1.  Oregon Trail

Playthrough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmZp_KlH6tA

ROM: http://www.cdosabandonware.com/std_games_details.php?gameid=2127

Entertainment aspects

• Naming party - brings personal relation @ :13
• Storyline and historical elements @ :38
• Supply management @58
• Journey @ 3:20
• Risk element - crossing rivers @ 4
• Choices
  • certain role - carpenter, farmer, banker @ :07
  • Month @ :39

2.  Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

ROM: http://www.cdosabandonware.com/std_games_details.php?gameid=1381

Playthough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wa8Yl84_p8

Entertainment

• Input name and save
• Detective work
  • Trial and error
  • Computer warrant
  • Clues
• Geography - visit exotic locations - good pcitures
• Danger - cut scenes
• Dossier - pictures
• Reward and thanks for capturing
• Upgrading Rank
• Evil powers
• Time limit

3.  Sim City

ROM: http://www.cdosabandonware.com/std_games_details.php?gameid=2164

Playthrough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh5N39LZGrk

Entertainment

• Open ended
• Crazy situations, - monster @9:00, 9:03
• disasters - tornado @ 9:50
• Profit and succeed
  • Taxing citizens @ 423
• Responsibility
  • Fiscal @ 511
  • Protect citizens @258
• Scenarios

4.  Reader Rabbit

5.  Math Blaster

Playthrough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95e5JkMv-og

Entertainment

• Action = shooting @47
  • Enemies @47
  • Powerups @ 1:19
  • Health@47
  • Score system @47
  • Lives@47
  • Varying difficulty levels @ 24
  • Bonus Stage: Non-educational segments - meteor showers @ 220
  • Sense of danger @ 151
• Math problems within pure gaming environment -

6.  Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing

7.  Lemonade Stand

Online: http://www.lemonadegame.com/

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lKYD4bsPcQ

Entertainment

• "Judicious Decisions"
  • Supply management @ 129
  • Changing scenarios changes strategy - weather @ 239
  • Change quantities @230
• Real world: Business simulation
  • Reactions from customers @125
  • Degrading materials: Ice melts @139
• Progression and desire to improve - reports to say how you did @ 135
  • Want to profit and not fail - upfront costs @633
  • Fastfoward @ 120
• Ends after 30 days - scenario @00

8.  Number Munchers

ROM: http://www.cdosabandonware.com/std_games_details.php?gameid=2159

Playthrough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeMvJcfBDLM&feature=related

Entertainment

• Cutscenes @ 104
  • Personality @ 104
• Quick calculations
• New enemies @ 138
  • Danger
• Lives
• Highscore @ 924
• Level progression - increasing difficulty @ 25
• Dynamic board with enemies - constant awareness @ 7:00
  • Strategy with safezones @ 010
• Different modes @ 06
• Set difficulty @ 930

9.  Zork

ROM: http://www.cdosabandonware.com/std_games_details.php?gameid=1387

Playthrough:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1bLBy7gQPI&fmt=18
• Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgIwEnlMcbw
• Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdw3juDgSfc&feature=relate

Entertainment

• Read and think
• Narrative

 10.  Windows Solitaire

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSav9W8qfdw

Entertainment

• Choices to where to place @ 12
• Think ahead
• Clicking and dragging
• Problem solving @ 330