Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant (1993)

Developer: Sanctuary Woods Multimedia Corporation
Platforms: Windows 3.x
Genres: Educational
Where to get it: My Abandonware

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A gentle, storybook-like stroll through a fantasy tale, mixing reading and writing exercises with simple puzzles and mini-games at a relaxed pace.

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About

Released in 1993 for Windows 3.x, Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant is an educational title developed and published by Sanctuary Woods Multimedia Corporation. Set within a fantasy framework, this interactive book experience combines reading and writing exercises with puzzle elements and mini-games presented through a fixed or flip-screen perspective.

Screenshots

Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant screenshot 1

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.