Favourite educational computer games
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Friday, June 29 2007 12:56
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Inspired by the video game addiction thread, because some educational games are rubbish but others are among the finest classics. The Oregon Trail was mentioned first, and rightly so I think, as it seems to have achieved cult status. "Caulk the wagon and float it across... Slarty fell overboard! Lost 2 wagon axles! Slarty has died of dystentery!" The other unarguable cult favorite is the Carmen Sandiego series. Patty Larceny anyone? The Learning Company made a lot of great games, of which Think Quick! was probably the best and most famous. I was a big fan of Challenge of the Ancient Empires. Every game should require you to piece together the Stele of Hammurabi! The Manhole and Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel desreve mention as well. Ah, the days of HyperCard... What are everyone else's favourites? -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, June 29 2007 13:00
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Any strategy game set in history could arguably be called historical. Also, arguably you could say puzzle games like Myst are educational, in a mental development sort of way. -------------------- The ending has not yet been written. Posts: 1186 | Registered: Friday, June 18 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, June 29 2007 13:02
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Granny's Garden. I honestly can't remember much about the game, but it was the first time we ever saw a computer in primary [elementary] school. Edit: Pesky url tags. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granny%27s_Garden [ Friday, June 29, 2007 13:08: Message edited by: Micawber ] -------------------- "Blink and you're dead... Don't turn your back, don't look away and don't blink." Geneforge 4 stuff. Also, everything I know about Avernum | Avernum 2 | Avernum 3 | Avernum 4 Posts: 1104 | Registered: Monday, March 10 2003 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, June 29 2007 13:15
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Age of Empires I and Age of Empires II, not so much III... -------------------- Lt. Sullust Cogito Ergo Sum Polaris Posts: 2462 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Friday, June 29 2007 13:47
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Hell, I learned more from the Exile games than I did from school. So put them on the educational list -------------------- You may have one this time, Clucky, but I'll be back. --Orochimaru Posts: 1918 | Registered: Sunday, October 13 2002 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, June 29 2007 14:04
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quote:What exactly did you learn from Exile? -------------------- The ending has not yet been written. Posts: 1186 | Registered: Friday, June 18 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, June 29 2007 14:06
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I always liked The Ancient Art of War for learning history and combat tactics. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, June 29 2007 14:10
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Games designed to be educational tend to be bad. Games that are good can be very incidentally educational. —Alorael, who happens to have a friend currently working on making games that could be used as serious learning tools, but with emphasis on the game. And the target audience is college and grad school. He's very afraid of what political science might do to Civilization. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, June 29 2007 14:47
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Oregon Trail, Amazon Trail, and SimEarth. It turns out that SimEarth doesn't work while AOL is running. And I learned how to spell "supplies" from playing Exile 1. -------------------- You acquire an item: Radio Free Foil Posts: 1169 | Registered: Monday, September 23 2002 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Friday, June 29 2007 15:18
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Cosmic Osmo was a great game, but I don't know how it could be construed as educational. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, June 29 2007 15:22
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Does anyone else remember The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis? -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Canned
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written Friday, June 29 2007 15:24
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Well, I learned some interesting vocabulary from Ratchet and Clank and other games that are not at all meant for education. I also hear some very colorful language from my dad :P . -------------------- I can transform into almost anything, though not sanity. I heard a man sing "The Muffin Man" one day. He got to see the light. Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, June 29 2007 15:50
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Ooh! The Forever Growing Garden! Not the most educational game out there, but it was fun. -------------------- You acquire an item: Radio Free Foil Posts: 1169 | Registered: Monday, September 23 2002 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, June 29 2007 16:48
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quote:That's what it was called! I've been trying to remember the name of it for the past couple weeks. I loved that game. I remember the pizza level and one where there were tiles over a pit and you had to do something or other to get across. I want to play that again. -------------------- My Myspace, with some of my audial and visual art The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Friday, June 29 2007 22:18
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Not really a game, but we spent a lot of time in the old computer lab (we're talking Apple IIe's here) futzing around with LogoWriter. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Saturday, June 30 2007 03:15
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quote:Presumably he learned that the best way to get ahead is by assaulting random goblins and selling their goods to the nearest merchant, all the while claiming it's an honest profession. Posts: 206 | Registered: Tuesday, September 3 2002 07:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Saturday, June 30 2007 03:23
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Full disclosure: Chicken is a paid lobbyist for the goblin industry. -------------------- We're not doing cool. We're doing pretty. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Veteran*
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written Saturday, June 30 2007 12:10
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I was a big fan of Spelling Jungle. OH NO THE RIVER IS OVERFLOWING!! Oh. We just forgot to turn the faucet off! Posts: 455 | Registered: Tuesday, May 17 2005 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Saturday, June 30 2007 13:29
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All those economics games, were global or interplanetary trade was an important part of strategy. Also Railroad tycoon, for similar reasons. Zorks were good for reasoning skillz, as well as reading comprehension. -------------------- WWtNSD? Synergy - "I don't get it." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Saturday, June 30 2007 15:33
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Scrabble Blast! Or something like that. -------------------- "640K ought to be enough for anybody." -- Bill Gates, 1981 It's time to meet your maker! Posts: 152 | Registered: Monday, November 6 2006 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Saturday, June 30 2007 17:52
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quote:Ah yes, I remember it well... ;) I also have a really old version of it for an apple][e emulator, and I still play it. Managed to score 8500 points once, too. -------------------- Either I'm crazy, or everybody else is nuts. And I know I'm not crazy because the little man who lives on my shoulder told me so. If people don't think there's something wrong with you, there's something wrong with you. Posts: 558 | Registered: Friday, September 15 2006 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, June 30 2007 18:34
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quote:Yay! Zoombinis! They made at least one sequel... not sure if I actually ever played it. Now I feel like playing it again too. SimEarth was awesome... I wish it would run outside of Classic, though. Oh, and one of my favorite moments out of my schooling was when I corrected one of my elementary school teachers on the spelling of aqueduct. How did I know this? Civilization II. :P -------------------- Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games." Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, July 1 2007 04:40
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quote:They made 2 sequels, which both sucked. The original rocked though. -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Sunday, July 1 2007 12:31
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I really enjoyed "The Lighter Side of Genocide." Very well made game. Posts: 10 | Registered: Sunday, July 1 2007 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, July 1 2007 13:58
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quote:Two sequels (and, ok, I just saw that Tyran already wrote that :rolleyes: ). And I still own Logical Journey. And it still sucks the least. I also used to love all of those Humongous Entertainment games that were all taken over by stupid Atari. Freddi Fish and whatnot. I must have learned something throughout playing, like, all of them because I didn't need as much help as before on the last couple of games they ever released. EDIT: There were games other than Thinkin' Things that had Fripples? I miss out on everything. [ Sunday, July 01, 2007 14:01: Message edited by: Fruity Ball of Yogurty ] -------------------- Bring back TM or [i]DIE.[/i] To spread the hype, as well as cause your crush's name to appear on the screen, copy this into your signature. Posts: 458 | Registered: Friday, August 6 2004 07:00 |
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