History VideoGame / JumpStartAdventures4thGradeHauntedIsland

* FetchQuest: The game is mostly a series of these. You have thirteen classmates to save and four items are required to save one. You have to play three mini-games to get just one item. So in all, you have to play 156 mini-games to save all your classmates. On top of this, you have to play three rounds of all the mini-games, except for the pirate activity, to count as having played it once. So unless you get the pirate activity, you have to play nine rounds (three rounds for three mini-games) to get one item. Also, the game keeps track of which mini-games you're bad at and assigns those ones to you repeatedly. Yeah, it's a long game. The UpdatedRerelease changes it so you only have to play two mini-games to get one item, reducing the total number of mini-games you have to play from 156 to 104.

* DefangedHorrors: You don't actually ''die'', and the monsters won't actually ''hurt'' you in any way that's overt ... however, they ''will'' scare you, and answering Repsac's questions incorrectly will cost you health.

* AlphabetSoupCans

* TomatoSurprise: The Cemetery story "Where is the Werewolf?" ends this way, at least when said ending is not altered by the Mad Libs aspect

* TomatoSurprise: The Cemetery story "Where is the Werewolf?"

A discontinued, though somewhat infamous, entry in the ''VideoGame/JumpStart'' series of {{Edutainment Game}}s. Four years after its release, it was replaced by a new version, with the subtitle of ''Sapphire Falls'', which focused on two kids, TJ and Sally, solving a mystery surrounding an abandoned mine and a lost treasure. In any case, since ''Haunted Island'' more famous than ''Sapphire Falls'', it will not be discussed on this page. As its subtitle might suggest, this game is remembered for its NightmareFuel, which was presumably a factor in its discontinuation.

* PublicDomainSoundtrack: Not in the game proper, but all the songs you have to play in the music activity are conveniently out of copyright. They run the gambit from classical music to folk songs to spirituals and so on. After you perform a song successfully, Semimoto tells what it was.

[[caption-width-right:350:Be careful, Repsac could be right behind you...]]

A discontinued, though somewhat infamous, entry in the ''VideoGame/JumpStart'' series of {{Edutainment Game}}s. Four years after its release, it was replaced by a new version, with the subtitle of ''Sapphire Falls'', which focused on two kids, TJ and Sally solving a mystery surrounding an abandoned mine and a lost treasure. In any case, the latter became more famous than this one, but will not be discussed on this page. As its subtitle might suggest, this game is remembered for its NightmareFuel, which was presumably a factor in its discontinuation.

A discontinued, though somewhat infamous, entry in the ''VideoGame/JumpStart'' series of {{Edutainment Game}}s. Four years after its release, it was replaced by a new version, with the subtitle of ''Sapphire Falls'', which focused on two kids, TJ and Sally solving a mystery surrounding an abandoned mine and a lost treasure. In any case, it was not as memorable as this one and as such, will not be discussed on this page. As its subtitle might suggest, this game is remembered for its NightmareFuel, which was presumably a factor in its discontinuation.

* TheCameo: Hidden in the trees in certain areas of the Lost Woods are characters from previous [=JumpStart=] games, consisting of the cast from ''[=JumpStart=] Preschool'' and CJ the frog from ''[=JumpStart=] 2nd Grade'', each sporting a frightened or concerned look on their face.

A discontinued, though somewhat infamous, entry in the ''VideoGame/JumpStart'' series of {{Edutainment Game}}s. Four years after its release, it was replaced by a new version which was about [[UndergroundLevel mining]]... or something. In any case, it was not as memorable as this one. As its subtitle might suggest, this game is remembered for its NightmareFuel, which was presumably a factor in its discontinuation.

* BondVillainStupidity: Ms. Grunkle repeatedly taunts you - and why doesn't she turn you into a monster right there?
* TheCameo: Apparently you're not alone in the woods of Haunted Island (no we're not talking about Repsac); hidden in the trees in certain spots are characters from previous [=JumpStart=] games, like most of the cast from ''[=JumpStart=] Preschool'' and CJ the frog from ''[=JumpStart=] 2nd Grade'', each sporting a frightened or concerned look on their face.

* DefangedHorrors: You don't actually ''die'', and the monsters won't actually ''hurt'' you in any way that's overt ... however, they try to scare you, and answering Repsac's questions incorrectly will cost you your health.

* NoSwastikas: Averted. The history activity features a number of historical photographs, including one of a Nazi flag. Well, if it's educational...

* PunnyName: Madame Pomreeda (Palm Reader)

* ProperlyParanoid: A lot of kids would use the WarpWhistle specifically to avoid Repsac.
* RandomEvent: Running into Repsac or Ms. Grunkle happens at random in the game as you walk around the island.
* RetroUniverse: Some of the children are explicitly from the modern day while others seem to be {{Disco Dan}}s and they all go to school together in an old-fashioned one-room schoolhouse. The pirate activity seems to take place during TheCavalierYears, but none of the rest of the game does. Most of the stories you create in the cemetery activity are set in the present day. And, of course, the history activity has information updated to TheNineties (the time when the game was made) even though Flap says it was "a long time ago" that anyone was in there.
* SceneryPorn: Haunted Island is one of Jumpstart's most beautifully detailed settings, looking like something out of ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas''.

* TheCameo: Apparently you're not alone in the woods of Haunted Island (no we're not talking about Repsac); hidden in the trees in certain spots are characters from previous [=JumpStart=] games, like most of the cast from ''[=JumpStart=] Preschool'' and CJ the frog from ''[=JumpStart=] 2nd Grade'', each with a frightened look on their face.

* GuideDangIt: Early releases of the game only include the island map in the user's guide. Thus, if you don't have the user's guide, you can't navigate the island effectively and are pretty much screwed, and since most kids were playing this at school, it was highly doubtful the teachers still had it lying around in their classroom. (Clever form of CopyProtection, though.) Later releases dropped the user's guide and included the map in-game.

* DefangedHorrors: You don't actually ''die'', and the monsters won't actually ''hurt'' you... however, they try to scare you.

You are a fourth-grade student who has missed one day of school. Not only were you absent, but the teacher was as well, with the substitute teacher being a WickedWitch named Ms. Grunkle who [[BalefulPolymorph turned all your classmates into monsters]] and imprisoned them on a creepy island where everything looks like it was designed by Creator/TimBurton. So now ItsUpToYou to rescue them, wandering through the [[TheLostWoods spooky woods]] of the island to find the {{Mini Game}}s which provide you with personal belongings of the classmates needed to turn them back to normal. Helping you out is a purple bat named Flap, who plays a similar roll as [[VideoGame/JumpStartAdventures3rdGradeMysteryMountain Botley]] as your companion, and a fortune teller named Madame Pomreeda, who can turn your classmates back to normal with said personal belongings. Occasionally, an evil ghost named Repsac will pop out of nowhere and force you to answer a question. Answering a question wrong will cost you [[HitPoints health points]] and losing all your health points will land you in [[TheMaze the Labyrinth]].

A discontinued, though somewhat infamous, entry in the ''VideoGame/JumpStart'' series of {{Edutainment Game}}s. Four years after its release, it was replaced by a new version which was about [[UndergroundLevel mining]]... or something. In any case, it was not as memorable as this one.

As its subtitle might suggest, this game is remembered for its NightmareFuel, which was presumably a factor in its discontinuation. You are a fourth-grade student who has missed one day of school. Not only were you absent, but the teacher was as well, with the substitute teacher being a WickedWitch named Ms. Grunkle who [[BalefulPolymorph turned all your classmates into monsters]] and imprisoned them on a creepy island where everything looks like it was designed by Creator/TimBurton. So now ItsUpToYou to rescue them, wandering through the [[TheLostWoods spooky woods]] of the island to find the {{Mini Game}}s which provide you with personal belongings of the classmates needed to turn them back to normal. Helping you out is a purple bat named Flap, who plays a similar roll as [[VideoGame/JumpStartAdventures3rdGradeMysteryMountain Botley]] as your companion, and a fortune teller named Madame Pomreeda, who can turn your classmates back to normal with said personal belongings. Occasionally, an evil ghost named Repsac will pop out of nowhere and force you to answer a question. Answering a question wrong will cost you [[HitPoints health points]] and losing all your health points will land you in [[TheMaze the Labyrinth]].

As its subtitle might suggest, this game is remembered for its NightmareFuel, which was presumably a factor in its discontinuation. Okay, the plot: You are a fourth-grade student who has missed one day of school. Not only were you absent, but the teacher was as well, with the substitute teacher being a WickedWitch named Ms. Grunkle who [[BalefulPolymorph turned all your classmates into monsters]] and imprisoned them on a creepy island where everything looks like it was designed by Creator/TimBurton. So now ItsUpToYou to rescue them, wandering through the [[TheLostWoods spooky woods]] of the island to find the {{Mini Game}}s which provide you with {{Plot Coupon}}s. Occasionally, an evil ghost named Repsac will pop out of nowhere and force you to answer a question. Answering a question wrong will cost you [[HitPoints health points]] and losing all your health points will land you in [[TheMaze the Labyrinth]].

* WarpWhistle: Actually walking to your destination rewards you with valuable key points. It also means the possibility of encountering Repsac, and many players have admitted to favoring the map.

As its subtitle might suggest, this game is remembered for its NightmareFuel, which was presumably a factor in its discontinuation. Okay, the plot: You are a fourth-grade student who has missed one day of school. Not only were you absent, but the teacher was as well, with the substitute teacher being a WickedWitch named Ms. Grunkle who [[BalefulPolymorph turned all your classmates into monsters]] and imprisoned them on a creepy island where everything looks like it was designed by Creator/TimBurton. So now ItsUpToYou to rescue them, wandering through the [[TheLostWoods spooky woods]] of the island to find the {{Mini Game}}s which provide you with {{Plot Coupon}}s. Occasionally, an evil ghost named Repsac will pop out of nowhere and force you to answer a question. Answering a question wrong will cost you [[HitPoints health points]] and losing all your health points will land in [[TheMaze the Labyrinth]].

*** Oddly averted on ''your'' ship, where the only pirate you hear (presumably your first mate) speaks with a BritishAccent.

[[caption-width-right:350:Careful, Repsac might jump out at any moment...]]

As its subtitle might suggest, this game is remembered for its NightmareFuel, which was presumably a factor in its discontinuation. Okay, the plot: You are a fourth-grade student who has missed one day of school. While you were absent, the substitute teacher was a WickedWitch named Ms. Grunkle who [[BalefulPolymorph turned all your classmates into monsters]] and imprisoned them on a creepy island where everything looks like it was designed by Creator/TimBurton. So now ItsUpToYou to rescue them, wandering through the [[TheLostWoods spooky woods]] of the island to find the {{Mini Game}}s which provide you with {{Plot Coupon}}s. Occasionally, an evil ghost named Repsac will pop out of nowhere and force you to answer a question. Answering a question wrong will cost you [[HitPoints health points]] and losing all your health points will land in [[TheMaze the Labyrinth]].

* RandomEvent

* SdrawkcabName: The evil ghost is named "Repsac". Yeah, "[[CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper]]" spelled backwards.

* TheCameo: Apparently you're not alone in the woods of Haunted Island (no we're not talking about Repsac); hidden in the trees in certain spots are characters from previous Jumpstart games, like Frankie the dog from ''Jumpstart 1st Grade'' and CJ the frog from ''Jumpstart 2nd Grade''.

[[caption-width-right:350:Repsac might jump out at any moment...]]
A discontinued though somewhat infamous entry in the ''VideoGame/JumpStart'' series of {{Edutainment Game}}s. Four years after its release, it was replaced by a new version which was about [[UndergroundLevel mining]]... or something. In any case, it was not as memorable as this one.