''Blue's Treasure Hunt'' is a 1999

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developed and published by

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, based on the ''

Blue's Clues ''Blue's Clues'' is an American interactive educational television, educational children's television series created by Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler, and Angela Santomero, Angela C. Santomero. It premiered on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block ...

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, specifically the episode "Blue's Big Treasure Hunt".

Plot and gameplay

The premise of the game revolves around a treasure hunt, where the player helps Blue and her friend Steve find hidden objects. The

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involves a

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game interface.

Commercial performance

According to

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, the game was the 9th Top Selling

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for the week of 5/28/2000-6/3/2000. The game's

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and other attributes generally received praise.

References

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