The player controls Jason and the tank Sophia the 3rd through eight levels of gameplay to find the whereabouts of Fred and to defeat the mutants and their leader, the Plutonium Boss. Iwata, who would direct the re-imagining Blaster Master: Overdrive, did the game's opening sequence and designed the map, overall layout, and bosses. Blaster Master Zero 2 is not the continuation of the original story of Blaster Master, but continues the remake in a kind of parallel universe, which works really fantastic. Electronic Game Player (later known as Electronic Gaming Monthly) review, Steve Ryno lauded the concept of combining two "radically different" video game genres into one continuous game. Blaster Master has a Metroid like quality to it as you explore the game’s overworld. [26] The game was localized from Metafight in Japan to Blaster Master for Western markets. Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. [19], On April Fools' Day on April 1, 2010 (2010-04-01), Sunsoft announced that a sequel to the game would be released on the Wii Virtual Console titled Blaster Master: Destination Fred. Heavy Duty Hose, Neoprene Blower Nozzle, 1-1/4" Adapter, Blower Nozzle, Micro Adaptor, Air Streamer Tool and Air Flare. That's still a big help. Blaster Master Zero 2 comes in a standard edition, sure, but you can also get this Classic Edition for PS4 & Switch! 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According to Iwata: "We wanted the player to experience the feeling of excitement that comes from discovering something after endeavoring through a difficult search, which is why we composed a map that allowed the player to move freely between different areas. * Uses continues to save time * Manipulates luck * Exploits glitchees Blaster Master is quite a long game (with the current time attack at 42:57). F-O-O-D Food Food! After several hundred years, the human's have restored the surface of the earth and abandon their underground world for the ages. Blaster Master Blaster Master series. Hence, the game's plot changed to that of Jason and his pet frog Fred, and name of the planet "Sophia the 3rd" in Metafight became the name of Jason's tank in Blaster Master. In North America, plot elements normally present in anime (as featured in Metafight) were not yet popular; Sunsoft's U.S. division asked the Japanese development team to change the game's original plot elements. [11] While in the top-down perspective, players can move Jason in any direction and destroy mutants with a gun or with hand grenades. It left an impression around the office, and from what I've heard [the visuals] influenced the work of other games that were later made by other NES developers as well". Buchanan mentioned that the character holds his gun in his right hand, requiring the player to compensate by moving left before shooting enemies (if the player can move left on the screen). The game was released by Sunsoft in Japan as Chô Wakusei Senki Metafight (also simply called Metafight[17][18][19]) on June 17, 1988 (1988-06-17). [58] A sequel, Blaster Master Zero 2, was released on March 20, 2019 for the Switch. Blaster takes zero damage and continues to deploy mines while attacking the target with threat, will not do scatterblast. This may not occur wit… Loud and energetic, he was quick to immerse himself in Earth culture, and was happy to share his choice of rockin' tunes with anyone, whether they really wanted to hear them or not—a trait that got hi… For Blaster Master on the NES, GameFAQs has 2 cheat codes and secrets. [13] IGN's Lucas Thomas agreed about the lack of passwords or save features, saying that because of the game's difficulty, dying near the end of the game and having to restart the game all over again without passwords or save points have caused much frustration for players. [24] Metafight was released for the Virtual Console in Japan on June 29, 2010 (2010-06-29) for the Wii[19] and on September 5, 2012 (2012-09-05) for the Nintendo 3DS. [8], While Jason is inside SOPHIA in the 2D platforming mode, the player can attack the mutants with the main cannon (which can shoot up, left, and right determined by the orientation of the tank) or with one of three special weapons. Blaster Master sits atop any list for strangest game set-up. Blaster Master is a platforming and run and gun video game released by Sunsoft for the NES.It is a localized version of a Japanese Famicom game titled Chô Wakusei Senki Metafight (超惑星戦記メタファイト,? [20] The game was released for the Wii's Virtual Console service in North America on December 14, 2009 (2009-12-14). After fifteen seconds the player unpauses the game to find that the boss is destroyed. Thomas criticized the control of the tank, in particular the lack of traction, which he said may cause players to roll off a platform or cliff. This great shoot 'em up really shows what the NES can do. While the remainder of the action on the screen freezes, the grenade remains active, continuing to damage the boss. Sunsoft would use Lerangis' novel as the plot for the game's sequel, Blaster Master: Blasting Again, making the novel the only one in the Worlds of Power series to be canonized in a video game series. lit. He added that the game's music convinced him "that video game music could be high-quality, memorable, and evocative".[54]. It is featured on the cover of the premiere issue of VideoGames & Computer Entertainment in December 1988. In Blaster Master Zero 2 you play as Jason, accompanied by Eve and Fred the frog, piloting the GAIA-SOPHIA tank in 2D platforming areas and hopping out of the tank to battle it out in a top-down perspective. In the year 2052 of the space age calendar, the Invem Dark Star Army, led by the universe's most feared tyrant Goez, invade and conquer Sophia the 3rd. Okay. Along their journey, they'll actually meet a handful of friendly and nefarious chums including Gonbei, Stein, and Kanna who each have their own tank (referred to as Metal Attackers) and respective support droid. The review said that Sunsoft should have used a licensed character to improve sales. Rider Safety Information. Leaderboard Guides Resources Streams Forum Statistics ROM Hacks. I can safely declare this as I completed Blaster Master Zero with ease, and I never in my life got past Area 6 in the original. [11] Dillard praised the game's impressive graphics, saying that the graphics are varied, distinctive, and well-drawn; he adds that Sunsoft "did their homework" in this regard. Blaster Master was a well-received oddity when it released for the NES back in 1988. Unlike the first entry, Blaster Master Zero 2 … This will repeat until master is pushed to 50%, which will cause an immediate phase transition. Blaster Master also had a strange story, as well as some incredibly frustrating design choices, which combined with the limited continue system to make a game that few players managed to finish in the days before Game Genies and emulator save states. Blaster Master is a platforming run and gun NES game created by Sunsoft. Blaster Master Blaster Master series. 1988. Blaster Master; Unlimited Continues! Blaster Master has two modes of gameplay that depend on the situation and location of the player: the first mode is where the player controls Jason; either on foot or piloting a tank named SOPHIA in a two–dimensional platform mode; the second mode is where the player controls Jason on foot in a top-down perspective. [46], The game received positive reviews for its graphics and sound. Continues are unlimited. It was supposed to have an Arcade version (hence \"Authentic Arcade Edition!\" appearing on the box art), but was cancelled because a skilled player could play for a very long time o… Phase 3 burn Master and Blaster. During this time, a strange meteor falls to Earth, but it goes unnoticed due to humanity focusing its efforts on restoring the planet. The game's opening sequence shows Metal Attacker dropped into the battlefield.[2]. I feel like we pulled it off and were able to show people what could be done [on the NES]. I can safely declare this as I completed Blaster Master Zero with ease, and I never in my life got past Area 6 in the original. Hmm... Only four... that seems like an odd number. The Science Academy of NORA, a satellite orbiting near Sophia the 3rd that somehow managed to avoid the invasion, built a weapon, an all-purpose tank called the "Metal Attacker", in a last-ditch effort to defeat Goez's army. Electronic Game Player (later known as Electronic Gaming Monthly) review, Steve Ryno lauded the concept of combining two "radically different" video game genres into one continuous game. It was also released in North America for the 3DS on July 24, 2014 (2014-07-24) along with another Sunsoft game, Ufouria: The Saga for the Wii U. Blaster Master was created by Kenji Sada (credited as Senta), who also led the development of The Wing of Madoola and wrote its main code. The Japanese studio therefore continues to invest in this brand which to date has exceeded 100,000 copies sold. This occurs even with 1x Internal Resolution and Anisotropic Filtering / Anti-aliasing off. Super Planet Military History: Metafight), which was released on June 17, 1988.The game was released in North America in November 1988 and in Europe on April 25, 1991. Continues are unlimited. According to their press release, the game was only purported to be tested on several PlayChoice-10 machines in the Los Angeles area between 1988 and 1989. Blaster Master is a platforming and run and gun video game released by Sunsoft for the NES.It is a localized version of a Japanese Famicom game titled Chô Wakusei Senki Metafight (超惑星戦記メタファイト,? [19], The game has received notable recognition in gaming magazines. [33][34] He wrote similar novelizations for Ninja Gaiden, Infiltrator, and Bases Loaded II: Second Season. Chrono Mojo 11 years ago #1. [5] Parish criticized the gameplay in the top-down perspective, saying that the gun the players use is too weak; he continued by adding that there are too few upgrades for it and that, whenever the player takes damage, it downgrades from a "high-powered beam of death" to "a stupid unreliable peashooter of mild discomfort". That would be a big help, if it wasn't already for suspended saves. NES, WiiVC, 3DSVC, Switch. As a result, the bosses were portrayed in the book as "holographic projections placed over formless blobs". Both the original and second one are $4.99. At the 1992 Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Sunsoft announced that they were planning to develop a sequel for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, but it never came to be. Everything the same as before: you hop over platforms with your main battle tank and shoot. Also, the player can replenish Jason's health to full at any time by re-entering SOPHIA. A re-imagining of the first game, Blaster Master: Overdrive, was released for Nintendo's WiiWare service in North America on February 8, 2010 (2010-02-08). This is a great game. [15], Jason and SOPHIA have separate power meters, and they decrease whenever they sustain damage by an enemy or any other hazardous object or whenever Jason falls from a high place. [5] Gameplay in the top-down perspective consists of a series of labyrinths in which players navigate and defeat enemies along the way. © 2021 GAMESPOT, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. Iwata credited him for giving the company a good reputation for video game music in the late 1980s and lamented that "none of those people are working together anymore since they've all separated from Sunsoft [over the years]". Okay. [19], The game's art design came from Iwata, who was able to translate his original ideas directly into the game as far as the NES's graphical capabilities could be taken at that time. Later releases include Blaster Master Boy for the Game Boy, Blaster Master: Enemy Below (released in Japan as MetaFight EX) for the Game Boy Color, and Blaster Master: Blasting Again for the PlayStation. [19] Alex Neuse, creator of the Bit.Trip series, reminisced his memories of playing Blaster Master as a child. The game was released in North America in November 1988 and in Europe on April 25, 1991. [35] Shawn Struck and Scott Sharkey from 1UP.com said that Blaster Master was the hardest book for Lerangis to write because of the lack of a middle plot; he had to come up with details that were not in the game to connect the game's actual opening and conclusion. [10] Here players obtain additional vehicle functions by destroying bosses; these functions include weapon upgrades as well as abilities to swim freely underwater, drive on walls and ceilings, and hover above the ground. I've played it pretty much my whole life and I can still pick it up from time to time and have a lot of fun. [3] The game starts with a person named Jason who has a pet frog named Fred who, one day, decides to leap out of his fish bowl, out the door, and down a hole in the back yard. Moderated by: X t r e m e P r i m e X t r e m e P r i m e, S k a v e n g e r 2 1 6 S k a v e n g e r 2 1 6, ShiningDragoon ShiningDragoon, UraniumAnchor UraniumAnchor, charleon charleon, feasel feasel For myself, I used that rewind feature a LOT. Blaster Master is a platformer and "run and gun" video game released by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System. [53], In a 2010 interview with Iwata, he was surprised about the game's reception outside Japan, which retrogamers have named it as one of their favorite and most memorable 8-bit titles. :-P. I keep getting stuck in corners that I can't escape from. It is a localized version of a Japanese Famicom game titled Chō Wakusei Senki Metafight (超惑星戦記メタファイト, lit. They’ll remain at that price until March … There whole Blaster Master Zero series is also on sale on Steam. Blaster Master Zero 3 is described as the “final chapter” in the series, and promises a “journey into uncharted territory full of new experiences” – although it’ll retain the wonderful blend of tank-based Metroidvania-style exploration and top-down shooting seen in previous games. He also praised the fluid animation and movement of creatures in the top-down perspective and its music; he found music "pleasing" and noted that different tracks were scored for each separate level. Capable of delivering up to 58,500 feet-per-minute of clean, dry, warm, filtered air. He acknowledged that the game was a clone of Metroid that featured a tank that could jump and a corny storyline, but he said it was all "presented in a way that it felt meaningful". He was led underground by Fred to SOPHIA III, an armored tank known as a Metal Attacker. Endless human conflict plunges the Earth into a new ice age. Weren't there only three continues in the original? [11] The game was featured as one of the "Truly Awesome" games in Game Players' 1988 buyer's guide. Min Height 42" Attraction Type Uphill Water Coaster. Master Blaster is non-stop action! staff. Privacy PolicyCookie SettingsDo Not Sell My InformationReport Ad. He added that the top-down portion contributes further to the depth of gameplay and said that "everything works well without the game becoming crowded or unbalanced". The game is the first in the Blaster Master series, and it spawned two spin-off games as well as two sequels. Refer issue 6833. New "Kanna Raising Simulator" DLC mini-game also available on all platforms, and we made a new wallpaper to celebrate the occasion! Blaster Master is a platform and run and gun video game released by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game features a character named Jason who follows his pet frog Fred down a hole in the earth. [59], Sophia III appears as an unlockable transformation in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, added as part of an update on July 31, 2018. Blaster Master received praise from reviewers for its gameplay. Your frog gets into some nasty radioactive stuff that appears out of … NES, WiiVC, 3DSVC, Switch. Screenshot of Area 7 from the original Blaster Master. [23] The game's Virtual Console release marked Sunsoft's first North American release since returning to developing video games for the Western market through its partnership with Gaijinworks. That would be a big help, if it wasn't already for suspended saves. They added that some players need to exploit the "grenade glitch" to beat some of the bosses. [5] Parish criticized the game for having a limited number of continues and for the graphics in the top-down perspective, saying that the display is "incredibly cutesy compared to the tank sections, with the protagonist's head providing about 50% of his total body mass". The storyline continues several months after the events of Blaster Master Zero, in which a young inventor on Earth named Jason Frudnick encountered a frog-like creature which he named Fred. Inti Creates announced Blaster Master Zero 3 e Blaster Master Zero Trilogy, both arriving on July 29th. He called the music in the game as one of the best chiptunes in the 8-bit era, noting the up-tempo tracks and high-quality sound effects. Blaster Master Zero is nowhere near as difficult. [47] 1UP.com listed the game as the 11th best NES game of all time in its "Top 25 NES Games" list; the 1UP.com staff said the game was "an action game that worked like a mishmash of every NES game before it", noting the expansive map like in Metroid. Chrono Mojo 11 years ago #1. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "Super Planetary War Records: Metafight", also simply called Metafight), which was released on Jun 17, 1988. Oh well. None of the bosses really posed any real challenge, provided you go in with a fully powered up gun. [45], Some reviewers have found other criticisms in the gameplay. He's mistaken--I deliberately killed myself repeatedly and you only have 4 continues. Moderated by: X t r e m e P r i m e X t r e m e P r i m e, S k a v e n g e r 2 1 6 S k a v e n g e r 2 1 6, ShiningDragoon ShiningDragoon, UraniumAnchor UraniumAnchor, charleon charleon, feasel feasel When taken as a whole the game is absolutely massive; each of … Leaderboard Guides Resources Streams Forum Statistics ROM Hacks. [6] IGN's Mark Syan Sallee described the music "as memorable as anything from Nintendo",[47] while Regan said that the game's sound effects and music bolster the gameplay and graphical atmosphere. Blaster Master Zero 2 comes in a standard edition, sure, but you can also get this Classic Edition for PS4 & Switch! I think I noticed a big change. Attraction Rating 5 - Aggressive. IGN's Levi Buchanan mentioned the lack of passwords or save features as used in Metroid; the game had to be completed in one sitting. [4] There, he finds an armored tank named SOPHIA THE 3RD – a vehicle designed to battle radioactive mutants that live inside the earth. [56] Iwata incorporated many of the gameplay elements in Blaster Master: Overdrive, which his goal was "for players to recall and think back upon (the original) Blaster Master, and so my goal was to find a way to evoke that through this game". [48], The game has since appeared on many lists for the best games on the console. He said: "It’s kind of funny that the first time I ever really had any sense of the game’s success was about 10 years following the original release of Blaster Master, when a young staff member from the U.S. office said something to me like, 'You’d definitely have become a super-famous game designer if you were an American'". The game was made by a part-time development team of about five people, which included team leader and main-programmer Sada, sub-programmer Kenji Kajita (Kanz), character designer Hiroyuki Kagoya (Fanky), art designer Yoshiaki Iwata (PGM F-1), and sound programmer Naohisa Morota (Marumo). [40] Jeremy Parish from 1UP.com praised the gameplay, saying that the player can explore the map "Metroidvania style" in a large, responsive tank while occasionally having to leave the tank to explore on foot – something that he compares to the Warthog sequences in the original Halo video game. The cast of characters is great and each one offers something special to the o… You are a boy named Jason with a frog for a best friend. OK so the plot isn't anything special but the gameplay is really where the game shines. [19], Sada created the system of alternating between the 2D platforming and top-down modes. [20] It was released with the title Blaster Master in North America in November 1988 and in Europe on April 25, 1991. You're browsing the GameFAQs Message Boards as a guest. [21][22] Metafight, along with Ripple Island, was re-released for the PlayStation in Volume 4 of Sunsoft's Memorial Series in 2002. Another Blaster Master Zero game is on the way.One of Inti Creates’ NGPX 2021 announcement involved Blaster Master Zero 3.It is in the works … [12] In this mode, players upgrade the gun by collecting gun capsules, but the gun degrades by one point if Jason receives damage from mutants or hazardous objects. 1. [55] Instead, Software Creations developed the North American–exclusive sequel Blaster Master 2 for the Sega Genesis. Along with that, we wanted large, expansive maps so that we could support that vision". [4][5] While most sources say that Jason chased Fred down the hole, the game's instruction manual says that Jason fell into the hole while trying to reach for Fred. The game consists of two main modes, when you are in the tank in an overworld kind of mode, and when you are jason exploring dungeons (where the bosses are.) The game was praised for its smooth play control and level designs, detailed and clean graphics, and music, and it was criticized for its high difficulty level and lack of passwords or save points. There is a suitable amount of platforming involved and while the individual maps are large they aren’t completely confusing. Singer". In order to survive, the human race flees below the planet's surface and builds an underground ecosystem. [34] As with the other books in the series, all acts of violence portrayed in the games, including any death scenes, were removed. Blaster Master Zero 3 is described as the “final chapter” in the series, and promises a “journey into uncharted territory full of new experiences” – although it’ll retain the wonderful blend of tank-based Metroidvania-style exploration and top-down shooting seen in previous games. It was released on November 1988. The game was novelized by Peter Lerangis, as part of the Worlds of Power series published by Scholastic Books. Sunsoft later confirmed on their website that the sequel was an April Fools' Day hoax. GameHacking.org - Since 1999. Master Blaster continues its course, figure-eighting around the tower, blasting uphill and down before entering the climatic pretzel-shaped downward spiral. Pile on top of that the fact that Blaster Master provides no passwords, no game saving, and only 5 continues. None of the bosses really posed any real challenge, provided you go in with a fully powered up gun. Blaster Master Zero 3 is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Steam, and Epic Games Store on July 29, 2021! [6] GamesRadar ranked it the 21st best NES game ever made and felt that it was ahead of its time. [25] While Sunsoft's development team, headed by Iwata, were confident that they produced a great game, it did not sell well in Japan and, as a result, was not received well within Sunsoft. [45], Nintendo Power reviewed the game in its February 1993 issue, as part of an overview of NES games that the magazine felt were overlooked or otherwise did not sell well. Sometimes image tiles seem to be rendered 1px off, leaving small gaps or improperly drawn tile edges. [44] In a 1992 review in UK magazine Mean Machines, Julian Rignall, praised the overall gameplay and the tank's control and movements, while co-reviewer Matt Regan enjoyed the game's fast-paced gameplay and abundance of rooms and bonus areas to explore. The original staff also omitted a portion of the map in the fourth level in which "the player was forced to control Jason and make a desperate suicide-leap for a ladder suspended in mid-air", after complaints from the U.S. [27] Electronic Gaming Monthly listed the game at #1 in its "Top Ten Games" list in the premiere issue. 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