Detective Barbie: The Mystery Of The Carnival Caper!
Detective Barbie: The Mystery Of The Carnival Caper! is a 1998 adventure game developed by Gorilla Systems and published by Mattel Media.
Detective Barbie: The Mystery Of The Carnival Caper! is a 1998 adventure game developed by Gorilla Systems and published by Mattel Media.
Detective Barbie in the Mystery of the Carnival Caper takes place at a carnival the night before it opens to the public for a charity event. Ken disappears with the charity money during the magician's act. Detectives Barbie and Becky are on the scene and ask the player to help them solve the mystery of what happened to Ken and the money. Before the player starts the investigation, they choose their name and create their junior detective badge. There are 50,000 names to choose from, and Barbie will say the player's name throughout the game. The names were recorded by Barbie's voice actor, Chris Anthony Lansdowne.
Players can explore 25 different 3D scenes and locations with Barbie in the carnival by dragging their mouse cursor to the edges of the screen until it becomes a pink arrow, indicating the direction that Barbie will walk. When the player switches the cursor to a magnifying glass, they can drag it across the screen to reveal hidden footprints or hand prints. Footprints lead to suspects, and handprints reveal clues and secrets. The magnifying glass will also highlight tools that Barbie can use. Barbie can go on tall rides to gain a high vantage point and survey the carnival grounds.
Whenever the player finds a clue or interviews a suspect, Barbie will document it in the crime computer, and Becky will share analysis and tips about each new piece of evidence. There are 50 randomized clues and four suspects: Madame Wanda, the magician; the owner, Burt Franklin; the carnival manager and owner's son, Jake Franklin; and Artie the handyman. When Barbie spots a shadowy suspect, she chases them onto a carnival ride: down a water slide; around the bumper cars ride; or through the Tunnel of Love ride on a jet ski, using the swans as ramps. A frog water gun game in the carnival has a multiplayer component: one player controls Barbie as she shoots water into a frog's mouth, while a second player operates a different water gun with the keyboard. Detective Barbie is replayable, and the clues and guilty suspect change with each new playthrough.
Detective Barbie: The Mystery Of The Carnival Caper! is abandonware and no longer sold or supported by its publishers. Files are archived here for these platforms:
How to play on Windows
Note: The game might not run properly on some Windows 10 systems, in these cases you will have to use Windows XP or 7.
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