This is the third version of Alge-Blaster, hence the "3" in the name. However, much like with Math Blaster: In Search of Spot, it's the first version to feature a storyline. Said storyline is about the friendly planet Quadratica getting invaded by the belligerent Red Nasties.
In 1997, this game was remade as Math Blaster: Algebra.
This game provides examples of:
- Alien Invasion: This game centers around countering the Red Nasties' invasion of the planet Quadratica.
- Always Chaotic Evil: The Red Nasties are an evil alien race dedicated to invading other planets.
- Big Red Devil: They aren't particularly big, but the Red Nasties are nevertheless red with devil horns.
- Cephalothorax: The Red Nasties have bodies like this.
- Endless Game: There is no ending in which the Red Nasties are finally defeated.
- Good Colors, Evil Colors: The good Quadraticans are green while the evil Red Nasties are, well, red. Their respective spacecrafts are colored to match. So basically, green is good and red is bad.
- Little Green Men: The Quadraticans are green-skinned humanoid creatures.
- Named After Their Planet: The Quadraticans live on the planet Quadratica. Possibly inverted, since the wording in the opening implies that it was actually the planet that was named after its inhabitants rather than vice versa.
- Parody Names: The Red Nasties' "second-rate fast food chains" include "Wiener King," "Joke in the Box," and "Dull Taco."
- Shout-Out: The game starts off spoofing the Star Wars opening:Not so long ago, in a galaxy not so far away, in a solar system that was... well... not so spectacular (it only had one planet), there lived an alien race known as the Quadraticans.
- Suddenly Voiced: The leader of the Quadraticans is voiced in a non-interactive promotional demo.
