16 Tales

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{{Infobox video game series

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• PlayStation{{cite web |url=http://kidscreen.com/2001/10/01/lightspan-20011001/ |title=Lightspan and Sony put video games in the classroom |publisher=Kidscreen |accessdate=April 15, 2016}}

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• The Lightspan Partnership{{cite web|url=http://www.lightspan.com/servlet/Display?template=Visitor_Center/Meet_Lightspan/frame_p.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980529083156/http://www.lightspan.com/servlet/Display?template=Visitor_Center%2FMeet_Lightspan%2Fframe_p.htm |archivedate=May 29, 1998 |title=Meet Lightspan |publisher=Lightspan |accessdate=April 15, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

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• Edutainment
• Visual novel{{cite web|url=http://www.vglibrary.com/games/information/ps1_games/4.html|title=Vglibrary.com - Games - Playstation One, 16 Tales|publisher=Vglibrary|accessdate=April 15, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018224555/http://www.vglibrary.com/games/information/ps1_games/4.html|url-status=dead}}

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16 Tales is a series of educational video games developed by The Lightspan Partnership starting in 1996.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sri.com/sites/default/files/publications/imports/Task3_FinalReport3.pdf|title=A Review of Recent Evidence On the Effectiveness of Discrete Educational Software|date=2002|website=Planning and Evaluation Service, U. S. Department of Education|access-date=2019-04-26|archive-date=2019-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426151318/https://www.sri.com/sites/default/files/publications/imports/Task3_FinalReport3.pdf|url-status=dead}} Each game consists of four 15-minute video programs detailing various cultures' stories and lore.{{r|lspan}}