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Top 10 Educational Games of the '80s

by Terrence O'Brien on October 18, 2008 at 10:35 AM

Top 10 Educational Games of the 80's
There is no denying that the '80s were the hey day of educational video games. We can't even count the number of hours we spent sitting in front of our IBM PCs, Apple IIs, and TRS-80s playing 'Oregon Trail,' 'Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego,' and 'Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing.'

The Educational Games Research Blog has compiled a list of its top 10 educational games from the '80s, and we're not ashamed to say that we got severely distracted while writing this post by breaking out some of these throw-backs. The list covers the aforementioned classics, as well as other timeless games like 'Sim City' and 'Reader Rabbit.'

The list probably would have been much better served if it expanded to include classic early '90s entries like the 'Dr. Brain' series (a personal favorite) and 'Mario is Missing,' instead of questionably educational entries like 'Solitaire' and 'Zork.' [From: Educational Games Research, Via: Unplugged]

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