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Episode 170:

Education in the 90s.

Runtime: 55 Minutes

Today, we'll all learn about Captain Novolin, Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon, Packy and Marlon, and Bronkie the Brochiasaurus, all released for the SNES in the mid 90s. As part of their story, we'll talk about the historical context in which they were created, discussing the 90s and the creation of the ESRB. We'll also briefly talk about how video games are used in medicine today by looking at the Theraputic Gaming Department at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. So join us as we see how gaming contributes to healing on today's trip down Memory Card Lane.

Captain Novolin

References:

Captain Novolin Cover Art:

  Wikipedia - Captain Novolin Cover Art

Additional Sources:

  Wikipedia, "List of Acclaim Entertainment subsidiaries"
  Wikipedia, "Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon"
  Wikipedia, "Packy and Marlon"
  Wikipedia, "Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus"
  C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, "Therapeutic Gaming and Patient Technology"
  GrimtheDino, "GrimtheDino"

Audio Sources:

Cold Open Music:

Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod (incompletech.com)

Link: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Podcast Intro Music:

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/