Me, too! I especially love the part at 11:04. D.W. doesn't like spinach, her mother was so embarrassed, her father said to D.W. "No more restaurants for you." That's hilarious!
In both the book version and "Living Books" CD rom adaptation, it was David Read who said to D.W that there would be no more restaurants for her. But in the cartoon, it was Jane Reed who said to D.W she would have no more restaurants. Jane Read went like in the TV cartoon, "No more restaurants for you young lady! No more until you learn to behave and eat what is placed in front of you! Now go to your room!".
Saw the episode version of this book a few times. I was always irritated when she yelled about the spinach and ended up 'tossing' her salad onto the waiter's head. Hating spinach or not, that was overdoing it (I know she's only three, but still...). Though she wasn't entirely at fault, since I also always wondered why her parents didn't just order her a salad that only had things she did like in. After all it's better to spend money on food you know your child will eat then spend money on food you want your child to eat even though they never will. Going with the second option just wastes food.
Media Station also did a few interactive storybooks in tandem with Disney Interactive Studios such as Winnie the Pooh & the Honey Tree, Pocahontas, 101 Dalmatians and Mulan.
I don't think you could have ever measured up to how bad I was. When I was in my earliest years, all I ever ate was cheese bread. Over and over and over. Probably why I love cheese and bread so much nowadays.
This game, Arthur's Birthday, Arthur's Computer Adventure, and Arthur's Reading Race all made my nostalgia shoot through the roof god for a 23 year old this makes me feel old😩😣😖
Yep. In fact, as one commenter mentioned below, this is very much like one of those games, and some of the music wouldn't be too out-of-place in that Winnie the Pooh game!
Media Station was recruited by Activision a year later after their last Living Books title, D.W. the Picky Eater by Marc Brown, was released for 32-bit computers
D.W just punched her salad and it exploded… all over the waiter and everyone was staring at us. They were not! Everyone’s making a such a really big deal!
I can see why. Looking back on it, I thought it was good and still do. The only thing that annoys me is the spaceship thing and that they skipped a few pages.
The episode of DW The Picky Eater on the Arthur TV show was a little bit different. There was also a storyline with Arthur's friends trying to help. None of Arthur's friends appeared in the book version!
Why am I just now responding to this? Anyway, I know D.W. has had male voice actors in the TV series. My point is, though, that this ISN'T the TV series. She's never once had a male voice actor in the Living Books games.
One of my sister's friends was a picky eater...whenever we went to Arby's...and ordered the roast beef sandwiches (classic, Beef & Cheddar), she would only eat the roast beef and not the bun. (Of course, I was one that hated bread when I was growing up, and carrots and tofu), but then again...I got over those.
i didnt have this game back in the 90's. I only had Arthur's teacher trouble, The bernstein bears get in a fight, the tortoise and the hare and harry and the haunted house
@TheMickiRae That's fine with me, but it doesn't really match the quality of the previous games. The animation is very lacking, the clickables aren't memorable, the minigames are tacked on, and the overall experience leaves a lot to be desired. Most faux-LB games did a better job than this!
I swear, the music in the clickpoint animations is giving me Disney Animated Storybook vibes. They were developed by the same company and all, but the little bits of music would NOT sound out of place in their version of Winnie the Pooh. Look for some footage if you want to know what I mean.
It's common practice to change things up when adapting a book into a TV episode or a movie. They do it because there's not too much point in seeing the movie/episode if you've already read the book.
Is that so? I also like to have sauce on my spaghetti sometimes. Usually, I'm a butter and cheese person, because I like the flavor of salted butter very much. 🤣
@TheMickiRae Honestly, if you actually watched this video, you'd realize the game isn't very much up to the standards of the other LB games. Anyway, I'm sure they had their reasons. Maybe the got tired of the concept, or they wanted to move on to bigger and better things.
It's really, really doubtful Wanderful is ever going to do that with this game. First off, this game runs on a different engine than all the others. It would take too much effort to code it, especially since it only takes one game of the whole series. Second, the game sucks. Third, this game was made with little of the original LB team, and since they have so little attachment to it, I can bet money they wouldn't care to do this one. Fourth, the game sucks. Fifth, did I mention the game sucks?
Just like Guy Am I (aka Joey, Grouchy Guy, Sam’s Friend) from Dr. Seuss kept on saying “I do not like green eggs and ham.” but then he liked it eventually.
are you serious? arE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?! NO MAN SHOULD HAVE TO EAT SPAGHETTI WITHOUT SAUCE. THSTS NOT EVEN SPAGHETTI. IT'S JUST NOODLES. NOT EVEN RAMEN. DW EATS INSTANT NOODLES WITHOUT THE FLAVOR PACKET. THIS IS SIN. FUCK YOU DW. YOU SHALL GO TO HELL AND FALL INTO A POOL OF BLOOD, BUT ITS ACTUALLY TOMATO SAUCE. YOU MAKE ME SICK. DW IS A DISGRACE. FUCK HER.
Oh, what I meant about "this job" is the job of traditional animation for Arthur, not of this game, sorry about that (if that's what you meant). Gotta love that 500 character limit...
Oh, OK. Kinda like LJN (Don't know if you are into video games) making really bad X-men games for the NES just to rest on the marvel franchise, but not carry the torch, except it's the company that sucked versus the franchise. Cookie Jar folded due to serious legal and financial scandals, declared bankruptcy, and was then bought up by DHX Media October '12. YES, It's a shame a good animator of this AWESOME show went up in flames...
I once saw this at an online store seven years ago and wanted to buy it. However, I didn't have a credit/debit card back then. But after I saw this, I was lucky I didn't buy it. I have the say, the limited animation (reusing same animation for different clicking locations) and terrible voice acting ("I hate spinach") basically made this one such a failure.
In all fairness, a lot of the games preceded the show, so they had few standards to work off. And even then, these are based off the books, not the show. Still doesn't excuse their generic version of Pal. Yeah, you're not very far off on that connection. It's near almost the same situation.
Not really. It was made after Broderbund was sold to the Learning Company. The Living Books name is really just on there so they could make cash off a brand name. Sad, isn't it?
10:38 "Please. Try it!" The dad sounded like the mom from seconds earlier. What a stuck-up parent who wants her to eat nasty foods that make her gag! I hate parents (and school teachers) who force kids to grow up too fast or infantalize kids.
DW: To The Secret Lab! Pull the lever Arthur! Arthur pulls the lever but it’s a trapdoor and DW fell down the trapdoor DW: WRONG LEVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRER!!!! (Splooosh) Arthur: Huh? DW: Why do we even have that lever?
D.W.: I don't eat anything with eyes, or pickles tomatoes, mushrooms, eggplant, pineapple,parsnips, and cauliflower. Well...and maybe a few other things. I would never eat a liver in a million years, and more than anything else in the whole world, I hate spinach!
I've never played it myself, so I can't make any judgments on it's playability (if that's what you meant). I was commenting on it's appearance compared to Arthur's new animation. The show's animation sucks way more either way, whether the game sucks or not playability-wise.
Yeah, I know about why the went off, I was being rhetorical. But yeah, I wouldn't have minded so much if the show started on Flash (okay, it's technically Toon Boom, but it's similar and just as lazy), but it should be illegal to go from hand-drawn to Flash. Much as I think the animation is sloppy in this game, at least it has SOME expressiveness (Let's face it, 11:06 is so bad it's good). The new Arthur TV animation is just sloppy and feels like they're using cardboard cut outs.
It's not that it's unplayable, it's just the fact that it carries the Living Books name despite its overall mediocrity. Living Books was known for making quality storybook games, being the pioneer in that and all. This game is not worthy of carrying that name; it's dull, it's short, and has little hints of effort. It just feels like they quickly threw it all together to make a quick buck off a brand name. But yeah, the show's new animation does suck more. Why did Cookie Jar have to fold?
"This Salad has Spinach in It" "Just Try it" "She's Gonna Have a Tantrum" "Please Try it" "I Hate Spinach!" "I'm So Embarrassed" "No more Restaurants for You" "It's Early to Bed for You, D.W."
Mrs. Cross is pretty, because she dresses nicely when she babysits children in Elwood City. I used to get in trouble when I was D.W.'s age which was due to special needs that I really WON'T tell you about in the comment boards, because it's a violation of Internet etiquette. I couldn't help it back then before self-control developed during my childhood. 👍🏻 if you strongly agree with my comment.
I have never seen this latest Arthur Living Books software before. But to be honest, I feel like this one is not as good as the previous Arthur Living Books (from Teacher Trouble all the way to Computer Adventure). It’s way too short and nothing special. Only good part is that I never thought you would put the icons onto the words you click on. Also, the narrator is the same one from Computer Adventure.
If My Baby Sitter Was Mrs. Cross, and Only Allowed Carrot Sticks For Snack, I Would Say "Hey, I'll Eat What I Like!" "And Not Stupid Carrots!" I'll Just say, "I should be Eating Cake!"
If she's not allowed to have what she wants, then I hate her the most for being way too manipulated in the books and that mandatory cartoon! #punchintheface
I used to play this game all the time when I was a kid. D.W. was always my favorite character from the Arthur TV series.
Me, too! I especially love the part at 11:04. D.W. doesn't like spinach, her mother was so embarrassed, her father said to D.W. "No more restaurants for you." That's hilarious!
I like all the activities 😜🙂😉
In both the book version and "Living Books" CD rom adaptation, it was David Read who said to D.W that there would be no more restaurants for her. But in the cartoon, it was Jane Reed who said to D.W she would have no more restaurants. Jane Read went like in the TV cartoon, "No more restaurants for you young lady! No more until you learn to behave and eat what is placed in front of you! Now go to your room!".
She sounds mean!
Not mean. DW punched her salad and it exploded all over the waiter, and everyone was staring at them.
11:05. Dora Winifred read: I HATE SPINACH!! 𗁍🥬
Mom: I'm so embarrassed.𗁒
Dad: No more restaurant for you. 𗀶
I laughed at this! 😆
So funny! 🤣 😆 😄 😂
@@francisnguyen6349 It's early to bed for you D.W!
Saw the episode version of this book a few times. I was always irritated when she yelled about the spinach and ended up 'tossing' her salad onto the waiter's head. Hating spinach or not, that was overdoing it (I know she's only three, but still...).
Though she wasn't entirely at fault, since I also always wondered why her parents didn't just order her a salad that only had things she did like in. After all it's better to spend money on food you know your child will eat then spend money on food you want your child to eat even though they never will. Going with the second option just wastes food.
Jane and David Read have some explaining to do…
9:21 I was trying to figure out why Arthur was so tall, and why David aka Dad shrank.
“Hey! Close the door!” 7:05
“Are you kidding me? We’re baking it in here!” 7:09
“That’s it! No cinnamon buns for you!” 7:15
Creep! 7:42
That man did not say "Creep!" Or did he?
Media Station also did a few interactive storybooks in tandem with Disney Interactive Studios such as Winnie the Pooh & the Honey Tree, Pocahontas, 101 Dalmatians and Mulan.
I don't think you could have ever measured up to how bad I was. When I was in my earliest years, all I ever ate was cheese bread. Over and over and over. Probably why I love cheese and bread so much nowadays.
This take me back a more easier time in life
Andrea you rember this game
2:18 sneezing
This game, Arthur's Birthday, Arthur's Computer Adventure, and Arthur's Reading Race all made my nostalgia shoot through the roof god for a 23 year old this makes me feel old😩😣😖
Yep. In fact, as one commenter mentioned below, this is very much like one of those games, and some of the music wouldn't be too out-of-place in that Winnie the Pooh game!
I think there were more than about three or four click points on every page.
This was fun, but missing out a lot of features what made it a living book.
Media Station was recruited by Activision a year later after their last Living Books title, D.W. the Picky Eater by Marc Brown, was released for 32-bit computers
Based of The Story D.W. The Picky Eater by Marc Brown and Steven Spielberg
Executive Producer Stephen Hillenburg
Quick like a bunny? I wonder how Buster would feel about that saying?
D.W just punched her salad and it exploded… all over the waiter and everyone was staring at us.
They were not! Everyone’s making a such a really big deal!
I can see why. Looking back on it, I thought it was good and still do. The only thing that annoys me is the spaceship thing and that they skipped a few pages.
At least, the paper airplane was on every single page in Arthur’s Teacher Trouble!
The episode of DW The Picky Eater on the Arthur TV show was a little bit different. There was also a storyline with Arthur's friends trying to help. None of Arthur's friends appeared in the book version!
This is way different than the other Living Books games I grew up with
I know right. Media station was known for Disney interactive story books
I remember when I had this game whenever I tried running it on windows xp it would always crash with a media player error message.
I guess that's why The Learning Company decided that Media Station should develop this title.
was this really the Last Living Book computer game ever released until now?
I actually just took a look at the audience retention and there's a huge spike on that part. Lolz.
I always remembered playing this but I could never remember what it was called!
Why am I just now responding to this?
Anyway, I know D.W. has had male voice actors in the TV series. My point is, though, that this ISN'T the TV series. She's never once had a male voice actor in the Living Books games.
One of my sister's friends was a picky eater...whenever we went to Arby's...and ordered the roast beef sandwiches (classic, Beef & Cheddar), she would only eat the roast beef and not the bun. (Of course, I was one that hated bread when I was growing up, and carrots and tofu), but then again...I got over those.
Jesus Christ! They managed to make DW ten times more annoying than she was on the show! That's a pretty big accomplishment.
Why is D.W. saying "I Hate Spinach" with a rubbery motion?
Because, she stay home and eat carrots.
In the “MTN Gang”, Wendy would say “I hate oxtails.”
11:05 I hate spinach!
Is D.W. hate spinach with a rubbery motion?
+Christen Faust Yes. I love spinach. Really?
@@susansilk-koenigsberg3368 I hate spinach, too!
Christen Faust "No more restaurants for you!"
@@CandiTheWildPig It's early to bed for you, D.W.
i didnt have this game back in the 90's. I only had Arthur's teacher trouble, The bernstein bears get in a fight, the tortoise and the hare and harry and the haunted house
4:27
Since when does the Read house have a fancy house
LOL
What website?
omg I played this when i was a kid! so many memories--thanks for the upload!
I'm more worried about how much his eyes are hurting. Surely he has to blink SOMETIME...
@JaDangerz The fact that Media Station made this instead of Broderbund probably justifies that. Oh, and it's mediocre.
@TheMickiRae That's fine with me, but it doesn't really match the quality of the previous games. The animation is very lacking, the clickables aren't memorable, the minigames are tacked on, and the overall experience leaves a lot to be desired. Most faux-LB games did a better job than this!
I swear, the music in the clickpoint animations is giving me Disney Animated Storybook vibes. They were developed by the same company and all, but the little bits of music would NOT sound out of place in their version of Winnie the Pooh. Look for some footage if you want to know what I mean.
I had the 101 Dalmatians one.
It's common practice to change things up when adapting a book into a TV episode or a movie. They do it because there's not too much point in seeing the movie/episode if you've already read the book.
I love spaghetti and sauce and so does DW but she hates sauce on hers.
Is that so? I also like to have sauce on my spaghetti sometimes. Usually, I'm a butter and cheese person, because I like the flavor of salted butter very much. 🤣
@TheMickiRae Honestly, if you actually watched this video, you'd realize the game isn't very much up to the standards of the other LB games.
Anyway, I'm sure they had their reasons. Maybe the got tired of the concept, or they wanted to move on to bigger and better things.
what about arthurs wild adventure
11:02 Yzma Quest
Why would they cancel it?
I remember playing these "Living Book" games in the first and second grade on the libary computers.
Is this really a Living Book?
Yes.
Can you release a version for iPod
Why was this the last Living Books game ever released?
moviencartoons3 I have no idea.
Are you going to make more videos after this?
It's really, really doubtful Wanderful is ever going to do that with this game. First off, this game runs on a different engine than all the others. It would take too much effort to code it, especially since it only takes one game of the whole series. Second, the game sucks. Third, this game was made with little of the original LB team, and since they have so little attachment to it, I can bet money they wouldn't care to do this one. Fourth, the game sucks. Fifth, did I mention the game sucks?
It's no wonder that this was the last "Living" Book.
3:48 I don't like liver too. Does anyone?
I wanna try the Hawaiian shrimp, because it looks so delicious!
The main menu of this looks unique!
Well, it sounds like a Living Book to me.
Look, DW, I know you hate spinach, but you have to try new foods.
Just like Guy Am I (aka Joey, Grouchy Guy, Sam’s Friend) from Dr. Seuss kept on saying “I do not like green eggs and ham.” but then he liked it eventually.
Oh man such nostalgia. I remember that damn UFO
1:28 first page of D.W. The Picky Eater
I love playing this game a lot as a kid!
OMG PERCYANDDUCKFAN94 I LOVE YOU AND YOUR DEVIANTART ACCOUNT!!!!!
Me too.
PercyandDuckfan94 I remember that game at kindergarten
Me three
PercyandDuckfan94 I actually remember this game as aloud as well looking back it aged poorly but It’s still fun to look back at this game
Personally, I think spaghetti would taste yucchy without the tomato sauce, but if D.W. thinks the opposite, that's fine.
I like butter on my bread. And cheese on my spaghetti (plus tomato sauce, of course).
are you serious? arE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?! NO MAN SHOULD HAVE TO EAT SPAGHETTI WITHOUT SAUCE. THSTS NOT EVEN SPAGHETTI. IT'S JUST NOODLES. NOT EVEN RAMEN. DW EATS INSTANT NOODLES WITHOUT THE FLAVOR PACKET. THIS IS SIN. FUCK YOU DW. YOU SHALL GO TO HELL AND FALL INTO A POOL OF BLOOD, BUT ITS ACTUALLY TOMATO SAUCE. YOU MAKE ME SICK. DW IS A DISGRACE. FUCK HER.
whats the website
There is no website. This was a game to play on your CD-rom.
Oh, what I meant about "this job" is the job of traditional animation for Arthur, not of this game, sorry about that (if that's what you meant).
Gotta love that 500 character limit...
Oh, OK. Kinda like LJN (Don't know if you are into video games) making really bad X-men games for the NES just to rest on the marvel franchise, but not carry the torch, except it's the company that sucked versus the franchise.
Cookie Jar folded due to serious legal and financial scandals, declared bankruptcy, and was then bought up by DHX Media October '12.
YES, It's a shame a good animator of this AWESOME show went up in flames...
I once saw this at an online store seven years ago and wanted to buy it. However, I didn't have a credit/debit card back then. But after I saw this, I was lucky I didn't buy it.
I have the say, the limited animation (reusing same animation for different clicking locations) and terrible voice acting ("I hate spinach") basically made this one such a failure.
7:35 What did Emily eat that was delicious to her but made D.W. say yuck?
In all fairness, a lot of the games preceded the show, so they had few standards to work off. And even then, these are based off the books, not the show. Still doesn't excuse their generic version of Pal.
Yeah, you're not very far off on that connection. It's near almost the same situation.
Oh my god my nostalgia is just pouring out of my eyes.
Meet the classic version of DW The Picky Eater
Go Go Gadget Helicopter Hat. 13:54
Not really. It was made after Broderbund was sold to the Learning Company. The Living Books name is really just on there so they could make cash off a brand name.
Sad, isn't it?
plain speghetti is so boring, I love it with the sauce and cheese on top too :)
7:57 WHAT IS THAT THING?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
10:20-12:11 The Voice of Yzma (The Emperor's New Groove)
Kyle Sievertsen Eartha Kitt
10:38 "Please. Try it!"
The dad sounded like the mom from seconds earlier. What a stuck-up parent who wants her to eat nasty foods that make her gag! I hate parents (and school teachers) who force kids to grow up too fast or infantalize kids.
DW: To The Secret Lab! Pull the lever Arthur!
Arthur pulls the lever but it’s a trapdoor and DW fell down the trapdoor
DW: WRONG LEVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRER!!!! (Splooosh)
Arthur: Huh?
DW: Why do we even have that lever?
D.W.: I don't eat anything with eyes, or pickles tomatoes, mushrooms, eggplant, pineapple,parsnips, and cauliflower. Well...and maybe a few other things. I would never eat a liver in a million years, and more than anything else in the whole world, I hate spinach!
I've never played it myself, so I can't make any judgments on it's playability (if that's what you meant). I was commenting on it's appearance compared to Arthur's new animation. The show's animation sucks way more either way, whether the game sucks or not playability-wise.
Did you know that I have this book at home
Yes.
+Diddy Kong Yes.
No. I am a very anti-warez person and wouldn't do it.
Plus, it's not even all that surprising, the game is terrible anyway.
Yeah, I know about why the went off, I was being rhetorical. But yeah, I wouldn't have minded so much if the show started on Flash (okay, it's technically Toon Boom, but it's similar and just as lazy), but it should be illegal to go from hand-drawn to Flash. Much as I think the animation is sloppy in this game, at least it has SOME expressiveness (Let's face it, 11:06 is so bad it's good). The new Arthur TV animation is just sloppy and feels like they're using cardboard cut outs.
It's not that it's unplayable, it's just the fact that it carries the Living Books name despite its overall mediocrity. Living Books was known for making quality storybook games, being the pioneer in that and all. This game is not worthy of carrying that name; it's dull, it's short, and has little hints of effort. It just feels like they quickly threw it all together to make a quick buck off a brand name.
But yeah, the show's new animation does suck more. Why did Cookie Jar have to fold?
Just when I thought this couldn't be more lazily done...
"This Salad has Spinach in It"
"Just Try it"
"She's Gonna Have a Tantrum"
"Please Try it"
"I Hate Spinach!"
"I'm So Embarrassed"
"No more Restaurants for You"
"It's Early to Bed for You, D.W."
Arthur: So much for dinner.
9:04 Sound Ideas Series 2000 weatherman
Mrs. Cross is pretty, because she dresses nicely when she babysits children in Elwood City. I used to get in trouble when I was D.W.'s age which was due to special needs that I really WON'T tell you about in the comment boards, because it's a violation of Internet etiquette. I couldn't help it back then before self-control developed during my childhood. 👍🏻 if you strongly agree with my comment.
Wasn't this released in the same year in which Dreamworks released "Antz" to movie theaters?
is this compatible with Windows 8.1?
Yes.
I have never seen this latest Arthur Living Books software before. But to be honest, I feel like this one is not as good as the previous Arthur Living Books (from Teacher Trouble all the way to Computer Adventure). It’s way too short and nothing special. Only good part is that I never thought you would put the icons onto the words you click on. Also, the narrator is the same one from Computer Adventure.
OMG I've played this once when I was a kid. aaaaaaahhhh!!!! It brings back the memories
I played that game back at Justine’s house.
If My Baby Sitter Was Mrs. Cross, and Only Allowed Carrot Sticks For Snack, I Would Say "Hey, I'll Eat What I Like!" "And Not Stupid Carrots!" I'll Just say, "I should be Eating Cake!"
Mrs. Cross hates sweets!
11:02 Bullies Making Mean Serious Faces At Everyone Screaming So Scary
Jump Rope For Heart. 14:05
OMG that's my favorite part in this whole game. Always made me and my mom laugh 🤣
3:48 That's one thing D.W. & I agree on
exaggerate
ex·ag·ger·ate
verb (used with object)
to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately
egg zaj yer eight
She's almost always had a female actress in the Living Books series.
@ARemoteAndRandomName yeah, mediocre is the right word for this game after what I saw
haw to find the game
+Michelle Bradley eBay or Amazon
Did I just see Kate disappear and then reappear?
@moviencartoons3 Broderbund cancelled the series after this.
Don't worry D.W I'm a picky eater too but you must eat your vegetables though
If she's not allowed to have what she wants, then I hate her the most for being way too manipulated in the books and that mandatory cartoon! #punchintheface
since when does Emily have awesome anime hair 6:10