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'''''Virtual Goose!''''' is a game on the [[PBS Kids]] website. It was made to go with the episode, "[[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]". Although bearing the same name as ''[[VirtualGoose]]'', there is a drastic difference in gameplay.
 
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'''''Virtual Goose!''''' was a game on the [[PBS Kids]] website. It was made to go with the episode, "[[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]". The game was released sometime in 2001, and was removed from the PBS Kids website sometime around 2016-2018. Although bearing the same name as ''[[VirtualGoose]]'', there is a drastic difference in gameplay.
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
The player types a screen name to use. The player then is presented with a large circle, and 4 circles around it. The object of the game is to pick the other circle that has the same pattern as the central circle, although possibly rotated. Each correct score earns points, gradually allowing the player to beat the scores of other players until they beat DisasterWarning99. Any incorrect answers result in automatic elimination.
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The player types a screen name to use. The player then is presented with a large circle, and 4 circles around it. The object of the game is to pick the other circle that has the same pattern as the central circle, although possibly rotated. Each correct score earns points, gradually allowing the player to beat the scores of other players until they beat [[D.W. Read|DISASTERWARNING99]]. Any incorrect answers result in automatic elimination.
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The player plays against, in order, [[Arthur Read|ANTMUNCHER52]], [[Francine Frensky|FRANKENSTEIN459]], [[Buster Baxter|ANTENNAEARS72]], [[Sue Ellen Armstrong|BLACKBELT44]], and [[D.W. Read|DISASTERWARNING99]].
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== Trivia ==
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* The 1st goose chases [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] away, the 2nd goose chases [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] away, the 3rd goose chases [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] away, the 4th goose chases [[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] away, and the 5th goose chases [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] away.<!-- these names are all caps in the text -->
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==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/virtualgoose/ Virtual Goose! on PBS Kids]
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*[http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/virtualgoose/ Virtual Goose! on PBS Kids] (dead link)
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20010923142616/http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/virtualgoose/ Archived Website on the WayBack Machine on September 23, 2001]
 
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Revision as of 11:00, 3 April 2021

This article is about the real-world online game. You may be looking for the game as it appears on the show.
Virtual Goose!
Goose splash
Game Information
Game type Pattern recognition
Main character(s) Various
Release Date 2001
Platform Online
Game Virtual Goose

Virtual Goose! was a game on the PBS Kids website. It was made to go with the episode, "Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked". The game was released sometime in 2001, and was removed from the PBS Kids website sometime around 2016-2018. Although bearing the same name as VirtualGoose, there is a drastic difference in gameplay.

Gameplay

The player types a screen name to use. The player then is presented with a large circle, and 4 circles around it. The object of the game is to pick the other circle that has the same pattern as the central circle, although possibly rotated. Each correct score earns points, gradually allowing the player to beat the scores of other players until they beat DISASTERWARNING99. Any incorrect answers result in automatic elimination.

The player plays against, in order, ANTMUNCHER52, FRANKENSTEIN459, ANTENNAEARS72, BLACKBELT44, and DISASTERWARNING99.

Trivia

  • The 1st goose chases Arthur away, the 2nd goose chases Francine away, the 3rd goose chases Buster away, the 4th goose chases Sue Ellen away, and the 5th goose chases D.W. away.

External links