Okay, enti ɛhe na Carmen Sandiego wɔ hɔ? yɛ saa edutainment agodie a ɔkwan bi so no ɛma abakɔsɛm a wosua no yɛ nwonwa no mu biako. Wobɔ sɛ obi a ɔyɛ foforo a ɔhwehwɛ nkurɔfo ho nsɛm mu a ɔtaa Carmen kuw no akyi wɔ bere ahorow mu —susuw Renaissance Italy, tete Misraim, anaasɛ wuram atɔe fam mpo ho. Nea ɛkyere no? Wo’ve gotta nokwarem no wunim wo nneɛma a wode bedi wɔn akyi.

Adeɛ a ɛdi kan a wobɛhyɛ no nsow: Sega Genesis version no kɔ so yɛ charm koro no ara sɛ PC original, kɛkɛ a chunky 16-bit visuals. Wobɛbisabisa adansefoɔ nsɛm, wɔbɛboaboa nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ ano, na —sɛ wote sɛ me a —bɔ Leonardo da Vinci soboɔ wɔ akwanhyia mu sɛ anyɛ yie koraa no ɔrewia Mona Lisa no pɛnkoro. (Spoiler: It’s never him.) Bere-akwantuo gimmick no mma nneɛma nyɛ te sɛ adesua nhoma, bere mpo a worepere sɛ wobɛkae afeha a wɔde wɔn nsa hyɛɛ Magna Carta ase no.

Ɛyɛ nwonwa sɛ ɛyɛ addictive bere a woakɔ rhythm a ɛyɛ globe-trotting ne fact-checking no. Nhwɛ kwan kɛkɛ sɛ adeyɛ a ɛkɔ ntɛmntɛm —eyi nyinaa fa ɔhyew a ɛba brɛoo ne “aha!” Moments. Brazilfo nkyerɛase no Portuguese/Spanish nkyerɛwee no betumi abɔ wo asen sɛ wo ho nte a, nanso gameplay no yɛ tẽẽ a ebetumi ayɛ basaa. Nostalgia akwantu a amemene mu tumi ankasa wɔ akyi.