JumpStart 3D Virtual World series

The JumpStart 3D Virtual World series is a set of four games originally released on CD-ROM around 2007. These games were originally released under the name JumpStart World, which later became JumpStart World of Learning, and finally JumpStart 3D Virtual World.

Although the games were available as CDs, the full content of each game could normally only be unlocked with an online subscription to JumpStart. The only exceptions to this were special teacher edition releases of the games and the 'Complete' versions released in India, which contained the full versions of the games on one or multiple discs.

List of Games

 * JumpStart 3D Virtual World: My First Adventure
 * JumpStart 3D Virtual World: The Legend of Grizzly McGuffin
 * JumpStart 3D Virtual World: Trouble in Town
 * JumpStart 3D Virtual World: Quest for the Color Meister

Series Description
All of the games in the series features very similar gameplay and objectives. General goals include completing missions for characters, earning gems and reward items. The player must choose an avatar character to play as, which they can freely move around 3D environments. In the kindergarten to second grade games, the player's avatar can be either a cat, robot, fairy, or dinosaur. Each avatar type can be either male or female, and will appear older or younger depending on the game's grade level. In the preschool game only, the player avatars are humanoid, and are essentially similar to the Jumpeez that would appear in later games.

The games in this series also have educational content specifically contained to certain areas, which are generally referred to as "learning arcades". These are buildings that, when entered, allow the player to choose from a selection of educational activities. These activities are always in 2D rather than 3D. The games have units made up of a set of activities, and the player is typically expected to complete every activity in a unit at least once to progress to the next unit. The order which the activities are played in is entirely up to the player.

All of the games prominently feature six characters: Frankie, Hopsalot, Eleanor, Pierre, Kisha, CJ. In the kindergarten to second grade games, Botley is also part of the main cast. There are also various side characters, most of whom are exclusive to this series. The main setting for the kindergarten to second grade games is Camp JumpStart, which is also specific to the 3D Virtual World series.

Release Info
For a certain time, players could access a 3-month membership deal for the 3D Virtual World games by purchasing membership cards from Best Buy.

In 2007, the games were featured as part of a deal with Tony's, a frozen pizza brand owned by Schwan’s Company. This campagin offered a 5$ mail-in rebate for any purcahse of two Tony's crust pizzas and one JumpStart World product.