Alright, so Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? for the NES is basically a time-traveling detective game where you chase Carmen and her goons across history. She’s out there swiping famous artifacts—like, imagine some thief yoinking the Mona Lisa, but also the Wright brothers’ plane? Yeah, that kind of nonsense.

You hop into this clunky-sounding Chronoskimmer 325i (love the retro tech names) and bounce between eras, picking up clues from historical figures. One minute you’re grilling Shakespeare about a stolen quill, the next you’re in ancient Egypt trying to figure out which pharaoh’s crown got lifted. The cases get trickier as you go, and if you’re not careful, you’ll end up arresting the wrong suspect—happened to me twice before I learned to cross-check those alibis.

It’s part trivia, part deduction, and all weirdly educational in that way ‘90s games snuck learning into fun stuff. Just don’t expect flashy action—this one’s all about outsmarting time-traveling crooks with your brain. And maybe a notebook full of scribbled clues.