Free Licensed Full Video Game Today Around the World in 80 Days Plus Jules Verne, Book and Other tidbits

 

English: Jules Verne, contemporary portrait. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Jules Verne Menu, Eiffel Tower Paris , France October 2005. (Photo credit: danielleherner)

Jules Verne (Photo credit: paukrus)

English: Musée Jules Verne (Jules Verne Musuem) in Nantes, France (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Phileas Fogg's Flying Machine (Photo credit: thewamphyri)

Cartoon Jules Verne on the sea floor with fantastic sea creatures. Legend : "Gathering from the best sources authentic information about underwater world". Cover of "L'Algerie" Magazine, 15 June 1884 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Around the World in 80 Days in French (Hetzel), English (Sony Reader PSR 505), and Polish (Nasza Ksiegarnia). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Map of the trip in Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Poe's novel inspired later writers, including Jules Verne. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Other Log of Phileas Fogg (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Phileas Fogg's bet, an ilustration from the novel "Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules Verne painted by Alphonse de Neuville and/or Léon Benett. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Cover of Jules Verne

     I really like the "Around the World In 80 Days" video game freebie over at Game Giveaway of the Day. Today: Around the World in 80 Days: So much so, that I found you lot's of other tidbits, illustrations and links about the novel and the man who wrote it.
     Besides being lot's of fun with really cool graphics, I think this would be a great reward for students studying the book in literature, or world geography, or relevant history, or even modes of transportation such as the hot air balloon.
     The program is available for $13.95, but it will be free full version to keep forever today only.


Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP/ Vista (also works fine on my Windows 7)
     Here's how the developers describe the game:
     "You only have 80 days to circumnavigate the globe. Think that sounds easy? Travel back in time to the late 19th century and get ready for spectacular adventures on land, sea and air together with the English daredevil Phileas Fogg and his loyal French servant Passepourtout.
     Use the unique chance to visit four continents and complete the inconceivable journey to win the fantastic 20,000 pounds wager with this outstanding puzzler inspired by the classic adventure novel of the same name written by Jules Verne."

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The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

An ilustration from the novel "Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules Verne painted by Alphonse de Neuville and/or Léon Benett. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Egyptoid: Free Video Game Software Download Plus Cool Egypt Pics & Facts

English: Egypt 2010 estimated population density per square kilometer. Data source:http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/ (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Egypt: Thebes (Photo credit: Brooklyn Museum)

English: The Saharan White Desert, near Farafra, western Egypt. Photographedy by Omar Kamel (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Egypt: Gizeh (Photo credit: Brooklyn Museum)

European arcade flyer of Arkanoid. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Orthographic map of Egypt (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Topographic map of Egypt. Created with GMT from SRTM data. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Egyptian musicians wearing gellabiyas (also spelled jellabiyas). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

All Giza Pyramids in one shot. Русский: Все пирамиды Гизы на изображении. Español: Las Pirámides de Guiza (Egipto). Français : Les Pyramides de Gizeh (Egypte). Català: Les Piràmides de Giza, a Egipte. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Green irrigated land (3.4 million ha) along the Nile amidst the desert (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: The Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Coat of Arms of Egypt, Official version. Government Website (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Egyptoid Video Game View

“Egyptoid” is a perfect blend of classic Arcanoid with the magic of Egypt." says Giveawayoftheday.com.  I'm thinking this game would be cool as a reward for your homeschooler studying anything about Egypt. :) Or for anybody who enjoys Egypt or arcade action with 8 worlds, 17 types of bonuses and other fun.


It normally costs $4.99 but you can get it free today only by clicking the link below.

Traveling through 72 never-the-same levels, your objective will be to destroy various patterns of blocks by bouncing the ball. In doing this, you must keep an eye out for bonuses that can speed up or down the paddle, give an extra life, extend the paddle or make it magnetic.

Game Giveaway of the Day. Today: Egyptoid:

Meanwhile, click out on the pics above and the link below to learn more about Egypt itself, for homeschool or just for fun. :)

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