 Donkey Kong Jr . Math has received criticism for its qualities as an educational game . Elizabeth <unk> , associate computer science professor at Harvey Mudd College , called Donkey Kong Jr . Math a realistic educational video game , criticizing such games as " not fun . " 1UP.com 's Kevin Gifford called it a game that children would never want to play . Fellow 1UP.com writer Jeremy Parish commented that the game shouldn 't be judged on being an educational game , citing quality educational titles as The Oregon Trail and Where in the World Is Carmen <unk> ? . However , he noted that it should be judged for being a boring game . Ars Technica 's Frank Caron compared it to other educational games , calling it " no Brain Age " and preferring to play Math Blaster instead . Educational video game developer Traci Lawson wondered whether the word game Bookworm would have been as well received by players when they were children ; she felt that they would be intimidated by it , comparing this to how she felt when she played Donkey Kong Jr . Math . In contrast to the negative reception , Allgame 's Skyler Miller called it a creative use of Donkey Kong Jr . ' s graphics and gameplay . 
