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Math Blaster on SNES is one of those weirdly fun edutainment games where you don’t realize you’re learning until you’re already blasting space trash with math. You play as Blasternaut—basically a little astronaut dude with a laser—and your job is to rescue Spot (his robot pal) from the Trash Alien. Sounds ridiculous, but it works.

The first level throws easy addition problems at you—hit the right answer to zap garbage or fend off these goofy-looking aliens. Mess up, and your laser just fizzles. At first, I kept missing because I’d panic and mash buttons, but after a few tries, it clicks. The difficulty ramps up with multiplication and division later, and some levels get surprisingly tense when aliens swarm you mid-equation.

It’s not just drills, though—there’s actual platforming between math fights, and the pixel art has this charming early ‘90s vibe. The music’s kinda catchy in a repetitive way, but you’ll be too busy calculating to care. If you grew up with this, it’s pure nostalgia; if not, it’s a fun, weird little time capsule. Just don’t expect a deep story—it’s all about saving Spot and cleaning up space.