Great for test preparation - (quizzes, finals, ACT/SAT preparation, military entrance exams) basically, this becomes the ultimate set of flashcards assisting students in evaluating their "own" knowledge level in several core subject areas homeschooling or medical absences adult education and GED preparation aid to those preparing to re-enter school or the job market.
The StudyBox, released by Fukutake Publishing Co, Ltd., was much like a tape player for the Famicom. The accessory was small enough to fit on top of the Famicom, to plug into the connector. Also like a tape player, the top of the StudyBox would open to reveal the compartment where tapes were played. The StudyBox itself did not have the standard Play, Stop, Pause, Fast Forward and Rewind buttons on the system, as would be expected with a tape player. Instead, the student (presumably) would use the Famicom controller and on-screen cues to play the tapes. We don’t exactly know what the tapes would do. The purpose of the StudyBox was to make the Famicom more educational, giving students the ability to learn about whatever information was contained on the tapes. The tapes were, of course, only sound and voice, without visuals to accompany the studying.
Cubic Gallery: Edy & Disy is a first-person adventure edutainment game about art history. The detective Edy and his assistant Disy are visiting an art museum when suddenly they hear the Mona Lisa calling out for help, and find themselves pulled into the world of the painting. She explains that her tears have been lost and scattered among the paintings in the museum, and it's up to our heroes to find and recover them. The player is given text hints as to which paintings might contain a tear, and must find them amongst the more than 50 famous paintings featured. Each painting also includes detailed history and information the player can to read to learn more. The game is packaged with two coupons for a discount on entry to the Hakone Open-Air Museum in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan.
Released in 2009 on Nintendo DS, by Multiple:Option.
A DSiWare title that allows you to program in BASIC and share your creations.
Strategy / Science fiction / Educational
Carnage Heart is a video game for the PlayStation, developed by Artdink. Its gameplay is a mecha-based, turn-based strategy game, where the player takes the role of a commander in a war fought by robots. The robots, called Overkill Engines (OKEs), cannot be directly controlled in battle; they must be programmed beforehand to behave in a certain way under certain conditions using a flow diagram system.
What's for dinner? Just tap the touch screen to reveal dozens of possibilities, then gather a team of friends or family members to help prepare it. 300 recipes have been tested and perfected by the three dozen test cooks at America's Test Kitchen, a 2,500-square foot kitchen that is home to Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines as well as the popular America's Test Kitchen public television show. Now their culinary expertise promises to give everyone the tools and knowhow to prepare spectacular meals - together.
