• Skip to main content

Jason Lamb

  • About
  • Portfolio
    • Academic
    • Software
    • Hardware
    • Writing
    • Video
    • Other
  • Blog

edutainment

Nov 16 2012

Crosscountry Canada

If you attended a Canadian public school in the 1990’s, there’s a good chance you were exposed to the masterpiece that was Cross Country Canada. If you lived elsewhere, well, you’ll probably think that I’m stark raving mad.

Either way, read on and re-live the nostalgia/become educated about the greatest edutainment game of them all.
[Read more…] about Crosscountry Canada

Written by admin · Categorized: 1MoreCastle, Writing · Tagged: canada, country, cross, cross country, crosscountry, crosscountry canada, dos, dosbox, edutainment, public, school

Oct 05 2012

A Love Letter to Chex Quest

The 90’s were a glorious era for PC gaming. The rapid adoption of the internet by consumers led to online multiplayer becoming a norm for games. Increased processing power let game developers further realize their ideas, from both an artistic and narrative standpoint. But most of all, it was also a time of breakfast cereal tie-ins.

Chex Quest not only managed to revive a fading brand, but also captured the hearts and minds of millions of budding gamers.

[Read more…] about A Love Letter to Chex Quest

Written by admin · Categorized: 1MoreCastle, Writing · Tagged: chex, chex quest, digital cafe, doom, edutainment, FPS

© 2023 · Jason Lamb ·