The History Of Cool Math Games

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If you didn't spend hours in class playing Cool Math Games instead of doing work, did you even have a childhood?! Today, let's dive into the history and origins of Cool Math Games- from it's humble academic origins, to it's legendary game series, to how it's changed and evolved over time and what it's like in the current day!
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[@spudmunch5187]

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[@siohunndai]

nty

[@madara-mada-mada-go]

Bruh you got a Disney sponsor? Kinda epic, ngl

[@BierBart12]

Well, at least it's not Raid

[@MegidolErin]

I'll pass, but get that bag Izzy

[@GoroAkechi_Real]

Getting asked to play Fireboy and Watergirl with someone was basically a “best friends forever” proposal

[@kayllenstarships9009]

I had a friend that played that game with me every time she come over some years later turns out she never liked hanging out with me and was making fun of me behind my back...

[@Skaaks]

I always played it alone lol

[@ma.2089]

These replies r depressing

[@funkytime69]

@@Skaaks same

[@twistytoast5533]

I use to play it with my brother! We’ve got a pretty good sibling-friend relationship going to this day.

[@HeisenbergFam]

"gaslighting your math teacher into letting everyone play flash games for the entire lesson" is one of the most accurate sentences said in history, Izzy looks fabulous

[@cosgrovev2794]

Hi walter

[@ClowncoreisCool]

My class lied about Geometry Dash being about math too

[@d0rs4fgetznosleep77]

Are you just everywhere or is everyone named and has a pfp just like yours

[@birchtainer257]

weren't you just on a video about the Ukrainian counteroffensive.

[@An_Ian]

In middle school it was more place kids on this website so the principle thinks teaching is going down Because I don't know who believed forcing one teacher deal with ALL the autistic kids was a good idea but let me tell you it wasn't

[@Xadaj127]

It's refreshing to see an internet site founder who isn't corrupt, money-hungry or careless. I wish Coolmath Karen the best.

[@nman551]

Yess we love her

[@dripplaflare3356]

She's the real MVP 🫡

[@50upy._.s0up4]

Yes like she ate that up like I love her she is my hero now :)

[@Michael-pd8ez]

The site makes you pay to play games in full screen…

[@asliceoftea]

​@@Michael-pd8ezthey need to keep the site up somehow (you can also watch an ad to play fullscreen)

[@kyleemoening8570]

me, an English teacher in South Korea, whose covered in tattoos, is a tattoo artist, has my own music venue/bar has used this website in classrooms so many times because kids in Korea are in classrooms studying too much. I never technically felt bad about letting kids play games, most of the times they deserved it.. but, now knowing the history of the creator, I feel extra nice because the creator is the kinda teacher I aspire to be.

[@vila777_]

you are the kind of teacher that they will remember for the rest of their lives. keep it up!

[@nilladrawsstuff]

W teacher!

[@chase5298]

what does your physical appearance and profession add to your opinion other than to be an attention whore?

[@Valentineatelier]

thats so sweet

[@moonie6368]

ty for bring so considerate with the kids!

[@toganium4175]

Teachers must’ve been mad when they realized that Cool Math Games were more cool than they were math.

[@BiveTheCST]

Bro fr

[@simianslingo]

My teachers always knew and didn't care lmao

[@SunIsLost]

lol

[@Corn_cake]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo i did all that.. for a Rick roll!?

[@ma.2089]

@@simianslingo good teachers

[@sillyspider]

The creator of Cool Math Games being unironically cool is somehow the most unexpected plot-twist in this sites history?! Like genuinely, she seems so fun to be around!!

[@Beetlevoodoo]

fr

[@fiftyfingerjoesavage5405]

Nah the gusto it takes to a put the words 'cool' and 'math' together is immense and isn't a decision that lacked any self-awareness.

[@lilmisslizzyc]

fr, i wanna be in her class

[@worrymuch]

She looks like she would give you some candy if you answer a question right

[@Sharpener00]

I’m obsessed with Karen, what an absolute icon. Shes so wholesome.

[@ugotmejumpinlike..]

karen is a mathematical icon

[@jm4954]

1. Nothing but respect for Karen, she sounds like the coolest person ever. 2. My friends and I were addicted to the Coffee Shop management game, but the Lemonade management game was a school-wide phenomenon

[@jigglypix778]

I LOVED the coffee game. I still play it sometimes

[@celestewofford8448]

@JM So the gentleman who created/produced that game, is my father in law! I played that game myself before I even met him! I’ll be sure to let him know that the game is still enjoyed! ❤

[@stillmoon145]

@@celestewofford8448 Amazing game design, animation, and music! That game was so nostalgic for me too.

[@jm4954]

@@celestewofford8448 I can’t believe I didn’t see this comment until now. That’s incredible! Please thank him for me, he’s given me and my friends so much joy throughout our childhoods!!!

[@draculactica]

it's honestly super wholesome and admirable that karen decided to create an entire platform just to encourage kids to regard mathematics a little more fondly. whether or not it was effective, well... it was a nice thought either way.

[@jubkggh]

when i saw that de-stressing site, my admiration for her grew even more. she seems like such a sweet person, and she is skilled in so many aspects.

[@ddjsoyenby]

now i feel bad for lying about how educational they are.

[@pixieprincess2765]

As a 5th grade teacher, it warms my heart to see that kids still play cool math games any chance they get in school

[@TurboPilz]

I'm a college student and the guy who sits next to me in my anthropology class will spend the entire class on Coolmath. I'm pretty sure it just transcends grades entirely.

[@PsychedelicCharm]

How do you know that? Have you caught them playing those games when they think you're not looking? I'm just asking.

[@pixieprincess2765]

@@PsychedelicCharm Yes

[@pixieprincess2765]

they aren't good at hiding it lol

[@samantha_hill_123]

Im almost in highschool and still playing it 😼

[@ohhadivist]

We need more people like Karen in the world, what a godsend of a person

[@foxlyticalxd2562]

One of the only good Karens out there

[@ohhadivist]

@@foxlyticalxd2562 all people named Karen are good actually

[@Lazy_.Lavender]

​@@ohhadivistmy traumatic backstory says otherwise 😂

[@ka_okai9]

Loving how this channel really shines a light into the old web. Izzzy is kinda like an Internet Memory Guardian. how cool is that. I hold massive respect for how passionate she is about everything she shares here. She is doing so much good to the collective memory of the internet, what a blessing she is.. thank you Izzzy you are amazing !

[@jujuoof174]

Yes, super cool!! I have the same sentiment!

[@gabbym360]

Coolmath Karen is one of a handful of times learning more about someone made me like them more. What a genuinely cool and wholesome lady, I bet her students loved her. It's crazy how much of an impact one person can have on so many people

[@ddjsoyenby]

same it's nice to see one who is an awesome person.

[@alicat531]

As a kid, if I was aware of Karen creating the website and how cool she is, I would’ve aimed to be like her. My younger brother and I absolutely loved playing coolmathgames. It’s such a core childhood memory. No matter the school I attended, the class always told the teacher “no no it’s educational it’s math”

[@zahragil4255]

I'm glad you mentioned Duck Life, I'm not sure if u were still playing around the time they released the last version where you can train your duck to basically become a god of his own universe, traveling to a separate home screen with a galaxy backdrop and a throne, but that version always felt like a fever dream rather than a nostalgic memory. The design of your duck god was also hilarious, you could choose his color and they gave you almost a human body with a more mature looking duck face and a ridiculous mohawk

[@alemonyoyo69420]

i think you're talking about duck life 3? it isn't the last one, i remember a duck life 4 and a treasure collecting duck life 5

[@owmyback]

@@alemonyoyo69420to add onto this, there is also a duck life 6! It’s a space theme that goes the same route as the first 4 games as the duck travels through solar system and beyond to beat some aliens? I didn’t even know it existed until last year, but the progression of the game takes way longer because of less generous exp and more stats to improve (only example I can remember is intelligence)

[@alemonyoyo69420]

@@owmyback oh my god! NO WAY

[@dragonshadow4145]

I had a hyperfixation and played every single duck life game all the way through a few years ago, the actual full duck life downloadable game was a blast. But the humanoid one will always hunt in my nightmares.

[@zahragil4255]

@@alemonyoyo69420 omg i forgot ab the others, i just vividly remember the duck god and then only playing the earlier versions to avoid Him

[@PissyLissy]

Coolmath Karen is an absolute legend. It's such a sweet surprise that the creator of such an iconic game website is so talented, wholesome, and overall just a really cool person.

[@sharkbyte1565]

I'm impressed with Izzzys uncanny ability to find topics that were apart of everyone lives yet simultaneously no one talks about for whatever reason Makes for interesting content

[@jbear3478]

I'm pretty sure we assume it was all a fever dream 😅😅❤

[@liviwaslost]

@@jbear3478I remember it. Mostly because my school was supposed to be tutoring me, but just put me on the computer to play flash games so they wouldn’t have to deal with me.

[@BoopSnootAndTroubleshoot]

Izzzy made a video about rainfurest XD

[@gocrucial]

FOR REAL I WAS JUST THINKING ABT THE PAPAS GAMES RN IM SHOCKED

[@starberry5405]

she does do that, but this is not one of those times - idk if its more an australian thing but everyone remebers and adores coolmathgames. i check it out like every few years to reminisce and see how it's going (also my professor made our uni coding assignment a game based on papa's pizzeria lmao)

[@teleportzz]

Coolmath Karen is the kind of woman I want to become. She sounds so fun to be around and I bet her classroom was so welcoming

[@ArDeeMee]

#beakaren ❤

[@leminoade]

Hey Izzyzz, there's a plugin called Flashpoint by Maxima that emulates a lot of Flash games without the lag and with game saves, complete with the whole Papa's universe and most Y8/Disney/Barbie/Everythinggirl flash games. Would be great for Flash game reviews in the future too! Loved the video :)

[@theokkali467]

(Green, blue, red, yellow, rainbow, etc)MAXIMA'S FLASHPOINT

[@cactoyote]

They’ve used flashpoint in prior deprives on similar topics!

[@princkleminckle1159]

Of all my childhood spending a lot of time playing flash games, I have never heard of Everythinggirl

[@AndaiNamco]

same with the google extension "ruffle" :]

[@HarryStikers]

@@AndaiNamco Ruffle can be hard to get working if the site itself isn't running it. I've struggled to get it functioning a handful of times.

[@javamitsiky9608]

Cool Math Karen was legit the realest of them all.

[@panqueque445]

"Don't be a fool, be a freak" Words to live by

[@Ghost5O5]

I'll never forget the routine of asking your younger sibling to play Fireboy & Watergirl and fighting over who gets to play with Watergirl because she was the coolest (pun intended). Thanks for enlightening us with the existence of Karen, she literally made tons of kids childhoods so much better -even if it annoyed plenty of teachers lol-

[@headphonesaxolotl]

I was always a fireboy fan.

[@The_cool_duck]

My older sister always played as water girl because young me had no clue how WASD worked lol

[@moppabossnz4948]

i always played with my slightly younger cousin she was watergirl and i was fireboy everytime

[@tia2237]

I always loved fireboy and after realizing in trans it makes more sense tbh lol

[@justjuliet6030]

I never minded playing either, but usually took fireboy because my sister wanted to be the girl

[@ndokah1255]

Balloons Tower was ALL THE RAGE in my middle school in '09, I had a computer class and our teacher would give us 20-30min of coding work and let us play CoolMath the rest of the period because "it teaches you how to use a keyboard" while blasting emo/punk-pop music the entire time. He died right after I went to highschool so CoolMath and Balloons Tower will always remind me of him. RIP Mr. Jones.

[@jujuoof174]

Oh dang he seemed like such a cool guy! Rest in peace, wonderful teacher, wishing you the besf of afterlives. God bless. Amen.

[@happylittleacident]

i still to this day remember they blocked cool mathgames but because i had gone on run so many times i could start typing "run" on the top search bar and id get a link to the game, avoiding the block. ICT was never a topic i was really interested in (i was top of many classes so never fell behind) so the computer room was a really a place my and my friends would have fun together. Embarrassingly but funnily when i finished highschool / secondary school my ICT teacher wrote in my leavers note something to do with coolmathgames xD something like "i hope you get a good grade even after playing all those games" he was honestly a chill teacher, he knew people were playing games, he just made sure we did the work and understood it then let us chill.

[@happylittleacident]

oo and there was that game like a platformer where you can have like 6-7 people playing one 1 pc!! it was so fun like everone just got a button to press that changed gravity for that person, someone would be "x" and "z" and "h" or something. that brought back so many memories xD cant remember the game

[@kiricappuchin]

Honestly, I'm impressed CoolMathGames was able to preserve quite a bit of their library after the shutdown of Flash! Even the unplayable games now show a little Flash icon and tell you to come back soon. While I'm not the biggest fan of their new UI design, the games are still fun, and I'm glad CoolMathGames has stayed alive all these years. Definitely a part of my middle school nostalgia.

[@kyubeyz_7062]

I keep seeing you everywhere and I can’t tell if it’s because you’re everywhere or because we just share a lot of interests

[@kiricappuchin]

@@kyubeyz_7062 There must be a lot of overlap, bc i see you around a lot too! I just like commenting a lot on things I find cool, lol

[@CharlesM2]

I hope Karen is doing well, she seems like a wonderful person

[@groundmeat3837]

I can see her being a cool grandma

[@koralate7119]

Karen seems like the best teacher ever. She’s extremely kind and understanding ❤️

[@trevorrex7210]

I remember seeing all the Papa games. Safe to say, he has the money needed to screw around in life, and somehow always finds loyal employees to take over when he does so.

[@KweenofRats]

Papa taught young kids about entrepreneurship and capitalism and I ate that shit up 😭

[@moistestslug5749]

Izzy never fails to deliver a new look

[@MrThemovie321]

literally the most ICONIQUE looks ever

[@KawaiiKoyuvu]

Yes she slays the day AWAY GWORL SHE ATE THAT SCRUMDILLY YUM YUM A PUR PUR

[@RaineCantRead]

She slays

[@bunduru]

shes beautiful!

[@kyleighmorris626]

literally!! my bf's favorite part of seeing me watch a new izzyizz video is seeing what new makeup they have on

[@jamiegreenberg8476]

i feel like in terms of social media presence most brands do have the "very haha le epic may may" feel coolmath actually has the "random teenager picked off the street" vibes and I'm really happy that it does lol I honestly hope karen (or her kids) run the accounts

[@samt3412]

It would somehow feel wrong for Coolmath Games to not have their account be a meme account. They're literally the guys who run a website known for playing web games in class, what else would they post?

[@Official_Boshua]

I hope coolmath Karen is living her best life because she definitely deserves it.

[@zendpixie]

My ultimate favorite has always been Fancy Pants Adventures - especially the third part. I would make up my own stories with the characters, and spend hours dicking around with the pencil weapon (which I discovered, you could make a plethora of different tricks if you know what you're doing, like a backflip spinning aerial attack that I used to get to higher places I was never meant to reach). When the 4th part came out on steam, I got it almost immediately. This series is very dear and close to my heart :) and I really wish the fandom for it was just a tad bigger

[@biggestastiest]

good lord did i love fancy pants

[@Skittle2296]

The fit.. the makeup.. the accessories.. the HAIR. I LOVE THIS MORE THAN ANYTHING

[@Cr0mewatch]

​@Don't Read My Profile Photo ok

[@mzrsespiritguard469]

CoolMath, the actual math website, ended up saving my tail in high school - I was really struggling with one concept (I think it was factorials? Or something), and none of the resources I had available were helping me process the info. As a kind of hail Mary, I remembered the 'math' part of CoolMathGames, and thought, eh, may as well try. And not only did they have the subject I was looking for, they had a straightforward walk through using casual, non-academic language that really ended up helping me out! I get that everyone mainly remembers it for the games, heck, me included, but believe it or not, CoolMath actually has, well, Cool Math!

[@Jordaninspace]

I love that coolmathgames is such a universal experience for our generation. Also when you brought up the duck life game I immediately thought about can your pet too so you're not alone. My highschool eventually blocked it, but luckily some kids shared around this super sketchy VPN (not a sponsor). The funny thing is we could've gone on any game website with it, but we still went to coolmathgames

[@foxzerox1000]

This Video Has it all, Great writing, seem less editing, great quality, nostalgic internet lore, A wholesome Karen, Cute host/narrator, RUN, and NONE PIZZA LEFT BEEF!!!! What more could a viewer ask for???

[@jujuoof174]

Nothing! Now let everyone suscribe!

[@eepybeepy]

the greatest struggle of my childhood was deciding whether to spend computer class on coolmathgames or club penguin

[@lilmisslizzyc]

club penguin was blocked at my school so my backup game was poptropica 😭

[@animdoodle]

@@lilmisslizzyc Omg poptropica ;-; I remember that. Barely had a chance to play it as much bc it was usually always blocked

[@eepybeepy]

@@lilmisslizzyc i forgot my poptropica username and password every single time i left the computer lab so i’ve got about sixty accounts that never made it through diary of a wimpy kid island

[@nintendopanda101]

As someone who's a huge part of the Run Wiki, it was cool to see it mentioned! And yes! The lore is pretty complex, dare I say it might end up being a social commentary. Only the third game has lore though. A lot of those pages are level guides and weird pages that we probably should have removed by now though.

[@davidhong1934]

What state is Run 3 in right now? I know some versions floating around are missing levels and characters

[@player03]

​@@davidhong1934 The characters and levels are missing because they were coded in a very specific way, and I couldn't easily make them work after switching to HTML5. After a few attempts to debug, I simply left them out. We figured as long as the game was *mostly* playable by the deadline, there would be time later to add the last few bits. But after the deadline passed, I decided that it'd be best to rebuild the entire game engine. The game had a lot of what's called "technical debt": it was full of makeshift solutions that would make life tougher down the road. I was already rewriting most of the game, so I figured, might as well rewrite all of it. This process is still ongoing. I know it's taking a while, but hopefully it'll be worth it in the end.

[@davidhong1934]

@@player03 Oh, I didn't know it's supposed to be called "tech debt". My manager frequently talks about that, but I always misheard it as "tech stack", and the former makes much more sense in context. That's good to know.

[@fsexplorer9727]

@@player03 Ohmygod its really you omg I thought you left the game or something hopefully you manage to finish it in the future.

[@faerlydisfunctional]

Anyone else have Coffee Shop and Lemonade Stand as their iconic games?? The kids I grew up with were obsessed! Oh and later the shopping mall one. Cool Math Games really walked so Fallout Shelter could run

[@Darling_Decay]

I was obsessed with this!! Papa’s games were my go to and made me fall in love with cooking games. Now I’m eh about it. That and that snail! Oh girlie I was in absolute heaven! I had no idea fire boy and water girl was actually a coop game. I always played it single player and thought it was to enhance your ambidextrous skills

[@astridmyst]

I love learning who created these iconic staples of our childhood. Karen sounded like a really cool teacher.

[@nono-xv9jk]

I felt so happy watching this when it came to duck life. When I was a kid I got really into playing duck life, it was my go to game and I would play it obsessively whenever I got access to a computer. I became attatched to my first set of ducks, they were basically ocs to me, and I eventually began a comic about them which I then filled with more original duck characters (this comic was EXTENSIVE as well). I became the weird duck kid in my class, the one who would flap their arms around and stuff and ask people to pledge to "save the ducks" by not eating them, the kid who knew everything about duck life and researched ducks for fun as a result. Honestly, I feel like duck life really helped me make friends as a strange and awkward kid and I still play it occasionally for the nostalgia.

[@MooseShower]

I was obsessed with DL and didn’t know there was like 4 of them, but man, I was a DL4 addict when I did

[@fsexplorer9727]

@@MooseShower There are even more games now. Also there is an overaching storyline from DL3 onwards what has your duck become a space god and discover ancient treasure in Jetpack Joyride in over 7 games. I am not joking.

[@DistantLoner]

The flying part of Duck Life shown at 23:11 reminds me of the game I played on my Nana's iPad just before she passed away in 2012. I believe the bird was blue and the sun gradually set in the background. It helped me stay calm while my mom was in the hospital after having a stillbirth. I want to find the calming game.

[@princembat]

cool math games has my heart forever

[@Cookiehacker]

I love how Izzy can take a forgotten childhood memory and make a whole video essay about it and I’m all for it 😭🙌

[@madara-mada-mada-go]

Obviously I grew up on CoolMathGames, but in high school when I was floundering in my Algebra classes, the classic math tutorials actually did help a lot! It's too bad that they never got recognition, math is the worst but helpful tutorials really do make it better!

[@stalfithrildi5366]

Speaking as a maths teacher, we totally know what CMG is all about, and it definitely has a place in education for the right students in the right way.

[@MagdalenaSlay]

If i were a teacher, i would aspire to be like Karen 1000% She seems so great!

[@alexmaurice3087]

My most nostalgic game from CoolMath was Coffee Shop. The game was popular among us students in that (while the teacher wasn't looking), we would just purposely make our coffee bad in order to make customers literally vomit. The music is also still memorable. Side note Izzy: you have such a great calming voice, and I love the kind and gentle fireplace storytelling vibe you give off, as well as your great wardrobe and makeup.

[@MooseShower]

I remember that one! I always hated it because I could never win

[@Joy-cf2hs]

my computer teacher in 6th grade used this game to teach us about supply and demand!!

[@MooseShower]

@@Joy-cf2hs I think that was the point of it, yeah, but the weather was uncalled for. Always made me buy way too much/little because I was a dumb 8 year old

[@PhoenixFlight8D]

You unlocked a forgotten memory

[@andrewdiaz3529]

I think I remember that one; Was there also a lemonade stand version?

[@amitaihardoof6946]

The relatable stories Izzy can think of talking about is amazing.

[@DrakeMystical]

I’m beginning to think we all share a hive mind

[@DrewTNaylor]

@@DrakeMystical It's the collective unconscious.

[@williambond2267]

I miss playing Bloxorz. Watched a speed run not too long ago. Most satisfying video ever.

[@iryanalio]

“go ahead and log off for me” the most anxiety inducing sentence

[@DramaLlamaTheatrics]

I actually got away with playing several of the games by giving my teachers excuses as to how they were educational… and it worked. The papa Louie restaurant games: time and resource management. Fire boy and water girl: teamwork and cooperative gameplay. Sheep go home and snail bob: problem solving.

[@knoblauchbrotbiszumtod1278]

I love watching her videos about stuff I have never played myself, I could still listen to these things forever. It almost feels like I was actually there because this era was my childhood

[@forrestpatterson6053]

Yo same!

[@HeatherKathrynn]

Me too. I didn’t have good Internet growing up so I missed out on a lot of these

[@biptari]

same! I was aware of coolmathgames, but always played mmos like animal jam or used girlsgogames for flash purposes, so it wasn't something I had actually experienced despite living through the era

[@jasond.b-w]

Also same, I didn’t have school or access to things like internet, Tv, movies, friendships etc. so it’s fascinating learning what was ‘normal’ for everyone else. I never heard of any of this stuff but if I learn here it’s less awkward than talking to other people and getting constantly made fun of when things I don’t understand come up 🫥

[@jbear3478]

I think she's about a decade younger than me (I'm 35) so a lot of these I was too old to enjoy unfortunately but the nostalgia of it as well as learning more about the childhoods of gen z is fun for me

[@qwertydog9795]

I absolutely love your style and your content, I was born in 2000 and I'm familiar with most of the nostalgic things you describe. I just bought a VCR and some old tapes while I was at Goodwill so I could relive my childhood nostalgia, popped in a very old copy of Land Before Time II....those were the days. I also found a Vista-era keyboard for 3.99 that I'm currently typing on. I love collecting nostalgic technology! There's a NinjaKiwi archive of some of their more popular games.

[@fancifulimpression]

Seeing you cover this makes me think it would be cool to see a deep dive around another educational game I remember from computer classes - type to learn 3. An outer space wizard who teaches you how to type - hell yeah. I would be curious what brought that game into existence.

[@ammitthedevourer7316]

Oh yeah! That, Mavis Beacon 12, Math Blaster ‘99, and one other typing game that slips my mind…hated all of the typing ones growing up, but they’re all nostalgic nonetheless lol. It would be awesome to see Izzzy cover late 90s-early 00s educational CD-ROM games.

[@ann-gt4hh]

The three schools I went to in my hometown were like, “paperless” and tech heavy, so my elementary school we spent a ton of time in the computer lab doing tutorials for all the office programs, Clippy was a big part of that time to say the least. By middle school every student was given a computer to use in class and take home for homework. There were whisperings that the teacher could look at your screen during class w/o you knowing but Idk how true those were. So by the time I was in the age range to play cool math games it was actually one of the few websites we were allowed to play games on in our free time. But honestly, I don’t remember dicking around that often. Some kids, sure, but for the most part ppl only played games when we had some free time.

[@davidhong1934]

@@morphine.dreams At our college, they used Lockdown Browser You had to take tests on it, and it would block screen captures, copy/paste of page text, and disable/record visits to other applications

[@ThePegasiPony]

I just appreciate that people my age are now old enough to make high quality videos about nostalgic things from the childhood of Gen Z. I love this sort of content so much! Thank you for another wonderful video Izzzyzzz.

[@MxchiefMaykr]

I don't know if it was popular across all of NZ or if it lasted long after the big boom my class had for it but I vividly remember when the Sorted website had kids flash games in the same vein of this to try capitalize off the "edutainment" game trend of the time. (for context for anyone not from NZ, Sorted is a finance/debt management and education company that has a chubby little 3d rendered mouse as its mascot who was voiced by one of the biggest kids show presenters in the country at the time)

[@jksparkle2799]

I grew up playing on this site during the early to mid 2010s. Duck Life and Run are games that I have fond memories of, along with Crazy Taxi and Factory Balls. I still revisit the games once in a while in my college adult years if it's a rainy day, and I need the nostalgia.

[@wildgreentrees]

we used to play cool math games constantly in middle school! there was one engineering teacher who not only encouraged it but showed us how to bypass the school's firewalls by using proxies 😂 he was amazing all of the students loved him

[@clintonmcbride7015]

You had an engineering class in middle school?

[@wiktoriajurkiewicz3144]

Seeing Duck Life again after all these years unlocked like a portal to another dimension in my brain. Damn, I remember many flash games but I spend hours on this and it was completely wiped out from my memory

[@abathtub1411]

i spent so much time playing cool math games that when i reach a certain level of intoxication my mindscape takes on the aesthetic of the website.

[@KMilz]

Seeing that Bloxorz image at 16:08 unlocked a corner of my brain I didn't even know existed holy shit

[@TapeLeg]

I have always respected how DEEP of a dive you do into internet history and this video is no different

[@gylfie7]

I'm finally discovering what this website is ! As someone from a french speaking country, Coolmathgames was unheard of. When growing up and learning English, I started hearing about people being nostalgic about Coolmathgames and it felt weird to me because, well, I never knew it and they were all talking about like it was common knowledge. Thank you for this video and helping me finally understand what it was !

[@moontrasher7023]

I feel you! Also from a French speaking country, I didn't use a lot of what izzy talks about haha

[@Lucid.Daydreamerr]

I always found it funny how you knew which teachers had been tricked by kids into letting them play cool math, they'd always leave sub notes like "cool math doesn't count for math activities" 😂

[@whatdoyousuppose]

I was introduced to Cool Math Games in elementary school from a day at the computer lab, like it was actually part of the curriculum (this was in the early early 2000s before the games became less educational). The Lemonade Stand game was the main one our teacher introduced us to and I played it at home I loved it so much.

[@oli4133]

I was a cool math games lover as a kid and now as an adult with many teacher friends, it makes total sense why cool math games was so popular in schools, a great break from traditional schoolwork

[@Mystic_Apollo]

This site truly was iconic, think my school had a far more annoying problem for the teachers though, as there was a USB that drifted about for many years that no one owned that had quake 3 on it. Think most of the computers in the One lab had it installed, must've really thrown them for a loop as it took them YEARS to find the USB... not that most of us students even knew where it was 😂

[@thesealky6445]

I remember a lot of these games but the one I loved the most was Ducklife. Best game ever without a doubt. Though imagine if Can Your Pet was actually on Coolmath...

[@hannahburkhart2238]

Haha, I’m about to graduate from college to be an elementary school teacher and I literally just created a unit that includes a game from this site. 😂 It’s the lemonade game, and for a unit exploring supply and demand. It’s such a win because it’s actually really fun, but it also sparks a conversation about the topic and how the opinions of the consumers affect the behavior of suppliers. It was a group project and we mostly created it because of nostalgia. The two of them also played it during one of our lectures, so it’s fun for college students, too, I guess. 😂

[@channelwhatchamacallit2614]

Oh I remember that game! I remember it being pretty tricky to win, but I've managed to do it before.

[@spockezri]

the lemonade game is something we played all the time in my school! we all loved it lmao. most of us would stay on that game even

[@ddjsoyenby]

you'll be a good teacher.

[@milesbyt]

+ Timestamps + 0:00 Intro 0:48 Sponsor 2:05 The Origins of Cool Math Games 7:50 The Golden Years 6:16 Cool Math Games In The Current Day 25:08 Outro

[@cherryberry7431]

Appreciated 👍

[@Snow-sx5ev]

Appreciate this 👍

[@ZaynIsLameish]

I appreciate 👍

[@chi221]

'preciate 👍

[@anmuuuuuu7312]

Appreciating 👍

[@_void_with_eyes_]

These games were absolutely my childhood man. I remember being forced to do math on some website on the computer, and promptly getting on coolmath and primarygames instead to play Papa's Pizzeria and Run. Probably why I'm so bad now because I never practiced or did any work whatsoever, but hey it was fun! Papa's Pizzeria was absolutely my favorite, idk why. I was just addicted to making stupid foods that were absolutely NOT what anybody asked for and being very sad when they didn't like it despite me not following the obvious instructions

[@its_destruggle2226]

I would die for an Izzzyzzz, Whang!, and Internet historian collab. Y’all never fail to make me remember parts of the internet I thought were fever dreams

[@chrisk5985]

Yes, and also add Wavy Websurf to that too!

[@Meleedroit]

I dont think anything good comes around when Whang!'s talking abt it

[@finneganfox6470]

@Cosmic-Clown I still can't get over blowfly girl

[@laceflower_]

Please no ew

[@betterretromess]

I had never heard of coolmath games before this video but Karen seems like an awesome person and I'm glad so many people are and were able to enjoy this!

[@mordo1191]

I have so many nostalgic memories of CoolMathGames, I remember playing it so much in elementary school! Sugar Sugar was my favorite game. I was never actually that good at it after a couple of levels but I still invested so much time into that game.

[@SailorDonut]

When I was teaching, Cool Math Games was the only website the kids were allowed to go to in the computer lab. I would be watching them play thinking it looked like a lot of fun myself 😂

[@waterbears9874]

I still remember the days of playing cool math games after a test in the computer lab, its so interesting to me how cool math games unintentionally became such a huge part of this generations childhood, like everyone somehow just knew what it is.

[@BananaWrathful]

The gaslighting part is so real. My friends and I would convince the teacher that we’re going on “educational games” since we finished our work early, but we were really playing fire boy and water girl all the time. Quick shoutout to BTD5 too from ninjakiwi I still play btd6 to this day since discovering it in the computer lab lol

[@thesunrising4982]

subscribed instantly after watching (and loving!) your sims 4 video and i simply adore your way of editing (and that makeup look is so fun!!)

[@omargod236]

Man i used to get an insane number of "reviews" for my business on google that were actually just ads for fireboy and watergirl, and it was a weird time cuz i had no idea it was a real game lol. Seeing you mention it here has unlocked that core memory

[@trinitysillykitty]

the papa louie games is the true definition of how 2 friends (Matt Neff and Tony Solary... yes THAT Matt and Tony you see in the games) made a whole series about an italian chef leaving the worker to run the entire restaurant by themselves...

[@LikaLaruku]

We have a surprising amount of overlapping nostalgia despite me probably being old enough to be your mom, but this one I'm not familiar with, but I do think it's an amazing coincidence that I started feeling nostalgic for "Number Munchers," "Super Solvers Treasure Mountain," & "Math Blasters" two days before you released this.

[@himanbam]

Wow you just unlocked a memory for me. I remember playing Math Blasters at primary school in the late 00's. The one I played came out in 1993 so I guess they just hung on to it for 15 years haha

[@jinjasdiorlocket]

I didnt really play coolmath games when i was a kid, mainly bc i didnt come across the site. But some other sites hosted their games and we all found them super nostalgic. Sites like coolmathgames, girlsgogames, friv, and rinmarugames will forever hold dear to my heart.

[@zendpixie]

I remember playing a LOT of puzzle games - specifically the genre of messing with the environment to help a character move forward, like Bob The Snail or Adam and Eve. There was also this strangely depressing orange monkey game I can't recall the name of, where the monkey was almost always crying.

[@enbiaroace]

Was the monkey game called Monkey Go Happy?

[@zendpixie]

@@enbiaroace possibly! I don't quite remember

[@hollowemptyeyes9910]

I remember getting bored during quarantine and playing run 3 again. 100% completion within maybe two days in between online lessons. Very fun.

[@cresentecho15]

My six grade class was OBSESSED with this game on coolmath called ‘Simon’s Lab’ which is a puzzle game that implements different kinds of rules for each level making it more difficult the more you progress the game. I remember playing it with my friends and trying so hard to be the first one in the class to finish the game, sadly that role was taken from me in the end but i still had a lot of fun playing it. I still play it sometimes when i want to feel nostalgic :DD

[@Onoesmahpie]

Cover miniclip! That wasn't even pretending to be educational yet it was ubiquitous in elementary school where I lived. My friend back then claimed that their entire middle school class was allowed to play runescape in class back when it was on miniclip! What a time to be a student!

[@jadetea6112]

I feel so validated by Izzy that when I randomly giggle about the memory of None Pizza with Left Beef, I'm not the only one who remember it.

[@viscera8442]

i remember the simpler times when my biggest struggle was trying to play run 3 on the school issued chromebook in class without getting caught good times 😔

[@Slenderquil]

I haven't been able to relate to many of your video subjects, but I'm very familiar with coolmath. It'll be fun hearing even more about that legendary "math" website.

[@chaoticdusk7076]

Cool math games was a reward for getting your work done in my computer class in elementary. As you can imagine it was very effective motivation for a bunch of children.

[@cloverbubbles1153]

Hi Izzy, I love your videos so much and I think it's wonderful that you're covering the obscure and obsolete to preserve internet history!! I wanted to bring to your attention the game "Brave Frontier." I recently learned this beloved game from my childhood has basically been wiped from existence, although some stuff like screenshots, music, and videos are still around. I don't know if you take suggestions, but it would be amazing if you covered this game that was a huge part of my and other's childhood. Keep up the amazing work!!

[@dullsunrise8820]

It’s so nice to know the intention behind Cool Math Games was a good one. Karen sounds wonderful. That and ABCYa were the sites I used to play on all the time during computer lab. Thank you for helping unlock some more memories :)

[@kiwi_bird]

"don't be a fool be a freak" words to live by 😂

[@joshofthewilds7265]

Okay while the "nostalgia feelings" came back, I also was reminded of the feeling that I can only describe as "I feel like I'm going to get in trouble for playing this because deep down I know this is not an educational game" that was fueled by childhood anxiety XD

[@Zerophoenix1]

the quality of reporting you do in all your videos is awesome. one of the best channels tbh

[@L3NORE.RAWR.X3]

0:11 all i do in class is read scps unless im doing actual work but probably not