I played this a lot as a kid and I remember it being fun...until you got to the later levels. I mean, don't get me wrong, it is still fun in a general sense, and I do still recommend the game. Actually, I really recommend the game for kids especially given the logic skills it teaches and reinforces. That said, the reason I say the later levels are less fun is two-fold.

For one, you can occasionally get stuck in a situation where socks overlap, but you need to separate them. Kind of annoying and can make you have to restart. The other issue is that, as the levels get more complex, you end up bouncing around to a degree that would really test a kid's (or adult's) patience and hand-eye-coordination skills. Honestly, that patience bit was what ironically kept me playing this game as a kid since I just could not do this in one sitting. Even with the faster speed setting, it would take too long. It didn't help that setting it to a higher speed was just not a good idea in certain levels, so you had to play them at the turtle's pace.

Overall, though, these are minor quibbles. The game is still interesting and it introduces neat mechanics that you have to account for. There's actually a very similar game to this presented as a mini game in Let's Explore the Airport (Junior Field Trips), another title from Humongous Entertainment...and by "very similar" I pretty much mean "basically the same." If you happen to have both titles, you can certainly go and compare the two if you are interested. The difference is mostly just in the levels and the presence of Sam here in Sock Works.

Btw...does Sam not actually know what automation is? We're controlling Sam, who is controlling the belts, etc. That's not "doing it for him." He's doing it, just with a machine. Maybe he's just referring to the folding part, not the sorted part...ehh ok. Honestly, I try not to pay too much attention to what Sam says during this game because, well, that's not the Sam voice I know and it bugs me. The voice actor did a good job, and I'm not saying otherwise. I'm just too used too accustomed to Pamela Adlon's performance, and that voice is Sam's voice to my ears. E. G. Daily does a fine job, like I said. It just makes Sam sound like he's under the weather or something....which is actually kind of fitting considering what this game foreshadows is regards to the next, proper Pajama Sam title.

Anyways, I recommend picking up Sock Works on sale via the Pajama Sam Complete Pack or the Humongous Entertainment Complete Pack.