| Blaster Learning System | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Edutainment |
| Developer(s) | Davidson & Associates, Knowledge Adventure, Blitz Games |
| Publisher(s) | Davidson & Associates, Knowledge Adventure |
| Creator(s) | Janice G. Davidson |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple II GS |
| First release | Math Blaster! 1983 |
Description of Alge-Blaster 3 Mac. Alge-Blaster 3 is a video game published in 1995 on Mac by Davidson & Associates, Inc. It's an educational game, set in a math / logic and sci-fi / futuristic themes. For Math Blaster! On the Apple II, GameFAQs has game information and a community message board for game discussion. Alge-Blaster Plus! Rocky's Boots. 'Alge-Blaster Plus' is a 1989 educational program designed by Julie Baumgartner and Anne Hertz, programmed by David Ely and Louis X. Savain, and distributed by Davidson and Associates.
The Blaster Learning System is an educational video game series originally created by Davidson, but is now owned by Knowledge Adventure. Titles in the series have been produced for various computer systems, video game consoles, and as stand-alone handheld units. Originally, the series simply taught mathematics, but eventually expanded to other subjects, such as language arts (reading) and science. Due to the popularity of the original Math Blaster series, Davidson introduced Reading Blaster in 1994, which also went on to become successful.
Science Blaster was introduced in 1996 but did not reach the same popularity as its predecessors.
History[edit]
The first remake of the Davidson fundamentals line came in 1989. The original Math Blaster was written in Applesoft Basic and the Microsoft equivalent. Under Mike Albanese, the Davidson programming crew created a cross-platform development system based on Fig Forth. The product was well received and was the first of many Forth-based products developed at Davidson.
After starting off with a huge bang and providing the base for the establishment of a very successful public corporation, the Blaster series eventually fell victim to marketing cuts. In an attempt to sell both up and down the age band more and more, Blasters were produced with increasingly thin, fuzzy and overlapping target age groups. Eventually the line came under fierce attack from the Gross brothers of Knowledge Adventure, led by Barton Listic. Knowledge Adventure countered with a simple grade-based segmentation with their JumpStart logo. Eventually, Knowledge Adventure was acquired by Davidson and the company lines were merged.
In 1999, coinciding with the CBS Saturday Morning cartoon Blaster's Universe produced by Nelvana and Teletoon, the characters once again changed, probably to be more identifiable as people, with Blasternaut becoming Max Blaster, a 12-year-old boy obsessed with science and space in the 21st century, and his Galactic Commander becoming G.C., a cool 12-year-old girl who looks like an earthling but is really an alien. Together they must secretly work to save G.C.'s universe, using logic and creativity to outsmart the intergalactic outlaws. Spot, the robot companion was dropped, with a robot dog named 'MEL' ('Mechanically Enhanced Lapdog') replacing him.
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, for the most part after Davidson began its series of being bought and merged into other companies, these titles were renamed and repackaged with no change in content. One example is the 1999 release of Math Blaster for 3rd Grade in which the box art shows the brand's all new CBScartoon characters, while the screen grabs of the game show a very different Blaster character and style; 'Powerful Praise' quoted on the box shows 4½ stars for the game while admitting it was 'previously published as 'Math Blaster Ages 6–9,' but ironically that was itself previously published as 'Mega Math Blaster.'
Design[edit]
Art[edit]
Game designer Brian Reynolds worked on the sketches for the characters in the age group products.[1]
The Blaster series[edit]
Math[edit]
| Games | Platforms and Release Years |
|---|---|
| Math Blaster! |
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| Math Blaster Mystery[3] | Apple II, Macintosh (1989) |
| Math Blaster Episode II: Secret of the Lost City |
|
| Math Blaster Mystery: The Great Brain Robbery |
|
| Alge-Blaster! |
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| Math Blaster Jr. |
|
| Geometry Blaster |
|
| Math Blaster for Kindergarten | Windows, Macintosh (1999)
|
| Math Blaster for 1st Grade |
|
| Math Blaster for 2nd Grade |
|
| Math Blaster Cross Terrain Challenge: Ages 9–12 | Windows, Macintosh (2001) |
| Math Blaster: Master the Basics | Windows, Macintosh (2006) |
| Math Blaster in the Prime Adventure | Nintendo DS (2008) |
| Math Blaster | iOS (2013) |
| Math Blaster HyperBlast | iOS (2013) |
| Math Blaster HyperBlast 2 |
|
| Math Blaster Space Zapper | iOS (2013) |
| B-Force Blaster | iOS (2013) |
Reading[edit]
| Games | Platforms and Release Years |
|---|---|
| Reading Blaster: Invasion of the Word Snatchers | Windows, Macintosh (1994) |
| Reading Blaster 2000 |
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| Reading Blaster Jr. |
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| Word Blaster |
|
| Reading Blaster: Ages 9–12 |
|
| Spelling Blaster |
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| Reading Blaster for Kindergarten |
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| Reading Blaster for 1st Grade |
|
Other subjects[edit]
| Games | Platforms and Release Years |
|---|---|
| Science Blaster Jr. | Windows, Macintosh (1996) |
| Writing Blaster: Ages 6-9 | Windows, Macintosh (1998) |
Compilations[edit]
| Year | Title | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Math Blaster Anniversary |
| |
| Blaster Learning System 3R's: Ages 4–6 |
| |
| Blaster Learning System 3R's: Ages 6–9 |
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| Blaster Learning System 3R's: Ages 9–12 |
| |
| 2005 | Math Blaster Game Pack: Ages 6–12 |
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Other languages[edit]
Math:
- Swedish (titled 'Matte Raketen')
- Finnish (titled 'Matikkaraketti')
- Japanese (titled '算数戦士ブラスター(Sansū Senshi Burasutā)')
Reception[edit]
II Computing listed Math Blaster second on the magazine's list of top Apple II education software as of late 1985, based on sales and market-share data.[7]
References[edit]
- ^'Brian Reynolds - Math Blaster'. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Math-Blaster-3rd-Grade-Handheld-Electronic-Video-Game-Ages-7-9-Math-Attack-NEW-/222536781195?hash=item33d039cd8b:g:i38AAOSwhlZYvMLu
- ^'Compute! Specific: Apple II'. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^http://www.ebay.com/itm/Math-Blaster-Video-Game-1999-Handheld-LCD-Brand-New-In-Package-Works-/122534479661
- ^http://www.ebay.ca/itm/BLASTER-ELECTRONIC-HANDHELD-MELS-WORD-FACTORY-TOY-GAME-/120490734411?hash=item1c0dceb34b:m:mxgXW8_995b-Jj0j1yovOtA
- ^http://www.ebay.com/itm/Word-Planet-Electronic-Handheld-Travel-Game-Blaster-Learning-Systems-/282509130613?
- ^Ciraolo, Michael (Oct–Nov 1985). 'Top Software / A List of Favorites'. II Computing. p. 51. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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Description of Alge-Blaster Plus!
If you haven't played Alge-Blaster Plus! or want to try this educational video game, download it now for free! Published in 1989 by Davidson & Associates, Inc., Alge-Blaster Plus! was an above-average sci-fi / futuristic title in its time.
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Gamer0012019-05-190 point
Yep, this is only a demo, it is not the full game.
The demo is only video of the program being used, and I had to force close DOSBOX because I couldn't find a key combo to properly exit the demo.
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Pearlite2018-03-220 point
This file appears to only be a demo. I can't play it, but I can view videos of the gameplay.
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