Line #27 VideoGame/BigThinkers


1	->''So come along to our house, where big adventures start\
2	Reach for the stars and you'll be a Superstar of Smarts\
3	[[TitleDrop Big Thinkers!]]''
4	-->--The opening ThemeTune
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6	''Big Thinkers!'' is a series of {{Edutainment Game}}s by Creator/HumongousEntertainment that's rather...interesting. It stars the rather twisted Ben and Becky Brightly, whose goal seems to be to entertain you while educating you. It's a little bit like the ''VideoGame/JumpStartSeries'', except Ben and Becky are quite odd. They transform into anything you can imagine, and own several things you'd never expect a teenager to even dream of having. You play several [[MinigameGame minigames]] to earn [=SmartStars=], where you can collect enough to eventually take part in the Super Star of Smarts challenge.
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8	There are only two games in the series, ''Big Thinkers! Kindergarten'' and ''Big Thinkers! First Grade''. A second grade version was planned, but it was scrapped after it turned out developing three games at once was too ambitious. Needless to say, much like other minor Humongous franchises, it simply didn't catch on very well. Even poor VideOGame/BuzzyTheKnowledgeBug got more attention than Ben and Becky, and still don't get much love nowadays despite Humongous' growing fandom.
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10	On August 18th, 2015, [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/376760/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_2 both]] [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/376770/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_1 games]] were made available for purchase on Platform/{{Steam}}.
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13	!!Big Thinkers provides examples of:
14	* AlliterativeName: Ben and Becky Brightly.
15	%%* BiggerOnTheInside: Many examples, but most notably their sandbox.
16	* ExcitedKidsShowHost: Ben and Becky.
17	* ColorMotif: Whenever they transform, Ben is always blue and Becky is always red
18	* InflatingBodyGag: One of the possible results of the Brightly's [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting]]. Even taken to the point where Ben inflates his body and transforms it into a globe to teach geography in ''First Grade''.
19	* KiddieKid: Ben and Becky may very well be considered this, since they own a very childish looking house for being teenagers. They even own a sandbox.
20	%%* MacGuffin: The [=SmartStars=].
21	* PerpetualSmiler: Ben and Becky are always seen smiling throughout the game.
22	* RecurringRiff: The TitleThemeTune shows up just about everywhere in the games.
23	* RubberHoseLimbs: The Brights can bend their limbs in ways no human can...
24	* RubberMan: ...And stretch them out to extreme distances.
25	* ShoutOut: Par for the course for a Humongous Entertainment series.
26	** Two of the Brain Banks are in the shape of [[VideoGame/PuttPutt Pep]] and VideoGame/FreddiFish.
27	** One of the books in the bookshelf activity is called ''[[VideoGame/BackyardSports Backyard Brightlyball]]''.
28	** VideoGame/PuttPutt can appear in one of the minigames in ''1st Grade''.
29	%%* TitleDrop: Oh so many.
30	%%* TitleThemeTune
31	* TradeSnark: In the help files, [=SmartStars=] are always called [=SmartStars=]™.
32	* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Both of the Brightlys exhibit this in extreme ways. Have fun counting them all!
33	* WheelOFeet: The Brightlys sometimes do this.

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