New Game Plus - A Retro Gaming Podcast · New Game Plus
Episode 475: Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
·1 hr 5 min·5 clips
Carmen Sandiego wasn't designed as edutainment—it stumbled into teaching geography by accident.
As heard by us
A loose retro-gaming discussion that makes a convincing case for the game's educational appeal.
The episode treats the game as edutainment, spending most of its time on how learning is folded into play. It points to the repetition, the quick visual cues, and the way questions about flags, currency, and place give the game its teaching edge.
Why you'd press play
Play this if you want retro-game banter, geography-flavored edutainment talk, and a silly title-editing question.
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