First Math

An arithmetic drill for young children, written by the author for his older son. Pick addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, then set the highest and lowest numbers to use, which fixes the difficulty. A wrong answer shows the correct one, and ten right in a row earn a small fanfare.

Controls: Keypad on controller 1: 1 to 4 pick the operation, digits answer, * gives a minus sign and # enters.

ColecoVision version credited in the project source to Amy Bienvenu, 2026: a port of the published listing. From COMPUTE! magazine, August 1983, pages 92: original program by Steve Hamilton. Published for VIC-20, Commodore 64, TI-99/4A, TRS-80 Color Computer, Apple. This is a modern homebrew adaptation, not a commercial Coleco release. Amy Studio's project documentation acknowledges AI assistance in its development tools and example cleanup; no AI credit specific to this title was found.