Separator
Puzzler: Gaming by the Numbers
Jayhenningsen
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Here's my answer to the people that say math isn't fun: a video-game themed, number-bending puzzle! Test your knowledge of video games and exercise your math skills at the same time. Try to solve these equations using the fewest clues possible. If everything isn't adding up for you, check your answers on page 2.

Equations
1) A * B = C
2) D - E = F * G
3) H / I = J
4) K - L = M
5) N * O = P
6) (Q / R) - S -T = U

 
Clues
A) Ghosts in Pac-man
B) Number of Mega Man game featuring Clown Man
 
C) Completable stages in original Super Mario Bros
D) Maximum number of missiles Samus can carry in the original Metroid
E) Playable characters in Super Street Fighter 4
F) This numbered Final Fantasy game is the first MMORPG in the series 
G) Maximum character level obtainable in Fallout 3 with no expansions installed 
H) Amount of Xbox Live points equivalent to $1 (US)  
I) Number of Borderlands DLC packs released before The Secret Armory of General Knoxx  
J) Second-smallest hard drive capacity (in GB) ever available on the PS3 console
K) Winning __
L) Killer __
M) Left __ Dead
N) Super Nintendo is a __-bit console
O) Sony Playstation is a __-bit console
P) Size of built-in storage of current Xbox 360 Arcade consoles (in MB) 
Q) Squares in a Tetris block
R) Number of Halo game that introduced Forge
S) Number of fingers Sonic is holding up on the Genesis cover of Sonic the Hedgehog
T) Number of Sagat's visible eyes
U) Resident Evil __ was the first of the series released on the Gamecube
1) A X B = C
2) D - E = F X G
3) H / I = J
4) K - L = M
5) N X O = P
6) (Q / R) - S -T = U

 

1) A X B = C
2) D - E = F X G
3) H / I = J
4) K - L = M
5) N X O = P
6) (Q / R) - S -T = U
 
Pages: /2
1 2 >
5
BITMOB'S SPONSOR
Adsense-placeholder
Comments (1)
Lance_darnell
July 18, 2010


Brilliant. 


You must log in to post a comment. Please register or Connect with Facebook if you do not have an account yet.