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Jumpstart 4th Grade Haunted Island

Teaches a bunch of subjects and helps develop problem-solving skills; its soundtrack has zero right to be so bitchin' but it is

Was asking about this today because I couldnt remember the name or franchise and Lemmy came thru, reuniting me with yet another thing I could remember sound of but not the content or name, long thought lost to the sands of time

Looking for stuff like Reader Rabbit, KidPyx, etc

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The Dr. Brain series.

The Incredible Toon Machine.

The EcoQuest series.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Lode Runner: The Legend Returns was a game that came preinstalled by Compaq on Windows 95. Around age five I found the game captivating, and the level editor was fantastic for my brother and I.

Screenshot of a Lode Runner: The Legend Returns level

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ohhhh, I had no idea why I had that game

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 4 points 1 day ago

I remember Compaq had a commercial game pack that you were supposed to call in to pay for, but the password was just 11111111.

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[–] LikeableLime@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Petz and Oddballz!

[–] DV8@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Wonder Boy in Monster Land on the sega master system.

I'm frustrated I can't seem to find a place to buy it for pc easily. (Admittedly it's not like I'm trying very hard since I'm not really interested in tweaking with simulators and stuff.) There was a game with that name in a sega retro thing sold on Steam but it's definitely not the original version. I still know the start by heart.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Grabthar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I loved having hundreds of c64 games with no manuals. So with this one, we thought you needed to fly the plane out the only visible door in the hangar, which was the one the pilot comes in through, and it was barely bigger than the plane. Seemed impossible to line up. Not like you could look things up back then, and if you were lucky enough to know some friends who played it, they'd often have the same issue. Can't get out of the bloody hangar. Then one day, one of my brothers puts his feet up on the computer desk and kicks the F7 key on the bottom right of the keyboard while I'm flying the plane around the hangar, and the wall opens up. Well, shit. From there, it was pretty fun to make the Zaxxon-like run to the Kremlin and then pick it apart with your RPGs. Lots of good memories of this one.

[–] CuriousRefugee@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Logical Journey of the Zoombinis, Gizmos and Gadgets, All of the Carmen Sandiego titles (US, World, Space, etc.), Commander Keen

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Anyone remember willy the caveman?

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 4 points 1 day ago

Drip, Marble Madness, Lemmings

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago

Moctezuma's Revenge and Bruce Lee on the Commodore64

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

More education than game: Mighty Math Number Heroes

More game than education: Putt Putt series

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I played all sorts of edutainment games, but I’ll give a deep cut and go with Grammar Games. I’ve never tried booting it up as an adult. I wonder if it holds up even slightly.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Minicar racing. I miss that game.

[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I have fond childhood memories of playing Doom 3 with the lights off in my basement. Scariest shit ever.

Also Metal Gear Solid 2 stands out as a game that blew my mind.

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