| Math Blaster! | |
|---|---|
 Apple II cover art | |
| 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 like 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.
- ^ "Math Blaster! Educational Software that Works". Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ Ito, Mizuko (2012-02-10). Engineering Play: A Cultural History of Children's Software. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-29155-2.