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'''''Tails and the Music Maker''''' is an education game for the [[Sega Pico]] starring [[Tails]], who uses this game to teach children about music. The object of the game is to learn scales, tempo, rhythm, and about instruments, and then match the music to the instruments. The player may also create his or her own music and teaches children about musical instruments. This educational concept is similar to games like ''[[Sonic's Schoolhouse]]''. | '''''Tails and the Music Maker''''' is an education game for the [[Sega Pico]] starring [[Tails]], who uses this game to teach children about music. The object of the game is to learn scales, tempo, rhythm, and about instruments, and then match the music to the instruments. The player may also create his or her own music and teaches children about musical instruments. This educational concept is similar to games like ''[[Sonic's Schoolhouse]]''. | ||
| + | ==Gameplay== | ||
| + | As with all Sega Pico games, the player uses the stylus to solve different puzzles or play minigames depending on the active [[Storyware]] page. In Tails and the Music Maker, there are six pages available. | ||
| + | ===Page 1=== | ||
| + | Animated title screen. The main theme plays as black, red, and yellow notes float around Tails. | ||
| + | ===Page 2=== | ||
| + | [[Green Hill Zone]] is very similar to its appearance in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)]]''. There are waterfalls, chequered hills, and palmtrees in the background. | ||
| + | *'''Activity 1''': Dragging Tails to the waterfall on the left leads to a simple platforming activity through Green Hill Zone in the summer, fall, and winter. At the top of the screen is a box that shows the player what action they are performing. Tails can stop, tiptoe, jump, or run to avoid falling coconuts from trees, collapsing bridges, and pits that spring him back up. The background music changes depending on the action Tails is performing. Unlike the original and more familiar Green Hill Zone, there are no badniks, loop-de-loops, rings, or spikes. | ||
| + | *'''Activity 2''': Dragging Tails to the right where the frogs are leads to a game of musical chairs. The player must leap from lily pad to lily pad avoiding the one that is glowing orange. When the music stops, the glowing lily pad disappears. | ||
==Manuals== | ==Manuals== | ||
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| Tails and the Music Maker |
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| System(s): Sega Pico |
| Publisher: Sega / Imagineer (Japan) |
| Developer: Novotrade |
| Genre: Music/Educational |
Tails and the Music Maker is an education game for the Sega Pico starring Tails, who uses this game to teach children about music. The object of the game is to learn scales, tempo, rhythm, and about instruments, and then match the music to the instruments. The player may also create his or her own music and teaches children about musical instruments. This educational concept is similar to games like Sonic's Schoolhouse.
Gameplay
As with all Sega Pico games, the player uses the stylus to solve different puzzles or play minigames depending on the active Storyware page. In Tails and the Music Maker, there are six pages available.
Page 1
Animated title screen. The main theme plays as black, red, and yellow notes float around Tails.
Page 2
Green Hill Zone is very similar to its appearance in Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit). There are waterfalls, chequered hills, and palmtrees in the background.
- Activity 1: Dragging Tails to the waterfall on the left leads to a simple platforming activity through Green Hill Zone in the summer, fall, and winter. At the top of the screen is a box that shows the player what action they are performing. Tails can stop, tiptoe, jump, or run to avoid falling coconuts from trees, collapsing bridges, and pits that spring him back up. The background music changes depending on the action Tails is performing. Unlike the original and more familiar Green Hill Zone, there are no badniks, loop-de-loops, rings, or spikes.
- Activity 2: Dragging Tails to the right where the frogs are leads to a game of musical chairs. The player must leap from lily pad to lily pad avoiding the one that is glowing orange. When the music stops, the glowing lily pad disappears.
Manuals
- Tails and the Music Maker US Manual
- Tails and the Music Maker EU Manual
- Tails and the Music Maker JP Manual
Production Credits
Producer (Sega): Cindy Claveran
Producer (Novotrade): Shannon Donnelly
Project Manager: Ann Lediaev
Designer: Shannon Donnelly
Lead Programmer: Jim Schuler
Assistant Programmer: Rick Chipeco
Background Artists: Ellen Drucker, Connie Goldman
Animators: Martine Gaudissart, Barbara Lipton, Laura Smith
Composer: David Scheffler
Sound Designer: Greg Turner
Resources
Box Art
US cover
EU cover (front)
EU cover (back)
US Storyware Page 1
EU Storyware Page 1
EU Storyware Page 2
EU Storyware Page 3
EU Storyware Page 4
EU Storyware Page 5
EU Storyware Page 6
JP Cover
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