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TashaAuthor : Tasha
23 June 2020, 10:04 am

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Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? The Story of the Series

Who in the world is Carmen Sandiego? It's okay if you sang that in your head, I did too. It brings back memories of pursuing a felonious red-clad woman all around the world. Carmen Sandiego came onto the scene in 1985, making her debut in "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" The game was aimed at teaching geography in a fun and engaging way. The Carmen Sandiego series does an excellent job of making you forget that they are intended to be educational. They are also fun and challenging adventure games.

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TashaAuthor : Tasha
2 October 2019, 9:29 am

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Richard Garriott: The Creator of Ultima and Father of Open-World RPGs

“Whenever I saw the sun, I reminded myself that I was looking at a star. One of over a hundred billion in our galaxy. A galaxy that was just one of billions of other galaxies in the observable universe. This helped me keep things in perspective.”

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emaboloAuthor : emabolo
17 September 2019, 1:19 pm

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Brief History of Computer Games: 1982

This is the final chapter of the first part of my article about the history of computer games.

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emaboloAuthor : emabolo
15 September 2019, 1:19 pm

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Brief History of Computer Games: 1980

It's time to start talking about real games in this third chapter of the series.

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emaboloAuthor : emabolo
14 September 2019, 1:19 pm

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Brief History of Computer Games: 1978-1979

In this second chapter of the story, we'll see what happened in the two years following the release of the home computers.

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emaboloAuthor : emabolo
13 September 2019, 1:19 pm

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Brief History of Computer Games: 1977

Let's start this long journey from the year of the Trinity: 1977, when the first home computers were released.

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