JumpStart Numbers

JumpStart Numbers is a game released by Knowledge Adventure circa 1999. It focuses on teaching math skills for ages 5-8.

In the game, the player joins Frankie in his dreams and helps him collect dog biscuits by playing games. There are three dream settings: deep space where Frankie is an astronaut, a tropical island where Frankie is a pirate, and the wild west where Frankie is a cowboy.

At the beginning of the game, the player can select their grade level, from preschool to third grade.

Characters

 * Frankie
 * Bonebeard's parrot
 * Sheriff Kitty
 * Space pooch

Story
The game starts with Frankie reading a cookbook filled with dog biscuit-based recipes, when suddenly an alarm on his watch goes off, signifying it's "snack time". Frankie then goes to his doghouse and pulls a rope transforming it into an elevator, which takes him to a secret underground hideout that resembles the interior of a mansion. He then proceeds to open up a vault, and countless biscuits tumble out. After playing with the biscuits for a long time, he finally eats them all, then goes to take a long nap. As he sleeps, "Dream Frankie" explains to the player that, by entering Frankie's three dreams, they can obtain new biscuits to replace the eaten stash.

If one hundred biscuits are earned in each activity, the game is won, and a printable newspaper will appear announcing Frankie's success.

Activities

 * Snack-troids: Help Frankie collect asteroids.
 * Bonebeard's Treasure: Help Frankie find lost treasures.
 * Bone-anza: Help Frankie face off against Sheriff Kitty.

Educational Concepts

 * Counting
 * Addition
 * Subtraction
 * Number Sequences
 * Grouping

Re-releases / Bundles
JumpStart Numbers was sold as part of the "JumpStart Preschool-1st Grade Learning Playground" bundle alongside JumpStart Artist and JumpStart ABC's.