Did your parents ever yell at you for playing to many video games? Did they tell you that video games will never help you in the future? Well, maybe they were wrong! Just don't tell them we said so...

Some studies have shown that kids that play video games have better hand eye coordination and therefore make better surgeons. What about engineers?

We looked through some of our favorite video games that are great training for engineers, both young and old. From old school games like Tetris and Pong, to more modern games like Sim City, Kerbal Space Program, and Minecraft, there are so many games that instill engineering principles in the players. Did your favorite make the list?