<s>
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
educational	O
packages	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
by	O
Europress	O
Software	O
,	O
initially	O
as	O
Database	O
Educational	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
titles	O
were	O
sold	O
mostly	O
by	O
mail	O
order	O
via	O
off-the-page	O
adverts	O
in	O
the	O
magazines	O
owned	O
by	O
Database	O
Publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
programs	O
,	O
call	O
the	O
range	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
package	O
them	O
more	O
professionally	O
so	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
sold	O
in	O
computer	O
stores	O
around	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
1	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
set	O
of	O
educational	O
games	O
,	O
created	O
in	O
1984	O
by	O
Database	O
Educational	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
and	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
include	O
five	O
children	O
's	O
nursery	B-Application
rhymes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
set	O
of	O
educational	O
games	O
,	O
created	O
in	O
1989	O
by	O
Database	O
Educational	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
more	O
computers	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
including	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
,	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
RISC	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
2	I-Application
games	O
were	O
programmed	O
using	O
the	O
STOS	B-Language
(	O
derived	O
from	O
BASIC	O
)	O
programming	O
language	O
with	O
the	O
STOS	B-Language
Compiler	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
number	O
one	O
choice	O
for	O
our	O
school	O
"	O
by	O
Shelley	O
Gibson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
rated	O
3rd	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Gallup	O
full-price	O
software	O
chart	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commodore	O
Force	O
rated	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
Under	O
6	O
Years	O
as	O
#43	O
,	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
2	I-Application
Ages	O
6	O
–	O
8	O
as	O
#36	O
and	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
2	I-Application
Over	O
8	O
Years	O
as	O
number	O
10	O
in	O
rankings	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
Commodore	O
64	O
games	O
of	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
popularity	O
among	O
children	O
,	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
criticised	O
by	O
left-wing	O
educationalists	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
competition	O
element	O
and	O
the	O
matter	O
was	O
brought	O
to	O
British	O
MP	O
Kenneth	O
Baker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
set	O
of	O
educational	O
games	O
,	O
created	O
in	O
1990	O
by	O
Database	O
Educational	O
Software	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
PCW	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
RISC	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
3	I-Application
games	O
were	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
STOS	B-Language
(	O
derived	O
from	O
BASIC	O
)	O
programming	O
language	O
with	O
the	O
STOS	B-Language
Compiler	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
it	O
was	O
converted	O
to	O
AMOS	B-Language
using	O
the	O
AMOS	B-Language
Compiler	O
by	O
William	O
Cochrane	O
and	O
Peter	O
Hickman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
hosted	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Commodore	O
1990	O
Christmas	O
"	O
talk	O
show	O
along	O
with	O
AMOS	B-Language
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amstrad	B-Device
PCW	I-Device
version	O
won	O
the	O
European	O
Computer	O
Leisure	O
Award	O
as	O
"	O
Best	O
Home	O
Education	O
Package	O
"	O
and	O
also	O
got	O
the	O
8000	O
Plus	O
Seal	O
of	O
Approval	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
set	O
of	O
educational	O
games	O
,	O
created	O
in	O
1992	O
by	O
Europress	O
Software	O
(	O
formerly	O
called	O
Database	O
Educational	O
Software	O
)	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
RISC	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
4	I-Application
games	O
were	O
mostly	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
AMOS	B-Language
code	O
using	O
the	O
AMOS	B-Language
Compiler	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
Specials	I-Application
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
educational	O
games	O
,	O
created	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Europress	O
Software	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
four	O
different	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paint	O
and	O
Create	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
computers	O
and	O
has	O
an	O
easy	O
interface	O
divided	O
into	O
six	O
activities	O
aimed	O
at	O
younger	O
audiences	O
to	O
do	O
their	O
own	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paint	O
and	O
Create	O
got	O
good	O
review	O
scores	O
including	O
91%	O
from	O
Commodore	O
Format	O
and	O
94%	O
from	O
the	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
got	O
awarded	O
the	O
Screenstar	O
from	O
Amiga	B-Device
Reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spelling	O
Fair	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Merlin	O
's	O
Maths	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
Young	B-Application
Scientist	I-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
1995	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
CD	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	O
to	O
teach	O
science	O
in	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
stars	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
Ozzie	B-Application
Otter	O
and	O
has	O
up	O
to	O
forty	O
scientific	O
experiments	O
to	O
try	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
set	O
of	O
educational	O
games	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
by	O
Europress	O
Software	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
delay	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
subject-specific	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
Specials	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
written	O
using	O
DOS	B-Application
4GW	I-Application
and	O
early	O
versions	O
had	O
problems	O
with	O
some	O
video	O
drivers	O
,	O
forcing	O
Europress	O
to	O
recall	O
an	O
entire	O
stock	O
before	O
revising	O
new	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
6	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
set	O
of	O
educational	O
games	O
,	O
created	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
Europress	O
Software	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
star	O
Gloopy	O
from	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
this	O
time	O
a	O
pink	O
dinosaur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
and	O
final	O
set	O
of	O
educational	O
games	O
,	O
created	O
in	O
1998	O
by	O
CBL	O
Technology	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
1989	O
,	O
the	O
educational	O
market	O
was	O
dwindling	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
"	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
was	O
an	O
outstanding	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
sold	O
over	O
60,000	O
copies	O
by	O
February	O
and	O
by	O
this	O
time	O
a	O
German	O
Amiga	B-Device
package	O
was	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
August	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
over	O
150,000	O
copies	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
(	O
including	O
30,000	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
copies	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
"	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
by	O
December	O
,	O
250,000	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
"	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
had	O
already	O
sold	O
45,000	O
copies	O
of	O
other	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
"	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
4	I-Application
"	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
Europress	O
had	O
sold	O
300,000	O
copies	O
of	O
its	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
products	O
and	O
400,000	O
copies	O
by	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1992	O
,	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
Range	I-Application
products	O
were	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1993	O
,	O
over	O
650,000	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
packages	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
over	O
800,000	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
Packages	O
were	O
sold	O
and	O
becoming	O
an	O
International	O
Bestseller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
"	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
6	O
"	O
,	O
around	O
1,500,000	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
Range	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
"	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
7	I-Application
"	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Fun	B-Application
School	I-Application
Range	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
