The Way Things Work is an educational science game, developed and published by DK Multimedia in 1994. It explains how numerous inventions work using exploded diagrams and videos, often involving woolly mammoths.
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Warm, plot-driven, resolved and cool.
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- sparerichly built
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- DK Multimedia
- Publisher
- DK Multimedia
- Released
- December 31, 1994
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