I know this will sound ridiculous, but I always thought it would be great to reside in a place like Smuggler’s Cove. I mean, it’s peaceful and serene, and it has a history of pirates. If you wanted to travel, you could go by train! It just looks like the perfect peaceful place to go when on holiday or in retirement.
Same! Pre-covid, I used to visit family up in Camden, Maine. Not too many pirates up there, but it's a lot like Smuggler's Cove. Very peaceful & pretty seaside town. Always wish I could live there. This game reminds me of Camden so much.
OhNo Wendigos I’m glad to hear someone who shares that feeling. The idea of just spending time in a quiet little coastal town with a fascinating pirate history just sounds like something I’d do if given the opportunity.
I have ALWAYS wanted to go somewhere like that! The closest I got was Marblehead,MA (lived in Salem). It was the city and not small like this but had the feel somehow. Ahhhhh
I'm still getting chills at the second time he says "an eyepatch is a clue" (the big treasure location reveal). Like, that was THE COOLEST THING when I was six. Anyway, I'm working at an escape room now, so that's how puzzles affected my life.
What I love so much about all of Walter Wick’s work- books and games alike- is that he manages to perfectly capture a sense of childlike wonder with just a single photo, and he does this with every single picture he takes. That city made of wooden blocks and toy cars brought to life? Done. An adventurous mood as you search for pirates’ treasure? Done. The spookiness of wandering through a haunted manor? Done. That city of the future? Done. Those fairy tales you always read? Done. I feel like there is a huge societal pressure to get over our childhood senses of wonder, imagination, and curiosity, and I really wish more people would hold on to it. Obviously, we’ve got to live it the real world most of the time, but to be able to occasionally stop and pretend to be a pirate, a knight, or any other kind of fantasy is so important. That’s why I really admire Walter Wick, and why I still regularly come back to his work; he is clearly a man who still remembers these childlike wonders, and will never fully let go of them, and I think that’s an amazing thing. So, on behalf of all the I Spy and Can You See What I See fans out there, thank you, Walter Wick, for all the amazement you’ve given us.
Seconded. What makes Wick such an integral component to the games is his devotion to his craft. The locations in their own right are dizzying enough: a classroom chalkboard, a model city, a New England hamlet, an abandoned mansion, a reef, a castle made of sand, a carnival, even the surface of an alien planet. What further elevates this panoramic portfolio is Wick’s meticulous construction of each set, especially the minutiae that makes it more than a mere level. No matter where you are in the series, every frame alludes to the presence of occupation. Treasure Hunt is the quintessential example of this motif, from the clubhouse in the shed to the businesses in town and ruins scattered throughout. No matter where you go, the sense of small-town familiarity can be found throughout the game. Perhaps that is what Wick intended to highlight in each of his photos - the kind of memory that never loses its original impact as the years trundle forward. In other words, a kind of nostalgia tempered with the professionalism of age. It is one of the key reasons why this series was able to form such a legacy in the minds of those who played it growing up, a piece of childhood media that deserves the luxury of archiving. Such an accomplishment is due in large part to not only Walter Wick’s photos, but also Jean Marzollo’s riddles and the digital contributions of Black Hammer Productions, Gusto Games, and Artech Studios. Their passion and labor has shown what it takes for a game to transcend generations and maintain what made it fascinating for its original fans, especially as they make the leap from childhood to adulthood.
This has to be my favorite ispy computer game of my childhood... the environments are just beautiful. And even the audio clips cutting out too early is nostalgic. Thank you for making this
Dang, One-Eye Pete is such a good sport. "Aw man, I'm gonna be jailed for piracy so I won't be able to use my treasure. Oh well, I'll hide it and make a little scavenger hunt so someone else in the future can find it instead! Won't that just make their day?"
This was the best I Spy game. Dare I say the most immersive gaming experience for the time. I never felt more immersed in a game world like this until What Remains of Edith Finch.
Seconded. The comprehensive use of the coastal setting and the linked adventures make it the most successfully executed I Spy game. If this series had a golden age, it started with Treasure Hunt.
I really wish Scholastic would bring back these games. They were so amazing! I wouldn’t really even want something new, just to have these games compatible with today’s computers.
Yeah what's the deal with that? I loved these games as a kid but there was this undertone of creepiness about them. Made them more charming but still...
1:15:47 I remember when I was a kid, I would click on that sign OVER & OVER just to hear the narrator say "fudge" slowly AGAIN & AGAIN like it was an addictive drug. Ah, good times.
One of. The forest on the island, the convenience store, the tool shed and the picnic table are the best for me, but others are wonderful as well. It's just all levels are very pleasant to be at.
I don't want anything more than to be an old man living in Smuggler's Cove. Reading books on my porch and feeling the breeze of the sea. The artists did an amazing job on this one.
These I Spy PC games are some of the best games for children, they need to be brought back in their full glory. They look exactly like the books, and incentivize exploration, memory, and discovery, whereas most 'educational' children's games are just school simulators, this one is pure critical thinking and perception. More children of today need to play these games, they're far too valuable to let vanish into the past.
Me and my family took a vacation to Camden, Maine, and me and my sisters all agreed that it literally felt like we were in this game that we all would play on our grandmas computer when we were little
How funny, Spooky Mansion was my first and favorite, and this one was second. There was this one damn puzzle in it I couldn't find the last hidden thing in and it couldn't get the last bit of treasure. :c I'm still salty about it.
Growing up this was my fave game to play on the computer as I was only ever allowed to play “educational games” on the family computer and laptop, I still cherish the CD to this day lol
I just found this video. I work in a bookstore, and we got in a kids' I Spy book. It reminded me of being a little kid, and loving this I Spy VHS i constantly made my parents borrow from the library. I remembered once I had a video game of I Spy, and it had driven me crazy. I couldn't finish the puzzles, and I never finished the game. I looked it up and realized the name of the game was treasure hunt, and now I'm here. This is really delightful. You've brought some of my childhood back to me :)
It's been so long since I played this game, but I would give ANYTHING to be able to play this again! I wonder if I still have the copy my dad got me all those years ago... Add On: GOD THE MUSIC FOR THE DUCK POND INN IS SO NOSTALGIC
I know this game well, to the point I know which riddle to save for last. One Eye Pete:dungeon Mary Pierre:Shipwreck Beach Newman:The boat ship 2nd floor Always did the shed first in my playthroughs.
I just might have to do that. Pirate backstories, how the riddles were set up by the pirates, and how the person who is completing the riddles relates to the Pirates somehow... good idea.
@@greysonholste Thank you!😊 ever since I played it in 2009, I’ve always wondered what it would be like to hear about their back stories! Good luck! Let me know when you’re finished so I can read it!
It’s not exactly what you’re looking for, but I’m an aspiring writer who adores Walter Wick’s work, and I’d kind of like to write short stories based on some of the photos he’s taken. He really is a ridiculously talented artist and photographer- easily one of the greatest imaginations I know of.
@@mikejeffries3333 That’s all right! I would still like to read your work! It really sounds interesting! Edit: by the way thank you for letting me know who Walter Wick is! He really is amazing!
I used a laptop which runs Windows XP on it to ensure the smoothest launch. Once I got the program set up, I hooked up the computer to my capture card via the VGA port with an HDMI adapter and then duplicated the screen into the setup.
It would be awesome if all the Ispy games had their own amusement park but instead of rides their would be the places where Ispy was EX: Duck Pond Inn, The Spooky Mansion, the Castle etc
this may sound silly, but i've always wanted to visit a town like this in the summertime. i'm assuming this is on the east coast, but has anyone been somewhere like this and have any recommendations? :)
i had a vague memory of playing this game as a kid so i looked up old ispy beach video game to find it and im glad i did, i don’t remember what i played it on, was it on the ds? also this unlocked more memories omg i loved this game
I would say that you would be better off buying a physical copy of the game from an online marketplace, like eBay or Amazon. Of course, having a compatible computer is another key aspect.
It’s been 12+ years and i still think of the little tune that plays at the ice cream shop. Glad I found this video so I could finally hear it again.
I loved this game back in elementary school
Ice cream shop stayed in my brain my entire life
You too? Ice cream shop fam 💙
I know this will sound ridiculous, but I always thought it would be great to reside in a place like Smuggler’s Cove.
I mean, it’s peaceful and serene, and it has a history of pirates. If you wanted to travel, you could go by train! It just looks like the perfect peaceful place to go when on holiday or in retirement.
Same! Pre-covid, I used to visit family up in Camden, Maine. Not too many pirates up there, but it's a lot like Smuggler's Cove. Very peaceful & pretty seaside town. Always wish I could live there. This game reminds me of Camden so much.
OhNo Wendigos I’m glad to hear someone who shares that feeling. The idea of just spending time in a quiet little coastal town with a fascinating pirate history just sounds like something I’d do if given the opportunity.
This game always has been and always will be one of my absolute favourite games of the I Spy Series.
I have ALWAYS wanted to go somewhere like that! The closest I got was Marblehead,MA (lived in Salem). It was the city and not small like this but had the feel somehow. Ahhhhh
You all have captured how I feel exactly!
Anyone else watching this using nostalgia as a coping mechanism?
Almost always. This as well as Fantasy and Spooky Mansion.
You know it.
Yesssss
Yep
I'm still getting chills at the second time he says "an eyepatch is a clue" (the big treasure location reveal). Like, that was THE COOLEST THING when I was six.
Anyway, I'm working at an escape room now, so that's how puzzles affected my life.
What I love so much about all of Walter Wick’s work- books and games alike- is that he manages to perfectly capture a sense of childlike wonder with just a single photo, and he does this with every single picture he takes. That city made of wooden blocks and toy cars brought to life? Done. An adventurous mood as you search for pirates’ treasure? Done. The spookiness of wandering through a haunted manor? Done. That city of the future? Done. Those fairy tales you always read? Done. I feel like there is a huge societal pressure to get over our childhood senses of wonder, imagination, and curiosity, and I really wish more people would hold on to it. Obviously, we’ve got to live it the real world most of the time, but to be able to occasionally stop and pretend to be a pirate, a knight, or any other kind of fantasy is so important. That’s why I really admire Walter Wick, and why I still regularly come back to his work; he is clearly a man who still remembers these childlike wonders, and will never fully let go of them, and I think that’s an amazing thing. So, on behalf of all the I Spy and Can You See What I See fans out there, thank you, Walter Wick, for all the amazement you’ve given us.
Seconded. What makes Wick such an integral component to the games is his devotion to his craft. The locations in their own right are dizzying enough: a classroom chalkboard, a model city, a New England hamlet, an abandoned mansion, a reef, a castle made of sand, a carnival, even the surface of an alien planet.
What further elevates this panoramic portfolio is Wick’s meticulous construction of each set, especially the minutiae that makes it more than a mere level. No matter where you are in the series, every frame alludes to the presence of occupation. Treasure Hunt is the quintessential example of this motif, from the clubhouse in the shed to the businesses in town and ruins scattered throughout. No matter where you go, the sense of small-town familiarity can be found throughout the game.
Perhaps that is what Wick intended to highlight in each of his photos - the kind of memory that never loses its original impact as the years trundle forward. In other words, a kind of nostalgia tempered with the professionalism of age. It is one of the key reasons why this series was able to form such a legacy in the minds of those who played it growing up, a piece of childhood media that deserves the luxury of archiving.
Such an accomplishment is due in large part to not only Walter Wick’s photos, but also Jean Marzollo’s riddles and the digital contributions of Black Hammer Productions, Gusto Games, and Artech Studios. Their passion and labor has shown what it takes for a game to transcend generations and maintain what made it fascinating for its original fans, especially as they make the leap from childhood to adulthood.
OMG the nostalgia, i also played the Fantasy and Spooky Mansion games
Me too.
There was also a circus once too!
Spooky Mansion was definitely spooky as a kid.
No
This has to be my favorite ispy computer game of my childhood... the environments are just beautiful. And even the audio clips cutting out too early is nostalgic. Thank you for making this
For reall
Dang, One-Eye Pete is such a good sport. "Aw man, I'm gonna be jailed for piracy so I won't be able to use my treasure. Oh well, I'll hide it and make a little scavenger hunt so someone else in the future can find it instead! Won't that just make their day?"
Not only jailed, but most likely executed too. Now that was sportsmanship.
this game gives me ANCIENT nostalgia
This was the best I Spy game. Dare I say the most immersive gaming experience for the time. I never felt more immersed in a game world like this until What Remains of Edith Finch.
Seconded. The comprehensive use of the coastal setting and the linked adventures make it the most successfully executed I Spy game. If this series had a golden age, it started with Treasure Hunt.
I really wish Scholastic would bring back these games. They were so amazing!
I wouldn’t really even want something new, just to have these games compatible with today’s computers.
maybe an indie dev might make one, they can't use the brand name but they can use the concept.
Get a petition or call schoolastic or something like that 🤔
Some of the games are still available to purchase on Big Fish ! Unfortunately this one was taken off though :(
I know, right? Like, put these games on Steam already!
I would LOVE a visually enhances version of this game. I'd give anything for that to be a possibility
This was the first video game of any sort I ever played, gives me so much nostalgia, makes me miss being a kid
This is so nostalgic, when I was a kid this was also very scary for me
Yeah what's the deal with that? I loved these games as a kid but there was this undertone of creepiness about them. Made them more charming but still...
Some of the music during One-Eye Pete's segments freaked me out as a kid.
1:15:47 I remember when I was a kid, I would click on that sign OVER & OVER just to hear the narrator say "fudge" slowly AGAIN & AGAIN like it was an addictive drug. Ah, good times.
(Insert A Christmas Story's "Oh Fudge" quote here).
@@MegaThurstonator 😂😂😂
My brother and I used to play this as kids. We're both now in our twenties but we still regularly say, "A SEASICK PILL, UGH"
I think we can all agree that the ice cream shop was the best level.
Freaked out y’all feel this way about that ice cream shop too
Oh absolutely. Ice cream is always interesting.
One of. The forest on the island, the convenience store, the tool shed and the picnic table are the best for me, but others are wonderful as well. It's just all levels are very pleasant to be at.
Nah, the tackle box was always my fav.
"A seasick pill, augh!" Will always get me
Randomly thought of this game today for the first time in 15+ years. The nostalgia hits hard with this one, I used to play this all the time as a kid.
As I kid I always thought this town was so mysterious
I don't want anything more than to be an old man living in Smuggler's Cove. Reading books on my porch and feeling the breeze of the sea.
The artists did an amazing job on this one.
I was searching for so long to find this. Always remembering the little bits of memories from it. But now after so long I’ve found you.
These I Spy PC games are some of the best games for children, they need to be brought back in their full glory. They look exactly like the books, and incentivize exploration, memory, and discovery, whereas most 'educational' children's games are just school simulators, this one is pure critical thinking and perception. More children of today need to play these games, they're far too valuable to let vanish into the past.
Me and my family took a vacation to Camden, Maine, and me and my sisters all agreed that it literally felt like we were in this game that we all would play on our grandmas computer when we were little
I loved this game so much growing up.
A. Newmans treasure hunt was my favorite treasure hunt ever out of all the I spy treasure hunt games.
wow. just wow, this game, I can’t even explain it. me and grandma would play this game for hours, I miss her.
32:43 XD It's how she says "A Seasick Pill" that has me laughing!
There’s a piece of a map by the seasickness pill. Should I take it now? I think I will…
This was my first ispy game, the next was spooky mansion, I never got to play fantasy.
How funny, Spooky Mansion was my first and favorite, and this one was second. There was this one damn puzzle in it I couldn't find the last hidden thing in and it couldn't get the last bit of treasure. :c I'm still salty about it.
@@ThePhantomSafetyPin dude. Word for word the exact same case with me wow hahahaha
Man I was so lucky when I was a kid I had pretty much all of them except for the versions made for younger kids
That feeling when you get a new piece of the map... I want that feeling more
I remember playing this game when I was younger. I MISS BEING A KID!
This is giving me such unbelievable nostalgia
Growing up this was my fave game to play on the computer as I was only ever allowed to play “educational games” on the family computer and laptop, I still cherish the CD to this day lol
Flashback! I remember wanting to have the Swashbuckler Swirl so badly as a kid!
I just found this video. I work in a bookstore, and we got in a kids' I Spy book. It reminded me of being a little kid, and loving this I Spy VHS i constantly made my parents borrow from the library. I remembered once I had a video game of I Spy, and it had driven me crazy. I couldn't finish the puzzles, and I never finished the game. I looked it up and realized the name of the game was treasure hunt, and now I'm here. This is really delightful. You've brought some of my childhood back to me :)
No problem. Reencountering nostalgic memories is practically the ethos of this channel, at least for this subdivision of it.
I played and beat this game 2 times. It was really cool that the treasure was in a completely differently location the second playthrough.
Really wish. This, fantasy, and spooky mansion deluxe got put on steam.
Although this is just a point and click game, the developers made cool lore and a great setting, i love smugglers cove 😂
Jesus, I love these I Spy games so much. I've probably played them all 10 times by now. Lol
Such a nostalgic hidden treasure to me childhood!
I used to go to my grandparents and play this with my grandma this mad me kinda sad
they will never make a game like this again
44:29 That actually startled me!
Ikr. It’s amazing how much creativity is in the map art itself.
@@speedymatt1236 lol gonna assume I was on mobile when I wrote that
Whoever made this was enlightened. Too many 3’s and 9’s
Thanks for the upload :)
This has gotta be the best one out of them all, this or the castle fantasy
this was on my classroom computer in 1-2nd grade and we ALL fought each other to play it. It was such a vibe when it was your turn lol
40:06 The 1st treasure hunt of the game begins!
So much nostalgia!
DUDE the nostalgia!
IVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THIS GAME AND I LOST IT YEARS AGO
I've heard that there is actually a forested location in British Columbia, Canada that is called Smuggler's Cove.
Hopefully a Back bring memories in the library in my class
A little kid in the 2010s ❤ from USA 🇺🇸
This was my childhood
I never did the second or third treasure! I thought that one eye Pete’s was the only one as a kid 🤦♂️ Man that was awesome to see the other ones!
I also loved this game when I was little!
I played this on my leapfrog 7 years ago and have I have been manicly trying to prove to my selfie that it existed
13:43 his laugh make me afraid like in the dictator by Chaplin
It's been so long since I played this game, but I would give ANYTHING to be able to play this again! I wonder if I still have the copy my dad got me all those years ago...
Add On: GOD THE MUSIC FOR THE DUCK POND INN IS SO NOSTALGIC
I know this game well, to the point I know which riddle to save for last.
One Eye Pete:dungeon
Mary Pierre:Shipwreck Beach
Newman:The boat ship 2nd floor
Always did the shed first in my playthroughs.
I could never find the corn frown as a kid! This was so fun to watch
I really just want someone to write a fanfiction on how they think the pirates' stories went. I think my favorite would probably be A. Newman's!
I just might have to do that. Pirate backstories, how the riddles were set up by the pirates, and how the person who is completing the riddles relates to the Pirates somehow... good idea.
@@greysonholste Thank you!😊 ever since I played it in 2009, I’ve always wondered what it would be like to hear about their back stories! Good luck! Let me know when you’re finished so I can read it!
It’s not exactly what you’re looking for, but I’m an aspiring writer who adores Walter Wick’s work, and I’d kind of like to write short stories based on some of the photos he’s taken. He really is a ridiculously talented artist and photographer- easily one of the greatest imaginations I know of.
@@mikejeffries3333 That’s all right! I would still like to read your work! It really sounds interesting!
Edit: by the way thank you for letting me know who Walter Wick is! He really is amazing!
1:27:05 hey, wait a minute... This riddle is in "I Spy Mystery: Missing Art", isn't it?
ISPY games are so hecking calming and fun ohhh the Nostalgia 🤩😊🙂
Who else has Smugglers Cove on their bucket list?
What do you mean?
@@suggividion2728 Smuggles Cove is a place in the ISPY Treasure hunt
Oh Dear I've been playing this I spy game as a child Good bye to my childhood
how did you get this to run so smoothly on windows 10?
I used a laptop which runs Windows XP on it to ensure the smoothest launch. Once I got the program set up, I hooked up the computer to my capture card via the VGA port with an HDMI adapter and then duplicated the screen into the setup.
Okay. I tried to get to run on my windows 10 desktop and surprisingly it worked but it was very laggy.
Do you have to purchase this to play?
All you really need are the game disc and a computer that can play it. I used the additional equipment to record the walkthrough.
My Grandma Elenbaas used to have a pink chair extremely similar to the one in Duck Pond Inn
1:59:26 The Mellon is yellow.
It would be awesome if all the Ispy games had their own amusement park but instead of rides their would be the places where Ispy was EX: Duck Pond Inn, The Spooky Mansion, the Castle etc
I don’t suppose anyone knows a nice New England town that’s similar to this?
It's hard to believe this game is 20 years old now...
8:07 17:16 56:57 1:15:22 1:15:25 1:18:59 1:51:33 1:51:42 1:53:46 2:00:34 2:03:03 2:05:57
I've been looking everywhere for "4 birds" Specifficaly the one with the shadow on the ship
Also on this level, it says "No Swimming"
1:43:31 "I Spy Mystery: Midnight Mouse".
My mom was very surprised to hear that I still remember my Leapster.
1:51:28 "I Spy Mystery: Mystery Meal".
how can you download this game for free online?
Times were simpler back in the old days of 2000s
These are the best fucking games
Yeah, I put a lot of mileage on these games when I was entranced by them. It’s an undeniable testament to their quality.
No problem.
1:27:03 "I Spy Mystery: Missing Art".
this may sound silly, but i've always wanted to visit a town like this in the summertime. i'm assuming this is on the east coast, but has anyone been somewhere like this and have any recommendations? :)
2:00:16 "I Spy Mystery".
I wish I could play it on PC, since I played it long time ago years ago I was a kid. I miss my childhood educational game so much
I also have this game yesterday uploaded
Leapstr version was childhood.
1:14:57 :D Love this music!
not gonna lie i used to collect these books when i was a kid
Better than Assassins Creed: Black Flag.
1:08:18 (bookmark)
There is three hunts that I remember of this it at least three
I thought Newman was after Pierce?
7:32 "I Spy Mystery", anyone? (It's "Four Letters".)
2:06:50 "I Spy Mystery: Old Thunder", anyone?
25:40
56:10 "I spy mystery : Pirate's Map", anyone?
Am I the only one who wants a Switch version of ALL the I Spy games for PC & WII?
2:00:19 "I Spy Mystery: Pirate's Map", anyone?
i had a vague memory of playing this game as a kid so i looked up old ispy beach video game to find it and im glad i did, i don’t remember what i played it on, was it on the ds? also this unlocked more memories omg i loved this game
1:51:01 "I Spy Mystery: Mystery Meal", anyone?
My childhood 🥹
solve problem is like puzzle.
Anyone know if this game can be purchased or downloaded somewhere? 👀
I would say that you would be better off buying a physical copy of the game from an online marketplace, like eBay or Amazon. Of course, having a compatible computer is another key aspect.
@@Icicle_158 Will probably do that. I wish I hadn’t lost my copy.