Arthur's Teacher Trouble

Like the other Arthur games, this Another visual novel which brings back memories from back in the day. I like the fact that you can click on and interact with almost anything on the screen - many modern visual novels these days are static and don't do that anymore. Runs perfect and it is so good to see it available digitally. I look forward to seeing more classic titles brought back.

I adored this game as a child. I bought it for nostalgic purposes and I'm so glad I did. I underappreciated it at the time. The animations are so cute, the pixelated color gradient backgrounds are unique, and there is so much to interact with! I missed the silly voice acting and random interactions. Plus I enjoyed the old school version of the characters. It's very short but I'm sure that's whats best for children with short attention spans lol.

Arthur's Teacher Trouble is a beloved kids books Author by Marc Brown this is one of my fav game when i was young and playing this bring back good memories this game is a book that your kids can read along there are two mode read to me will have the game read to you and the other is let me play the game play the story but will stop and let you use the mouse click on anything on the pegs untill you move on to the next pegs anyway your kids will love it

Let me just say it right out of the gate: [b]the Living Books games were epic cinema[/b]. So many choices! [i]So many things to click on!![/i] [b]So many hilarious jokes that I must watch over and over again![/b] I didn't really care about the plot itself because, [i]like[/i], [b]who buys a virtual story book for the story?![/b] aside from that, my under-developed toddler brain was [b]ecstatic[/b]. Anyway, nearly two decades later, I find those [i]same games[/i] re-released on Steam. no idea why. It's certainly not for [i]profit[/i], because I'm the third guy to buy it. but [i]hey[/i], I'm feeling nostalgic. [b]let's see if this thirty year old game meant for babies holds up.[/b] [b]Arthur's Teacher Trouble[/b] is a pretty simple story, but it has a nice message. Arthur has a new teacher at school, [i]and he's having a bit of trouble with him[/i] [spoiler](big surprise)[/spoiler]. To his students, Mr. Ratburn seems like the [b]meanest, strictest, and just the worst teacher in the entire school[/b]; and [i]the sheer amount of extra homework for the annual spelling bee is just[/i] [b]brutal[/b]. BUT, in the following weeks, Arthur and pals actually learn their words, and they get really good at it! [i]And Mr. Ratburn is so proud of them!![/i] And that's when they realize that [spoiler]the TRUE worst teacher in the entire school were the friends we made along the way. I don't know.[/spoiler] It's short, sweet, and a perfect example of why [b]Arthur[/b] is such a beloved show for both kids and adults. It all just feels so human, [i]y'know?[/i] like, we've all been here before. You can relate to every character and situation one way or another. [i]Slice of life[/i] [b]at its finest[/b]. [i]Toddler me really knew the good stuff[/i], though; as even after all this time, [b]the best part of the game is the interactive mode.[/b] While you're reading the book, you can use the mouse and click on anything in the pictures, and they'll ([i]usually[/i]) start doing something funny. Toys come to life and start dancing, cups and plates fly off the shelves and [b]smash[/b] into pieces, and characters make funny faces and [i]sneeze[/i] and stuff. I'm almost in awe at how many interactions are on each page, not to mention the fact that [b]I've found new ones years later[/b] [spoiler](actually, that's understandable. little kid me was probably an idiot)[/spoiler], and it's genuinely a lot of fun. And look, maybe that's just the nostalgia talking. There's a really stupid (but evidently catchy) song that's been in my head for years, and it goes like [i]boom[/i]. sha [b]boom[/b]. buh bum [i]boom[/i]. sha [b]boom. C O O K I E S S S !! [/b]….anyway, I had no idea where it came from, but then I played this again, and [i]the song hit me like a truck[/i] and I was like [b]OH MY GOSH THE COOKIE SONG WAS FROM ARTHUR THE WHOLE TIME THIS IS EPIC!!![/b] ...[i]see?[/i] I tied that in naturally. The sprites and pixel art actually looks [i]pretty good[/i], and it does a really nice job emulating the hand-drawn animation of the show. And to top it all off, the game is fully voiced, with the whole show cast reprising their roles; with [i]shockingly[/i] [b]only one ear-grating performance[/b] [spoiler](that, of course, is D W. goodness, she's a pain to listen to).[/spoiler] It's not all fun and games, as while [i]toddler me[/i] would've never cared about this stuff, [b]critic me HAS to complain about something![/b].....why is there so much kissing in the game? [i]like[/i], it feels like [i]almost a quarter of the punchlines are[/i] “[b]inanimate objects that you wouldn't expect to kiss kiss[/b]”. odd. [i]Why was the bag of flour's death so insanely graphic??[/i] [b]First[/b], it got shot with an arrow straight in the middle, and [b]then[/b] it started [i]moaning and squealing in pain[/i], and [b]THEN[/b] [i]it started vomiting “blood”[/i] [spoiler](it's flour)[/spoiler], before FALLING TO THE GROUND IN A GORY HEAP. [b]WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU GUYS???[/b] Also, while it's cute that Arthur dances if you wait too long at the title, [i]I was slightly disturbed when[/i] [spoiler]he started twerking[/spoiler]. And finally, [i]possibly my only legitimate complaint[/i], [b]why doesn't this port feature all the content from the original game?[/b] I may be wrong, but I think there are entire [b]pages[/b] missing. There were DEFINITELY a few jokes they took out [spoiler](why doesn't Mr. Ratburn's car go ahooga anymore)[/spoiler], which is weird, seeing how they kept the preview for their “upcoming game” [b]Where's Ruff's Bone?[/b] , which is like [i]over twenty five years old at this point[/i]. but hey, priorities. [b]Arthur's Teacher Trouble[/b] was a fun little trip at memory lane. If that interests you, [i]get it on sale![/i] [b]yee![/b]

This arthur game works for me on my windows 11 PC. The others mostly dont

I'd prefer the Read to Me mode. It is the best mode

Such a classic. My brother and I used to play this in my mom's classroom at my elementary school. Now my kiddos are having a blast with it. Good stuff.

I LOVE POINT AND CLICKS RAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

As an adult that played this as kid there is a ton to be nostalgic about. For younger kids it seems to hit the itch of both offering silly jokes they like as well as the ability to have that joke happen 10 times in a row if they want.