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* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: At one point in the intro, the old guy presses himself up against GC, who cringes away from him.
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* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: The Terrible Monkey King has an army of flying monkeys. [[spoiler:Curiously, when the Terrible Monkey King himself is revealed at the end, he appears to be wingless.]]
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* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: The Terrible Monkey King has an army of flying monkeys.monkeys have feathered wings in addition to the four limbs that monkeys normally have. [[spoiler:Curiously, when the Terrible Monkey King himself is revealed at the end, he appears to be wingless.]]
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* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: The Terrible Monkey King has an army of flying monkeys. [[Curiously, [[spoiler:Curiously, when the Terrible Monkey King himself is revealed at the end, he appears to be wingless.]]
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* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: The [[WingedHumanoid flying monkeys]].
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* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: The [[WingedHumanoid Terrible Monkey King has an army of flying monkeys]].monkeys. [[Curiously, when the Terrible Monkey King himself is revealed at the end, he appears to be wingless.]]
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* AndImTheQueenOfSheba: After it's revealed that the Terrible Monkey King isn't so terrible:
-->'''GC:''' Who are you?\\
'''Monkey:''' Well... I'm, uh... I'm the Terrible Monkey King.\\
'''Blasternaut:''' And I'm a monkey's uncle!
-->'''GC:''' Who are you?\\
'''Monkey:''' Well... I'm, uh... I'm the Terrible Monkey King.\\
'''Blasternaut:''' And I'm a monkey's uncle!
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* AndImTheQueenOfSheba: After [[spoiler:After it's revealed that the Terrible Monkey King isn't so terrible:
-->'''GC:'''terrible:]]
-->[[spoiler:'''GC:''' Who areyou?\\
'''Monkey:'''you?]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Monkey:''' Well... I'm, uh... I'm the Terrible Monkey King.\\
'''Blasternaut:''']]\\
[[spoiler:'''Blasternaut:''' And I'm a monkey'suncle!uncle!]]
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-->[[spoiler:'''GC:''' Who are
'''Monkey:'''
[[spoiler:'''Monkey:''' Well... I'm, uh... I'm the Terrible Monkey King.
'''Blasternaut:'''
[[spoiler:'''Blasternaut:''' And I'm a monkey's
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* OffToSeeTheWizard: The game's storyline contains a lot of parallels to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''. The main characters crash into a strange world, and their only hope of getting home is to go on a journey to seek the help of the setting's mysterious ruler. Flying monkeys feature as enemies, and [[spoiler:the ending reveals that the mysterious ruler is actually an affable con artist hiding behind a technological disguise]].
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* OffToSeeTheWizard: The game's storyline contains a lot of parallels to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''. The main characters crash into a strange world, and their only hope of getting home is to go on a journey to seek out the help of the setting's mysterious ruler. Flying monkeys feature as enemies, and [[spoiler:the ending reveals that the mysterious ruler is actually an affable con artist hiding behind a technological disguise]]. If you want to regard it as a loose adaptation, the old guy is Glinda's counterpart, and the Terrible Monkey King is a CompositeCharacter of the Wicked Witch and the Wizard.
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* ShoutOut: The ending and enemies from ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12'' are a reference to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
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* HumongousMecha: [[spoiler:[[LargeHam The Terrible Monkey King]] uses one as a disguise]].
* HurricaneOfPuns: The ending of ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12''. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d with the line "Enough with the monkey jokes already! Stop!"
* JungleJapes: Much of ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12'' takes place in an inexplicably lush crater on a barren planet, with about half of the game being in various jungle regions.
* LargeHam: The old guy and the Terrible Monkey King.
* HurricaneOfPuns: The ending of ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12''. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d with the line "Enough with the monkey jokes already! Stop!"
* JungleJapes: Much of ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12'' takes place in an inexplicably lush crater on a barren planet, with about half of the game being in various jungle regions.
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* HumongousMecha: [[spoiler:[[LargeHam The [[spoiler:The Terrible Monkey King]] King uses one as a disguise]].
* HurricaneOfPuns:The ending of ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12''.Several monkey puns are thrown around at the end. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d with the line "Enough with the monkey jokes already! Stop!"
* JungleJapes:Much of ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12'' The game takes place in an inexplicably lush crater on a barren planet, with about half of the game being in various jungle regions.
* LargeHam: The old guy and the Terrible MonkeyKing.King really ham it up.
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* LighterAndSofter: Compared to the game that it's remaking, ''Math Blaster: Secret of the Lost City''. The Blasterpals crash on a planet by accident rather than being shot down, and their only goal is to get off the planet with no additional goal of stopping a villain from taking over the galaxy. [[spoiler:And while they do have some superficial similarities, the Terrible Monkey King is ultimately much less of a villain than Dr. Minus.]]
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* CreativeClosingCredits: The game's credits place the names on the brides from the bridge builder puzzle.
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* CreativeClosingCredits: The game's credits place the names on the brides bridges from the bridge builder puzzle.
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* CollectiveGroan:
-->'''Terrible Monkey King:''' This is my last spaceship.\\
'''GC:''' Not quite federation standard, but it'll do.\\
'''Spot:''' Do what? Crash?\\
'''Blasternaut and GC:''' SPOT!
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-->'''Terrible Monkey King:''' This is my last spaceship.\\
'''GC:''' Not quite federation standard, but it'll do.\\
'''Spot:''' Do what? Crash?\\
'''Blasternaut and GC:''' SPOT!
* CreativeClosingCredits: The game's credits place the names on the brides from the bridge builder puzzle.
* FantasyLandmarkEquivalent: One of the areas where the bridge builder takes place is called Monkey Rushmore, which is exactly what it sounds like.
* NoAnimalsWereHarmed: The game's credits end with an assurance that no monkeys were harmed.
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* AbnormalAmmo: Given the monkey theme, it's no surprise that you use bananas as weapons. The hostile portraits in one of the bonus levels use coconuts.
* FantasyWorldMap: There's a map of the entire crater that you can use to track your progress through the game, featuring landmarks visible in the background of each area.
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* TheTreesHaveFaces: The first two bonus levels take place in forests with trees that have spooky faces on them. Said trees can also appear in the background of the bridge-building puzzle depending on the route you take during your journey.
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''Math Blaster: Ages 9-12'' is an EdutainmentGame in the ''[[VideoGame/BlasterSeries Blaster]]'' series. It has also been released under the title ''Math Blaster for 4th Grade''.
The game is essentially a remake of ''VideoGame/MathBlasterSecretOfTheLostCity'', although the storyline is substantially reworked. Instead of being deliberately shot down, the Blasterpals crash-land on a planet by accident. This planet is home to a simian civilization, presided over by the Terrible Monkey King and his army of flying monkeys. Playing as either Blasternaut or G.C., your goal is to assemble the Medallion of Prosperity and bring it to the Terrible Monkey King in the hopes that he'll give you a way off the planet in exchange.
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!!This game provides examples of:
* AbnormalAmmo: Given the monkey theme, it's no surprise that you use bananas as weapons.
* AndImTheQueenOfSheba: After it's revealed that the Terrible Monkey King isn't so terrible:
-->'''GC:''' Who are you?\\
'''Monkey:''' Well... I'm, uh... I'm the Terrible Monkey King.\\
'''Blasternaut:''' And I'm a monkey's uncle!
* ConveyorBeltODoom: One of the bonus levels is set on a non-hazardous one. If you fall off, it just cuts the level short and sends you to the next puzzle.
* DelayedSafetyFeature: In the intro, the Blasterpals crash-land their ship on a seemingly barren planet and only when they come to a complete stop does the [[ExpospeakGag severe impact avoidance inflatable device]] deploy, filling the entire ship and then expanding out of the airlock when they exit.
* EscortMission: The bridge levels alternate between building the actual bridges and puzzles where you need to guide several hopping monkeys across floating platforms. Fortunately, you only need to keep them from falling.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: A whole planet of flying ones.
* ExpospeakGag: The ship computer refers to the air bag as a "severe-impact-avoidance inflatable device".
* FailedASpotCheck: The Blasterpals miss an alert that they're about to crash into a planet because they're partying.
* HumongousMecha: [[spoiler:[[LargeHam The Terrible Monkey King]] uses one as a disguise]].
* HurricaneOfPuns: The ending of ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12''. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d with the line "Enough with the monkey jokes already! Stop!"
* JungleJapes: Much of ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12'' has some level of this to go with the flying monkeys.
* LargeHam: The old guy and the Terrible Monkey King.
%% * TheManBehindTheCurtain: [[spoiler:The Terrible Monkey King.]]
* NerdGlasses: [[spoiler:The Terrible Monkey King.]]
* ShoutOut: The ending and enemies from ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12'' are a reference to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: The [[WingedHumanoid flying monkeys]].
* VideoGameRemake: ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12'' is a remake of ''Math Blaster: Secret of the Lost City'' that implements the puzzles differently.
The game is essentially a remake of ''VideoGame/MathBlasterSecretOfTheLostCity'', although the storyline is substantially reworked. Instead of being deliberately shot down, the Blasterpals crash-land on a planet by accident. This planet is home to a simian civilization, presided over by the Terrible Monkey King and his army of flying monkeys. Playing as either Blasternaut or G.C., your goal is to assemble the Medallion of Prosperity and bring it to the Terrible Monkey King in the hopes that he'll give you a way off the planet in exchange.
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!!This game provides examples of:
* AbnormalAmmo: Given the monkey theme, it's no surprise that you use bananas as weapons.
* AndImTheQueenOfSheba: After it's revealed that the Terrible Monkey King isn't so terrible:
-->'''GC:''' Who are you?\\
'''Monkey:''' Well... I'm, uh... I'm the Terrible Monkey King.\\
'''Blasternaut:''' And I'm a monkey's uncle!
* ConveyorBeltODoom: One of the bonus levels is set on a non-hazardous one. If you fall off, it just cuts the level short and sends you to the next puzzle.
* DelayedSafetyFeature: In the intro, the Blasterpals crash-land their ship on a seemingly barren planet and only when they come to a complete stop does the [[ExpospeakGag severe impact avoidance inflatable device]] deploy, filling the entire ship and then expanding out of the airlock when they exit.
* EscortMission: The bridge levels alternate between building the actual bridges and puzzles where you need to guide several hopping monkeys across floating platforms. Fortunately, you only need to keep them from falling.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: A whole planet of flying ones.
* ExpospeakGag: The ship computer refers to the air bag as a "severe-impact-avoidance inflatable device".
* FailedASpotCheck: The Blasterpals miss an alert that they're about to crash into a planet because they're partying.
* HumongousMecha: [[spoiler:[[LargeHam The Terrible Monkey King]] uses one as a disguise]].
* HurricaneOfPuns: The ending of ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12''. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d with the line "Enough with the monkey jokes already! Stop!"
* JungleJapes: Much of ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12'' has some level of this to go with the flying monkeys.
* LargeHam: The old guy and the Terrible Monkey King.
%% * TheManBehindTheCurtain: [[spoiler:The Terrible Monkey King.]]
* NerdGlasses: [[spoiler:The Terrible Monkey King.]]
* ShoutOut: The ending and enemies from ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12'' are a reference to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: The [[WingedHumanoid flying monkeys]].
* VideoGameRemake: ''Math Blaster Ages 9-12'' is a remake of ''Math Blaster: Secret of the Lost City'' that implements the puzzles differently.
