Videocart-6: Math Quiz I

Videocart-6: Math Quiz I

released on Feb 01, 1977

Videocart-6: Math Quiz I

released on Feb 01, 1977

Videocart-6: Math Quiz (Addition & Subtraction) is a Triva/Game Show video game released by Fairchild Semiconductor for the Fairchild Channel F in 1977.


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Certamente um quiz de matemática para o Fairchild.

Math Quiz (1) is a game where you add and subtract numbers! Wooooo!!! Let's go.

You are given a series of 1-2 digit problems depending on which mode you've chosen and use some frankly unintuitive and silly controls to enter your answer. You can enter 4 digits (the reasoning of which I do not know as I never saw a question with an answer larger than "200"). You can press or pull the stick (or press either button on your emulator) to add 1 to the digit in the tens or ones place. Pressing the stick to the left puts you into the hundreds and thousands place for the same operations, while also instantly adding 1 to the hundreds place for some reason (maybe because that's the only reason you would ever go there). Pressing right takes you back again.

I solved 20ish problems of addition and 80ish subtraction before getting bored and deciding to write. Actually, the game gave me a fun opportunity to reflect on my (or maybe "our") brain's tendency towards addition over subtraction. I'm not as good at subtracting numbers mentally as I am at adding, and in fact I came up with a little strategy (asking "what can I add to the second number to get to the first") that helped and was having fun solving subtraction problems than I previously have in my memory.

So I guess Videocart-6: Math Quiz I really did teach me something. Even though I'm almost 30. So I guess that means it's a success?

Subjective meaningless number rating:
1/5 - It's not really fun but I can't fault what's here and I didn't have a bad time playing it (if I did, it'd be a 0.5)

It's a Maths Quiz. Game 1 is adding. Game 2 is subtracting. It's not even a calculator. It's just answering Math questions. Riveting stuff.