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|title  = Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler
|image = Colecovision dr seuss box combo full.jpg
|developer = [[Coleco]]
|publisher = Coleco
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|released = {{vgrelease|NA|1984}}
|genre = [[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
|platforms = [[ColecoVision]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Apple II]]
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'''''Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler''''' is a [[sliding puzzle]] video game developed by [[Coleco]]. It was first released for the [[ColecoVision]] in 1984 and was later ported to several home computers including [[Apple computer|Apple]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari]], and [[Commodore 64|Commodore]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Emery |first=C. Eugene |date=October 20, 1985 |title=The Computer Column Ernie, Miss Mouse join Cat in the Hat for children's games |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/396575138/C99F58B98C164880PQ/1 |access-date=2025-09-21 |work=Providence Journal |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=September 2025|reason=Need source for Coleco, ColecoVision}} The game features six [[Dr. Seuss]] characters: [[the Cat in the Hat]], [[the Grinch]], a [[The Sneetches and Other Stories|Star-Bellied Sneetch]], the Doorman, and the Woset and Clark. Designed for children ages 4–10, the objective of the game is to reassemble scrambled pictures, each of which is composed of three characters.

== Gameplay ==
There are five [[difficulty level]]s from which to choose. In the easiest level, players can mix and match the characters' heads, torsos and feet any way they like. In higher levels of play, there are more puzzle pieces, some of which are upside down, and characters must be assembled in their original left-to-right order. Puzzles range in size from 9 to 25 pieces. The fifth level has a time limit which, when beaten, will give the player bonus points.

The manual for ''Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler'' claims that the game promotes "problem-solving strategies, logic, pattern recognition, memory and a variety of other early learning skills."

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