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Numberball

Numberball is a 1-player educational math game for the Apple II. The player tries to solve mathematical equations by shooting balls into an equation via a series of tubes and switches. An equation is shown on…

31 December 1994

Numberball is a quiz/trivia developed by Micrograms Software, released 31 December 1994 on Apple II.

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What Numberball is

Numberball is a quiz/trivia game developed by Micrograms Software and released in 1994. It is available on Apple II only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Numberball is a 1-player educational math game for the Apple II. The player tries to solve mathematical equations by shooting balls into an equation via a series of tubes and switches. An equation is shown on the bottom of the screen, and a ball with a number appears in a slot. The player can choose to shoot or discard the number. The player must align the tubes so the number arrives in the correct location to solve the equation.
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How it plays

It is played from a auditory perspective. Its themes are educational and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Numberball launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Mario Andretti Racing.

Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Mario Andretti Racing.

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When did Numberball come out?
Numberball was released on 31 December 1994 for Apple II.

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