The Magic Roundabout coming to DS
Sinister theme music included
You might not be old enough to remember The Magic Roundabout, but everyone must be aware of it - if not for the characters for its creepy theme tune. Frankly, they don't make kids' programmes like this any more. Well, they might but I don't watch them so I'll just say they don't.
Apparently there has been a recent Magic Roundabout feature film too, and that seems to be why the 1960s animated series is suddenly making an appearance on DS, courtesy of Koch Media.
The game will feature all of the characters from the series - so magician Zebedee, shaggy dog Dougal, Florence and Ermintrude. Its story goes something like this. On Friendship Day, Zebedee promises Dougal a valuable gift if he can help everyone in the village. Cue lots of mini-games that let you do just that.
These mini-games will be catered to each console platform the game is coming out on - which is Wii and PC alongside DS. So on DS the games will include blowing into the microphone to control the flight of a paper plane for example, and no doubt lots of touchscreen tasks.
The Magic Roundabout is due for release at the end of the year. Click 'Track It!' if you want to be kept up to date on how Zebedee and his crazy friends are progressing.
