you suckers you didn’t realize that the
whole time you thought you were playing
a cool video game you were actually
learning gosh dinosaur slippers these
165 million years welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
educational video games for this list
we’ve selected the best games that also
double as educational tools they’re for
games like civilization and the
Professor Layton series don’t count
since their primary focuses aren’t
specifically educational number 10
learning with leaper one of the storied
PC developers Sierra’s earliest titles
learning with leaper is a series of
minigames that teaches kids basic
concepts like letter and shape
recognition
selectable minigames show a lot of
variety from a coloring book style
painting game to a randomly generated
maze game and the graphics were actually
really nice and colorful for the early
80s number nine math blaster series part
of the broader blaster learning system
series math blaster is an iconic part of
any 80’s kids childhood a terrible
tragedy someone has stolen big brains
brain right out of his head
combining basic arithmetic problems with
fun space combat missions that take
place both in the first person and in
side-scrolling levels was a recipe for
success and it tricked we mean
enthralled thousands of kids into
learning their multiplication tables
unfortunately the quality of the later
games started to go downhill as the
characters and style went through
transformations in an attempt to market
the game to new audiences and
generations how many eggs do you think
are in this bowl oh my help me guess –
number 8 The Incredible Machine series
[Music]
sure being an inventor is totally cool
especially when you’re busy creating
outlandish multifaceted machines to try
and solve the challenging educational
puzzles in The Incredible Machine series
The Incredible Machine made physics and
problem-solving fun as you really had to
use your brain to figure out the best
way to solve the objectives in each
level
throughout the years the series didn’t
change all that much but that’s only
because the fundamental game was a
perfect learning tool for players of all
ages number seven the typing of the Dead
series whoever thought up the concept of
combining the frenzied first person like
gun zombie blaster House of the Dead
series with a typing tool is a
straight-up genius underestimate the
enemy originally bundled with a
Dreamcast keyboard controller add-on
typing of the Dead has you typing out
strange sentences and zombie themed
references at top speed to keep those
pesky brain eaters at bay with a
subsequent re-release on Steam and new
content packs coming out all the time
typing of the Dead is still going strong
as the go-to typing tutor for hardcore
gamers
number six meter rabbit series like many
games on this list reader rabbit is a
long-running series of edutainment games
that has seen various transformations
throughout the years hot great job with
humble origins as a bundle of spelling
bee mini-games for the home computer the
reader rabbit series has since become a
giant collection of various educational
games focused at different age groups
teaching basic skills and everything
from math to reading but here
this series has won multiple awards and
it helps that the characters animation
and gameplay have become more dynamic
over the years
Matt Matt number five number munchers
[Music]
here’s a basic math equation for you
the formula for one of the most
successful arcade games ever in pac-man
plus a relatively basic math learning
tool equals money and a lot of smarter
kids in order to move your character
from one Square to the next you have to
pick the square with the correct answer
to the math problem at the top of the
screen all while avoiding those
dastardly monsters plus by incorporating
a high-score system number munchers kept
kids coming back for more number four
dr. brain series I have discovered that
within puzzles lies the secret of human
intelligence the long-standing dr. brain
series was one of the most successful
edutainment series of the 1990s for two
main reasons first it broadened the
scope of the subject matter in each of
its entries beyond what had been seen in
educational games thus far instead of
focusing specifically on math or
spelling
dr. brain tried to incorporate a whole
slew of different subjects through a
wide variety of unique and different
minigames from puzzles to platformers
that fruit over there is showing an
amazing amount of nutrients secondly
these games were just charming as hell
filled with funny characters lots of
jokes and bright lively graphics little
bird did you ever think about becoming a
plumber
number three brain Age series think fast
what was that word if this exercise is
scrambling your brain may I suggest a
little brain training one of the more
recent entries on this list brain age
was a double-edged attempt by Nintendo
to both revitalize the dwindling
edutainment game market and to market it
more towards adults than kids
you need to complicate fingers stop that
man
I’m trying to get some help from the
flight attendant by tracking the players
progress date today as they complete the
various brain teasers and mini-games
brain age gives players a real sense of
progression as they sharpen their minds
perhaps most importantly the Nintendo
DS’s stylus system was a match made in
heaven for an educational tool allowing
players to solve puzzles and complete
mini-games quickly and efficiently hey
you got one all right
number two Carmen Sandiego series hello
where can I send you where in the world
is Carmen Sandiego well in the late 80s
and early 90s she was absolutely
everywhere I could tell you lots more
but the best way to learn a job is on
the job part of a multi media marketing
frenzy Carmen Sandiego was an extremely
popular character so popular in fact
could several game shows were created
based around the concept of her
legendary PC adventure games the games
themselves were amazingly fun and filled
with personality as you used your
geography and map reading knowledge to
track a bunch of criminals including the
elusive Carmen around the world
gumshoe you’re getting close to your
suspect but it looks like you haven’t
obtained a warrant before we unveil our
top pick here are a few honorable
mentions
you
your work in the practice area won’t be
tracked in your progress reports
why did some hadrosaurs have large
crests on top of their heads they may
have been used to make noise to
communicate with the herd or to attract
a mate maybe both
[Music]
number one the Oregon Trail perhaps the
oldest and most iconic educational video
game of all time the Oregon Trail is a
punishing text-based adventure game that
puts you in the shoes of American
pioneers as they make their way across
the USA the Oregon Trail was so
successful that it was officially
incorporated into many curriculums
across the country its lessons ranged
from economics to proper planning also
it taught kids about death the hard way
as they watched their whole family die
from dysentery for the 500th time
do you agree with our list I do did we
forget any brain building classics for
more highly intelligent top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
[Music]
whole time you thought you were playing
a cool video game you were actually
learning gosh dinosaur slippers these
165 million years welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
educational video games for this list
we’ve selected the best games that also
double as educational tools they’re for
games like civilization and the
Professor Layton series don’t count
since their primary focuses aren’t
specifically educational number 10
learning with leaper one of the storied
PC developers Sierra’s earliest titles
learning with leaper is a series of
minigames that teaches kids basic
concepts like letter and shape
recognition
selectable minigames show a lot of
variety from a coloring book style
painting game to a randomly generated
maze game and the graphics were actually
really nice and colorful for the early
80s number nine math blaster series part
of the broader blaster learning system
series math blaster is an iconic part of
any 80’s kids childhood a terrible
tragedy someone has stolen big brains
brain right out of his head
combining basic arithmetic problems with
fun space combat missions that take
place both in the first person and in
side-scrolling levels was a recipe for
success and it tricked we mean
enthralled thousands of kids into
learning their multiplication tables
unfortunately the quality of the later
games started to go downhill as the
characters and style went through
transformations in an attempt to market
the game to new audiences and
generations how many eggs do you think
are in this bowl oh my help me guess –
number 8 The Incredible Machine series
[Music]
sure being an inventor is totally cool
especially when you’re busy creating
outlandish multifaceted machines to try
and solve the challenging educational
puzzles in The Incredible Machine series
The Incredible Machine made physics and
problem-solving fun as you really had to
use your brain to figure out the best
way to solve the objectives in each
level
throughout the years the series didn’t
change all that much but that’s only
because the fundamental game was a
perfect learning tool for players of all
ages number seven the typing of the Dead
series whoever thought up the concept of
combining the frenzied first person like
gun zombie blaster House of the Dead
series with a typing tool is a
straight-up genius underestimate the
enemy originally bundled with a
Dreamcast keyboard controller add-on
typing of the Dead has you typing out
strange sentences and zombie themed
references at top speed to keep those
pesky brain eaters at bay with a
subsequent re-release on Steam and new
content packs coming out all the time
typing of the Dead is still going strong
as the go-to typing tutor for hardcore
gamers
number six meter rabbit series like many
games on this list reader rabbit is a
long-running series of edutainment games
that has seen various transformations
throughout the years hot great job with
humble origins as a bundle of spelling
bee mini-games for the home computer the
reader rabbit series has since become a
giant collection of various educational
games focused at different age groups
teaching basic skills and everything
from math to reading but here
this series has won multiple awards and
it helps that the characters animation
and gameplay have become more dynamic
over the years
Matt Matt number five number munchers
[Music]
here’s a basic math equation for you
the formula for one of the most
successful arcade games ever in pac-man
plus a relatively basic math learning
tool equals money and a lot of smarter
kids in order to move your character
from one Square to the next you have to
pick the square with the correct answer
to the math problem at the top of the
screen all while avoiding those
dastardly monsters plus by incorporating
a high-score system number munchers kept
kids coming back for more number four
dr. brain series I have discovered that
within puzzles lies the secret of human
intelligence the long-standing dr. brain
series was one of the most successful
edutainment series of the 1990s for two
main reasons first it broadened the
scope of the subject matter in each of
its entries beyond what had been seen in
educational games thus far instead of
focusing specifically on math or
spelling
dr. brain tried to incorporate a whole
slew of different subjects through a
wide variety of unique and different
minigames from puzzles to platformers
that fruit over there is showing an
amazing amount of nutrients secondly
these games were just charming as hell
filled with funny characters lots of
jokes and bright lively graphics little
bird did you ever think about becoming a
plumber
number three brain Age series think fast
what was that word if this exercise is
scrambling your brain may I suggest a
little brain training one of the more
recent entries on this list brain age
was a double-edged attempt by Nintendo
to both revitalize the dwindling
edutainment game market and to market it
more towards adults than kids
you need to complicate fingers stop that
man
I’m trying to get some help from the
flight attendant by tracking the players
progress date today as they complete the
various brain teasers and mini-games
brain age gives players a real sense of
progression as they sharpen their minds
perhaps most importantly the Nintendo
DS’s stylus system was a match made in
heaven for an educational tool allowing
players to solve puzzles and complete
mini-games quickly and efficiently hey
you got one all right
number two Carmen Sandiego series hello
where can I send you where in the world
is Carmen Sandiego well in the late 80s
and early 90s she was absolutely
everywhere I could tell you lots more
but the best way to learn a job is on
the job part of a multi media marketing
frenzy Carmen Sandiego was an extremely
popular character so popular in fact
could several game shows were created
based around the concept of her
legendary PC adventure games the games
themselves were amazingly fun and filled
with personality as you used your
geography and map reading knowledge to
track a bunch of criminals including the
elusive Carmen around the world
gumshoe you’re getting close to your
suspect but it looks like you haven’t
obtained a warrant before we unveil our
top pick here are a few honorable
mentions
you
your work in the practice area won’t be
tracked in your progress reports
why did some hadrosaurs have large
crests on top of their heads they may
have been used to make noise to
communicate with the herd or to attract
a mate maybe both
[Music]
number one the Oregon Trail perhaps the
oldest and most iconic educational video
game of all time the Oregon Trail is a
punishing text-based adventure game that
puts you in the shoes of American
pioneers as they make their way across
the USA the Oregon Trail was so
successful that it was officially
incorporated into many curriculums
across the country its lessons ranged
from economics to proper planning also
it taught kids about death the hard way
as they watched their whole family die
from dysentery for the 500th time
do you agree with our list I do did we
forget any brain building classics for
more highly intelligent top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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