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Math Blaster!

198310

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About

An educational "action" game that can teach math to children from grades 1 through 6. Students can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Another level, for fractions/percents/decimals contains 5 sub-levels teaching reduction of common fractions, renaming improper fractions, renaming common fractions to decimals, renaming decimals as percents, and renaming percents as fractions. Math problems can be displayed in either horizontal or vertical display, depending on preference.

Gameplay takes place on a screen with multiple answers to a problem ranged across the top of the screen, and a series of cannons below. You must move your character to the cannon aimed at the correct answer. There are 2 timers going- a seal bouncing a ball represents the time available to answer a given problem; a balloon decending towards a needle represents time left for the overall game. The speed can be adjusted for players' skill levels.

Finally, an editor is included for parents/teachers to create their own lessons featuring particular problems.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Side view

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Text Modes Supported

80×25

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick

Additional Hardware Supported

Printer

Miscellaneous Attributes

BASIC Required

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 8088 / 8086

Min. OS Class Required

PC/MS-DOS 2.0

Min. RAM Required

128 KB

Video Modes Supported

CGA

Sound Devices Supported

PC Speaker

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Facts

Released

1983

Series

Blaster Learning System

Platforms

PCDOSCommodore 64Apple IIAtari 8-bit

Standing

Top 99% by want to play

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Tags

Math / logic