

Most are available to play on the internet now, so in those cases, I’ve also included links to where you can find them - frequently either an app store or the Internet Archive’s glorious collection of browser-based, emulated DOS games. So, in the spirit of nostalgia, here are 15 ’90s-era computer games that made learning incredibly fun. Though the graphics on the computer games from the ’90s may be laughable now, just remember - once upon a time, they were considered the pinnacle of technological achievement. Both this and the original Fallout are isometric RPGs with tons of choices regarding character development and general gameplay. Some were part of long-running series, while still more of them received a number of remakes and reboots as technology improved. Developed by Black Isle Studios and released by Interplay in 1998.

(Yes, I say that as a fully grown adult.)Ī lot of the educational computer games from the ’90s were originally developed and released long before the decade began, which could be why many '80s babies hold a certain degree of fondness for them many actually dated back to the decade in which we were born. Race and battle your friends in the definitive version of Mario Kart 8. And you know what? These games are still fun. Tee off with family and friends in this content-packed Mario Golf game. That’s probably why there were so dang many fantastic '90s educational computer games - the rise of home computing (and, by extension, the rise of computing in the classroom) during the 1990s opened up a new world of possibilities, including tons of ways to make learning a blast for up-and-coming generations. Why do you ask?) But when it’s a literal game? Then it’s even better, especially when you’re a kid.

Real talk: I think learning is always fun.
