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  List of Carmen Sandiego products - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carmen Sandiego is a fictional character featured in a long-running series of American educational software and WQED-Pittsburgh produced television shows originally focusing on teaching geography and history (the series later branched out into other subjects).
In the game Carmen Sandiego has invented a machine called the Quantum Crystalizer, and the user, playing the role of Agent 9, has to thwart her plans and restore 12 landmarks that Carmen has shrunk with the machine.
The player fights against Carmen's robots and spirits to prevent her from stealing an enchanted diamond, the repository of all the knowledge of the nations.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Carmen_Sandiego_products   (1697 words)

  
 Where in the World is Carmen San Diego from CDAccess.com
Carmen Sandiego's international crime ring is furiously filching world treasures ordinary thieves wouldn't dare to tackle.
Carmen Sandiego is a winner because whatever else the title is or does, it's profoundly fun.
Carmen and her gang of bungling thieves have been avoiding novice gumshoes for over 17 years; and, in the process, they teach children geography facts.
www.cdaccess.com /html/shared/carworld.htm   (700 words)

  
 Animated Lust (Rated PG!) - Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
Carmen committed heists usually to achieve a particular goal and the two detectives had to follow the trail of clues she left for them to figure out what she was up to!
Carmen remembered a clue he left, so she and the detectives follow it to Williamsburg Virginia where Maelstrom captures them and publicly humilates them in the stocks of the town square.
Avalon tells Carmen, that the locket she has with her was a gift for his daughter, but he says, that Carmen can't be his daughter because she died in a fire and she would never have become a thief.
www.fantasykat.com /shows/carmensandiego.html   (3485 words)

  
 "Future Shoes" by Michael Finley
Carmen, of course, is the enigmatic ringleader of the international crime syndicate that has made life intolerable for Interpol and other agencies.
The legend of Carmen Sandiego began with the breakdown of Broderbund founder Doug Carlston's '69 Chevy Impala outside Eugene, OR in 1979.
The thing about Sandiego is, you can catch all her henchmen and put them all away in ice, but they say you never catch Carmen herself.
www.mfinley.com /articles/sandiego.htm   (910 words)

  
 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
I really liked 'Carmen Sandiego' because even as a kid I could smell a fake and I was always able to understand and laugh at mature humor, which is what Greg Lee brought to the table.
Carmen Sandiego was one of the most popular PBS shows, a kids show with a lot of adult fans.
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego was a truly wonderful show that was well written with catchy songs and zany characters that taught children geography without being overly PC, as is the way with all current PBS kids shows.
www.jumptheshark.com /w/whereintheworldiscarmensandiego.htm   (5536 words)

  
 Carmen Sandiego - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carmen Isabela Sandiego is a fictional criminal featured in a long-running series of computer games and television shows in the United States and Canada.
As a criminal mastermind and villain, Sandiego was an integral part of the series, which originally focused on teaching geography and history (though the series later branched out into mathematics and English).
In addition, Carmen was the "spokesperson" for Amtrak in spring 1998.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carmen_Sandiego   (1199 words)

  
 SuperKids Software Review of Carmen Sandiego Math Detective.
Kids like the Carmen Sandiego titles with their creative spy-adventures and their cleverly disguised skill-building activities, and Math Detective is no exception.
Carmen Sandiego Math Detective is best suited for kids who like to hunt for clues and solve mysteries.
Filled with challenges to spark the emerging mathematical mind, this monumental Carmen Sandiego caper proves that with adequate training and the right equipment, math needn't be a mystery.
www.superkids.com /aweb/pages/reviews/math/4/csmath/merge.shtml   (404 words)

  
 Online Detective Games-Carmen Sandiego Kids Software-Kids Learn!
Carmen Sandiego was originally created in 1983 by a group of innovative software designers at a small family company known as Brøderbund Software.
For over a decade, kids have been chasing the elusive Carmen Sandiego and her V.I.L.E. gang, learning about geography and cultures, not to mention science, math, language arts, music, and history.
Carmen Sandiego, the world greatest thief, is on the loose and it's up to the ACME Detective Agency to solve her clues and track her down.
www.carmen-sandiego.com   (454 words)

  
 Urban Dictionary: Carmen Sandiego
Carmen is described as a "thorn in ACME's foot" as she is the ring leader for the largest criminal organization on earth; famous for stealing priceless artifacts and historical landmarks.
In recent Carmen games such as "Stolen Drums" it is noted in the game manual that she was a child prodigy and won a substantial amount of money on a game show and used it to travel the world.
Both Carmen's character and The Chiefs character were very outside the cookie cutter characters at the height of the shows popularity) Before Carmen joined the ACME Agency she was raised at the "Golden Gates Girls Academy".
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=Carmen+Sandiego&defid=1368068   (1211 words)

  
 Carmen Sandiego
Browse our selection of Carmen Sandiego to find crime-busting adventures designed to boost key skills in geography, history, culture and more.
At first, you saw Carmen Sandiego as the villain of the series, but her character was developed so that she basically had shades of gray.
Carmen was a thief yes, but she was "a crook with class" as detective Zack called her.
www.geodonka.com /carmensandiego.html   (145 words)

  
 Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego - Where on Earth is a DVD? Amazon Answers With a Shout!
Carmen is a thief, and she leads a gang of thieves.
The original Carmen computer game was dreamt up by an ex-Disney artist, and so it may be no surprise that Disney is planning a new motion picture based on the property.
But long before those plans, Carmen had come to life on the television screen, first as a PBS game show with kid contestants, and including the late Lynne Thigpen as "The Chief".
www.tvshowsondvd.com /newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5254   (480 words)

  
 "Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?" (1994)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
I've been a fan of the animated series "Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?" ever since it first came out in 1994, and despite the fact that it's now on only on reruns, I still like to watch what I consider is one of the best animated series I've ever seen.
Carmen is assisted in her capers by various henchmen, some named, others unknown.
Carmen always steals a few items, but the items are recovered, while Carmen escapes.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0167742   (619 words)

  
 Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? @ Toonarific Cartoons
The mysterious and elusive Carmen Sandiego moved into animation in 1994, as she continued to baffle even the stealthiest detectives of the Acme detective agency.
Sandiego, tipping them off as to the location of her worldly whereabouts.
The animated Carmen Sandiego was as popular with adults as it was with kids, earning three Emmy nominations and one win during its successful network run.
www.toonarific.com /show.php?show_id=3918   (296 words)

  
 Learning Village Educational Software Review of Carmen Sandiego Math Detective   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Carmen devises an evil plot and you are challenged to stop her.
This program as with all Carmen Sandiego programs, will attract the child who loves mystery, intrigue and most importantly a challenge of being able to conquer (not unlike Nintendo).
Carmen Sandiego Math Detective offers depth in problem solving exercises, good supplementary resources in the form of a math glossary, a practice mode and also a strategy guide on how to solve different types of math problems.
www.learningvillage.com /html/rcsmath.html   (909 words)

  
 Carmen Sandiego Guidebook
After all, while you're slaving away at the office, the kids are playing Carmen Sandiego games in school and at home, learning all about the European navigator Abel Tasman (who explored much of the South Pacific in 1642), and a hundred other general knowledge facts that nobody ever taught us when WE were in school.
This 378 page paperback book covers all five of the Carmen Sandiego games, including the new "Where in America's Past is Carmen Sandiego?" The book is composed of lists, glossaries, charts, and suspect information, along with several maps and screen shots of the games.
I'd recommend that any school that uses Carmen Sandiego games in their computer lab purchase at least two copies of this book: one reference copy for the computer lab, and one reference copy for the school library.
www.his.com /~pshapiro/carmen.sandiego.html   (865 words)

  
 G4 - Feature - Who Is Carmen Sandiego?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The general set-up is that Carmen Sandiego is a former spy for the Intelligence Service of Monaco who has become the world's greatest thief.
The agents of the Acme Detective Agency are trying to catch Carmen and her agents of V.I.L.E. who have stolen some sort of valuable object (the salt from the Dead Sea, the gargoyles from Notre Dame, that kind of stuff) on each episode.
In this version, Carmen is chased by Acme sister/brother detectives Ivy and Zack, and the Chief, and a wacky holographic figure.
www.g4tv.com /g4archives/features/49986/Who_Is_Carmen_Sandiego.html   (454 words)

  
 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? | Progressive U   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In the 1990's, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego brought in thousands of viewers a night to see if the gumshoes could catch Carmen or not.
I believe that Carmen Sandiego should be put back on the air for this generation.
By watching Carmen Sandiego every day when I was little, even though I couldn't read, I still learned through watching and listening and I think that kids today are missing out by not getting to watch it.
www.progressiveu.org /090833-where-in-the-world-is-carmen-sandiego   (534 words)

  
 ClassicGaming.com - GOTW: Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?
Those who managed to avoid having their username erased by some malicious classmate would eventually reach a case where Carmen herself was the perpetrator; her capture would get one's name into the Hall of Fame for all to gaze upon while plotting appropriate schoolyard justice.
Carmen would be pursued across the USA in Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego, as well as through Europe, American History, Time, Space, and on and on, with the teletype morphing into such items as a video cellphone or even an entire ACME headquarters.
If anything, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego has lasted simply because it has personality, or at least because the original game's personality was powerful enough to give it such powerful name recognition.
www.classicgaming.com /rotw/carmen   (940 words)

  
 Online Detective Games-Carmen Sandiego Kids Software-Kids Learn!
She is currently testing the machine on captured ACME agents with the hope that eventually she can turn it loose on Earth and steal one of the human race’s most valuable assets, the power of speech, thus leaving the world unable to unite to prevent her tyrannical plans.
Carmen Sandiego is on the loose once more, and Acme Detectives is calling upon players, aged 8 to 14, to use a powerful multimedia database to help stall her latest statewide crime spree in Where in the U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego?
One of Carmen's minions steals a national monument--the head of the Oregon Trail, for example, or Delaware's corporate registry--and you, as a detective, must track down the miscreant.
www.carmen-sandiego.com /Reviews.html   (1574 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?: Software   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Carmen Sandiego is a thorn in the ACME Detective Agency's side.
Focusing on geography and world cultures, the game pursues Carmen through Earth's major cities, introducing players to the languages, customs, and landmarks of their peoples along the way.
The clues themselves are generally based on true facts about the nations Carmen is visiting on her crime spree, reinforcing the lessons learned as the point-and-click world tour progresses.
www.amazon.ca /Learning-Company-380862-Carmen-Sandiego/dp/B00005MKSV   (681 words)

  
 DVD Verdict Review - Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?: The Complete First Season
This Carmen Sandiego is the animated series that debuted on Fox Saturday mornings in 1994.
Carmen is usually stealing various historic or geographically important treasures for her own purposes, leaving clues behind for our heroes.
The whole Carmen Sandiego franchise has been about teaching kids geography and history, and this series is no different.
www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/carmensandiegoseason1.php   (918 words)

  
 Carmen Sandiego movies games
Carmen Sandiego’s international crime ring is filching world treasures ordinary thieves would not dare tackle.
It turns out that Carmen actually in fact helped put him away in prison when she was an ACME agent back then.
The world-renowned thief Carmen Sandiego has, with the help of her henchmen, stolen the landmarks of the world, and it's up to ACME Detective Agency sleuths Zack and Ivy to get them back.
www.fjrinc.com /carmen.html   (228 words)

  
 Carmen Sandiego Computer Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Carmen Sandiego was originally conceived in 1983 by ex-Disney artist Gene Portwood and Lauren Elliott at Broderbund Software.
The name "Carmen Sandiego" is somewhat of a play on Indiana Jones.
Travel through 18 historic adventures to catch Carmen Sandiego and her tricksters before they plunder another precious relic from the...
www.chronicgamers.com /site/709410/page/464001   (365 words)

  
 Carmen Sandiego Word Detective - MobyGames
Carmen Sandiego, international fugitive and head of V.I.L.E., has hatched a brand new scheme.
Using her latest invention, the Babble-On Laser, Carmen seeks to destroy communication by rendering languages into incoherent gibberish.
As Agent 13, your main goal is to rescue the previous 12 agents and stop Carmen Sandiego.
www.mobygames.com /game/carmen-sandiego-word-detective   (367 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Where On Earth is Carmen Sandiego?: DVD: Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Meet Carmen Sandiego (Rita Moreno), who swipes a cultural artifact or two in each episode.
In the pilot ("The Stolen Smile"), Carmen steals the eyes from a Van Gogh self-portrait.
Throughout these 13 episodes, including the two-part finale ("A Date With Carmen"), Ivy and Zack follow the master thief to India ("Dinosaur Delirium"), Russia ("By a Whisker"), China ("Rules of the Game"), and countless other countries.
www.amazon.ca /Where-Earth-Carmen-Sandiego/dp/B000EQ5VJ0   (512 words)

  
 FamilyFun: FamilyFun.com's Video Game of the Year Awards 2004: Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums - and ...
She's discovered that eight drums scattered around the world have a map etched in their skin, pointing the way to a diamond that possesses the knowledge of all the nations.
Consistent with all Carmen games, The Secret of the Stolen Drums provides a lot of historic and geographic detail as you cross the globe.
Many were longtime fans of the Carmen Sandiego line.
familyfun.go.com /parties/holiday/feature/vgoy-2004-carmen-sandiego   (2105 words)

  
 Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums for GameCube Review - GameCube Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the ...
Let's get one important thing out of the way right out of the gate: If you're expecting Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums to be anything like the Broderbund-developed Carmen Sandiego edutainment games of old, you're going to be phenomenally disappointed by what this game has to offer.
Where in the world is the educational or entertainment value in Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums?
In this latest Carmen Sandiego adventure, you play as Cole Gannon, an in-training operative of the ACME detective agency who must track Carmen across nine countries on the hunt for a set of stolen tribal drums that will unlock the key to some form of ultimate power, and so on and so forth.
www.gamespot.com /gamecube/adventure/carmensandiego/review.html   (1342 words)

  
 Xtreme Classix - Carmen Sandiego
Before this morning, Carmen Sandiego and her Villains' International League of Evil (V.I.L.E.) were just sensational headlines in the newspaper.
For more than five years, Carmen and her gang of felons had managed to stockpile the world's most valuable treasures while outwitting every so-called crime expert from New York to Sydney.
The world famous female criminal Carmen Sandiego and her henchmen are up to no good, stealing things from the past and moving through certain time periods to cover their tracks.
www.consoleclassix.com /Xtreme-Carmen-Sandiego.html   (348 words)

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