| ★ AMSTRAD CPC ★ GAMESLIST ★ NUMBER PAINTER (c) ASK SOFTWARE ★ |
Amstrad Computer User | Popular Computing Weekly | Schneider CPC International |
The principal reasons for using a micro as an educational medium is that the programs can be tailored to react to the user in proportion to the rate of learning and also that the colourful graphics and attractive sound can be used as an ‘attention grabber' and a ‘reward' to encourage the child to keep on trying. Unfortunately a lot of companies seem to fail to realise that your average 12 year old has almost inevitably spent hours playing the most advanced games on the computer and is in fact highly discerning when it comes to quality of programming. Jerky, slow, dull and uninspired graphics are surely even more off-putting than usual when burdened with the label of 'educational software'. Just as well then that ASK'S programming and presentation is faultless. Fast and accurate mental arithmetic is tested against an arcade format somewhat similar to the Panic computer game. You have a reasonably tight timespan within which to climb ladders up and down platforms collecting numbers which are used to divide, multiply, subtract and add together to reach a predetermined target number.
The lowest levels are encouragingly easy and should suit most five year-olds whilst the highest levels can be very hard indeed so there is a real progression in ability. To confirm this there is an enclosed self test routine to measure any improvement in your performance. What makes it a winner also is the fact that the ‘gameplay' is slick, challenging and enjoyable enough to make it a medicine that is very easy to swallow. Tony Kendle, PCW |
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Page créée en 838 millisecondes et consultée 2596 fois L'Amstrad CPC est une machine 8 bits à base d'un Z80 à 4MHz. Le premier de la gamme fut le CPC 464 en 1984, équipé d'un lecteur de cassettes intégré il se plaçait en concurrent du Commodore C64 beaucoup plus compliqué à utiliser et plus cher. Ce fut un réel succès et sorti cette même années le CPC 664 équipé d'un lecteur de disquettes trois pouces intégré. Sa vie fut de courte durée puisqu'en 1985 il fut remplacé par le CPC 6128 qui était plus compact, plus soigné et surtout qui avait 128Ko de RAM au lieu de 64Ko. |
