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General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: oldgamerz on January 15, 2021, 04:53:24 pm
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I think that education games could really benefit some of our children today since schools seem to be not active as they were before COVID 19
Even though I had other games growing up sometimes I would play educational video games. The kind that were my favorite were were 2 Vtech Laptops one had a like a Gameboy color-like screen. and the older, red one had an original Gameboy like screen, they were both like simple computers and I even remember one even having a phone jack for online play, this was back in the early 1990's. They had games built into them and the older one I think even had a cartridge slot, Not all the games were educational games in both of these laptops.
I learned how to spell and read from them, and do simple math. each game had 6 levels of difficulty. but I only played them when I was vary young.
now I don't bother but I will admit I feel like I want to play those Vtech laptops again, since the ones I had were not kiddy like, they even had a 2 player option for couch coop or competition. and they were also meant for older kids as well. they were powered by huge batteries, and lasted a long time too.
One of them had red, and white plastic. And the other was black and white plastic, I can't find any photo on the internet for them but I'd show them to you if I could.
here is the 1st one I had that was red and white
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E7VzL81DR04/maxresdefault.jpg)
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSrsdbSFi3xsQQxcR3WT2ul9OgHDd2DLpSRYg&usqp=CAU)
Here is my 2nd toy I got when I was older only I had the black and white plastic on the outside not red white and blue
(https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/273277271801_/Vtech-Talking-Whiz-Kids-Plus-Electronic-Educational-Learning.jpg)
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This was quite possibly the worst game on the SNES.
(https://i.imgur.com/YOlKRcx.jpg)
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When you say educational games, I say let the kiddos play Assassin's Creed. Plenty to learn there!
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Educational games are for nerds! Which I was one, so it made sense, heh. I grew up playing a few educational games as a kid at school, like in 4th grade, I remember playing "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" and really loving that game and probably a few others. Also in the 90's I played Math Blaster and stuff like that. I remember checking out Mario is Missing, but definitely didn't like it. I can't remember any other "educational" games I played outside of school, but I'm probably just spacing on them as I'm sure I played one or two others.