Serious Game Classification

Number Munchers Minnesota Educational Computing Corporation (MECC) (U.S.A.), Minnesota Educational Computing Corporation (MECC) (U.S.A.), 1990 Download it Now !

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Classification

RETRO SERIOUS GAME
(Exergame)

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Training

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Education

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
Age : 3-7 / 8-11 / 12-16

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:

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Number Munchers An educational computer game designed to teach basic math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and prime numbers.

The player controls the Muncher (Munchicus digitus) , in order to devour all of the correct answers to the current question. If you consume an incorrect answer you will lose a life.

Troggles, troll-like creatures that move over the game board changing the numbers as they pass. Safe zones may appear on the board at any time, providing you with a white square that Troggles can not enter. There is no end to Number Munchers; the game will continue to add smarter and faster enemies in increasing abundance until you eventually run out of lives.

There are 5 modes of play in Number Munchers: Multiples - Factors - Primes - Equality - Inequality [source: giantbomb.com]

Note : Math Munchers is a remake of Number Munchers.

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Apple II - Macintosh - PC (Dos)

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