Blaster Master is a video game series that was originally developed and published by Sunsoft. It began with the 1988 video game Blaster Master for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and the series has been rebooted twice. The first reboot, Blaster Master: Overdrive, was released in 2010 and intended to "rebuild the Sunsoft brand in North America", but it received mediocre reception from critics and did not see a follow-up.
After another hiatus, the series was rebooted again by developer Inti Creates with the 2017 video game Blaster Master Zero, which retained an 8-bit style of graphics alongside similar gameplay and level design to the original, serving as a sort of reimagining of the title.[1] The game was a collaborative effort between Sunsoft and Inti Creates, with Sunsoft still owning the property but Inti Creates handling full development and publishing. Its success led to it receiving two fully original sequels, Blaster Master Zero 2 in 2019 and Blaster Master Zero 3 in 2021.
The premise of the series revolves around Jason, a young man who uses a special tank known as SOFIA to explore areas and battle radioactive mutants. The games feature both on-foot and tank sections with unique gameplay for each section.
Blaster Master is a platform and run and gunvideo game released by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System. 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. "Super Planetary War Records: Metafight", also simply called Metafight), which was released on Jun 17, 1988. The game was released in North America in November 1988 and in Europe on April 25, 1991.
Blaster Master Jr., known as Blaster Master Boy in North America and Bomber King: Scenario 2 (ボンバーキング シナリオ2) in Japan, is an action video game developed by Aicom and published by Sunsoft. The game was released in 1991 for Game Boy. It is a spin-off that has little in common with the main series, being a sequel to Robowarrior, a spin-off title in the Bomberman series by Hudson Soft. The game was marketed in Western territories as a game in the Blaster Master series.
Blaster Master Zero is an action-adventure platform video game developed and published by Inti Creates for the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch. The game is a reboot of the original Blaster Master, and was released worldwide in March 2017. It was subsequently ported to Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 in June 2019 and June 2020 respectively.
The game remains relatively close to the original, such that it can also be seen as a remake. Its story combines aspects of Blaster Master, Metafight, and the novelization of the game. The character Jason is changed to be an older and more experienced scientific genius, although the game retains the "absurd" frog subplot.[2]
Blaster Master Zero 3 was announced by Inti Creates on March 4th, 2021, and then released on July 29, 2021, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Windows for both Steam and Epic Games Store.[3]
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In 1990, the series received a novelization under the Worlds of Power series of children's books released by Scholastic. While heavy liberties were taken with the source material, elements of the novel would go on to become canon in later games, namely the character Eve, who went on to become a major character in the Blaster Master Zero series.
^Carter, Chris (2017-03-09). "Review: Blaster Master Zero". Destructoid. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
^"Blaster Master Zero III announced for PS4, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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This article is about the video game series For the first game in the series see Blaster Master video game For other uses see Blaster Master disambiguation Blaster Master is a video game series that was originally developed and published by Sunsoft It began with the 1988 video game Blaster Master for the Nintendo Entertainment System and the series has been rebooted twice The first reboot Blaster Master Overdrive was released in 2010 and intended to rebuild the Sunsoft brand in North America but it received mediocre reception from critics and did not see a follow up Blaster MasterLogo of the first game in the seriesGenre s Action platformer run and gunDeveloper s Sunsoft Inti CreatesPublisher s Sunsoft Inti CreatesFirst releaseBlaster Master 1988 Latest releaseBlaster Master Zero 3 2021 After another hiatus the series was rebooted again by developer Inti Creates with the 2017 video game Blaster Master Zero which retained an 8 bit style of graphics alongside similar gameplay and level design to the original serving as a sort of reimagining of the title 1 The game was a collaborative effort between Sunsoft and Inti Creates with Sunsoft still owning the property but Inti Creates handling full development and publishing Its success led to it receiving two fully original sequels Blaster Master Zero 2 in 2019 and Blaster Master Zero 3 in 2021 The premise of the series revolves around Jason a young man who uses a special tank known as SOFIA to explore areas and battle radioactive mutants The games feature both on foot and tank sections with unique gameplay for each section Contents 1 Games 1 1 Blaster Master 1 2 Blaster Master Jr 1 3 Blaster Master 2 1 4 Blaster Master Enemy Below 1 5 Blaster Master Blasting Again 1 6 Blaster Master Overdrive 1 7 Blaster Master Zero 1 8 Blaster Master Zero 2 1 9 Blaster Master Zero 3 2 Other media 3 ReferencesGames EditRelease timeline1988Blaster Master198919901991Blaster Master Jr 19921993Blaster Master 21994199519961997199819992000Blaster Master Enemy BelowBlaster Master Blasting Again2001200220032004200520062007200820092010Blaster Master Overdrive2011201220132014201520162017Blaster Master Zero20182019Blaster Master Zero 220202021Blaster Master Zero 3 Blaster Master Edit Main article Blaster Master video game Blaster Master is a platform and run and gun video game released by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System 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 Super Planetary War Records Metafight also simply called Metafight which was released on Jun 17 1988 The game was released in North America in November 1988 and in Europe on April 25 1991 Blaster Master Jr Edit Main article Blaster Master Jr Blaster Master Jr known as Blaster Master Boy in North America and Bomber King Scenario 2 ボンバーキング シナリオ2 in Japan is an action video game developed by Aicom and published by Sunsoft The game was released in 1991 for Game Boy It is a spin off that has little in common with the main series being a sequel to Robowarrior a spin off title in the Bomberman series by Hudson Soft The game was marketed in Western territories as a game in the Blaster Master series Blaster Master 2 Edit Main article Blaster Master 2 Blaster Master Enemy Below Edit Main article Blaster Master Enemy Below Blaster Master Blasting Again Edit Main article Blaster Master Blasting Again Blaster Master Overdrive Edit Main article Blaster Master Overdrive Blaster Master Zero Edit Main article Blaster Master ZeroBlaster Master Zero is an action adventure platform video game developed and published by Inti Creates for the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch The game is a reboot of the original Blaster Master and was released worldwide in March 2017 It was subsequently ported to Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 in June 2019 and June 2020 respectively The game remains relatively close to the original such that it can also be seen as a remake Its story combines aspects of Blaster Master Metafight and the novelization of the game The character Jason is changed to be an older and more experienced scientific genius although the game retains the absurd frog subplot 2 Blaster Master Zero 2 Edit Main article Blaster Master Zero 2 Blaster Master Zero 3 Edit Blaster Master Zero 3 was announced by Inti Creates on March 4th 2021 and then released on July 29 2021 for Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 and Windows for both Steam and Epic Games Store 3 Other media EditIn 1990 the series received a novelization under the Worlds of Power series of children s books released by Scholastic While heavy liberties were taken with the source material elements of the novel would go on to become canon in later games namely the character Eve who went on to become a major character in the Blaster Master Zero series References Edit INTI CREATES CO LTD BitSummit Retrieved 2021 01 12 Carter Chris 2017 03 09 Review Blaster Master Zero Destructoid Retrieved 2021 01 13 Blaster Master Zero III announced for PS4 Switch and PC Gematsu 2021 03 04 Retrieved 2021 03 04 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blaster Master amp oldid 1177366524, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
