Reader Rabbit (video game)
Reader Rabbit (fully titled "Reader Rabbit and the Fabulous Word Factory" or alternatively known as "Reader Rabbit Builds Early Learning & Thinking") is a 1984 video game and the first of the long-running Reader Rabbit edutainment series. It was made by The Learning Company for Apple II and later for other computers. It also made use of the KoalaPad graphics tablet. The Connelley Group helped with the Atari 8-Bit conversion in 1984. A Talking version was developed for the Apple IIGS in 1989. An enhanced version was released for DOS on 1991. A Deluxe version was released in 1994 for Macintosh and Windows 3.x. In 1997, the game was remade for Windows and Macintosh under the title "Reader Rabbit's Reading 1".
| Reader Rabbit | |
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C64/Atari cover art | |
| Developer(s) | The Learning Company The Connelley Group (Atari 8-Bit) |
| Publisher(s) | The Learning Company |
| Series | Reader Rabbit |
| Platform(s) | Original: Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari 8-Bit, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh Talking: Windows, Macintosh |
| Release | 1984 (Original) 1989 (Talking) 1991 (Reader Rabbit 1) 1994 (Deluxe) 1997 (Reading 1) |
| Genre(s) | Edutainment |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |