Math Blaster Episode I: In Search of Spot - brutalmoose 

The first Star Wars is episode 4. The fourth Math Blaster is episode 1.

I believed you about the poop, Ian. I believed you. And now I'm sad.

"Spot...Spot? (Shrugs) Hmm." That's probably the best intro to an edu-tainment game I've ever seen.

Haha, looks like we're both covering games we picked up that same day at PRGE. Nothing like a good convention to get yourself psyched to cover some '90s PC goodness.

Imagine archaeologists finding that certificate in 200 years. "Wait, a colour print out for a videogame in 1923?"

No joke, this game turned me into a math god in elementary and middle school. even beating my teachers in a quickest-time type test of multiplication. Some of them thought I was cheating and had me sit alone in a corner where they could watch and make sure I wasn't cheating....I still got 100% correct and finished the test minutes before any other student. This game changed my life and I will never...ever..forget it.

I remember playing this in the school computer lab, damn those were the times

Holy shit, I remember playing this at my dads work back in the day... Woah what a nostalgia trip. Thanks for this dude.

Ian can speak while moving his lips in a totally different way. Next level ventriloquist. Way to go Ian.

"I'm not sure how to say this... different maths?" You mean different operations?

At first I thought this was going to be a series of math blaster videos

You don't have to worry about looking stupid in front of the internet, Ian. You do that every day!

Dang, it's wild that we're closer to the day that Ian's computer was set to now than the day this video released

damn boi, I remember staying in class during recess just to play this game. It was my jam

The Y2K bug in this is amazing, the only time I've ever seen that happen.

8:20 so how do we get the good ending?

I remember playing this as a kid :D Best day at school when the teacher let us play this.

JumpStart episode any time soon?

I think it's so cool Ian found a niche to fill among gaming youtubers with retro gaming/TV show reviews. It's also awesome that he made that the aesthetic of his channel, what with the grainy filters and music in the outro.

Holy crap, I remember this! My 4th grade teacher once showed us to us! The whole time I was watching this, the memories were starting to light up. This existed as a foggy memory, but the intro stuck with me.

Hey Ian. I know you were having some struggles not too long ago with thinking you weren't delivering jokes well enough, and I saw that come through briefly in this episode, specifically at 3:14 when you said "I don't know, I thought it was funny." The fact of the matter is, it is funny, and your own sense of humor shines through in that moment. You're clearly very sarcastic and have a sharp wit. Be proud of that!! Be confident, my friend. You are a genuinely funny guy. Don't let us know you thought it was funny, show us how it's funny, because it is!! You're such an underappreciated content creator, but fuck it. Keep on making the content you do and please never stop believing in yourself.

1:01 You should have said "It really nails the balance of doing math and having a BLAST." *que live audience laughter*

I used to play this all the time in school. SO glad to see it again after all these years.

I will decode that secret ending with my lip-reading abilities!! ...of which I now know I have none

I remember having a crush on that green alien girl. Good times.

"There's just something about that dump, man. It's nostalgic." - ien 2016

His new icon depicts my usual expression when I wake up in the morning

If i could blast math... I would be a math terrorist.

One game that I loved from my childhood was Zoombinis. I'm sure few have heard of them.

We've had enough edutainment for now. I think it's time for 'Ian Plays Another Sex Game'.

I used to play the heck out of math blaster, all the lil secret bits were cool

Spill the beans, Ian. What was the ending going to be?

Review the Jumpstart series!

It sucks that his original ending didn't work out. I would've liked to see what it was.

It took a LONG while, but at long last Brutalmoose is covering a game that I actually remember playing as a child. My hour has come

Ever since I subscribed, this series was one I was just waiting for you to tackle. Mathblaster and Reader Rabbit were my jam back in the 90s. Thanks for sharing in my nostalgia!

The word you were looking for when you said "maths" was "operations", as in "the order of operations".

I wonder what he was actually saying

I played this game to death 25 years ago and all of these sounds are triggering flashbacks to when my mom was still alive, pestering me to play the game to improve my math. Thank you brutal moose. I needed this.

Math Blaster was my JAM back in the day! My friends in the Home School scene passed this one around like an offering plate at church. I played it farrr more than I should have 😂 couldn’t afford to buy any of the other installments back in the day, though, so this was the only experience I had with the franchise.

I noticed that the garbage that resembled coke was called "joke" Remember, kids, coke is no joke

i remember playing this game in elementary school.

I remember playing this game on a Mac all in one in elementary school. This brought back some great nostalgic feelings. Great video!

Mega Math Blasters was my jam back in 1st grade. I still remember that weird goop monster thing that took Spot. The way it sort of assimilated him has still tuck by me to this day, mostly because no one in class could finish the game

Answering basic math questions to activate warp drive? Sounds a lot like my phone, actually.

Mavis Bacon *sigh* ...Number Munch

Woaaah this brings back SO many good memories. I loved this game in elementary school! Fantastic video

God, I played this version in kindergarten and I LOVED IT TO DEATH!! So many good memories, man :D

Probablilitor: *MATH RAY* If you know the reference you are my new friend

love your outro song

Thank you for your content...the nostalgia made me cry happy tears! These games remind me of when my mom was alive

Man. The nostalgia hit me hard with this one. I remember playing this when I was like 5 or 6 years old. Great video, Ian!

Is anyone here a lip reader?

I BEAT THIS! I LOVED MATH BLASTER!!! 1:30 Yep. But this IS the sane one I played...And beat all 6 levels.

Math Blaster was my favorite educational game as a kid. I loved playing it both at school, and at home.

"Even though it says Episode 1, it's really the fourth game" WAIT A MINUTE THIS IS STAR WARS IT EVEN HAPPENS IN SPACE

I mis-read this as meth blaster.

I don't like how they refer to the three-eyed alien as a "trash alien". Seems pretty racist.

Watching this on October 19, 2023. 6 days away from the the prophecy date!

My favorite early childhood game covered by my favorite youtuber?? I really needed this today. Thank you, Ian.

Would it really have been that hard to rerecord the ending? Or did it get changed for reasons other than faulty sound recording?

Anyone know the name of the outro song?

I am pretty sure I played this game when I was younger and I am so happy you reviewed it. Thanks so much for another amazing video, Ian. I also remember played the Math and Reading Blaster games. I believe it was Math Blaster 4-6 and Reading Blaster 6-9.

I remember playing this when schools had win3.1 and win95 machines side-by-side in the computer class room. And this was worthwhile to play. It set up unreasonable standards very few things have managed to met.

It's like I'm reliving 1st/2nd grade all over again... ...I feel so old .__.

OMG I played the master blasters or whatever it's called. We learned about spelling and junk

I haven't played this game in so long but watching this video had memories flooding back

Holy shit you recently had a massive quality spike. This channel became one of my favorites.

4:48 The phrase you're looking for is "different operators"

someone forgot to unmute their mic?

This really seems to be a perfect example of how a edutainment game should be. Also: Congrats on improving your camera filmed segments, just as you wished to do sometime ago on twitter. You really did a good job in this video. Keep up the work, it pays off!

Another hit from the past. Thanks moose

"[...] one of - if not my favorite - *convention* to attend." Uh oh, Grammar Nazi inbound.

But computers didn't even exist in 1900.

I used to adore playing the Math Blaster: Ages 6-9 version of the game and all of the demos that it came with. Pure love there. :3

Ian, this will be random and odd but watching your videos are helping me recover from my recent break up. So yeah, thanks.

Watching this in 2023 😂

I remember playing Math Blaster in Elementary School. And I liked it so much that I got the ages 6-9 remake for my home computer. Nowadays, I don't have the game anymore, but I do remember the fun times I had with it. Even if the levels did become difficult to get through.

Last time I was this early I could think of a better joke. This time I can't

7:07 - As foretold... Math Blaster is real.

Oh my, I played this many times as a kid on the old family Compaq, thanks for the memories.

I love you Ian, im glad you found some more games to show us! Keep doing what you do :)

Man I play this a lot back in the day what a nice trip down memory lane

I remember this. One of my favorite educational games I played in elementary school.

Oh gosh, I played so much of this game on our MS Dos computer when I was a kid. What a nostalgia trip!

Been waiting for Mathblasters since the Super Solvers review made me go back and play Gizmos and Gadgets some more, brings back a lot of memories of the computer lab as a kid.

I fondly remember playing this game. The recycling game and the Cave Jet Pack game were my favorite parts

OMG! Nostalgia overload! Forgot all about this game until I played the video.

This is the EXACT one I played in school as a kid. The nostalgia hit me hard.

You left off my favorite Spot quote: [New York accent] "Work work work, you make me do all the work around here!

This is one of the few computer games I was allowed as a kid...so many fond memories.

OMG, I totally forgot this game until just now. Seeing it now for the first time since the 90's feels like a dream haha.

I was thinking about this game recently but I couldn't remember anything about it. I'm glad this video came along to remind me :)

Omfg. This was such a blast of Nostalgia to me. I played this so much in school.

Oh, man! The nostalgia!!! My lil sis and I used to play this all the time!!!

these videos always make my day ♡♡ thanks moose

7:13 his PC's year is correct now lol

I played so much Math Blaster and Clue Finders during my summer vacations as a kid! I was kind of mad that I had to LEARN during break at first, but I actually didn't mind it because those games are fun.

Ah, the memories. Spot's "woik, woik, woik" line has stuck with me since I first played as a very small.

This game and Episode 2 (Secret of the Lost City) were my jam. Loved those games.