Math Blaster! | |
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Developer(s) | Davidson & Associates |
Publisher(s) | Davidson & Associates |
Designer(s) | Janice G. Davidson Richard K Eckert Jr.[1] |
Platform(s) | Original Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, IBM PC Plus MS-DOS, Windows |
Release | 1983 (Original) 1987 (Plus) 1990 (New Plus) |
Genre(s) | Educational |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Math Blaster! is a 1983 educational video game, and the first entry in the "Math Blaster" series within the Blaster Learning System created by Davidson & Associates. The game was developed by former educator Jan Davidson.[2] It would be revised and ported to newer hardware and operating systems, with enhanced versions rebranded as Math Blaster Plus! (1987), followed by New Math Blaster Plus! (1990). A full redesign was done in 1993 as Math Blaster Episode I: In Search of Spot and again in 1996 as Mega Math Blaster.
The game spawned other Math Blaster titles including Math Blaster Jr. and Math Blaster Mystery: The Great Brain Robbery, as well as math-related spin-offs like Alge Blaster and Geometry Blaster, and forays into other subjects like Reading Blaster, Word Blaster, Spelling Blaster, and Science Blaster Jr.