title: Time Riders in American History
text: # Time Riders in American History
  
  Time Riders in American History is a history-themed, educational video game for DOS released by The Learning Company in 1992.
  
  ## Gameplay
  
  The game "features abundant in-game help, lavish production values, compelling cutscenes and scores of easter eggs."
  
  ## Reception
  
  MobyGames says the game plays "much like an enhanced remake of Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?". Home of the Underdogs wrote "Another outstanding edutainment title from The Learning Company, Time Riders in American History teaches history of the United States in such a captivating way that kids will not realize that they're learning something... Overall, another great underdog that was sadly overlooked. Thumbs up!" Compute! wrote that the title is a "one well-rounded text adventure". The New York Times felt it was "riding the current historical-games wave". Deseret deemed it similar in concept to Davidson's Headline Harry and the Great Paper Race.
  
  PCGames nominated Time Riders in American History for its award for the best children's game of 1992.
  
  