| Basic Math | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Basic_Math_Atari_Cover_Art.jpg) Basic Math cover art by Susan Jaekel | |
| Developer(s) | Atari, Inc.[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc.[1] |
| Designer(s) | Gary Palmer |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600 |
| Release | September 1977 |
| Genre(s) | Educational |
| Mode(s) | Single-player[1] |
Basic Math is an educational video game for the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS).[a] The game was developed at Atari, Inc. by Gary Palmer. The game involves a series of ten arithmetic problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. The player can edit different gameplay modes to alter how the numbers in the problem are chosen, or if their questions are timed. The game was released in 1977 as one of the earliest releases for the console.
The game is the only known game developed for the VCS by Palmer, who initially worked at Atari creating debugging stations for game developers, and later assisted with work on the Atari 400/800 line of computers. It was the first educational video game for the VCS, with others companies also releasing arithmetic-themed cartridges in the same year for the Fairchild Channel F and RCA Studio II. The game was also released under the title Fun with Numbers and Math. Both contemporary and retrospective reviews were generally unenthused by the game with common criticism being that it had poor quality graphics and was not appealing in terms of gameplay or control.
- ^ a b c Weiss 2007, p. 35.
- ^ Montfort 2006.
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