Where in America's Past is Carmen Sandiego? (1991)
The 1991 game that turned the time-travel formula onto United States history, bundled with the What Happened When reference.
Overview
Where in America's Past Is Carmen Sandiego? (1991) applies the time-travel premise of Where in Time specifically to the history of the United States. The player chases V.I.L.E. through American eras — from early colonial days through the founding, expansion, and into the twentieth century.
Gameplay
The loop is the established one: travel through time and place, read clues to the crook's next era and identity, and file a warrant before the arrest. The game spans dozens of locations across several historical periods, with clues drawn from American events, figures, and milestones.
It shipped with What Happened When, an abridged edition of the Encyclopedia of American Facts & Dates, which players used to place clues in their correct historical context.