Gary Gadget | |
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Genre(s) | Adventure game |
Publisher(s) | Levande Böcker |
Platform(s) | Windows PC Macintosh |
Gary Gadget (called Mulle Meck in Sweden and Masa Mainio in Finland) is a series of computer games originally published in Sweden by Levande Böcker. The series debuted in 1997. Since then, five games have been published, one of which has been translated into English. There are also translations into other languages. In Germany, four games were published by the company Terzio Verlag. Gary Gadget is called Willy Werkel in German. All five games have been translated into Dutch and published by the company Transposia. Gary Gadget is called Miel Monteur in Dutch.
A slow-paced, but charming virtual car-building game that will tickle Lego-builder-types. 'Thingamabobs' and 'watchamacallits' take center stage in Gary Gadget: Building Cars, a software game from Viva-Media. For Gary Gadget: Building Cars on the PC, GameFAQs has game information and a community message board for game discussion. Gary Gadget: Building Cars is a delightful game that lets aspiring young car makers and budding grease monkeys sort through thingamabobs and whatchamacallits in Gary Gadget's junkyard as you learn all about the different parts it takes to build a car. Gadget is a wholesome character, offering a full tank of encouragement and clues to players who need help. The pacing here is more of a ride through the countryside than around a racetrack. And for those looking for more charm than razzle-dazzle, that's not.
The computer games are based on the Swedish children's book series of the same name, by George Johansson and Jens Ahlbom.
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Platforms[edit]
All five parts are available for Windows, four of them also for Apple Mac, except for the computer game Bygg flygplan med Mulle Meck.
Game Mechanics[edit]
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In all of the five published games about Gary Gadget Bnei aruba season 2 episode 1. there are some elements that always persist. Depending on the game you are playing the objective of the game is to build a certain thing, ranging from cars and ships to spacecraft. You always start from Gary's base of operations, which differ from game to game, where the actual building takes place. You build through a drag and drop-system by dragging fitting parts from Gary's storage house onto a template of the thing that you are building.
The games don't have a final objective. Instead, you gather parts, keep building new things and explore the world.
Content[edit]
The computer games are about a man named Gary Gadget, a general handyman who throughout the five games builds cars, ships, planes, houses and space ships.
Bygg bilar med Mulle Meck (Building Cars with Gary Gadget)[edit]
In the first video game, Bygg bilar med Mulle Meck, published in 1997, Mulle builds cars from various parts and junk that he finds and drives through the town. You can find new parts at random on the ground while driving through the in-game map. You can also receive parts from Gary's friend Figge Ferrum, the scrap dealer, who gives Gary car parts at random instances in the game. Figge also often loses his dog which you can bring back to him. Gary gets orders from different people during the video game, which the player should fulfill.
The first game is the only one which has been published in English so far.
Bygg båtar med Mulle Meck[edit]
In the second game Bygg båtar med Mulle Meck, published in 1998, Gary builds ships. In the beginning, the player learns that Gary has driven down a road in a car and wanted to know how to go on. So Gary made a rowing boat and paddled along. Gary reaches a shipyard. There, the owner asks him to take care of the yard, while she goes sailing around the world. In this game, Gary receives again tasks which the player must fulfill. The parts for building his ships are bought from Doris Digital.
Bygg flygplan med Mulle Meck[edit]
In the third game Bygg flygplan med Mulle Meck, published in 2000, the player gets to know that Gary has found the abandoned hangar of two airplanes constructors and wants to try that trade. Again he receives his parts from Doris Digital. Gary flies to visit his friends and like in the previous episodes he gets orders which the player must complete.
Bygg hus med Mulle Meck[edit]
In the fourth part Bygg hus med Mulle Meck, published in 2002, Gary Gadget finds his house in debris after a storm caused a tree to fall on it. He promptly starts to builds houses. In this instance you can travel around the game map via both car and boat.
Upptäck rymden med Mulle Meck[edit]
The fifth episode Upptäck rymden med Mulle Meck, which was published in 2004, starts with Gary contemplating that while he had built houses in Bygg hus med Mulle Meck he had also been sitting on the porch of his house, watching the sky. Thereupon he became eager to fly into space. In this game, the player not only flies into outer space but also completes tasks down on Earth. Gary visits his friends by car. Of course he also builds his own spacecraft.
Reception[edit]
The German c’t magazine rated the game Bygg bilar med Mulle Meck thus: 'Autos bauen mit Willi Werkel ist nett gemacht, kann aber eigene Bastelerfahrungen nicht ersetzen. [Bygg bilar med Mulle Meck is made nicely but cannot make up for one's own construction experience.]'[1]Netzwelt.de tested Bygg flygplan med Mulle Meck on 7 February 2010, concluding that it was well suitable for children at primary school age.[2]
c’t tested the episodes Bygg flygplan med Mulle Meck in issue 17/2001, Bygg hus med Mulle Meck in 23/2003 and Upptäck rymden med Mulle Meck in 24/2005.[3][4][5]
Awards[edit]
- 2000: Impuls Gütesiegel for Bygg båtar med Mulle Meck.[6]
References[edit]
- ^Schult, Thomas (1998). 'Bye-bye Barbie - High-Tech im Kinderzimmer'. c’t (in German) (25). Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^'Flugzeuge bauen mit Willi Werkel'. Netzwelt.de (in German). 7 February 2010. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2012.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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(help) - ^Schult, Thomas. 'c't-Archiv' (in German). p. 184.
- ^Möcke, Frank. 'c't-Archiv' (in German). p. 242.
- ^Wiegand, Dorothee. 'c't-Archiv' (in German). p. 234.
- ^'Software Ratgeber'(PDF) (in German). p. 16.[dead link]
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- Endless combinations of car parts
- Interact with several friends and neighbors
- Strive to achieve up to six medals for excellent cars
- Make a scrapbook of all your creations
- Name your cars and even print out certificates and pictures
Viva Media Releases Building Cars with Gary Gadget - Junkyards of Fun and Learning Await Young Mechanics!
New York, NY, November 1, 2006 - Come sort through thingamabobs and whatchamacallits in Gary Gadget's junkyard as you learn about the different parts it takes to build a car. In Viva Media's latest release, kids can create unique cars from Gary Gadget's diverse junk pile. Once the car is finished, take it for a drive! And that's when the fun and adventure really begins.Viva Media CEO, Carlo Voelker commented, 'This title is for creative, young mechanics! In Gary's virtual car garage, kids can dream about and build cars until their heart is content! Kids are challenged to create vehicles with purpose - determining which combination of parts best suits each of Gary's missions. With tons of different car parts and a variety of obstacles, the possibilities are endless!'
Kids can also visit the Gary Gadget website to download additional parts and to receive their bonus game.
Features:
System Requirements:PC:Windows ME or XP, Pentium II, 233 Mhz processor or equivalent, 32 MB of RAM, 16 MB free disc space, 24x speed CD-ROM drive, High Color Graphics Card (800x600, 16 bit), Sound card, Mouse
MAC: Apple Macintosh, System OS X 10.1, 233 Mhz processor or equivalent, 32 MB of RAM, 16 MB free disc space, 24x speed CD-ROM drive, High Color Graphics Card (800x600, 16 bit), Sound Card, Mouse
About Viva Media
Viva Media, LLC is a privately owned New York company dedicated to publishing a wide array of interactive content of the highest standards. The company’s collection of nearly 100 multimedia titles touts over 75 awards for excellence in publishing. Viva Media's titles for children include Crazy Machines, Animal Hospital: Pet Vet 3D, and Learn to Play Chess with Fritz and Chesster 1 & 2.
Contributed by Jeanne (76455) on Dec 30, 2006.
Building Cars with Gary Gadget
Gary Gadget is the guy you want to be friends with because he’s got his own great pile of junk.In his awesome workshop you can build real cars (or crazy ones) from the parts you find in his junk pile: normal looking cars with a gas engines or real crazy creations that are powered by steam engines and even sails!
Once your car is built, take it for a spin! Drive by Blue Lake and visit the neighbors. Soon you will find out that Gary's neighbors need your help from time to time. Like, when Mia's cat gets stuck up a tree and you’ll need to bring a ladder car to help get her down. Or when Freddy's dog runs away ..
Most of the people you help will thank you with new junk parts. Once you get new junk, you can build even more cars. If you're building a really good looking car you could win a creative car medal ..
Contributed by Jeanne (76455) on Dec 30, 2006.
- Design, Build and Drive!
- Endless Car Part Combinations!
- Discover over 127 car parts!
- Race Your Cars
- 16 Missions and Activities!
- Earn Certificates and Win lots of medals!
- Create a photo album of your favorite cars
- Bonus! Visit Gary Gadget's website and download more parts and a bonus game too!
Put together engines, gadgets, doors, wheels, lights and tons more! Just about everything you think can be used for making a car is in Gary's junk yard. It's up to you to recycle these wacky old parts into amazing vehicles in the workshop.
Features:
PC: Win Me or XP, Pentium II, 233 Mhz processor or equivalent, 32 MB of Ram, 16 MB of Free Space 24x speed CD-ROM drive, high color video card.
MAC: OS 10.1, 233 Mhz processor or equivalent 32 MB of Ram, 16 BM of Free disc space, 24x speed CD-ROM drive, Highcolor video card (800x600,16bit)
Contributed by Jeanne (76455) on Dec 30, 2006.
- for mechanics ages 6 and up
- Bonus! Visit Gary Gadget's website and download more parts and bonus game!*
- Endless car part combinations
- Discover over 127 car parts
- Race your cars
- 16 missions and activities
- Earn certificates and win lots of medals!
- Create a photo album of your favorite cars!
*Internet connection required for bonus game & downloads. www.gary-gadget.comContributed by Jeanne (76455) on Dec 30, 2006.
Welcome to Gary's Garage!
A world full of surprises!
Design, Build and Drive!
Put together engines, gadgets, doors, wheels, lights and tons more! Just about everything you think can be used for making a car is in Gary's junk yard. It's up to you to recycle these wacky old parts into amazing vehicles in the workshop.
Features: