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Blaster Master (NES)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Shooter/Platform Shooter

ESRB RATING

DEVELOPER

Sunsoft

PUBLISHER

Sunsoft

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TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

Hero 19
tank 11

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

Blaster Master successfully mixes two styles of play into one immensely enjoyable subterranean adventure. The meat of the game is piloting S.O.P.H.I.A. (a tank-like vehicle), but Jason, the protagonist and S.O.P.H.I.A.'s pilot, can also exit the vehicle to explore doorways, climb ladders, and fit into small crevices and paths that S.O.P.H.I.A. cannot. The underground environments make good use of a small range of drab colors, creating detailed textures for rocks and platforms. The non-linear level structure lets you to move at your own pace, and acquiring items allows you to take S.O.P.H.I.A. into previously unexplored areas, adding new dimensions to familiar ground. ~ Geoffrey Douglas Smith, All Game Guide

Blaster Master (NES)

GENRE/STYLE:

Shooter/Platform Shooter
TOP TRAITS:

side-scroller, exploratory, Hero
DESCRIPTION:

Blaster Master successfully mixes two styles of play into one immensely enjoyable subterranean adventure. The meat of... more

players 52

followers 0

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POPULARITY: NES PLATFORM

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UltraMaximus played Blaster Master on 15/DEC/09

UltraMaximus was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“Has this game increased in difficulty?”

created 15/DEC/2009

Who remembers? by: Elektr0ns

“Grenade + pause exploit during boss fights. Nuff said.”

created 05/AUG/2009

Sophia Emblem

“Emblem for the tank: Sophia lll Nora MA-01”

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Date: 23/JUL/2009
Views: 173
Votes: 0

created 23/JUL/2009

Blaster Master Level 1

“Level one of Blaster Master”

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Date: 22/JUL/2009
Views: 706
Votes: 0

created 22/JUL/2009

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW was the last to comment - over 3 years ago... show previous hide previous

“Yeah, I'll go nuts when Nintendo finally releases it on their Virtual Console/”

Blaster Master (NES) by: Shadsy

“Deftly balances Metroid-style exploration and item collection with top-down shooting. Lengthy and enjoyable, just not without hiccups in quality.”

created 12/JUN/2009

Blaster Master (NES) by: PuyoDead

“One of my favorite games of all time. The music is excellent, and the gameplay is quite unique. It's a side scroller explorer, and yet other parts of the game are top down shooting exploring. Great game, and FAR from easy.”

created 09/MAY/2009

Blaster Master (NES) by: Rhinojoshua

“The music in this game is half the fun. Jump down the sewer to save your frog and get a gun, suit, and tank with jump capability! Check!”

created 01/APR/2009

Blaster Master (NES) by: Rugiel

“My favorite 8-bit game of all time. Spent hours with an emulator capturing screens and stitching them together into huge, glorious maps. The PlayStation sequel doesn't hold a candle to it.”

created 22/APR/2009