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Blaster Master NES is Sunsoft’s 1988 action game for one player. Drive the tank SOPHIA the 3rd through eight side-scrolling levels, then explore top-down mazes on foot as Jason. You get the loose cartridge only, with no box or manual. Orders ship within 2 business days.
| Platform | NES |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Sunsoft |
| Released | 1988 |
| Condition | Loose Cartridge |
| Availability | In stock |
Blaster Master NES is a side-scrolling action game that Sunsoft developed and published in North America in November 1988. You drive a combat tank through underground caverns and leave it to explore mazes on foot. This listing is the loose cartridge, with no box or manual.
Blaster Master is the North American version of a Famicom game called Chō Wakusei Senki Metafight, released in Japan on June 17, 1988. Sunsoft localized it for North America.
In the NES story, a boy named Jason has a pet frog called Fred. Fred touches a radioactive chest, grows huge and falls into an underground cavern. Jason follows him down and finds a tank, SOPHIA the 3rd. The tank can shoot in several directions and use three special weapons.
The game switches between two styles. In the tank, you play side-scrolling platform stages. On foot, Jason enters top-down labyrinths. There are eight levels, and the layout is non-linear, so you often need to revisit earlier areas.
The original Blaster Master cartridge was the game's first release in North America. Later re-releases came on the Wii Virtual Console in North America on December 14, 2009, and on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in North America on July 24, 2014. In September 2023 it was included in the Evercade Sunsoft Collection 1. A 1990 Worlds of Power novel adapted the story and added a character named Eve, who later appeared in the Blaster Master Zero series.
See all NES games in our store. If you like Sunsoft's action games, try Journey to Silius or Batman: Return of the Joker. Read more about Blaster Master on Wikipedia.
When was Blaster Master released?
Sunsoft released it in North America in November 1988. The Japanese Famicom version, Metafight, came out in June 1988.
Is Blaster Master a one-player game?
Yes. The Blaster Master Nintendo game is single-player.
What is the tank called?
The tank is SOPHIA the 3rd, driven by the hero, Jason.
Is this a complete copy?
No. This is the loose cartridge, with no box or manual.
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Sarkirus –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Good Game
The game starts up instantly, never has to be wiggled or jacked around with to work. Plays flawlessly beginning to end. Label was like new. Very nice.
Mason Cedric Davidson –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
A classic among classics. Challenging, varied and oozing …
A classic among classics. Challenging, varied and oozing with 80’s cheese. Most days you just can’t go wrong with Blaster Master.
ColbyM –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Top 10
man this is such a fun game!!! In my opinion this is in the top 10 NES games. I’ve been looking for this for awhile and the price was so high. But found it here at amazon for a steal.
John DiLoreto –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
One of the most ciritcally underrated and undermentioned NES Platformers
This is one of the all-time classic NES Games. Everything in this game is great except for one thing, which I’ll mention in a moment. Anyway, for 1998 on the NES, the graphics are excellent, with a lot of detail and good animations on the sprites. The music is SunSoft, so you know it’s going to be good. And it is, it’s a very diverse soundtrack, and you dont mind hearing it over and over again. The controls are spot-on, very tight and responsive, and overall very good. The gameplay is fun and addicting, on the hunt for the end-level boss and all the power ups makes for great fun. However, there is one crippling flaw- there is no save or password system. And this is a very, very long game. However, if you’re willing to look past this, which you should be, you will have a great time playing this.
Clinton Douglas –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Good stuff
I remember this game at the ARCADE and the Laundry mat, I could play for hrs on just one quarter it would seem. Then when Igot my first NENTENDO system it was ON!!!LOL. Great game and lots of fun!