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{{GameInfobox | developer = 7th Level | na_rel = {{Release|1994}} | genre = Edutainment, Music | platforms = Microsoft Windows | media = CD-ROM | discs = 1 | input = Mouse }} '''''Tuneland''''' is a musical children's computer game, produced in 1993 by a division of [[7th Level]], Kids' World Entertainment. The cartoon video game follows the character Little Howie, who is voiced by the television personality [[Howie Mandel]] on an adventure around Old McDonald's Farm. ''Tuneland'' was followed by the Lil' Howie series: ''Lil' Howie's Great Word Adventure'', ''Lil' Howie's Great Math Adventure'', and ''Lil' Howie's Great Reading Adventure''. The series has won 36 awards. == The game == The eight locations in the game are the barnyard, the farmhouse, the barn, the pond, grandma's house, the train station, the mountain, and the valley.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uah.edu/music/technology/cai/programs/tuneland.html |title=''Tuneland'' |publisher=University of Alabama in Huntsville |accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref> === Songs === The game contains around 40 songs, which are primarily [[nursery rhyme]]s. These include "[[Old MacDonald]]", "[[Turkey in the Straw]], "[[Three Blind Mice]]", "[[I'm a Little Teapot]]", "[[Itsy Bitsy Spider]]" and "[[Bingo (song)|Bingo]]". The CD can also be used as an audio disk or with the built in Jukebox to listen to the songs featured in the game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue166/82_TuneLand.php |title=''Tuneland'' |publisher=Atari Magazines |date=1994-07 |accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref> ==== Musicians ==== ''Tuneland'''s cast features a large number of musicians including the [[Doobie Brothers]]' [[Jeff Baxter|Jeff "Skunk" Baxter]] and [[Pink Floyd]]'s [[David Gilmour]] on [[guitar]]s. [[Jon Anderson]] from [[Yes (band)|Yes]] provides some vocals and [[Scott Page]] of [[Supertramp]] performs on the soundtrack for the game. == Awards == ''Tuneland'' received various awards including ''World Class Award for Children's CD-ROM Game'' from [[PC World (magazine)|''PC World'']], and an ''Award in Excellence'' from the [[Film Advisory Board]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmadvisoryboard.org/aoe/Detail.asp?TitleID=45| title=''Tuneland'' |publisher=Film Advisory Board |accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref> In 1994 it was also featured in the Top 10 Best Kids Products of the Year from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' and the Top 100 CD-ROMs from ''[[PC Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cdaccess.com/html/pc/tuneland.htm |title=''Tuneland'' |publisher=CD Access |accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1994_Nov_29/ai_15914408 |title=''Tuneland'' triumphs: interactive children's CD-ROM recognized by film, parent and computer organizations and publications - SEVL |publisher=Business Wire |date=1994-11-29 |accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref> [[File:Tuneland screenshot.png|thumb|A screenshot of the opening location of the game, also showing Little Howie.]] == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{allgame|id=7148|title=Tuneland}} {{music-videogame-stub}} {{edu-videogame-stub}} [[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
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