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Cover for Blaster Master

Jun 17, 1988

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Blaster Master

Developer: Sun Electronics, SUNSOFT

Publisher: Sun Electronics, SUNSOFT, Tokai Engineering

Jun 17, 1988

Visual
  • 8-Bit
  • pixel
  • side scroll
  • top down
Structure
  • ability gated
  • interconnected map
  • boss gated
  • discrete levels
  • Semi-Linear
Combat
  • Ranged Combat
Themes
  • Sci-Fi
Sub-Genre
  • proto-Metroidvania
Meta
  • Has Romhack

Summary

You've fallen down a hidden manhole into a world of creatures so terrifying they'd scare the rats away. You can panic and perish, or blast your way through an endless maze of tunnels, searching for the secret passages to your escape. And that's the easy part. Because the Masters of the Caverns lay waiting - prehistoric creatures so powerful, so gigantic, they literally fill your screen! So load your arsenal and get ready for Blaster Master.

Where to play

  • Nintendo
    • NES
  • Sega
    • Genesis

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