Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiego, And Other 'Edutainment'

<p>(Rockapella voice) Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? This week, the Triple Click gang straps on their magnifying glasses and tries to track down the infamous criminal as well as other "edutainment" games, from Oregon Trail to Number Munchers. What made those old games so special? Can "educational" games ever really work? And what's up with all that dysentery?</p><p><strong>One More Thing: </strong></p><p><strong>Kirk: </strong>Social Media</p><p><strong>Maddy:</strong> Dante’s Inferno (2010)</p><p><strong>Jason: </strong>The West Wing</p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p>Excerpts From: “Isle Thing” by Weird Al Yankovich from <i>UHF</i>, 1989; “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego” by Rockapella, 1991; “Theme from <i>The West Wing</i>” by W.G. Snuffy Walden, 1999</p><p>Box Art for <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/large/931387467-00.jpg">Where In The World</a>, <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/710697-where-in-the-u-s-a-is-carmen-sandiego-enhanced-dos-front-cover.jpg">Where in the USA</a>, and <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/86417-where-in-time-is-carmen-sandiego-apple-ii-front-cover.jpg">Where in Time</a> is Carmen Sandiego?</p><p>The LGR Retrospective review of Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego (1989) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ln64lo9l5g">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ln64lo9l5g</a></p><p>Jason on the Get Played podcast talking about Mario is Missing: <a href="https://www.earwolf.com/episode/super-mayrio-mario-is-missing-with-jason-schreier/">https://www.earwolf.com/episode/super-mayrio-mario-is-missing-with-jason-schreier/</a></p><p>Support Triple Click:<a href="http://maximumfun.org/join"> http://maximumfun.org/join</a></p><p>Buy a Triple Click t-shirt: <a href="https://topatoco.com/collections/maximum-fun/products/maxf-tc-tclogo-sh">https://topatoco.com/collections/maximum-fun/products/maxf-tc-tclogo-sh</a></p><p>Join the Triple Click Discord: <a href="http://discord.gg/tripleclickpod">http://discord.gg/tripleclickpod</a></p><p>Tri