Backpacker

Backpacker (1995)

by TATI Mixedia, BMG Interactive, BMG Interactive Entertainment
Genres:Adventure, Simulator, Quiz/Trivia
Themes:Open world, Educational
Game modes:Single player
Story:Backpacker is the first game in the backpacker series of travel, trivia and exploration.
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user avatar@IMPhilemonuser avatar@IMPhilemon
January 29, 2025
To play it with my sister as a kid. We tried to travel the world and when we got stuck we asked our mother. She was confused by the wierdly deep questions we asked her. Eventually she gave us a dictionary for us to find things in. I still have the book and cherrish it as one of my most important books, not for what it holds but for all the memories it carries.
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