Case file 001 — Status: open
Play Carmen Sandiego, the world’s greatest thief.
The fan-made archive for Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?— play the MS-DOS classics in your browser, dig through the complete Carmen Sandiego wiki, and learn the detective’s craft. Built for classrooms.
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Evidence locker
The classic Carmen Sandiego case files
Every game in the original Carmen Sandiego MS-DOS series, preserved and playable in your browser. Start with the 1985 original or jump ahead.
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
The original, 1985. Chase a crook through 30 world cities, read witnesses for geography clues, and file the warrant that makes the arrest stick.
Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego?
Fifty states, one fugitive. State capitals, landmarks and regional trivia turn the manhunt into a tour of the United States.
Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?
Europe in close-up. The first entry with a searchable flags-currencies-languages database wired into the crime computer.
Intelligence files
The complete Carmen Sandiego wiki
Suspects, gadgets, V.I.L.E. lore, version differences, ports, and everything in between — the fan-researched Carmen Sandiego encyclopedia.
Detective training
Carmen Sandiego guides — learn the craft
Step-by-step Carmen Sandiego guides for first-time detectives — from reading your first clue to earning the Ace rank.
01
Your first case
The complete loop of a case, what to do in what order, and the one mistake every rookie makes.
02
Using the emulator & save states
How the original MS-DOS games run in your browser, and how to keep your progress.
03
Reading the case clock
Time is the real opponent. Here is exactly what spends it and how to waste less.
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