<s>
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
educational	B-Application
software	I-Application
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Music	O
Pen	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
via	O
their	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Home	I-Application
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interactive	O
adventures	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
franchise	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
book	O
series	O
and	O
public	O
television	O
series	O
(	O
which	O
originally	O
aired	O
on	O
PBS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
software	O
games	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
software	O
company	O
Music	O
Pen	O
Multimedia	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Scholastic	O
Press	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
book	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
access	O
the	O
home	O
market	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
created	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
brand	O
called	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Home	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
software	O
series	O
was	O
created	O
under	O
that	O
umbrella	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1997	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Home	I-Application
was	O
struggling	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
crowded	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Scholastic	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
Adventure	O
Series	O
Volumes	O
1	O
,	O
2	O
and	O
3	O
were	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
recently	O
,	O
Scholastic	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
CD-ROM	B-Device
series	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
received	O
the	O
FamilyPC	O
Family	O
Tested	O
Software	O
Recommended	O
Seal	O
in	O
the	O
education	O
category	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
Top	O
Picks	O
of	O
1997	O
by	O
the	O
Toy	O
Testing	O
Council	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
TV	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
bus	O
was	O
animated	O
in	O
the	O
usual	O
way	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
games	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
typically	O
animated	O
with	O
computer	O
generated	O
imagery	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
CGI	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
The	O
exception	O
is	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
Explores	O
Inside	O
the	O
Earth	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
gear	O
shift	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
steering	O
wheel	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
some	O
goal	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
specific	O
number	O
of	O
missing	O
collectibles	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
in	O
almost	O
every	O
game	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
Explores	O
the	O
Human	O
Body	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
with	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
indication	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
a	O
Macintosh	O
LC	O
550	O
or	O
newer	O
with	O
a	O
minimum	O
of	O
System	O
7.1	O
,	O
8	O
MB	O
RAM	O
,	O
8	O
MB	O
hard	O
disk	O
space	O
,	O
color	O
monitor	O
,	O
and	O
2X	B-Device
CD-ROM	I-Device
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
book	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Solar	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
from	O
the	O
classic	O
series	O
books	O
)	O
and	O
episode	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
Gets	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
in	I-Application
Space	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
chosen	O
few	O
"	O
highly	O
visual	O
scholastic	O
programs	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Citrus	O
Country	O
library	O
System	O
's	O
new	O
youth	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
station	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
book	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
Inside	O
the	O
Human	O
Body	O
and	O
the	O
episode	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
for	O
Lunch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Ocean	O
Floor	O
and	O
the	O
episode	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
Gets	O
Eaten	O
(	O
including	O
its	O
TV	O
tie	O
in	O
book	O
adaptation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
with	O
any	O
book	O
from	O
the	O
TV	O
tie	O
in	O
books	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
Explores	O
Inside	O
the	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
that	O
featured	O
the	O
entire	O
cast	O
on	O
the	O
bus	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
classroom	O
cannot	O
be	O
visited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
book	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
Inside	O
the	O
Earth	O
and	O
the	O
episode	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
Blows	O
Its	O
Top	O
(	O
and	O
its	O
TV	O
tie	O
in	O
book	O
adaptation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
(	O
who	O
has	O
to	O
find	O
four	O
missing	O
rocks	O
)	O
explores	O
several	O
places	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
canyon	O
,	O
a	O
geode	B-Device
,	O
a	O
fault	O
,	O
a	O
volcano	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
undersea	O
environment	O
;	O
the	O
undersea	O
environment	O
features	O
a	O
subduction	O
zone	O
,	O
a	O
mid-ocean	O
ridge	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
underwater	O
volcano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
software	O
series	O
)	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
book	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Time	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dinosaurs	I-Application
and	O
the	O
episode	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
The	O
Busasaurus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
with	O
the	O
TV	O
episode	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
In	O
the	O
Rainforest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
Explores	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Animals	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
based	O
with	O
any	O
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
final	O
two	O
games	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
original	O
software	O
(	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
Explores	O
Bugs	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
Explores	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Animals	O
)	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
the	O
activity	O
center	O
software	O
games	O
collaborated	O
with	O
KnowWonder	O
Digital	O
Mediaworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
created	O
on	O
a	O
medium	O
other	O
than	O
PC	B-Device
CD-ROM	I-Device
,	O
(	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premise	O
was	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
School	I-Application
Bus	I-Application
to	O
select	O
a	O
destination	O
(	O
starting	O
with	O
The	O
Moon	O
and	O
reaching	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
out	O
to	O
Pluto	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Pico	I-Device
title	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Blue	O
Bubble	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Scholastic	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
