Any good examples of edutainment?

[J T]

I've seen some good parodies of edutainment, and I know it's a hot topic, but I'm wondering if there are any good examples of edutainment that aren't going to be from some specialty area where the programs cost a small fortune.

Any suggestions?

My favorite is probably Typing of the Dead.

[Nemoide]

I can think of some Apple II games?
Carmen Sandiego, Oregon Trail, and the Muncher series are all pretty good in their own way.

[Menegrothx]

There's a scene in Sam&Max with a flashing edutainment sign, does that count?

I guess grand strategy games by paradox could be considered to be edutainment given the historical theme.

[emwearz]

Do games like Putt Putt and Freddy Fish count?

[DinnerX]

Do games like Putt Putt and Freddy Fish count?

I hope so.

The Humongous Entertainment adventure games are great, if easy, adventures. The different paths add a lot of replay value.

The Zoombini series is loads of fun. The logic puzzles become quite challenging as I recall, but I haven't played it for several years.

[MrPopo]

I have a soft spot for Mario is Missing.

[santanime]

I have a soft spot for Mario is Missing.

Mario Teaches Typing made me the Mavis Beacon I am today. I've never played a typing game I didn't like though

[Betamax001]

I remember really digging Jump Start 3rd Grade when I was young. I played it when I was older too. I should dig up a copy for nostalgia along with I Spy Spooky Mansion.

[J T]

Has anyone used that Rosetta Stone foreign language software? I've heard it's game-ish, but never tried it myself.

[BoneSnapDeez]

I learned my decimals by playing Decimal Dungeon on an Amiga at school.

There's also a Ys Typing Tutor.