We love the Magic School Bus books. Ms Frizzle and her class bring science to life in their numerous adventures. Now if only they had interactive Magic School Bus games, too…
Oh but they do! Or they did. Rather they do and they did.
Back during the years when it was still fashionable to have CD ROM games, they had:
- Magic School Bus Discovers Flight
- Magic School Bus Whales and Dolphins
- Magic School Bus Volcano Adventure
- Magic School Bus in Concert
- Magic School Bus Lands on Mars
- Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean
- Magic School Bus Explores the Age of Dinosaurs
- Magic School Bus Explores Inside the Earth
- Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System
- Magic School Bus Explores Bugs
- Magic School Bus Explores the Rainforest
- Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body
- Magic School Bus Explores the World of Animals
Here is a preview of the Magic School Bus Explores the Age of Dinosaurs:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdqpToKTzBw
And you can see the Magic School Bus Explores the Rainforest here:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4jBSXuImGI&list=PLBBD52C3EC15F9A35&index=4
Unfortunately, these games are quite old and use the old operating systems, so I don’t know whether they would still work on the newer platforms. You might be able to figure out a way to make it work, too, but that’s a little beyond me. If you do figure it out, be sure to drop me a note. We would love to be able to play the games too.
They also have downloadable versions of a few of the games online (it costs $19.95 to download):
- Magic School Bus Whales and Dolphins
- Magic School Bus Volcano
- Magic School Bus Explores Bugs
- Magic School Bus Animals
It is a pity they don’t have newer versions of these games because they really do look like a fun way to learn about science. The good news is that Scholastic released Magic School Bus Oceans for Nintendo DS in September last year so perhaps it will be the first of more to come. But you’ll have to have the Nintendo DS in order to play it, though.
In the meantime, the rest of us can play Magic School Bus games online on the Scholastic website. Unfortunately, they lack the pizazz of the CD ROM games, but beggars can’t be choosers. Scholastic, if you’re reading, we’d love more Magic School Bus games!
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