CHILDHOOD GAMES - Midnight Rescue!

[@andreapatane4204]

I remembered playing Super Solvers Midnight Rescue which is the same edition of Reading that was made for kids ages 9-12 when I was much younger before I worked at a commercial real estate company. The Learning Company made it along with Interactive Math Journey, Reader Rabbit 1, etc. Did you know that a nice butcher who worked at a store somewhere up the street from my house gave it to me as a gift on behalf of his generosity? He got moved to a different store a long time ago.

[@mathphysicsnerd]

The Learning Company really did make all the best edutainment games.

[@AurumVG]

I wasn't even born yet when this came out.

[@_NEWROSE_]

Yeah, me neither.

[@Skullomaniaaaa]

How do you know?

[@_NEWROSE_]

***** The year was on the title screen of the game.

[@Skullomaniaaaa]

_Kirby _ Yeah, obviously. I meant how'd you know if you were born or not.

[@MrCoolkid60000]

***** are...are you serious

[@bleeborg]

I actually remember this. I turn 21 this summer but I remember that when I was really young I had trouble learning how to speak and I think my speech therapist used this game to help me. Those robots always freaked me out. Pre-school level jump scares are still jump scares.

[@secretsaturn5389]

7:54 - I can attest to this being a real thing. My mom used to make them for me sometimes. Instead of honey and powdered milk though we used powdered sugar. They were pretty good and with the recipe mentioned in this game I'd imagine they'd be even better.

[@MarcusWolfe]

11:42 I know I'm so late to this video, but I just ran into it. To answer your question, I'm pretty sure it runs under the written English rules of "Which title best fits as the main topic?" Granted the four choices do have something to do with what you just read; there's one that is direct, to-the-point, and on-topic. Since this one they were talking about the girls wanting flashlights and why; "Group asks for Flashlights" is the best response. Of course, it's difficult for those who either aren't practiced in the written English language or just don't give much care to proper written English etiquette. Having taught English to high schoolers, I've seen both.

[@Apollo9898LP]

I feel like a modern day version of this, in 3D, with more of a focus on being a puzzle game and less on being strictly a memory game would turn this into something great

[@elebunny45]

Something about her really liking and knowing the game definitely makes a difference. And I love hearing people talk about stories from when they were younger :3

[@MaesterMike]

Ah, now THIS is a nostalgia trip! I loved playing this game so much as a kid! Also Treasure Mountain. That game was the shit. Also, at 0:50, you thought that bowtie was a bra? Aw, Damn it Lucah! Now I can't unsee that! Thanks a lot.

[@heffayguap]

OMG! OMG! This reminded me of a game I played as a child that I completely forgot about! It wasn't this game, but it had the Master of Mischief in it. I know that for sure. I have no idea what it was or what it was about though. Woah, this is such a weird feeling. You tapped into a dusty, incomplete memory and I'm nostalgic about something I know almost nothing about. It's like I can almost grasp something I know I really want, but it's out of reach and in a dark corner. It's kind of joyous and maddening at the same time. :3

[@elephantasshair3895]

Is the game your thinking of Outnumbered! because I know that had the master of mischief

[@heffayguap]

elephantasshair Looking at the screenshots, I think it was Outnumbered! Thanks! :)

[@elephantasshair3895]

No problem, I just looked it up ;)

[@IUY00123]

Nothing better than those classic PC games. So glad i still have mine from childhood :]

[@AnimuTrash]

Really liking this series so far :3

[@RavenoftheBlack]

Lucahjin, I love you for playing this! I used to play this game all the time. The game gets progressively harder as you go, with faster robots and more pictures needed to find their clues. I loved it so much! There was a math game they made with, I believe, the same characters in a park of some kind, but I played this one a lot more. I would love for you to do more games like this (or, just this one more!) Thanks for the nostalgia trip!

[@gradiusman]

I played this game a lot at school. I remembered it about 10 years ago, and found it again. So happy you played this one.

[@redxparasite]

I'm really enjoying this series so far. Keep up the awesome work!

[@niemason9875]

Oh my god Lucah, I used to play this game in school (IN 2004 to 2006). Everyone and I mean everyone in my school played this game because this and solitaire were the only games they had on the Computers (they had Windows 95 but they may have been older). I'm 100% convinced we were the only kids in 2004 that had to use Floppy Disks for Computer class.

[@MissRora]

I think it's interesting seeing the kind of games Lucah grew up with and comparing them to the ones I did (I'm a product of the Pajama Sam era, thank you.) And seeing older games like this really gives you a sense of how far video games have come in general.

[@lizkat]

I'm so happy to have found this, I couldn't remember what it was called! Loved this game. Now I need to find it and play again!

[@johnsmith2875]

I remember loving all the learning company games. I have played this, and watched my older friend play this. I remember Learning Company games being the best.

[@johnsmith2875]

Have you played treasure mountain and the ocean one?

[@thepositiver9977]

Gotta admit I get fascinated by these old games

[@joshuahong8255]

Ive played treasure mountain treasure cove treasure galaxy this seems very similar to treasure mountain but the master of mischeif was always the villian

[@KBABZ]

I played this game as a kid, although my version was the 1991 CD-ROM version. It had better graphics, sound and actual voice acting! Silly Master of Mischief!

[@etienneperley8240]

same

[@Eeyore554]

this was one of my favorite games to play when i was a kid in school. so much fun

[@Dannykm]

Best version of In the Hall of the Mountain King I've heard today!

[@christinadamico1964]

I'm really enjoying these childhood games c:

[@aRedMage101]

I played this too. Thank's lucahjin for this amazing nostalgia.

[@radonstone]

Loving these throw backs. looking forward to more :3

[@Lionheart590]

My brother and I had the remake of the game, with updated graphics and sound. You're not the only one who got a bit scared of the robots Lucah. When I was a kid, those robots' sudden appearances and the sounds played when they appear scared the shit out of me.

[@JohnSolvis]

Really liking this new nostalgia series. Prease to be making more, yes? Thanks for the walks down memory lane!

[@lostwolfe]

first off: please do keep the retro stuff coming, it's fun to see what games you played, growing up. secondly: i didn't play this exact game, but the learning company had a string of little games just like this and the one i remember most fondly was challenge of the ancient empires. thank you - again - for showing off these games.

[@BottledDelusion]

I didn't think I played this game before but seeing it unearth many long lost memories so thanks I'm pretty sure I forgot those days for a reason.

[@alexkoder1982]

I remember playing this series as a kid. My favorite had to be Frozen Treasure Mountain since I liked its ending a lot more than Treasure Mountain's one. I even still get the theme to the spelling bee one stuck in my head every so often. I was also scared of those robots as a kid. The way they could pop out of nowhere so suddenly, especially when your low on time and have no film left, and ended up costing me victory more than once. I am certainly enjoying this retro series. Makes me wish I could go back and play some of my old computer games for nostalgia.

[@mchicky]

YESSS! I would play the crap outta this one, Commander Keen, and Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure when I was little! Thanks for the nostalgia trip!! :)

[@Ronald_Mello]

what has been seen can not be unseen.

[@StevenUlyssesPerhero]

Jesus Christ, before internet was in every classroom of my elementary school, this is what I used the school computers for. It was installed on every one and I loved every second of it.

[@madmouse43]

Treasure mountain! Same company, great way to keep this trip going.

[@OCDgee]

Omg, I played the 1995 remake of this game! So many memories. :)

[@DoneRandomLee]

I like this series

[@MorningMage]

The swag in this game is beyond real haha!

[@kurib5872]

My cousin had this game and we played the caca out of this game when we were at his house. Dat music was always stuck in our heads for days after we played it. I forgot this game even existed. And I'm sure this Childhood Games series will remind me of many more games lost in my memories.

[@luckyloops555]

My childhood game of choice was ClueFinders :3

[@davidabeats]

Haha, I remeber this game, this was pure nightmare fuel for me when I was a kid

[@davidabeats]

Those damn robots would pop out of thin air, not to mention the noises they made....uhhhhhh

[@MsRandomLP2013]

That was awesome!! But I've never played it before!! :D Good job!

[@mv5649]

I was trying to remember the name of this game for 2 weeks thanks for playing it I used to play this when I was little

[@TheLittleNoobThatCould]

Most of these Super Solver games actually got re-released on discs with full voice acting and higher quality animations and sounds. I think I used to own all but the Math one, but I still managed to play it for a few minutes at my Elementary school one day. Funny the things you remember...

[@johnm1844]

I love the classical music pieces in this :P

[@Ragnarok1728]

Holy cow, The Learning Company games were my jam! I played way too much of Treasure Mountain, Treasure Mathstorm, Treasure Galaxy, Treasure Cove, Gizmos and Gadgets, Operation Neptune, and probably a couple others I'm forgetting about. Those were good times!

[@Nicole-rq2bq]

I played the crap out of these when I was younger! Ahhh taking me back to childhood Lucah :)

[@Wei_Radula_Regiment]

Thank you for sharing this game with us, Lucahjin! I hadn't heard of this before, but I really enjoy watching this one. In regards to the headline titles, you're thinking too much like an actual writer. They don't want plays on words, or attention-getting titles, they just want you to choose the most descriptive option. It's testing reading comprehension, after all.

[@happypasta6]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking watching this. I've never played this before but I had a feeling they just were looking for the most literal and direct titles for the articles

[@afrothekobold]

really digging the music

[@Isrieri]

THIS IS THAT GAME. I played the heck out of this during computer free-time in primary school but I never knew what it was called. It wasn't on the Apple II though, I think it was just for PC. This game is the best. There were a lot more games like this one with the same dude in the hat and I remember playing those too.

[@TheRSFan5000]

I am thoroughly enjoying these nostalgic videos Lucah. Please keep them coming. :) I played other games in this series, but I never played that one before. I played Gizmos and Gadgets and Mission T.H.I.N.K. though. Both were very fun games.

[@CAMCATTO]

omg your character is so smooth like look at his snazzy shoes and his stylin jacket! hot diddly dang gurl

[@NerdExtraordinaire]

Oh man, this game! I played the hell out of this when I was younger. Gizmos and Gadgets was always my favourite though!

[@aliquis2022]

I never played this floppy-disk version, but I absolutely loved the CD-ROM version that was released later on!

[@PanormousPanda]

I feel like Learning with Lucah is becoming a thing. We've had Freddy Fish, Carmen Sandiego, Midnight Rescue, and weird sex games.

[@regeice]

They used to let us play this along with Oregon Trail back when I was in elementary school. Good times.

[@askew88tm88]

Excited if this is a new series girlfriend!

[@MizuFujimori]

OMG, I REMEMBER THIS

[@PeaceLoveAndJesus439]

this game looks so cute!!!!

[@LoShadows0111]

Holy crud, I actually remember this game! They made us play this at our elementary school.

[@lucindasanchez3803]

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!!!!! TOTAL NOSTALGIA with this and Carmen Sandiego! Will you please do other Dos games like Treasure Mountain? Treasure Math Storm? Oregon Trail? etc? I remember dying every time

[@Popecornclock]

My first computer was the original Macintosh, so I remember these games like they were yesterday. We ended up giving it to my 4th grade teacher to put in her classroom, but my dad got whatever the Mac computer around 1997 was to replace it. I wish I still had it sometimes because of the games that came with it.

[@Sephiroth1204]

I freakin loved The Learning Company's games. My favorites were 'Gizmos and Gadgets' and 'Treasure Cove.' I used to play this one as part of computer class in 3rd grade. We had to find it using DOS commands. xD Ah, the mid-90's. Kids these days just don't know.

[@FizzyFlaskGaming]

Haha! This looks great! Never heard of this game.

[@BollyBibby]

This reminds me of about a decade and a half ago, we had these CD's with educational games. Mission T.H.I.N.K. and Treasure Mathstorm were my favorites. Oh yeah, and Paint, Write, & Play.

[@capnmcmuffin6258]

I didn't play this game, but I did play Treasure Cove, which had the Master of Mischief in it!

[@PencilShavings]

Omg i played this all the time when i was little!

[@SiebayPlays]

I grew up with games that came out right before/after I was born. Thanks PS1!

[@tcdeleonful]

Man, suddenly flashbacks came back to me! I remembered playing games on the Power Mac in school. But I only remember playing Where in the USA is Carmen San diego mostly. Now I remembered this game but I feel like I've played Super Solvers:Outnumbered! instead. I remember playing that blue character with a red cap and a robot coming after you and give you math trivia questions.

[@cwestover89]

Lol this brought back some memories

[@MxPokirby]

Oh dear Vasil, this game traumatized me back when I was a very young child. (2-4 years old) Every time I lost (which was very often), I thought that the school was completely destroyed and that all the students inside (the ones that my brain made up and told me were there) were all killed. My active, childish imagination ruined this game for me. Also, I (2-4 year old me) just found *_everything_* extremely creepy, so that didn't help.

[@nidonemo]

Oh man I had a super solvers game for math when I was little and it scared me shitless as a kid! You ALWAYS were alone, in a building, at night, and the devs of these games didn't think that ROBOTS SNEAKING UP ON A KID PLAYER WAS SCARY?! If we remade this series with modern tech, I assure you it'd be creepy as all hell. You weren't alone in being scared of those stupid robots.

[@seesidesublimecoco]

Holy shizz I remember playing this!

[@gravecactus]

ooh memories, i had this when i was a kid :3

[@MrKevin486]

I remember this! But I totally forgot about it until this video.

[@ninjyangproductions7696]

Super Solver Problem Solver was another great game

[@DairXV]

Wow. I was just thinking of this game the other day (probably one of the first games I ever played) but could not remember the name of it. Thanks for reminding me.

[@BlameThande]

Gotta love how games from this era love to use midi files of classical music in the background. Never played anything for Windows 3.0 or 3.1 myself, unless you count Star Trek: A Final Unity, which never really played on ANY version of DOS or Windows 100% properly as it came out as an awkward time.

[@WanderPhys]

Holy balls! I played the hell out of this game when I was younger. I had all the clues memorized so I could quickly solve the puzzles and max out my score. I remember there being another game like this that I also played a lot. Maybe I just played this one too much...

[@GeorgeQGreg]

Oh my gosh, the nostalgia here! I remember playing Treasure Mountain, the DOS version, from the same series, all the time on the computer in class! I would just use any excuse to get on that computer and play it! It must've been around kindergarten or grade 1, it must've been one of the first games I played! And I loved playing the Windows 95 version of Mathstorm at home too. Heck, I remember finding this game on abandonia when I was still quite young. Gosh, really dating myself there. But this game really scared the shit out of me when I first played it! I must've played it not even once and stopped touching it. But I recently found the late 90s remake of Midnight at the thrift store in a pack with a bunch of other games, and it's really fun!

[@kira102332]

This reminds me so much of treasure mountain, played that game everyday on my father's old computer

[@kenshinpotatoe]

I remember playing this museum mystery game. I don't remember the plot, but it was a series of mini games, and I played it on our old (Windows 3.0? I know it booted up in DOS) computer. I wish I could remember more about it! I also played a lot of Dr Brain, which was also mini game based.

[@peanutbuttercracker1]

Lol I like how Hall of the Mountain King plays in every single room

[@ScubaNinjaLego]

I didn't play this one, but Gizmos and Gadgets (also featuring the Master of Mischief!) was my jam when I was younger.

[@takanuinuva]

Man this brings back memories. I loved this game as a kid. I also remember another game with these characters that involved spelling. You could even add your own words so I added the first gen of Pokemon in the game. You should play Chips Challenge

[@funkabomb]

Ah, Learning Company games. I remember playing Spellbound a lot.

[@lionspawfilmandphoto]

This game was my salvation in middle school

[@sinistar3198]

I didn't play this, but I did play Treasure Cove. Same company. Same villain.

[@Rkay421]

I used to play that all the time

[@jasperdarling]

yo super solvers games are the best! i played a whole bunch of them growing up, it would be so cool if you did more lets plays of them

[@GMoneyChuck89]

I remember playing this a ton. My mom actually made those peanut butter balls and they were delish. But I also remeber this game having voice overs. I must have played an updated version.

[@DairyFreeLemon]

I know it's a year later, but the algorithm for the questions relating to titling the article are related to actual English stuff in class such as giving proper titles that summarize the article most accurately with the least amount of words needed. that's why some answers look the same but actually are different enough to see which is right.

[@Maxisamo1]

My older brother had this on his computer (I'm 19) and had me play it, of course I was very young and had no idea how to play

[@norikara]

I remember playing a later game of the same series. :3 My bros and I would play it for hours during the summer.

[@RollingWithNat20]

That recipies prolly pretty good. Exchange the honey for some marshmallows that thats basically the mix to some peanut butter fudge I saw made once and it was delicious.

[@SenyaNyte]

Oh my gosh! Such memories! The one my brother and I played was something like challenge of the Incan empire or challenge of the ancient empire and it was shoo good! If you enjoy puzzles you would love it! It's made by the same people and same main character

[@victorleesey1157]

I think the headline questions want the answer that actually happened. Like for the Drill Team one, the answer was group asks for flashlights because the others didnt happen. Williams never cut off her ponytail, the group never marched in the dark because they were afraid and Friday Night games are dark isn't even the main focus of the letter.

[@capt.eagleva7114]

I am 18, and this game predates me by 7 years. The More You Know (rainbow)

[@reversecolin1256788]

im 24 and this predate me by 2 laughs like daffy duck and leaves

[@MoonEcho]

Ohhh, this game reminds me of... something! I have really vague memories of an Apple II game that was sort of like this. You had to go through a building, but there were robots in your way, or after you, or... uh... and you had to trick the robots! Each robot represented one of the senses, like sight or smell. So you'd use inventory items to trick them, like perfume to get past the smell robot, and so on. I don't at all remember what this game's name was or if it ever actually existed. It's also possible that everything I remember from back then is a lie!