Math Rescue

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Math Rescue

Developer(s) Redwood Games
Publisher(s) Apogee Software
Platform(s) DOS
Release date October, 1992
Genre(s) platform game, educational
Mode(s) Single player
Media Floppy disk

Math Rescue is an educational platform game released by Apogee Software in October, 1992. As the title suggests, Math Rescue revolves around solving math problems. There are floating boxes in the air, which, if touched, will transport the player inside it, where they must solve a math problem to get points.

Math Rescue includes 3 episodes, with only the first episode distributed as shareware, and the rest available commercially:

  • Episode 1 - Visit Volcanos and Ice Caves
  • Episode 2 - Follow the Gruzzles into Space
  • Episode 3 - See Candy Land

Apogee still sells the registered version of this game.[1]

The game is followed by Math Rescue Plus.

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[edit] The Story

The backstory of the game consist of the theft of the world's numbers by the "Gruzzles". From the in-game story: "The world suddenly realizes that there are no numbers. There are no numbers on calculator, your mom has locked herself in the bathroom and won't come out because her paycheck is blank, and the Dow Jones isn't up or down... it's gone! In desperation you try to call your friend, but the numbers on the phone are gone, and you can't remember your friends number. Rushing outside, you find a creature that resembles a giant nose with eyes, one of the "Gruzzles", grabbing numbers off your house and tossing them into a robot garbage truck. In fear, you point a quivering finger. Suddenly, a giant butterfly appears and dumps a giant bucket of slime on the nose. After finding out how to get past the Gruzzles, you grab a trash can lid for protection as you follow the Gruzzles to get the planet's numbers back."

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Apogee Software page at Classic DOS Games

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