The Great Waldo Search (video game)

The Great Waldo Search

Cover art (Super NES version)
Developer(s) Radiance
Publisher(s) THQ
Platform(s) Mega Drive/Genesis
NES
Super NES
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Puzzle
Mode(s) Single player
Distribution Cartridge

The Great Waldo Search is a video game released in 1992. It is based on the third Waldo book, which was originally released under the same name in North America.

Gameplay

The pictures are slightly animated images of Waldo scenes, the player has to scroll along the long picture to survey the scape while searching for Waldo and other objects. The directional buttons control a magnifying glass and is used in order to "find" objects. Waldo's dog Woof is also in each level and by finding him the player gets to play a small bonus game to collect points while controlling Woof on a flying carpet.

Levels

  1. The Carpet Flyers
  2. The Underground Hunters
  3. The Battling Monks
  4. The Unfriendly Giants
  5. The Land of Waldos

Credits

Super NES