Dear Adil (game)

Dear Adil is an educational online game based on the episode with the same name. It is part of the "Being a Friend" series, and the topic is "Learning From Others."

Gameplay
The game plays through a trimmed-down version of the story in the episode. Screenshots from the episode and speech bubbles are presented in a panel format. Near the end, the player can do an interactive email chat with Adil by choosing one of three pre-made questions, which Adil will respond to.

Questions

 * Arthur: I usually wear jeans, a shirt, and sneakers. What do you wear?
 * Adil: That sounds like what I wear. When it's warm, I wear tee-shirts, shorts, and sandals. When it's colder, long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, and maybe a sweater vest.
 * Arthur: What is your school like? Or are you taught at home?
 * Adil: My school is pretty big, and a little crowded. We have our elementary and middle schools together in one building. One good thing is that I get to learn a lot from older kids!
 * Arthur: Do you take your turban off before you shower?
 * Adil: That's a weird question. I am a Muslim, but only some Muslims wear turbans. I don't wear one. And of course people who wear them take them off before showering. It would get all wet.
 * Arthur: Do you have any pets, like a monkey?
 * Adil: What? Who has a pet monkey? They're wild animals.
 * Arthur: I really like to read. I go to the library all the time. Do you like reading?
 * Adil: I LOVE to read! My favorite books are books about Turkish history. It's so interesting.
 * Arthur: I love to ride my bike. Do you have a bike? If so, where do you ride?
 * Adil: I live in Istanbul, a really big city. It's crowded, and there is a lot of traffic, so we can't ride bikes that often. My apartment building has a small park, and sometimes I ride my bike there.
 * Arthur: How did you learn to speak Turkish?
 * Adil: Uh... everyone I know speaks Turkish, so I just learned it.
 * Arthur: Do you play video games? Which ones do you like?
 * Adil: I do play video games! Usually I play on a computer or a tablet. I like games where I can build things &mdash; like zoos and houses.
 * Arthur: Do you have a certain bedtime? I'm supposed to go to sleep at 9:00.
 * Adil: Yes, usually I go to bed at about 9:30. Right before bed my family has tea and a snack together. We eat walnuts, oranges, and apples.
 * Arthur: What kind of money do you use in Turkey?
 * Adil: Our money is called the Turkish lira. You can buy a delicious ice cream for just one lira!
 * Arthur: I love a TV show called "Bionic Bunny." Do you like TV or movies?
 * Adil: I don't watch them that often, but I do like TV and I loooove movies! Sometimes my friends and I even act out our favorite TV shows.
 * Arthur: What kinds of games do you play with your friends?
 * Adil: The best game is called celik comak. There are two teams, and a stick on the ground between them. The goal is to get the stick to your side!
 * Arthur: What's your family like? I live with my mom, dad, and two little sisters.
 * Adil: I live with my mother and father, and my little sister Ayse, who is VERY annoying!
 * Arthur: Do you have a favorite food? If so, what is it?
 * Adil: My favorite food it called manti. It's sooooo delicious. It's dough folded around a super tiny ball of meat (like a mini ravioli!).
 * Arthur: Is it hot living in the desert?
 * Adil: I assume it could be hot... but why are you asking me? I live in a big city!
 * Arthur: Do you have man-eating newts where you live?
 * Adil: You mean like tiny lizards that eat people? That's not even a real thing!
 * Arthur: Have you ever seen someone make a carpet fly?
 * Adil: Seems like a weird question. You mean like a magic show?
 * Arthur: What are your friends like? My best friend Buster is really funny!
 * Adil: My best friend is named Onder. He is so funny! But sometimes he gets in trouble for not doing his homework.
 * Arthur: What kind of weird foods do Turkish people eat?
 * Adil: What do you mean weird? I eat lots of good food.
 * Arthur: Do you listen to regular music, or just snake charmer music?
 * Adil: Uh, you DO know I live in Turkey, right? I THINK you're thinking about India. And I don't think THEY even have snake charmers anymore.
 * Arthur: So, you live in Turkey. Do you EAT turkey on Thanksgiving.
 * Adil: Arthur, I don't know what "turkey" is. Are you making a joke of some sort?

Characters

 * Adil Akyuz
 * Arthur Read
 * D.W. Read
 * Buster Baxter
 * David Read
 * Jane Read (cameo)
 * Kate Read (cameo)
 * Alberto Molina
 * Onder (mentioned)
 * Mr. Higgins

Page 1

 * The teaser is removed and the title is narrated by Arthur instead of Binky.
 * The game starts with Arthur finding the letters, with no mention of the olive depitter.
 * The line in the beginning is changed from "But I did find these letters! Cool stamps!" to "Hey Dad! I found these letters with cool stamps on them! What are they?"
 * D.W. is cut from these scenes.
 * David does not mention any specific parts of the letters.
 * Arthur is not shown waking up in the morning.

Page 2

 * The scene with Mr. Ratburn is removed.
 * Arthur asking Buster about Turkey is removed, although Buster's lines about the food Turkey are kept in.
 * Buster's line about the turkey bone is removed, but the image of him holding it is kept in.

Page 4

 * Onder is not in these scenes.
 * Adil does not know what brownies are, instead of not knowing what a mall is. The pepperoni part is not changed.

Page 5

 * D.W.'s lines are cut from these scenes.
 * The line "maybe he was just being polite" is removed.
 * Arthur trying to write another letter and his fantasy of everyone in Turkey falling asleep are removed, and the game instead cuts to the Sugar Bowl.

Page 6

 * Buster asks "What's wrong? You're so quiet," instead of playing with straws.
 * Buster talking about eating twenty-seven cherries is removed.
 * Arthur writes "A brownie is a type of chocolate cake" instead of "A mall is a big building with lots of stores."
 * Buster taking offense at Arthur calling pepperoni boring is removed.

Page 7

 * Adil says that he doesn't know if he's going to write back.

Page 8

 * Arthur asking his parents about the mail is removed.
 * Mr. Higgins says "Nope! Sorry!" when being asked by Arthur about his letters. In the episode, Higgins shakes his head and says nothing.
 * Alberto wears his normal clothes, and he is drawn in the Season 17+ animation style.
 * Arthur does not tell Alberto about Buster giving him the comic.
 * Alberto doesn't mention the Illinois going to the Mayan temple in Ecuador.
 * Alberto doesn't specify that he watched the show as a little kid. The order of the stereotypes is also different: in the game, Alberto lists living in a skyscraper, going surfing after school, and putting ketchup on all of their food. In the episode, he lists first surfing, then skyscrapers, then ketchup.

Page 10

 * The line about the mall is removed.
 * After Arthur says "That's because my answers sounded boring," Adil tells Arthur to "ask his questions" and they can choose from a few pre-written questions.
 * Adil talks about his questions.

Page 11

 * D.W.'s line is removed, and Arthur is frustrated about his sister "typing on the keyboard" instead of "annoying him."
 * Adil says "his sister" instead of Ayse's actual name.