Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning (1999)

"Welcome to Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning. That's me!"

- Baldi, the titular character, during the title screen.

Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning (shortly known as Baldi's Basics) is an educational game by an indie development studio called Basically, Games! It was released for the Microsoft Windows in 1999, remastered in 2004 for both the Microsoft Windows and Mac.

There are seven main gamemodes and four difficulties (one is a secret difficulty) in the game. The gamemodes are Story Mode, Endless Mode, Explorer Mode, Hide-and-Seek, Challenge Mode, and Field Trips. The difficulties are Easy, Medium, Hard, and the secret one, INSANE!!.

Story Mode
This is the main mode in the game. In this mode, the player must answer all the seven notebooks correctly to beat it. Each notebook contains three simple arithmetic problems using the mathematics subject. However, other students and faculty attempt to force the player to participate in various activities.

Baldi can get mad. If he gets mad, he will grab a ruler to chase the player with it. If he caught the player, a 'jumpscare ' will trigger. In Easy difficulty, he will only get mad if you fail resolving two whole notebooks without correct answers. In Medium difficulty, he will only get mad if you fail resolving one whole notebook. In Hard Difficulty, he will only get mad if you fail resolving two problems in one notebook. In INSANE!! difficulty, he will get mad if you fail resolving one single problem.

There are two endings:

The Good Ending is when you resolve all notebooks without making Baldi mad. It is available in all difficulties except in the INSANE!! difficulty.

The Smart Ending is when you resolve all notebooks without failing at once. This is available in all difficulties, but it's the only non-failing ending in the INSANE!! difficulty.

Before the remaster, there was an unnamed ending. It had a name but never by the developers, the name was "9odsfa2!reasdf#1".

Endless Mode
In this mode, it's like the Hide-and-Seek mode, except you only need to find notebooks as many as you can, until Baldi catches you.

Explorer Mode
In this mode, you can freely explore the locations in the Schoolhouse or Super Schoolhouse.

Hide-and-Seek
In this mode, you play Hide-and-seek with Baldi as you might expect. Baldi counts to 10 seconds, and when he's done, he says "Ready or not, here I go!" and chases the player with his ruler. The later gameplay is the same as Spoop Mode from Story Mode, except...


 * The player has to find elevators instead of exits.
 * After collecting seven notebooks, it's like Finale Mode from Story Mode but there is no red screen and loud noises.

Challenge Mode
In this mode, the player can choose a challenge. It contains three challenges to choose, with pre-generated maps.

Speedy Challenge
In this challenge, both the player and Baldi move extremely fast. They're the only characters. The goal is to find all twenty-five notebooks and reach all four elevators while avoiding Baldi.

Stealthy Challenge
In this challenge, there are six Principal of the Thing clones and the player's inventory in the beginning will befull of Dirty Chalk Erasers. The only items in this challenge are Dirty Chalk Erasers and Energy Flavored Zesty Bars.

The player hide in the blue lockers and use Dirty Chalk Erasers to avoid being seen by any of Principal of the Thing's. If any of them see the player, they will begin chasing after them immediately as they are sneaking into the Super Schoolhouse after-hours.

Unlike in other modes, once the Principal clones scold the player, they will never lose the player and will always try to find the shortest path to them. These clones are able to find the player hiding inside the dust cloud by using the Dirty Chalk Eraser, even if the player is out of their sight. While hiding in the blue locker, they will keep moving around near the locker and if the player gets out of the locker, they will immediately get detention.

Baldi is not a threat unless the player is sent to detention because he will always be waiting for them in the Principal's office. Also, all characters cannot escape from this location because there is no door to other locations and there are no items that the player can use to get out of the room.

Grapple Challenge
In this challenge, the player can't walk, maybe because the player's legs are broken. However, they will have a Grappling Hook at the start and it has no limit for using, because it always reappears in the first slot.

Field Trips
In this mode, the player goes in a field trip with Baldi. There are two field trips the player can choose.

Camping
Each campfire will have a different number which is the answer to each arithmetic problem. The logs that will fall into each campfire have a math question each.

The player needs to click in between campfires to switch them so that each set of logs will fall into the campfire with the number that is the answer to the math question displayed.

There are three campfires at the beginning, but after completing the 6th set, another campfire is added, so the player needs to solve 4 questions correctly per set.

If the player inputs the logs incorrectly, they will lose one star. If the answer to the math problem on the logs is smaller than the campfire's number, the fire burns out and if the answer is bigger, the fire becomes too huge.

In the Field Trips mode, the camping field trip consists of an infinite number of sets. It will end after there are no stars left. As the player progresses, division and three-digit numbered questions are shown.

Farm
The farm takes place at a maze with loads of corn walls and a barn on the top-left.

The objective is to bring all matching animals to the barn in the alloted time.

In Hide-and-Seek and Explorer Mode, there are a total of three rounds and each round has a different animal to get into the barn.

In every round, a random animal will be shown in the window on top of the barn. The respective animal's sound will be played.

If all matching animals are not brought in time or a wrong animal is brought to the barn, a star is lost accompanied with a screaming sound (possibly from the farmer).

In the Field Trips mode, there are an infinite amount of rounds. For every five rounds beat, the maze will be shuffled. After the 10th round (if the player does not fail before), sheep are added in the farm. The timer changes as the player progresses. Points will be received based on the time left.

Game history
In March 31st, 1997, a beta version of the game was published. It was called the Baldi's Basics Beta!. It had only one mode, the Story Mode. And there were no difficulties either.

In July 24th, 1997, a free demo of the game was published. It was called the Baldi's Basics Field Trip demo!, a demo of the Field Trips mode in the game.

In August 12nd, 1998, another free demo of the game was published. It was called the Baldi's Basics Early Demo! The demo included only one pre-generated floor to experience five random events, multiple new structures and a quick map. The demo also included a brand-new special location called the playground, and as well featured two new items (Grappling Hook and An Apple for Baldi).

In March 31st, 1999, yet another (and the last before the full game) free demo of the game was published. It was called the Baldi's Basics Challenges Demo! It was a demo containing only the Challenges Mode, the titular mode of this demo.

In June 12nd, 1999, the full game was launched.

Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning Remastered
It's a remastered version of the full game, with two new gamemodes that already existed but were never in the original version. The Apple Mode and Party Mode. However, the Joystick Mode also existed, they were planning to add it in the remaster but they couldn't get their permission from Sony Interactive Entertainment. It released on December 4th, 2004.

Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash! Series
Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash! is a series of versions that celebrate Baldi's anniversaries.

Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash! (original)
The original version got released for Microsoft Windows, celebrating the 1 year anniversary of the launch release. It was called the Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash! With a new exclusive gamemode called the Party Mode. It was released on 13rd June, 2000.

Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash! 2004
The second version got released for the Microsoft Windows and Mac, celebrating the 5 year anniversary of the launch release. It was called the '''Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash! 2004' With a new exclusive gamemode called the Super Party Mode''. It was released on 12nd June, 2004.

Baldi's Basics Mac!
It's a version of the game exclusive for the Mac. It's the full game but with a new exclusive gamemode called the Apple Mode, in which you need to collect all seven hidden apples (each apple is called An Apple for Baldi) for Baldi, before the timer (180 seconds) ends. It released in October 7th, 2000.

Baldi's Basics PlayStation Edition!
This is an edition of the game exclusive for the PlayStation, with a new gamemode called the Joystick Mode, in which you need to collect all twelve hidden joysticks for Baldi before the timer (312 seconds) ends. It released in March 31st, 2001.