Sierra Discovery Series

Sierra Discovery Series

Sierra Discovery Series

Release Dates:	1991-1993
Developer(s):	Sierra On-Line, Jeff Tunnell Productions, Bright Star
Publisher:	Sierra On-Line
Designer(s):	Corey Cole, Gano Haine, Jane Jensen, Roberta Williams, Lori Cole, Jeff Tunnell, Patrick Bridgemon, Elon Gasper, Josh Mandel, Lorelei Shannon, Mark Swardstrom, Randy Dersham
Category:	Games
Type:
Genres:	Adventure, Educational, Puzzle
Themes:	Alphabet, Ecology, Fairytale, Historical, History, Logic, Math, Logic
Engines:	Unknown, DGDS, SCI
Platforms:	MS-DOS, Windows 3x, Macintosh, Amiga, FM Towns
Localizations:	English
Website:	www.sierra.com

Description

The Sierra Discovery Series was

Games in Series

• The Castle of Dr. Brain (1991)
• Alphabet Blocks (1992)
• EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus (1991)
• Mixed-Up Fairy Tales (1991)
• Mixed-up Mother Goose (1992)
• Quarky & Quaysoo's Turbo Science (1992)
• The Island of Dr. Brain (1992)
• Lost Secret of the Rainforest (1993)
• Pepper's Adventures in Time (1993)
• Spelling Jungle (1993)
• Ready, Set, Read with Bananas & Jack (1993)
• Turbo Learning: Mega Math (1993)

Series Collections

• None

Freeware/Extras/Mini Games

• None

Demos

• The Castle of Dr. Brain Demo (1991)
• EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus Demo (1992)
• Mixed-Up Fairy Tales Demo (1991)
• Mixed-Up Mother Goose VGA Demo (1991)
• Island of Dr. Brain Demo (1992)
• Lost Secret of the Rainforest Demo (1993)
• Pepper's Adventures in Time Demo (1992)
• Pepper's Adventures in Time Interactive Demo (1992)

Fan Remakes

• No known Fan Remakes Available

Downloads

Links to individual game installers can be found on each game's page.

Patches

• Alphabet Blocks Patch (ABRAVE) ZIP File [44.8 KB]

This patch disk will update Alphabet Blocks Floppy Disk and CD-ROM Version to work on Compaq systems that have multiple sound drivers loaded in Windows.

• Alphabet Blocks Patch (abcompaq) ZIP File [44.8 KB]

This patch disk will update Alphabet Blocks Floppy Disk and CD-ROM Version to work on Compaq systems that have multiple sound drivers loaded in Windows.

This patch will only work on some Compaq systems. It will not work with any other computer system. In addition, the patch should only be installed if you are receiving the message "WAVE OUTWRITE ERROR" or "RAVE ERROR- WAVE OUT OPEN MMSYSERR_ALLOCATED" while playing Alphabet Blocks.

• Mixed-Up Mother Goose CD Update (DISNEYMG) ZIP File [2.57 KB]

Mixed-Up Mother Goose CD-ROM MPC Disney Sound Source driver update.

• Mixed-Up Mother Goose CD Update (MGCD486) ZIP File [16.2 KB]

This version of AUDBLAST.DRV will resolve the following error that is encountered when running MOTHER GOOSE CD-ROM on 'fast' computers (such as 486s):

Cannot initialize your audio hardware

To use this driver:

1. Install the game to a writeable drive (such as C:).
2. Copy AUDBLAST.DRV to the C:\SIERRA\MGCD sub-directory.
3. Edit the file MGCDINST.CFG in the C:\SIERRA\MGCD.
   sub-directory by changing the line:
   

   audioDrv= audblast.drv
   to
   audioDrv=c:audblast.drv

• Island of Dr. Brain Update (DB2PAT) ZIP File [74.3 KB]

These patches will fix all the situations that are known for Island of Dr. Brain.

Misc Downloads

• None Available

Related Links

• Castle of Dr. Brain on The Sierra Help Pages
• The Island of Dr. Brain on The Sierra Help Pages
• Dr. Brain Series on The Sierra Help Pages

• Search for Sierra Discovery Series on Wikipedia
• Castle of Dr. Brain on Wikipedia
• The Island of Dr. Brain on Wikipedia
• The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain on Wikipedia
• The Time Warp of Dr. Brain on Wikipedia
• Dr. Brain Series on Wikipedia

• Sierra Discovery Series on MobyGames

• Castle of Dr. Brain on MobyGames
• Island of Dr. Brain on MobyGames
• The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain on MobyGames
• The Time Warp of Dr. Brain on MobyGames
• Dr. Brain Series on MobyGames

• Fairytale Themed Adventure Games
• History Themed Educational Games
• Language Themed Educational Games
• Logic Puzzle Games
• Math Themed Educational Games
• Educational Games
• Sierra Release List