizing correctly.
+Barney does not have a health bar and cannot be harmed. In fact, the game emphasizes safety to such a degree, that if Barney should try to fall from a ledge, the player is presented with a lecture on ledge safety. Additionally, there is a self-play feature that will walk Barney to the end of the level should players put the controller down for an extended time.{{ref|https://parrot-spit.livejournal.com/1389.html}}
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 #Barney Theme Song (Tune: Yankee Doodle)
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 #Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Finale)
 #I Love You (Tune: This Old Man)
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-'''Programming''': Michael Dimambro<br/>
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-'''Graphic Design''': Darin Hilton<br/>
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+*'''Programming:''' Michael Dimambro
-'''Animation''': Laura Raines Smith, Darin Hilton<br/>
+*'''Graphic Design:''' Darin Hilton
-'''Design''': Ann Lediaev, [[Jesse Taylor]]<br/>
+*'''Backgrounds:''' Connie Goldman, Ellen Drucker
-'''Music''': Eric Swanson<br/>
+*'''Animation:''' Laura Raines Smith, Darin Hilton
-'''Sounds''': Eric Swanson<br/>
+*'''Design:''' Ann Lediaev, [[Jesse Taylor]]
-'''Layouts''': Alan Hickey, Scott Stoabs<br/>
+*'''Music:''' Eric Swanson
-'''Testings''': Robert Arellano, Bryan Smith<br/>
+*'''Sounds:''' Eric Swanson
-'''Lead Tester for SEGA''': [[Bill Person]]<br/>
+*'''Layouts:''' Alan Hickey, Scott Stoabs
-'''Product Manager''': [[France M. Tantiado]]<br/>
+*'''Testings:''' Robert Arellano, Bryan Smith
-'''Producer for SEGA''': [[Jesse Taylor]]<br/>
+*'''Lead Tester for SEGA:''' [[Bill Person]]
-'''Producer for Realtime Associates''': Ann Lediaev<br/>
+*'''Product Manager:''' [[France Tantiado|France M. Tantiado]]
-'''Thanks to''': Dave Bean, Jeffrey Berting, Clyde Grossman, Shippy Ohka, Jessica Taylor, David Warhol<br/>
+*'''Producer for SEGA:''' [[Jesse Taylor]]
-'''Special Thanks to''': Sheryl Leach<br/>
+*'''Producer for Realtime Associates:''' Ann Lediaev
-'''Creative Consultants''': Mary Ann Dudko, Margie Larsen<br/>
+*'''Thanks to:''' Dave Bean, Jeffrey Berting, [[Clyde Grossman]], [[Shippy Ohka]], Jessica Taylor, [[David Warhol]]
-'''Voice of Barney''': Bob West
+*'''Special Thanks to:''' Sheryl Leach
+*'''Creative Consultants:''' Mary Ann Dudko, Margie Larsen
+*'''Voice of Barney:''' Bob West
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Difference between revisions of "Barney's Hide & Seek Game"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 06:31, 29 September 2024

Contents

Gameplay

Levels

Instrumental songs

Production credits

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Technical information

References