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Donkey Kong Jr. Math - NES (1983)
There are two major problems with this that kind of get under my skin. Not that I'd normally choose to play this anyway. First, there's pretty much nothing to do. You're just working numbers while climbing ropes. No enemies, no pressure, just...yeah. I think I was mentally glazed looking at this because the visual math prompt just didn't stick at first, but then it was just...vapid.
Second, it's that the movement really sucks. You have to repeatedly click a direction. You can't just hold a direction. It really works against what you expect to happen. You'll see me just kind of freeze because, like I said, I'm just staring into space not realizing I'm not going anywhere.
I don't even think a child would get much out of this. There's supposed to be a game here first and foremost. There just isn't one.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck3moDoEJYw
Second, it's that the movement really sucks. You have to repeatedly click a direction. You can't just hold a direction. It really works against what you expect to happen. You'll see me just kind of freeze because, like I said, I'm just staring into space not realizing I'm not going anywhere.
I don't even think a child would get much out of this. There's supposed to be a game here first and foremost. There just isn't one.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck3moDoEJYw
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