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DOS / 1994

How Things Work in Busytown

Richard Scarry’s

Richard Scarry’s world, with places to visit and things to take apart and figure out.

Large download · downloads after you press play

Ready when you are.

Getting started

  • Point and click to explore. Click inside the player first if the mouse does not respond.

Click inside the game to give it keyboard focus. Full screen gives you more room; Escape leaves full screen.

Before you settle in

These games were made for a keyboard and mouse. A laptop or desktop is the best way to play; the DOS player also has an on-screen keyboard.

Use the game’s own Save menu where available, then the player’s Save control to keep the disk changes in this browser. Stopping closes the emulator; unsaved progress is lost.

Novotrade / Simon & Schuster. Archived CD edition.

Your saved places

Keep a place in an article or case study, then come back to it. These bookmarks stay in this browser, on this site.

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