Who made Reader Rabbit?

Reader Rabbit was published by The Learning Company, released in 1984.

What kind of game is Reader Rabbit?

Reader Rabbit is a educational game for the MS-DOS.

Can two people play Reader Rabbit?

No. Reader Rabbit is a single-player game, so it has no two-player mode.

How much data does Reader Rabbit load?

The Reader Rabbit ROM is 93 kB. It is fetched once when you press play and then cached by your browser, so returning to the game does not download it again.

Reader Rabbit Game (1984) - DOS

Name: Reader Rabbit
Availability: InStock
Author: The Learning Company

Action / Button	Keyboard Key
D-Pad (Up / Down / Left / Right)	`Arrow Keys`
Button A	`Z` or `J`
Button B	`X` or `K`
Button X / Turbo A	`A` or `U`
Button Y / Turbo B	`S` or `I`
Select	`Shift`
Start	`Enter`

Gamepad Input	Retro Function	Keyboard Key
D-Pad / Analog	Character Movement / Steering	`▲` `▼` `◄` `►`
Button A (East)	Primary Action / Attack / Fire	`Z` / `K`
Button B (South)	Secondary / Jump / Cancel	`X` / `J`
Button X / Y	Special / Turbo / Extra Fire	`A` / `S`
Select	Insert Coin / Select Option	`Right Shift`
Start	Game Start / Pause Game	`Enter`

Gamepad Input

Retro Function

Keyboard Key

D-Pad / Analog

Character Movement / Steering

▲ ▼ ◄ ►

Button A (East)

Primary Action / Attack / Fire

Z / K

Button B (South)

Secondary / Jump / Cancel

X / J

Button X / Y

Special / Turbo / Extra Fire

A / S

Select

Insert Coin / Select Option

Right Shift

Start

Game Start / Pause Game

Enter

Emulator Core Engine	Technology	Multiplayer	Gamepad	Touch	Ads	Action / Switch
EmulatorJS (Default WebAssembly)	`WebAssembly / JS`	YES	YES	YES	NO	▶ ACTIVE
MS-DOS (Recommended)	`WebAssembly / Libretro`	YES	YES	YES	NO	PLAY ⚡
JS-DOS v3.0 / DOSBox Engine	`Emscripten C++`	YES	YES	NO	NO	PLAY ⚡

Emulator Core Engine

Technology

Multiplayer

Gamepad

Touch

Ads

Action / Switch

EmulatorJS (Default WebAssembly)

WebAssembly / JS

YES

▶ ACTIVE

MS-DOS (Recommended)

WebAssembly / Libretro

YES

PLAY ⚡

JS-DOS v3.0 / DOSBox Engine

Emscripten C++

YES

PLAY ⚡

Reader Rabbit is a classic 1984 educational game developed by The Learning Company for DOS. Designed for young children, it introduces foundational reading, spelling, and vocabulary skills through a series of engaging, interactive word mini-games set in a colorful factory.

How to play

The game features four main activities: the Sorter, the Labeler, the Word Train, and Matchup. Each focuses on different literacy skills like recognizing three-letter words, matching letters, and building vocabulary. Use the arrow keys to navigate the menus and select options, and press Enter or the Spacebar to confirm choices or interact with the letters on screen. For full screen, press Right Alt + Enter.

Tips

Start with the Sorter mini-game, as it helps familiarize players with the specific target letters needed for the current words before moving on to more complex tasks like the Word Train. Pay close attention to the word patterns the game highlights, as recognizing consonant-vowel-consonant combinations is central to progressing.