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Top 10 Most Influential Educational Video Games from the 80s
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submitted by XIV
on Sep 28, 2008 10:17pm.
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http://edugamesblog.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/the-top-10-most-influe...
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People who grew up playing videogames are influenced by them, especially when designing games of their own. Those who played through the 1980s are reaching their professional prime, and the games they played in school are worth examining. Here we’ll take a look at what I consider to be the top ten most influential educational games from the 1980s.
The Eighties were an exciting time for video games, as graphics and computing power increased to the point where games started to become visually appealing and interactive. Educational games from that decade in particular taught teachers, parents, students, and designers things that are still influencing titles today.
Thanks to the wonders of the web, the original versions of these games are often available online, and there are discs and ports to other platforms floating around as well. Playing the original versions, while nostalgic, also helps remind us what made these games important. Some things they taught us were good (learning can be fun when presented properly). Some things, not so good (skill and drill only gets you so far, even in a game). Read on for a trip down memory lane, a discussion of each game’s significance, and some locations to try out versions for free.
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RE: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10
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Posted by XIV
on Sep 28, 2008 10:37pm
Are you telling me you've never shot way too many oxen then needed, only to have your soulmate BUTTFACE die from a broken leg?!? For shame, sir. Play the online version!
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RE: RE: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10
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Posted by FoolProof
on Sep 28, 2008 11:18pm
Werd and ROFL.
Oregon Trail kicked ass. I played it on the Apple IIe's in the computer lab in my elementary school.
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RE: RE: 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10
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Posted by SpearmintFur
on Sep 28, 2008 11:19pm
Indeed.
The only game I distinctly remember playing is Oregon Trail. I remember in 6th grade, we actually had to keep a diary where we pretended we were actually doing the Trail and write down what happens in the game and stuff. We'd type it up and print it out on a now ancient dot matrix printer. Also, who could forget shooting too many buffalo only to be able to carry 100 pounds back to the wagon?
I also remember playing this typing game involving a bear, a map game where you tried to place the states on a map of the US, and a game involving an elevator. But throughout elementary school, computer class was pretty much that typing game and Oregon Trail.
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Posted by lorddimwit
on Sep 29, 2008 12:34am
Wait, Zork was educational? All *I* learned from it was that it's pointless to build a flood control dam underground.
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