Welcome back to That’s Edutainment, which looks at educational video games of the past and whether they hold up today. Previous entries can be found here. Today’s column considers Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, a geography-based adventure game published by Brøderbund … Continue reading That’s Edutainment: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (1985)

Welcome to That’s Edutainment, which looks at entertainment video games of the past and whether they hold up today. This inaugural edition of the feature provides historical context for the idea of ‘edutainment’ and discusses the first landmark title in the genre, The … Continue reading That’s Edutainment: The Oregon Trail (1971-1985)