<s>
The	O
Blaster	B-Application
Learning	I-Application
System	I-Application
is	O
an	O
educational	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
originally	O
created	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Davidson	O
&	O
Associates	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
now	O
owned	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Knowledge	O
Adventure	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
were	O
acquired	O
and	O
merged	O
by	O
CUC	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
produced	O
for	O
several	O
computer	O
systems	O
,	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
and	O
as	O
standalone	O
handheld	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
first	O
Math	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
series	O
was	O
so	O
popular	O
,	O
Davidson	O
made	O
Reading	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Math	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
was	O
written	O
in	O
Applesoft	O
Basic	O
and	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
equivalent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowledge	O
Adventure	O
countered	O
with	O
a	O
simple	O
grade-based	O
sub-division	O
with	O
their	O
JumpStart	B-Device
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
example	O
is	O
the	O
latest	O
release	O
of	O
Math	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
for	O
3rd	O
Grade	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
box	O
art	O
features	O
the	O
brand	O
's	O
all-new	O
CBS	O
cartoon	O
characters	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
screen	O
grabs	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
unveils	O
a	O
very	O
different	O
Blaster	O
character	O
and	O
style	O
;	O
"	O
Powerful	O
Praise	O
"	O
quoted	O
on	O
the	O
box	O
gave	O
4½	O
stars	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
admitting	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
previously	O
published	O
as	O
"	O
Math	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
Ages	O
6	O
–	O
9	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
ironically	O
that	O
was	O
itself	O
previously	O
published	O
as	O
"	O
Mega	O
Math	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
II	O
Computing	O
listed	O
Math	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
second	O
on	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
education	O
software	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
1985	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
sales	O
and	O
market-share	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
