The Electric Company Math Fun
The Electric Company Math Fun — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is The Electric Company Math Fun on?
- The Electric Company Math Fun was released on Intellivision Amico, Intellivision.
- When did The Electric Company Math Fun release?
- The Electric Company Math Fun was first released on October 16, 1980.
About The Electric Company Math Fun
Math fun is an educational game which can be played by one or two players. Each player controls a gorilla which is wandering through the jungle. As the gorilla walks on, it will encounter a creature which has a math problem with it. You need to enter in the correct answer to the problem as quickly as possible. If you get the answer correct, your gorilla may continue on. If you get the answer wrong, then your gorilla must jump into the river. Your gorilla is unable to leave the river and continue on until you answer another math problem correctly. The goal is to correctly answer as many of the problems as you can in the shortest amount of time. The game includes eighteen different levels of difficulty which can be set individually for each player.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Intellivision Amico, Intellivision
- Developer
- APh Technological Consulting
- Publisher
- Mattel Electronics
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Educational
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intellivision | 1979 | $9 | $16 | $70 | Low (look-alike) |
Also released on: Intellivision Amico. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Intellivision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-20
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about 2 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-20.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $4.00 in Jul 2009, $7.65 five years ago, and $8.84 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $8.00 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $4.00 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $5.99 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $4.49 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $1.88 | $23 |
| Jan 2015 | $3.25 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $4.99 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2017 | $7.94 | $16.00 |
| Jan 2018 | $7.47 | $12.00 |
| Jan 2019 | $2.81 | $9.23 |
| Jan 2020 | $4.70 | $12.11 |
| Jan 2021 | $5.00 | $9.99 |
| Jan 2022 | $11.24 | $19.73 |
| Jan 2023 | $12.95 | $54 |
| Jan 2024 | $8.75 | $17.99 |
| Jan 2025 | $9.50 | $17.44 |
| Jan 2026 | $9.26 | $16.95 |
| Oct 2026 | $8.84 | $16.30 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Documented sales
Just under 150,000 cartridges sold
The Blue Sky Rangers, Mattel's former programmers, say each of the two Children's Learning Network games sold just under 150,000 copies, low by Intellivision standards. Math Fun and Word Fun were the network's only two games.
Source: Mattel Electronics' figures, as quoted by the Blue Sky Rangers
Release record
| Territory | Product # |
|---|---|
| North America Mattel Electronics | 2613 |
- North America: Product number confirmed by Mattel's own catalogue.
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1979
- Authenticity
- Low
Mattel's first-wave arithmetic cart, a time capsule of 1979 educational software and one of the console's earliest releases.
Math Fun was one of the four cartridges Mattel test-marketed in Fresno in 1979, alongside Poker & Blackjack, Armor Battle and Backgammon. It is filed under Children's Learning and was also sold as Math Masters. APh developed it. The one documented running change flipped digit entry from right-to-left to left-to-right.
It drills sums for kids and little more, and INTV later reworked it as Learning Fun I, which added a second game.
How it was made
APh Technological Consulting developed it for Mattel Electronics, released in November 1979.
Before you buy
Mattel included two keypad overlays, and an educational game is not much use without them. Look for a copy with its manual. Sears also sold it in a normal Mattel box. Sealed copies sell for a large premium over loose ones, while loose copies are cheap.
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