Despite all their attempts, Sunsoft never quite managed to top the first Blaster Master game, which is evident by how many people seem to be unaware sequels even exist. It's still very much playable even to this day, and perhaps a gem you might have overlooked until now. This is well worth a look.
Being a giant, beloved video game site has its downsides. For example, we sometimes neglect to give independent developers our coverage love (or loverage, if you will) as we get caught up in AAA, AAAA or the rare quintuple-A titles. To remedy that, we're giving indies the chance to create their own loverage and sell you, the fans, on their studios and products. This week we talk with Brandon Smith of Only Human studios about his Blaster Master-inspired Helena the 3rd.
How did you or your company get started in development?
I first started the game as a hobby, on an airplane flight to Colorado. I found the current team members through various internet forums, and I want to say they've been more helpful and dedicated to the project than I ever could have hoped for.
#hotflashes
Well, that's one way to get rid of the Hammer Brothers. If blasting away at everyone with Lance's spread-fire wasn't enough overwhelming firepower, SOPHIA the 3rd from Blaster Master will arrive in late November. More »
#paxeast
This is Grapple Buggy, shown here in Boston at PAX East by Nathan Fouts, the almost-solo developer behind Xbox Live Indie game Weapon of Choice. You can tell which classic Nintendo Entertainment System games he loves. More »
A portion of a 1up Retro Blog review…
In the end, I think the same factor that gave us Blaster Master’s more annoying design decisions — i.e., it’s an NES game — is the same factor that mitigates the frustration of those decisions. Gaming was still a wild frontier back in 1988, and developers were still [...]
This comes from the official Sunsoft forums, straight from Victor Ireland…
We are having a multi-phase contest for Blaster Master VC. The FASTEST speed run, and 2nd and 3rd place will win some pretty awesome stuff worth thousands of dollars. BUT, even if you’re not fast enough to win THE prizes, you will still be able [...]
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