Philips Sidewalk Studio produced The Crayon Factory in 1995, one of their final CD-i titles. It was translated in various languages as it was focused towards children. In France it was called L’Usine aux Crayons, then we have the german version 8130130 (Germany) Die Malstift Fabrik (1995), the dutch version 8140142 (The Netherlands) De Krijtjes Fabriek (1995), the italian version 8150103 (Italy) La Fabbrica dei Pastelli and The Crayon Factory in USA 310690253-2 (USA). From the disc: "Enter the most colorful world a child could ever imagine. The Crayon Factory, and extraordinary interactive environment where kids play and learn! Each existing trip to the Crayon Factory is a new experience, loaded with fun-filled activities that help your child develop critical learning skills. Narrated by Julie Walters." The voices of the narrators are from: Shari Lewis (english version), Marie Vincent (french version), Monika Peitsch (german version and Cristina D’Avena (italian version). The Crayon Factory was released in a standard jewelcase, but there was also a big box version which included 8 original crayons by Crayola and a colouring book based on the characters from the game.
Here you'll see the original crayons that were supplied with the big box version
The USA version was narrated by Julie Walters, who personally signed this copy
With Julie Walters having done the voiceover for Crayon Factory, it’s pretty cool to hear her talk about how she became involved with the game and about the CD-i in general! Taken from Issue 15 of CD-i Magazine.
The coloring book offered original drawings made by the original artists, here you'll find another set!
[Thanks, Marco Parisio Java, Daniel Hyatt, Anthony DiMarco]