Alphabet Park Adventure

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**Alphabet Park Adventure** is a platformer game released from 2004 to ~2007, and was published by VTech. and under license from Zamperla Amusments Inc

## Gameplay

### Learning Adventure

The game is the usual platformer where you have to walk through and save all the power rings that powers the park itself. While going through these stages, you will have to solve a problem relating to learning the Alphabet.

#### Stages

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1. Toy Shop [Stage Layout]
2. Monsterville [Stage Layout]
3. Jungle Ride
4. Bug World [Stage Layout]
5. Secret Garden
6. Fun Fair

#### Mini-Games

In the revision of the game with the character redesigns, they add new mini-games to the stages.

Learning Adventure Mini-Games

### Learning Zone

The Learning Zone is comprised of 4 different mini-games with an extra fifth one in the Chinese version. Along with this the version with the different designs has a few older ones replaced with new ones.

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* Letter Order
* Letter Cases
* Spelling
* Colors and Shapes
* Quiz Game

### Sing Along

*The menu for this mode shows a "Dance Moves" feature.*

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This is the new feature that was added in the revision that changed the characters' designs.

## Learning Content

The Chinese version has this game as an English card, and has 5 content, while the others have 7.

* Letters
* Alphabet Order
* Objects
* Shapes
* Phonics
* Vocabulary
* Colors

### Pre-Release

The following is the learning content from the pre-release, and is under the "Early Learners" category

* letter cases
* letter sequencing
* objects
* vowels
* consonants
* phonics
* opposites
* colors
* shapes

## Version Differences

### Regional Differences

* The title screen has a slight change between the Chinese version, and worldwide release (Original versions)
* Some regions of the game such as German has a line put through the center of the 7, which this doesn't have in the American, or UK releases.

### Differences In New Revision

* Overall physics are more quick responding
	+ Can't jump off ladders, instead having to fully climb them
	+ Large stairs like the ones in Toy Shop act like a slope, unlike the original where you'd fall on the lower part each time
* Camera will move more smoothly
	+ Is possible for it to still scroll while paused, unlike the original
* The purple arrow is not present at the start of Toy Shop
* Minor glitches in Toy Shop that causes you to appear on the button despite not landing directly on it is fixed
	+ Same with the railing after the first letter order section, it no longer stops you if you jump to high
* Many animations such as the balls in Toy Shop, and transitions to various player states are more jagged and rough than the original version

## Trivia

* This was one of the pack in title for the V.Smile
* This is one of the most well known games on the V.Smile
* The original version uses pre-rendered images for things like the Titlescreen, cutscenes, and possibly the characters.
* French version of this game's box uses an image of the pre-release console which is barely visible on the box itself
	+ The pre-release cartridge label is also in use in the image of the V.Smile shown on the box, though only in official images of the packaging from VTech's site.
	+ ***Was this use of the pre-release console also on other physical boxes of the game?***
* Some versions of the box art has Jack making different facial expressions
	+ Closed teeth in most versions, while open mouth in the German version
* The game had it's characters re-designed to be the newly introduced characters from VTech. This has happened to other games.
	+ These characters may have had it's earliest appearance be on the V.Smile game "Learnin' Wheels" (or maybe "Whiz Kid Wheels").
	+ Those characters also had appearances in other games such as Smart Keyboard.
* The Chinese version may have taught English to the Chinese market judging by the game being known as English Parade over there.
* This game has rare artwork depicting the boy looking at the distance to a structure with some letters falling from the sky in the same way as the Learning Zone mini-game "Letter Order".
	+ This image also shows a dog/cat character standing next to the kid who outside of this image is never seen, or mentioned at all.
	+ The cartridge in the console shows what seems to be a rendition of the park's layout on the stage select screen.
* In Toy Shop you can see one of the robots spawn inside the wall that blocks your way
* The male voice over present in the original versions of the game that appears in menus, and to give instructions also narrated the stories from Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood Adventure.

### Known Bugs & Glitches

* On some emulators you can get launched really high up when jumping off a ladder, this happens when on a lower clock speed.
	+ This is mainly known to happen in some versions of V.Frown from March of 2023 and earlier with a clock speed setting
* A glitch is present where you can walk on air by getting hit and abusing the invincibility frames.

## Gallery

### Packaging

Alternate box art where the logo is a little smallerGerman box with the German game rating known as USKItalian boxFrench box scanInner flap of the French releaseAlternate back design from German version with unique artworkThe front cover of the game in ChinaThe Chinese cartridgeAnother Pre-Release cartridge design from the American commercialPre-release version of the Italian cartridgeThe original version's cartridgeThe back of the original version's cartridgeThe German version of the game with the Special Edition clear case.The revision to the gameManualManual from the revision
### Gameplay

V.Smile Game Console 2004 Commercial -Highest Quality-The commercial for the V.Smile, showing pre-release footage for the game.A pre-release screenshot of the game's Toy Park stage.Toy Park screenshot from another pre-release buildPre-release image of the quiz room section on Monsterville, and possibly another cartridge label (the smaller V.Smile under the TV)Image of the V.Smile's test market from the Chinese site in 2004.The front of the Chinese's console box showing gameplay from this game in English.Unknown Learning Zone game cut from the final versions.Title screen of the Chinese versionLevel select in the Chinese releaseSprite of the park's entrance as seen on the stage select screen.
### Misc

The rare render which shows this unknown dog/cat character, along with a pre-release cartridge design.Another version of the image above, but not cropped, and in a lower res.The button on the Chinese site
## External Links

1. Press Room article on the V.Smile's catalog of games which mentions Alphabet Park Adventure
	1. Another Press Room article
2. A forum post a user has posted on a Chinese forum asking about the V.Smile over in China
3. A review of the game which features the new mini-games
4. A link to the V.Smile commercial which features many pre-release labels for games, and a few differences in the game, like use of a unused game from a stage, or mini-game, and changes within Toy Park.
5. An article talking about the V.Smile console which has the rare render of the game's artwork on the TV.
6. The game on sockscap64.com

## References

1. ↑ Airwalk glitch footage from Discord
2. ↑ VTech E-Learning product Chinese page from 2004 containing this image.