Carmen Sandiego is Back!

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Today will be a very short blog post. Sorry, but there is a ton going on this weekend. I wanted to remain dedicated to my weekly posting schedule, so here you go.

Am I the only person that remembers sitting at the computer in the early 90's looking for Carmen? Yes? No? Either way, get ready to experience Carmen all over again with the help of Google Earth.

If you have played before, hit the link after the jump. You'll love it. Play along with your kids. Get the next generation searching for Carmen.

If you've never played before, it goes like this. You are a detective charged with finding Carmen Sandiego. You travel the world, interrogating witnesses to figure out your next destination. This is a great casual game for learning interesting facts about other countries, and with the Google Earth integration, you can now get a better concept for how the locations relate to each other as you whiz around the world looking for Carmen and her VILE henchmen.

Anyway, before this gets too long, here's a link. Try it out. g.co/carmensandiego

Take time to make the world a better place.

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