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6,654 pages: 1,289 machines, 702 software, 460 companies, 64 history, 17 articles, 59 fun. 4,336 media files so far; references to files not downloaded yet are left out. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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title: Basic Math also known as Fun With Numbers (new name from 1980), Math (Sears)
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tags:
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- educational game
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- mathematics
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- mind games
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years:
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- '1977'
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params:
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specs:
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- label: year of release
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value: '1977'
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- label: companies
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value: Atari
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- label: type
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value: game
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- label: media
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value: cartridge
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- label: systems
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value: Atari 2600
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- label: number of players
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value: 1 player
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- label: staff
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value: Gary Palmer
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screenshots:
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- title: addition - you choose the top number
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: addition - you must then find the answer
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: addition - good answer!
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: addition - top number remains the one you chose at start
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: addition - final score after ten rounds
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: substractions
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: multiplications
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: divisions
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: ''
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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machines:
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- /museum/atari-vcs-2600
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company: /companies/atari
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oc_id: 466
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221204122945/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/software_detail.asp?id=466
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date: '2022-12-04'
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---
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Basic Math was Atari's first educational game for the Atari VCS and also one of the 8 titles originaly released for this system in 1977.
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Solve addition, substraction, multiplication and division problems. The game lets you know if you're right. If you're wrong, the correct answer flashes on the screen.
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There are two modes:
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**TABLE PROBLEMS**\
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You pick the top number of the problem and the function (addition, substraction, multiplication or division). The system picks the bottom number. Solve it before the time is up.
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**RANDOM PROBLEMS**\
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You still pick the function. Only now the system picks both the top and bottom numbers.
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From 1980, the name of the game was changed to "Fun With Numbers". It was also sold as "Math" by Sears.
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Compared to other mathematical games released on other competitor systems the same year (1977), Basic Math is quite easy and targeted to young children. [Math Quiz I](/software/math-quiz-i/) and [Math Quiz II](/software/math-quiz-ii/) (Fairchild Channel F) for example, are much more challenging and thus interesting.
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