<s>
Math	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
:	I-Application
In	I-Application
Search	I-Application
of	I-Application
Spot	I-Application
is	O
an	O
edutainment	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Blaster	B-Application
Learning	I-Application
System	I-Application
line	O
of	O
educational	O
products	O
created	O
by	O
Davidson	O
&	O
Associates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
their	O
earlier	O
New	B-Application
Math	I-Application
Blaster	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Math	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
titled	O
Mega	O
Math	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Knowledge	O
Adventure	O
merged	O
with	O
Davidson	O
&	O
Associates	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
rereleased	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Math	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
:	O
Ages	O
6-9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
repackaged	O
as	O
Math	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
:	O
3rd	O
Grade	O
in	O
1999	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
called	O
Math	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
City	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
means	O
of	O
a	O
jetpack	B-Application
,	O
he	O
must	O
fly	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
villain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unless	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
on	O
level	O
one	O
,	O
the	O
caves	O
also	O
contain	O
additional	O
obstacles	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
bats	B-Application
,	O
spider	O
webs	O
,	O
boulders	O
,	O
and	O
large	O
cave-dwelling	O
aliens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
must	O
answer	O
a	O
problem	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
chest	O
and	O
acquire	O
a	O
weapon	O
to	O
drive	O
off	O
the	O
obstacle	O
(	O
example	O
:	O
a	O
flashlight	O
drives	O
off	O
the	O
bat	B-Application
,	O
scissors	O
cut	O
the	O
spider-web	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
Blasternaut	O
's	O
task	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Trash	O
Alien	O
's	O
flying	B-Language
saucer	I-Language
and	O
rescue	O
Spot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
do	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
fly	O
through	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
openings	O
in	O
the	O
flying	B-Language
saucer	I-Language
,	O
which	O
contain	O
the	O
answer	O
to	O
a	O
particular	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Estimation	O
-	O
the	O
user	O
must	O
round	B-Algorithm
numbers	O
to	O
estimate	O
the	O
answer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fractions/decimals/percents	O
-	O
the	O
user	O
must	O
solve	O
problems	O
that	O
involve	O
fractions	O
,	O
decimals	B-Application
and	O
percentages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
choosing	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
play	O
outside	O
the	O
mission	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
cannot	O
advance	O
through	O
the	O
mission	O
and	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
chosen	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
Math	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
"	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
user	O
will	O
not	O
see	O
Spot	O
's	O
rescue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Math	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
:	I-Application
In	I-Application
Search	I-Application
of	I-Application
Spot	I-Application
was	O
rated	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
CD-ROM	O
games	O
of	O
1994	O
in	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
