Play Nickelodeon Director’s Lab Online

Nickelodeon Director’s Lab came out in 1994 as part of the MS-DOS Classic Games series, published by Viacom New Media. It was a creative, experimental title from an era when PC games often encouraged open-ended play rather than structured challenges. You didn't just beat levels; you built things, messed around, and made your own fun with the tools provided.

In the game, you control a cursor to drag and drop characters, props, and sound clips into a multi-layered scene. Your main goal is to produce short animated clips, kind of like directing your own cartoon. You mix visual elements, layer sound effects, and trigger animations on a timeline. The pacing is relaxed; there's no timer or fail state, just experimentation. It feels like playing in a digital toy box where anything can happen.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".