During one such occasion, I discovered a YouTube playthrough of Barbie as Rapunzel. I’m now a game developer, meaning my afternoons are sometimes spent researching why a particular type of button reminds me of my childhood (I love this job). I never anticipated that more than twenty years later, this game would hold a treasure trove of insight into my own game development experience. I loved it, I re-played the game endlessly, and I still see the talking magic mirror in my dreams. This article has been updated since its original publication. I’d say Magic Fairy Tales Barbie was a mildly unhinged collection of mini-games that let you decorate cakes, dress up, practice diplomacy with a troll and a dragon, and rescue a Prince. Wikipedia says the game was “designed to teach children early reading and decision-making skills”. It’s a virtual storybook, similar to the beloved Lion King game. Magic Fairy Tales: Barbie as Rapunzel is burned into my memory. I was squarely within the target audience for the first ever Barbie fantasy video game. I was five, dressed in a timeless bejeweled-satin-homemade-princess-gown-and-feather-boa combo. 15 September 2017.In the late 90’s, amongst a wave of all-new “Games for Girls”, Barbie appeared on CD-ROM for the first time.
^ 'It's Barbie As Rapunzel In Cd-rom Game'.^ Software and CD-ROM Reviews on File.SuperKids decided the title was not the best reading software on the market, but that it was an adequate product for its target market. All Game thought the game was an ideal product for young girls. Review Corner felt the title was both enjoyable and responsive. MacHome praised the game for not being as 'sickeningly sweet' as it could have been.
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