Math Rescue

Оно есть во вселенной, оно кому-то нужно и это радует.

https://youtu.be/QjezOyc26pk After more than thirty years, the math is still correct but the gameplay shows it's age.

Struggling to get your kid to stay away from TikTok and chatGPT in order to learn mathematical operations? Sucks to be you, but here's a DOS game regardless. Yes, the 1992 not-so-hit not-so-sensation Math Rescue, a 2D platformer that, in all seriousness, works more than adequately for the time it was released. It features the basic operations you know and (maybe) love: sum, subtraction, multiplication and division as well as some problems to interpret which ones you should use. Also, not only does the game motivate you to do them right in order to progress but to avoid getting a game over from the balance you need to make from your shields (lids in this case) and attacks (slime). Run out of slime, then you have to avoid touching enemies which is easier said than done. However, run out of lids or fall off, then you have to play the stage again. Of course, from these last sentences you might start to wonder if the game's too challenging and it isn't but it doesn't pull any punches either. You need to perform well on the jumps and fortunately the controls work well for that. Jump is measured by button press length so you can maneuver with that. Furthermore, not all the collectibles are necessary, they are there so that you can get a higher score which depending on your ambition to compare to your friends might be your way to replay some levels and find secret areas. Who knows, you may even become a new Math Rescue speedrunner (yes they exist). Coming back to this title so many years after I had first played it back in 1997 was like meeting my kid self and doing them a favour by finishing the fight. Next up is Word Rescue which I'm hoping surprises me in a similar vein.

3/10

This game is one I played on repeat as a bored child and a mother who was concerned I would be bad at maths. Did this game improve my maths skills? Probably. Why did I keep playing this if I hated maths- the music. Even now as a 30-something adult I found myself bopping my head as I played the levels. Its almost meditative how great the music is, and the focus needed to avoid monsters and calculate maths queries. 10/10 would play again over and over and over

评分：2/5 评测：一共两个部分，一个是手感垃圾到爆炸的平台跳跃游戏，要在关卡中收集0~9的数字，收集到需要的字母后背景便会弹出叮的音效，然后就能进入大门过关了；在通关结束后有一个速算数学题的环节，会给你出一些小学的加减法，在60秒尽可能答出更多来获得额外得分，不感兴趣可以直接Esc跳过。此外游戏的传送门也有比较大的问题，有一些传送门的传送落点刚好设在了触发点，然后便会导致传送门进入后立马被传送回来，传送门便无法正常使用。整体体验比较一般，不过游戏本身是小体量街机游戏，而且有两种玩法，倒是可以一玩的

Good vibes

I played this game as a kid back when it was on those giant floppy disks on DOS. I remember begging my parents to get the third level, the candyland level, and when the disk came in the mail, it didn't work. I cried about it. Now I can finally play it. Not as exciting as it would have been had I actually gotten to play it back then, but I'm still happy.

Fun game I played as a kid, my kids play it now. The graphics are dated but it's great for practising basic arithmetic. Skill level can be adjusted in the options to make it suitable for children ages 3-10.

Math Rescue is a fun, educational game I played sometimes as a child, and again as an adult after purchasing the 3D Realms Anthology. The bundle was an insane deal with many great games (I couldn't help, but notice this bundle is missing from Steam now). Math Rescue wasn't my favorite, but as a child, it was simple fun. Now, it seems dated, but a nice trip down nostalgia lane. The game play is split between doing platforming (similar to Commander Keen or some other titles from 3D Realms of the time), and solving math problems. Your goal is to reach the end of each level, and recover all of the numbers as an evil mastermind is stealing all of the numbers (how evil). Of course this is targeted at youths, so don't expect quadratic equations or calculating vectors, lol. The graphics are what you would expect for the time, but still charming to look at. The audio is very crunchy, and discordant as sound adapters were relatively new for computers. No issues or crashes, just wacky game play, and weird controls. I definite recommend for fans of old platformers, 3D Realms and their "good old days" titles, or those that are curious.