<s>
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
educational	O
video	O
games	O
by	O
the	O
Edmark	O
Corporation	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
include	O
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
1	O
(	O
Formerly	O
Thinkin	O
Things	O
)	O
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
2	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
Collection	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
:	O
Sky	O
Island	O
Mysteries	O
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
Thinkin’	O
Things	O
Galactic	O
Brain	O
Benders	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
:	O
All	O
Around	O
Frippletown	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
and	O
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
:	O
Toony	O
the	O
Loon	O
's	O
Lagoon	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
series	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
experiment	O
and	O
explore	O
with	O
interactive	O
objects	O
in	O
different	O
ways	O
and	O
methods	O
throughout	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TERC	O
commented	O
that	O
two	O
activities	O
within	O
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
1	O
have	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
"	O
provide	O
variety	O
and	O
continued	O
challenge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
Collection	O
2	O
was	O
the	O
5th	O
most	O
popular	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
category	O
sold	O
across	O
seven	O
Software	O
Etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TERC	O
posited	O
that	O
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
Collection	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
not	O
a	O
traditional	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
having	O
no	O
story	O
,	O
impersonal	O
characters	O
,	O
no	O
overarching	O
goals	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
competitive	O
play	O
,	O
considering	O
the	O
title	O
inferior	O
to	O
others	O
that	O
have	O
these	O
qualities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacUser	O
named	O
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
Collection	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
the	O
best	O
children	O
's	O
software	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alamo	O
PC	O
Organization	O
said	O
that	O
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
:	O
Sky	O
Island	O
Mysteries	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
reward	O
players	O
for	O
successfully	O
completing	O
activities	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
allowing	O
parents	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parent	O
's	O
Choice	O
said	O
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
:	O
All	O
Around	O
Frippletown	O
would	O
be	O
entertaining	O
and	O
challenging	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parent	O
's	O
Choice	O
explained	O
that	O
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
:	O
Toony	O
the	O
Loon	O
's	O
Lagoon	O
's	O
activities	O
had	O
enough	O
enjoyment	O
to	O
mask	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
drawing	O
"	O
creativity	O
,	O
strategic	O
skills	O
and	O
imagination	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
