Alligator Mix
Alligator Mix is an educational software title intended to help younger learners with Math. Developmental Learning Materials (DLM) who helped create the software for Texas Instruments (TI), calls the software an Arcademic title, an amalgamation of academic and arcade. The idea was to create a game that was educational, yet entertaining enough to encourage learners to keep playing. Alligator Mix was programmed by Mary Anne Six and was released in 1982. Its original retail price was $24.95 (USD).
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| Publisher(s) | Texas Instruments (TI) |
| Original Retail Price | $24.95 (USD) |
| Programmer(s) | Mary Anne Six |
| Part# | PHM 3114 |
| Format(s) | Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module |
| Release | 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Educational, Mathematics |
Gameplay
In Alligator Mix, a series of fish, with mathematic expressions written on them, travel towards the player, represented by an alligator that has a potential answer displayed on its side. If the answer on the alligator is correct, the player presses the Space Bar to open the mouth. If the answer is incorrect, the player keeps the alligator's mouth closed. As the player correctly answers questions, new alligators are created above the current alligator. There are five levels of alligators. Each one is higher up, and further left, giving the player less time to decide if the answer is correct or not. This makes the game more difficult as the game proceeds.
