Reflecting on Shoot'em Ups Asteroids & Galagon

Two childhood favorites! Was great to play these again. Thinking about them now, I wonder what value such games could have in term of learning? Definitely players cojld learn about physics, or maybe mechanics or things of that nature if built into the game. For example, a player may need to understand basic math or economics to upgrade or repair ships, etc. There is opportunity for tangential learning with these type of games.