Sesame Street Toddler

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Summary: Does NOT Run on Windows 2000
Review: Despite the packaging, this software (and unfortunately, many other toddler-level programs) does not run on Windows 2000 with SP4 installed. Encore states as much if you inquire, but no such caveat exists on the package or in any marketing materials. The result is no sound after the opening credits. Removing SP4 is a non-option in today's computing environment, so this software is effectively useless. I do not understand the design philosophy that targets toddle-level software to 9x systems. These are obsolete and far less stable platforms, especially with a 2 year old banging away on them. Even at this modest price point, 2000/XP compatable should now be the standard.

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Summary: No good on Windows 95
Review: I could not install this program on my son's computer (my old computer - Win 95, Pentium II 233, lots of RAM). The program would run and I would not get any sound. I upgraded my audio drivers, still no sound. I contacted customer support and they could not resolve the problem either. So I installed it on my newer laptop and it runs fine, but I would rather that he did not play on my laptop. Otherwise it is a good game and my son loves it.

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Summary: Sesame Street Toddler
Review: I did not find this game to be as educationally sound as I would expect from Sesame street. There is too much talking before the program will react to a command. The graphics are jerky and the cursor acts like the target is magnetically charged and keeps pushing away the cursor. When the child actually does manage to click on a target, the cursor may still fly to another target and the child is told that his answer is wrong. Another example of educational problems is the pronunciation of "eggs" using a long "a" sound instead of a short "e." This is not very helpful in teaching a child the sound for short "e." Children that are used to playing computer games by themselves may find that this game is too frustrating to do alone. The open ended learning curve is a great idea. I just wish Sesame Street would hire a truly qualified literacy expert to help clean up the many problems in this program.

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Summary: No good on Windows 95
Review: It is too bad that there is NO MAC VERSION for this. I bought this thinking it was a continuation of the "baby and me" learning game. But alas, it is made by a different company now and it doesnt work on the Mac platform anymore. Well, it will be the last educational game i'll buy and not check which platform it is for. It used to be that all educational games were made for the Mac. Mac owners beware, it seems sesame street has abandoned us all. Back to the store it goes!

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Summary: Looks good, but no Mac support
Review: It is too bad that there is NO MAC VERSION for this. I bought this thinking it was a continuation of the "baby and me" learning game. But alas, it is made by a different company now and it doesnt work on the Mac platform anymore. Well, it will be the last educational game i'll buy and not check which platform it is for. It used to be that all educational games were made for the Mac. Mac owners beware, it seems sesame street has abandoned us all. Back to the store it goes!

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Summary: Disappointed
Review: My daughter received this as a gift. When we went to play the game the 1st time it did not work. We had to return the 1st cd and wait for a second to be sent to us. When we received the 2nd cd it worked better but still not like other games we have. It is sluggish and skips parts. I had higher expectations of this product - for instance that it would work. We were only able to play it once. The other times we attempted to play the game it would freeze up my computer before we even got through the introduction.

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Summary: Disappointed
Review: My daughter received this as a gift. When we went to play the game the 1st time it did not work. We had to return the 1st cd and wait for a second to be sent to us. When we received the 2nd cd it worked better but still not like other games we have. It is sluggish and skips parts. I had higher expectations of this product - for instance that it would work. We were only able to play it once. The other times we attempted to play the game it would freeze up my computer before we even got through the introduction.

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Summary: disappointed
Review: My two-year-old son really enjoyed the Sesame Street Infant software. I figured the Toddler software would also be a big hit. I was very wrong. First of all, his name was pronounced wrong, but he thought that was very funny. The program is very slow to respond. One of the games doesn't work. I get a CD error message. It's clearly not what I expected. I think Encore tried to put too many bells and whistles into this program and lost focus. There's no flow, the games are too easy and they take too much time too process. My two-year-old doesn't have the patience to wait for the items to download. We'll stick to the games on the Sesame Street website from now on.

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Summary: Save Your Money
Review: My two-year-old son really enjoyed the Sesame Street Infant software. I figured the Toddler software would also be a big hit. I was very wrong. First of all, his name was pronounced wrong, but he thought that was very funny. The program is very slow to respond. One of the games doesn't work. I get a CD error message. It's clearly not what I expected. I think Encore tried to put too many bells and whistles into this program and lost focus. There's no flow, the games are too easy and they take too much time too process. My two-year-old doesn't have the patience to wait for the items to download. We'll stick to the games on the Sesame Street website from now on.

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Summary: We love it!
Review: Our son is only 2 1/2 and he sails through most of the games. He has no problems clicking on things. In fact, what we like the most about it is that it doesn't matter if you right or left click. Most programs only let you left click. He has learned colors, shapes, letters, sounds of some letters, numbers and how to count from this program. It is easy for him to pick and choose the activites he wants to play. He gets frustrated with other programs. He giggles to no end listening to Cookie Monster and Elmo.