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Hatred of math is a near-universal part of childhood.

Educators have attempted every possible method in the universe to make formulas and equations interesting. The closest someone ever got to making mathematical calculations fun came in the 1980s, with the Math Blaster series of educational entertainment (or edutainment) video games. The franchise spawned a Blaster! spinoff in multiple school subjects, but the original Math series has seen the most attention over the following three decades.