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==Progression of the game== Location: Sapphire Falls ===Entering the mine=== At the start of the game, Sally, T.J. and Gizmo arrive at the mine and ask Ranger Addy Wise for permission to go inside so they can take a photograph or two. She allows them to enter for this purpose, but they apparently decide to start hunting for the creature instead. In the first room, they meet Samual Branon Jr., who the user can make them converse with by selecting comments that appear on the screen. After the conversation ends, Sally, T.J. and Gizmo journey deeper into the mine. ====Platform Problems==== Before any new tunnel can be entered, the [[light fixture|lights]] must be turned on. This is done by guiding Sally over the [[scaffolding]] to reach the lever with the correct answer to a math problem that appears at the top of the screen. Once this done, the lights usually stay on, but they do go out on occasion, requiring the user to play the "Platform Problems" activity again. ===Opening the secret passage=== After the first "Platform Problems" activity is completed, Sally, T.J. and Gizmo discover a [[secret passage]] that can only be unlocked by placing [[gemstone|gems]] in indentations shaped like each of the three different gems available. There are three activities that the user can play to collect gems, but "Platform Problems" must be played before each of them. In the main room with the secret doorway, the user encounters two more characters, Jilian Godszolus and Jed Mason, who can be conversed with in the same way as Samual Branon. ====Laser Letters==== This is a spelling game, where the user is presented with a few different words, only one of which is correctly spelled. This word must be boxed in by a laser, which starts at the center of the screen. Naturally, there is something to stop the user: a robot which cuts through the laser, making it restart at the area where it was cut.So, don't forget to be careful because you have to restart it again and you will lose some points. ====Map Madness==== This game is nearly identical to the "[[JumpStart Adventures 4th Grade: Haunted Island#The Pirate Ship|pirate ship]]" activity from the 1996 version of this game, even using an almost identical map of the world. The biggest differences are that, instead of a galleon on a [[parchment]] map, the user controls a mine car over a map engraved into a rock wall. Also, the enemy pirate ships are swapped for "steam clouds," the "food and supplies" for deposits of [[coal]] needed to keep the mine car running and the treasures for gems. This version begins with a "wide view" of the entire map, the user having to "zoom in" to the "close-up view" to uncover the gems, whereas in original there was only the close-up view of the map. ====Tablet Turnover==== This is essentially the same game as the [[JumpStart Adventures 4th Grade: Haunted Island#The Mummy's Tomb|mummy's tomb activity]] in the original version of ''JumpStart 4th Grade''. It even uses tablets the same shape and size although here, of course, the user is uncovering gems instead of Egyptian mummies. The only differences related to gameplay are that this version teaches [[science]] as well as history and that, instead of resetting the puzzle when no move is possible, the user is given a new puzzle. ===Looking for clues=== Once the door is opened, Sally, T.J. and Gizmo fall into a canyon, which conveniently has an abandoned [[hot air balloon]] for them to use as transport. They also discover the monster, and Gizmo tries to capture it, but fails. A bit of its fur remains in the canine's jaws, and it actually bears a label, revealing that the creature is actually a fake. After traveling through caves and gathering enough clues, they move on to Crystal Keys and then Race Chase. ====Clue Climber==== The user guides T.J. up a cliff by selecting the word which is a [[synonym]], [[antonym]] or [[homonym]] to a given word. ====Wacky Words==== The player builds a pipeline by selecting the word that is the correct [[part of speech]]. ====Crystal Keys==== This is essentially the "[[JumpStart Adventures 4th Grade: Haunted Island#The Clock Tower|clock tower]]" activity from the previous version of ''JumpStart 4th Grade''. ====Race Chase==== The faux monster jumps into a minecart and TJ, Sally and Gizmo jump into a different one in turn. Gizmo, angry at the crook in costume, unwisely attacks him, which leads to his capture. Desperate to rescue their friend, TJ and Sally attempt to catch up with the creature. Thus, the user plays a game in which the duo's minecart is navigated left and right in order to grab cans marked with "T" and "F" to answer true and false questions. Correct answers speed the cart up, while incorrect ones slow it down. This game is a review game, and players must answer questions that relate to different subjects they covered eariler in the software product. Once it is played 3 times, Costume Capers is played. ====Costume Capers==== A critical thinking game, players use their clues to determine who was once supposed to be a monster. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jumpstart Adventures 4th Grade: Sapphire Falls}} [[Category:2000 video games]] [[Category:JumpStart]] [[Category:Windows games]] [[Category:Mac OS games]]
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