Rec | JUMPSTART MATHS GAME

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Rec'd on 🎮 favorite nostalgic childhood games?

Ok last one - I played the JumpStart 2nd Grade maths game on compute and I still think about it all the time. It contained maths related songs that are genuine bangers (see attached) and I still get them stuck in my head to this day. The little puzzles were so fun and I don’t remember feeling like I was doing maths at all. I think this was excellent parenting tbh.

@mouse

Mar 18, 2024

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@theclack

Yes! We had these too!

Mar 18, 2024

@mouse

theclack I love how the songs basically sound like They Might Be Giants songs sung my an unenthusiastic Zooey Deschanel. I bet they had so much fun writing them.

Mar 18, 2024

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