[PC] [Early 2000's] PC game I remember playing in computer lab as an elementary schooler that's about teaching kids about money and summer jobs
Platform(s): PC
Genre: Edutainment Simulation/Tycoon game (?)
Estimated year of release: Late 90's or Early 2000's
Graphics/art style: 2D Cartoon
Notable characters: I remember there being two playable characters, I can't remember if they were siblings or not, but I remember they may make a bet at the start of the game about who can make the most money at their summer job/side hustle.
Notable gameplay mechanics: Starting a side business to make money, I don't remember what all the options were, but the one part of the game I remember very well was that the boy was able to start a landscaping company of sorts where he could buy different equipment to try and make more money, I never explored the other part of the game though I don't think since I was basically a toddler and didn't want to do the "girly" part of the game.
Other details: I have no idea if this was actually an educational game or not, but the one thing I'm certain of is that it wasn't a game I owned at home, I wanna say I played it in our old computer lab time, couldn't have been older than 2nd grade. I've tried finding it multiple times over the years, and while I've never found it, and I don't necessarily think it was from the same franchise, the twins/main characters from the PBS kids show Maya and Miguel remind me of the characters I remember being in the game, but as I can tell, they're unrelated, but maybe I missed something.
Posted Jul 10, 2026, 7:28 PM UTC