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| The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain | |
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| Developer(s) | Bright Star Technology Coktel Vision |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra On-Line |
| Producer(s) | Sherry Wrana |
| Designer(s) | Ward Makielski |
| Programmer(s) | Mark Marion |
| Composer(s) | Jonathan Cunningham |
| Series | Dr. Brain |
| Platform(s) | Macintosh,Windows 3.x |
| Release | August 1995[1] |
| Genre(s) | Educational,Adventure |
The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain is the third installment of the originalDr. Brain series, which were educational games published bySierra On-Line.
An experiment mixed up the minds of Dr. Brain and his lab rat Rathbone, and puzzles need to be solved to put Dr. Brain's brain back together again.
The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain features science-related puzzles similar to the first two games in the series. Previous installments featured a large, semi-free-roaming environment, butThe Lost Mind of Dr. Brain restricts the player to a single area (Dr. Brain's laboratory), with puzzles accessed from a central 'map' screen. Dr. Brain's niece, Elaina (voiced by Kayce Glasse) replaces Dr. Brain as host and serves as a guide to Dr. Brain's mental pathways. While the previous games' puzzles ranged across a variety of disciplines (bothCastle andIsland contained memory and word puzzles, as well as puzzles related to art and the sciences),The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain focuses solely on thehuman brain, with puzzles related tospatial orientation,memorization, and symbolic association.
| Publication | Score |
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| Macworld |   [2] |
| Next Generation | [3] |
| Publication | Award |
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| SPA Award | 1995 - Best Home Learning Game for Adolescents[4] |
The game scored positive reviews byComputer Shopper as entertaining in August 1995 and byPC Gamer for having "educational value" in December 1996.[5]
Next Generation gave three stars out of five forMacintosh version of the game, and commented that its gameplay and simplicity is appropriate for younger audience.[3]