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Also For PC-98 Developed by Bruce Artwick Organization Ltd., The Published by Microsoft Corporation Released 1994 Genre Educational, Simulation Gameplay Vehicle Simulator Perspective 1st-person, 3rd-person (Other) Educational Science Vehicular Space Flight Description In the grand tradition of Microsoft's Flight Simulator series , Space Simulator takes you on a journey through the Milky Way--and even beyond it, if you're adventurous and have a lot of time to kill. Developed by the same company...
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Also For Amiga, FM Towns, Macintosh, PC-98, SEGA CD, Sharp X68000, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, Windows 3.x Developed by Maxis Software Inc. Published by Maxis Software Inc. Released 1990 Genre Educational, Simulation Perspective Top-down Educational Ecology / Nature Description SimEarth puts you in charge of an entire planet throughout its 10 billion year lifespan. Your ultimate task is to guide the planet’s inhabitants into the stars, from its humble single-celled roots. The main threats you...
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Odell Lake is a simulation game in which you take the role of a fish in Odell Lake, Oregon. You meet various forms of animal and plant life, including other types of fish. Each time you meet another animal or a plant, you must decide what to do. Your decisions determine whether or not you survive! There are two ways to play Odell Lake: - Go Exploring - Play for Points When you go exploring: - You choose the fish you want to play; - You are told the names of the plants and animals you meet; -...
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Also For Macintosh, Windows 3.x Developed by Learning Co., The Published by Learning Co., The Released 1993 Genre Educational Educational Reading / Writing Description Reader Rabbit 3 is part of Reader Rabbit series, that is aimed at older children. When the Daily Skywriter News Company of World-ville needs some help, Reader Rabbit goes their to volunteer. In four different activities you try to match a word, or a sentence with seven word types who, where, what, why, how, did what and does...
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Also For Macintosh Developed by MECC Published by MECC Released 1991 Genre Action, Educational Perspective Top-down Educational Ecology / Nature, Geography, Health / Nutrition, History, Math / Logic, Music, Science Description Super Munchers is a trivia action game. The player moves their muncher around a grid and eats words that fit a given clue or category. Incorrect words and a variety of critters get in the way. From Mobygames.com. Original Entry
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The Learning Company Also For Macintosh Developed by Learning Company, The Published by Learning Company, The Released 1992 Genre Educational Educational Reading / Writing Description Reader Rabbit's Ready for Letters is part of the Reader Rabbit's series of educational software series by The Learning Company. This game includes 6 activities to learn and improve early language skills for kids. The Music Pond Find the hidden animals Isolate musical sounds Conduct the critter concert Sing along...
Also For Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x Developed by Learning Co., The Published by Learning Co., The Released 1993 Genre Action, Educational, Puzzle Perspective Side view Educational Math / Logic, Science Description Morty Maxwell, the Master of Mischief, has moved into the Shady Glen Technology Center and taken over as the head scientist! Your job is to accept Morty's challenge and prove that you are a better scientist than he is. Morty has locked the doors in the warehouse with science...
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Also For Amiga Developed by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Released 1991 Genre Adventure, Educational Perspective 3rd-person (Other) Educational Pre-school / Toddler Description This is an updated version of Roberta Williams' Mixed-Up Mother Goose . This version utilizes Sierra 's SCI game interpreter and features enhanced graphics and sound. The gameplay remains the same as the previous version; all of the nursery rhymes in Mother Goose Land have become mixed up! Your...
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Also For Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x Developed by MECC Published by MECC Released 1993 Genre Adventure, Educational, Simulation Perspective 1st-person Educational Ecology / Nature, Geography, History Sport Fishing, Sailing / Boating Misc Licensed Description The protagonist of the game sees a strange dream: a black jaguar appears and introduces himself as a servant of the Inca king. He explains that the Inca people are dying of malaria and endangered by the European explorers. The jaguar is...
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Memory Building Blocks (1989)(Sunburst Communications)
Developed by Bookup, Inc. Platform DOS Published by Mission Studios Released 1994 Genre Educational, Simulation Gameplay Chess Perspective Top-down Educational Math / Logic Misc Licensed Description Based on the best-selling chess-book of the same name by Bobby Fischer. The educational course, illustrated history of chess and 500 chess matches of amazing Bobby are presented in this game. Window-interface, 3D view, feedback of any depth, match recording and replaying are present. The strength of...
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Also For Macintosh Developed by Novotrade Software Kft. Published by MECC Released 1994 Gameplay Graphic Adventure, Puzzle elements Perspective Side view Educational Ecology / Nature, History, Science Genre Adventure, Educational Interface Point and Select Visual Fixed / Flip-screen Description You are a teenage boy. After connecting to computer museum guide you understand that aliens are in museum, maybe the dinosaurs are waked up. So you take the satchel and run to save the museum from the...
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Path Tactics, a math game for children ages 5 to 12, is designed to reinforce basic math skills. The game tests players' abilities to use basic math operations and also challenges their problem-solving skills. The Path Tactics game has seven levels of play. Children can choose from Counting, Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, Dividing, and Subtracting (with negative answers allowed). Children can play against a friend or against the computer. Children can each choose a different level of play...
Topics: Educational, Basic Math, Problem Solving
MECC A170 Number Munchers v1.3
Counting Critters is a series of five programs that provide practice on beginning math concepts of numerals and counting. Match Magic - Students practice matching numerals between 1 and 20. When students answer correctly, the person illustrates the meaning of the numeral by showing that number of animals. Counting Safari - Students practice counting 1 to 12 safari anaimals that Charlie Chimp sees from his tree. Pet Store - Students put 1 to 12 identical puppies in Suzy Shopkeeper's pet store...
Topics: Educational, Basic Math, Early Learning
Fun from A to Z consists of three programs that give students practice in distinguishing the letters of the alphabet, matching upper and lower-case letters, and learning the sequence of the alphabet. Birds - Gives practice in discriminating the letters of the alphabet and matching upper and lower-case letters. Dots - Helps students learn the sequence of letters by connecting dots in alphabetical order. Runners - Sharpens students' knowledge of the alphabet sequence by requiring them to select...
Topics: Educational, Early Learning
Also For Atari ST Developed by Coktel Vision Published by Coktel Vision Released 1992 Pacing Meditative / Zen Educational Math / Logic, Reading / Writing, Typing Narrative Comedy Genre Action, Educational, Puzzle, Racing / Driving Interface Point and Select Gameplay Mini-Games Description Who's this little fellow on our screen? He's A.J., that's who. And he's about to invite you to his own "World of Discovery". A.J.'s World of Discovery is an educational game where kids can play...
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Typing instruction game that dares to be fun. Zap the enemy by typing correctly or the word zaps you. Eighteen progressive lessons graduated from home-letter recognition to 9-letter words, numbers and BASIC programming words. Create your own lesson for specific needs.
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Topics: Educational, Typing
Mathosaurus (1989 Micrograms Publishing)
Sierra On-Line, Inc. Developed by Jeff Tunnell Productions Platform DOS Published by Sierra On-Line, Inc. Released 1992 Genre Educational, Puzzle Gameplay Game Show / Trivia / Quiz Perspective 1st-person Educational Science Description The indian-originated space elf Quarky O'Ghandi and his sister Quaysoo organized a team Los Turbos to beat well-known Das Liquidators, Cool City Maulers, and Valiant Cube. Answering correctly on questions, you as member of Los Turbos must earn money to move...
First-Letter Fun is a set of four programs that give practice in matching the initial sounds of words with the letters that make those sounds. With the exception of the letters Q and X, all the letters of the alphabet are presented for practice. In the case of words beginning with vowels, only the short vowel sounds are used.
Topics: Educational, Early Learning
This unique nine-part primary diskette adds fun and magic to teaching pre-reading skills. Youngsters learn letter recognition and alphabetical ordering in CATERPILLAR and TRAIN. Initial consonant identification is covered in A IS FOR APPLE. PICTURES, WORDS, and SHAPES challenge the memory of young learners in fascinating games of concentration. Three arithmetic programs, SMILE, WUZZLE, and SPACESHIP, turn counting and addition into fun activities.
Topics: Educational, Basic Math, Early Learning
The Sesame Street Crayon Letters For You (1987)(Polarware)
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This package presents five engaging games that require players to develop strategies and use their estimation skills in order to be successful. Range Finder - Help Esther Mation quickly locate the correct ranges for actual answers to problems. Tic-Tac-Toe - Play a friend or a computer opponent in Tic-Tac-Toe. Use rounding skills to be the first to get three in a row. Get In Line - Arrange numbers and expressions from smallest to largest as quickly as possible. Estimation Chompers - Quickly...
Topics: Educational, Basic Math
MECC A153 Word Munchers v1.4
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Welcome to the world of Munchers, Troggles, and fractions. Your job is to help your Muncher eat the right fractions or expressions without getting caught by a Troggle! You may play four different games: 1. Fraction Types - Help the Munchers choose the right type of fractions to eat for lunch. 2. Equivalent Fractions - Help the Munchers eat all the fractions equivalent to a given fraction. 3. Comparing Fractions - Help the Munchers decide whether a fraction is less than or greater than one half....
Topics: Educational, Basic Math
Speedway Math provides you with a set of three programs to practice the quick recall of math facts. Tune-up Time - Practice basic math facts of your own choosing. You select the operation, problem types, and number of problems. The lesson is not timed. Practice Laps - Select the operation and do as many practice laps (10 problems) as you like. After each lap, you are given your score, time, and speed. The Big Race - After plenty of practice, you are finally ready for the big race. How long does...
Topics: Educational, Basic Math
MECC A307Z Grammar Madness 1.0
Jenny's Journeys is an exciting adventure in map reading. These programs present the challenge of traveling from place to place in a quaint little town called Lake City. To make getting around town easier, Aunt Jenny has lent you her car. There is a map in the glove compartment and enough gas in the tank to get you wherever you need to go. Jenny's Journeys has three levels of difficulty.
Multiplication Puzzles is a drill and practice package that presents whole number multiplication problems, some of which involve regrouping. The programs are sequenced according to difficulty. Lights Out - Drills on whole number multiplication facts using primarily the factors 0-5. (25 problems) Paper, Rock, Scissors - Drills on whole number multiplication facts using the factors 0-9. (25 problems) Tic-Tac-Toe - Drills on whole number multiplication facts using the factors 0-9 and missing...
Topics: Educational, Basic Math
MECC A153 Word Munchers v1.0
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Circus Math is a drill and practice package that presents whole number addition problems. The programs are sequenced according to difficulty. Clown Maker - Drills on whole number addition with two digit addends. The problems do not involve regrouping. (20 problems) Clown Car - Drills on whole number addition with two digit addends. The problems may involve up to three addends and do not involve regrouping. (20 problems) High Wire - Drills on whole number addition with 2-4 digit addends. The...
Topics: Educational, Basic Math, Problem Solving
MECC A196 Fraction Munchers v1.0
MECC A221 Murphy's Minerals v1.0
MECC A170 Number Munchers v1.2
MECC A191 Odell Lake v1.0
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"Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" is a 1985 educational game developed by Dane Bigham, Gene Portwood, and Lauren Elliott, and published by Broderbund Software. It runs on any Apple II with 64K.
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The Friendly Computer is collection of five programs which teach children basic computer use. The Keyboard - The Keyboard program introduces children to the location of various keys and to the use of the shift key. Term Worm - Term Worm introduces children to the devices which make up a computer system and to commonly used keyboard keys. Zebug - Zebug provides children with practice in locating keys on the keyboard in a race against time. Picture - Picture allows children to draw a picture...
Topics: Educational, Basic Computer
MECC A147 Multiplication Puzzles (64K 1985)
Platform DOS Published by Vision Software, Inc. Released 1993 Genre Educational Educational Geography, History Misc Licensed Description ALF, a furry alien who for fear of discovery can't really leave the house, is Vision Software's choice to teach children about the wide range of geographical features found in the United States. Lesson one: A multiple choice quiz to test knowledge of geographical terminology. Hosted by ALF, who fires a cannon (!) containing your answer choice at a bucket....
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MECC A177 Phonics Prime Time Vowels I v1.0
MECC A308 Rocket Factory v1.0
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"Where in North Dakota is Carmen Sandiego?" is a 1989 educational game designed by Gene Portwood and Lauren Elliot; programmed by Ken Bull; managed by Katherine Bird and Janese Freed; graphics by Leila Bronstein, Rick Incrocci, Michelle McBride, Roseann Mitchell, Arturo Sinclair, and Diane Wilcox; music by Louis Ewens; and distributed by Broderbund Software. It requires a 64K Apple ][+ or later.
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"Little Computer People" is a 1985 simulation game published by Activision. It runs on any Apple ][ with 48K.
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Clock Works has four programs for students learning to tell time. These programs provide practice with telling time and setting clocks. Clocks with hands (analog) and digital clocks are both used. Whats the Time? - What time is shown on the clock? Choose from the four times shown. (20 problems) Set the Clock - Can you get the hands of a clock to the right time? This program will give you a chance to practice. (10 problems) Digital Drill - Let's practice reading time. And while you are doing...
Topics: Educational, Early Learning
The Muppet Discovery Disk (1984)(Sunburst Communications)
MECC A259 Estimation Quick Solve II v1.0
MECC A231 Spellevator v1.0
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"Where In Time Is Carmen Sandeigo" is a 1990 educational game designed by Gene Portwood and Lauren Elliott, programmed by Rod Nelsen, with graphics by Leila Bronstein, Jenny Martin, Gail Rathbun, and Mark Schlichtinng, sound and music by Tom Rettig, and published by Broderbund Software. This is version 1.1. It requires a 128K Apple //e, //c, or IIgs.
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Also For Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 Developed by Rhiannon Software Published by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. Released 1985 Genre Adventure, Educational, Simulation Educational Ecology / Nature, History Description Jenny of the Prairie focuses on a girl who stranded in the prairie after being separated from her wagon train in 1842. As Jenny, the player must prepare for the coming winter by gathering food and having a warm shelter by the time it get's cold. The historical...
Space Subtraction is a drill and practice package that presents whole number subtraction problems which do not involve regrouping. The programs are sequenced according to difficulty. Cosmic Creature - Drills on whole number subtraction facts with single-digit numbers. (25 problems) Blast Off - Drills on whole number subtraction facts with a two-digit number minus a one-digit number. (25 problems) Zemoon Walk - Drills on whole number subtraction with one- or two-digit numbers and no regrouping....
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"Now You See It, Now You Don't - Was it there? Was it missing?" is a 1987 educational game designed by Donna Stanger, programmed by Todd Rosedahl, with graphics by Barbara Wood, and published by Sunburst Communications. It requires a 64K Apple ][+ or later.
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MECC A209 Conquering Ratios and Proportions
Conquering Whole Numbers is part of MECC's Conquering Math series. This package drills on advanced problems in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Remediation is provided for students having difficulties. The problems available are: ADDITION - two or more re-groupings; up to four addends. SUBTRACTION - two or more re-groupings; regroup across zero(es). MULTIPLICATION - multiple regroups possible; factors with up to 3 digits; factors with internal zeroes. DIVISION - one or two...
Topics: Educational, Basic Math
MECC A302 Fish School v1.0
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"Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego" is a 1986 educational game developed by Ken Bull, Gene Portwood, and Lauren Elliott, and published by Broderbund Software. It runs on any Apple II with 64K. Click the screenshot to play it in your browser. Download Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego.zip (contains .woz files) Download Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego extras.zip (contains .a2r flux files, .png screenshots) Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego on MobyGames
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"Freedom!" is a 1992 educational game developed by Rich Bergeron, Beth Daniels, Charolyn Kapplinger, John Ojanen, John P. Wlazlo, and Kamau Sebabu Kambui, and published by MECC. This is version 1.0. It requires a 128K Apple //e or later.
Topics: apple2, wozaday
Ernie's Magic Shapes (1988)(Hi Tech Expressions)
MECC A177 Phonics Prime Time Vowels I
MECC A351 Get Well, Woolly v1.0
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Platforms Apple II, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX, PC Booter, TRS-80 CoCo, ZX Spectrum Developed by Tom Snyder Productions, Inc. Published by Spinnaker Software Corporation Released 1983 Genre Action, Educational Gameplay Platform Perspective Side view Educational Math / Logic Description In Fraction Fever , the player's goal is to advance floors up to the twentieth with the help of his pogo stick and the Fraction Elevators located on each floor. To find them, the player needs to...
MECC A160 The Market Place 1.0
Words at Work - Contraction Action gives students practice with contractions and their corresponding words. In The Magic Painter, students match contractions with their corresponding words or the words with the correct contraction. The examples can be presented with or without context sentences. In The Contraction Show, students practice spelling contractions or their corresponding words. In The Contraction Game, students match words with contractions in a concentration game format. The game...
Topics: Educational, Language Arts
Muppet Slate (1988)(Sunburst Communications)
Arithmetic Critters is a collection of four programs designed to give kindergarten and first-grade children individual practice on early mathematics skills. Each program presents exercises that can be solved using counting skills. The exercises are presented in a way intended to reinforce the concepts behind the skills. In Animal Addition, students practice adding two groups of up to nine identical animals. In Fowl Play, students practice subtracting up to nine birds from a group of up to...
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