Kids on Site

Kids on Site
Developer(s)Digital Pictures
Publisher(s)Digital Pictures
Platform(s)Sega CD[1]
DOS
Macintosh
Release
  • NA: November 1994
  • PAL: 1994
PlayStation 4, Windows (Steam)
  • WW: July 28, 2022
Genre(s)FMV
Mode(s)Single-player

Kids on Site is a first-person simulation video game, featuring full-motion video for its primary gameplay. It was produced for the Sega CD and later ported to the DOS operating system for PC systems and Macintosh. A 32X version was planned but never released.[2] Versions for PlayStation 4 and Windows via Steam were re-released by Limited Run Games, Screaming Villains and Flash Film Works on June 14, 2022.[3]

Gameplay

This was a construction game for kids, where they watched videos and then got to "operate" heavy machinery on a construction site. This includes a steamroller, a wrecking ball, an excavator and a bulldozer.[4]

Production

The project was produced by Digital Pictures, directed by Heidi Holman and starred Larry Grennan, Scott McClain and Robin Joss. It was programmed by Richard Levine from a concept by Kevin Welsh.[4]

Reception

Kids on Site was awarded the "1995 Parents Choice Approval Award" and CD-ROM Magazine said it "captured all of the fun of playing with heavy machinery with the added advantage that your kids... won't come home full of dirt."[5]

References

  1. ^ Easley, Joel (January 28, 1995). "Kids will virtually dig this new game". Kokomo Tribune. p. 10. Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Actualités Internationales: Kids on Site • Mega CD et 32X". CD Consoles (in French). No. 3. Pressimage. January 1995. p. 30.
  3. ^ "Kids On Site Hard Hat Edition announced for PS4, PC". Gematsu. April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Kids on Site". Moby Games. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Anzovin, Steven (August 1995). "Kids on Site Big Fun With Big Machines". CD-ROM Today.