Why Are Educational Video Games So Terrible?

Classic arcade games can be used as accessories to rote learning

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Not long ago I was visiting my mom and I happened to dig up my old Sega Genesis. My brother and I hooked it up for laughs and played a game called Alien Syndrome. Despite not having played the game for decades, I found I had an instinctive response which allowed me to navigate the…