| Keisan Game: Sansuu 2 Toshi | |
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| Developer(s) | Tokyo Shoseki |
| Publisher(s) | Tokyo Shoseki[1] |
| Series | Keisan Game |
| Platform(s) | Family Computer[1] |
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| Genre(s) | Edutainment[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer (1-2 players) |
| Media/distribution | Family Computer cartridge |
Keisan Game: Sansuu 2 Toshi (けいさんゲーム 算数２年, "Kei's Math Games 2 Years")[2] is the second in a series of arithmetic learning video games for the Nintendo Family Computer.
This particular video game focuses on addition (たしざん) and subtraction (ひきざん), but also adds multiplication (かけざん) to the mix. It's a retro video game primarily meant for educational purposes, and as such there is little variety. Variations for one-player (ひとりでやる) and two-player (ふたりでやる) games are included. Even though this game is educational, players can only incorrectly guess five times before "dying" and given a game over message. This methodology of learning replicated the "sink or swim" philosophy of teaching. Math problems included with this game allow players to play on a golf course (but with slightly different rules than the actual golf game), as a worker in a robot factory, and to fill the multiplication table full of basic multiplication facts.