Developer: Gary Palmer

Gary Palmer programmed one of the very first Atari 2600 cartridges. Basic Math was among the games Atari sold when the console went on sale in September 1977. It is a set of drills in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, with an optional timer, and it shows how Atari tried to present the 2600 as more than a toy. Sears sold it as Math, and Atari reissued it in 1980 as Fun with Numbers.
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Basic Math

Basic Math is an educational cartridge programmed by Gary Palmer and one of the games Atari sold when the 2600 first went on sale in September 1977. It is less a game than a set of arithmetic drills…

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