Blaster Master

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross blow through Blaster Master.

We've covered several NES platformers on the show, but mostly from bigger publishers. Capcom and Konami are mainstays, and of course we've talked a lot about Nintendo itself, but SunSoft has racked up more Abject Suffering entries than WOFF! entries. Blaster Master is a varied and eclectic game with some neat ideas and inconsistent execution. Those neat ideas count for a lot, though, and ambition gets points.

LINKS OF NOTE:

• [Fester's Quest](www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrElD5f3GCE)
• [This Gremlins 2 game is pretty good](www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5D2Il569OE)
• [Bluebeard](www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj0VT1IYNoE)
• [Blast Corps](www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzIu85jBtE4)
• [Time Lord](www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajmOLTYmZNM)
• [Ichthyosaur](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyosaur)
• [One of a couple BM Speedruns](www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVKvNkrbiUo)