Reader Rabbit's Reading 1
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| Developers | |
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| The Learning Company | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows 3.x | 1997 |
| Windows | 1997 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1997 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Flip screen, Side view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Educational, Puzzle |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Themes | Contemporary, Fantasy |
| Series | Reader Rabbit |
Reader Rabbit's Reading 1 is a singleplayer flip screen and side view educational and puzzle game in the Reader Rabbit series.
The game is a remake of Reader Rabbit 1 Deluxe. It was released as Reader Rabbit's Get Ready for Reading Ages 4-6 in the UK.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail |
Version differences
- It was later included in the compilation Reader Rabbit's Learn to Read with Phonics: Preschool & Kindergarten as Word Factory along with Reader Rabbit's Learn to Read as Road to Reading.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | None |
Essential improvements
Bypassing the CD check
| Instructions[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>/rr1.ini[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>/RR1.DAT[Note 1] |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | The game pauses on lost focus. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Issues fixed
"Not enough free disk space" error
- The game may fail to determine the available space on NTFS harddrives and refuse to launch.
| Use the Windows compatibility mode[1] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| WinG |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. | ||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
| Windows 3.x | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | ||||
| Processor (CPU) | ||||
| System memory (RAM) | ||||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | ||||
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | ||||
| Processor (CPU) | ||||
| System memory (RAM) | ||||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | ||||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Verified by User:Nessy on 2025-03-08
