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Episode 10
Blaster Master combines two great gameplay styles into one amazing game! Today we know that Blaster Master is a classic, but back in 1988 it almost wasn't released!
In this video we'll look at:
*How Blaster Master made it to North America, and the major changes developer Sunsoft made in localizing it
*How to find EVERY item, and get through EVERY Area!
*Secrets to defeating ALL of the bosses with OR WITHOUT using glitches!
*How to strafe, a secret technique not revealed in the game's instruction manual!
*A secret way to SKIP AN ENTIRE AREA, and MORE!
Thanks for watching!
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This is one of those games that was truly harmed by its lack of a password or battery saves. I just couldn't force myself to sit long enough to finish it, even to this day.
I remember making it to the Plutonium boss and defeating it on my last man with no more continues. I was so freaking happy thinking I had beaten the game. I freaked out when the Underworld boss appeared. I barely had any health left. I frantically raced around the room trying to avoid his whip. He moved so fast that I only lasted a minute. That was one of the biggest FUs I experienced in a game. Never picked up the game again.
I've read that, originally, the Underworld Lord had its own stage after stage 8. The tank upgrade you got after beating the Plutonium Boss would let you drive on spikes, so there was an additional area with spikes you could then get to and go to Level 9. You can see the boss chamber itself changes between the fights.
There's actually a sprite for the Spike upgrade in the game, but I don't think it works.
I absolutely loved this game as a kid, though I never did beat it. It was also a very trying time in my life, my parents got divorced. I specifically remember sitting in my dad's new apartment eating TMNT cereal and playing this game.
I have the music of Blaster Master in my mind. 25 years later.
I feel you, the sound track on this game is amazing!
From AVGN!
It's straight up some of the very best 8-bit music. I have it on a playlist whenever I paint.
Sometimes I played Blaster Master just to get to the music on Area 7. Then, in the ultimate nerd move, I plugged the AV cables into my dad's stereo to copy the music to cassette LOL
Yeah, me too
I remember as a kid when I played this game, I imagined Blaster Master being way more expanded and mysterious, almost like a movie. So crazy how kids' imagination works. Nice video btw man!
Thanks, Giffsen! This game just feels MASSIVE, especially when I was a kid!
I think that aspect of the game was the most alluring thing to me as a kid. Heck, I spent MONTHS exploring just the first 3 levels, combing every nook and cranny before eventually getting to the entrance to level 4. Perhaps it was because it took such time and effort that I'd feel such a sense of accomplishment when a new secret/passage was uncovered. Not unlike the first Zelda game.
@@jeanpaulmichell7243 I explored everything in levels 1-3 also... but because I couldn't beat the third boss. I beat him a handful of times with only a few lives and no continues left so I never made it far into stage 4.
@@finalcam1740 ah, you didn't know about the pause trick to kill bosses. I actually found that tactic by accident one day while pausing for one reason or another. Then later I read a game magazine that told about it, I was like 'old news man' lol.
But yeah one criticism about this otherwise great game was that it had NO SAVE FEATURE. Brutal.
@@jeanpaulmichell7243 photophage always took all my lives and continues. Watching him destroy it so easily... I guess I never learned any tactics on that thing. I still had a blast exploring 1-3. I love all the nooks and crannies you can explore.
My brother and I got this in 1990 when i was 6 and he was 3. Needless to say it was too difficult for us to beat. We came back to it in 2003 on the same NES which also had freezing hazards and beat it all the way through then. Greatest feeling ever
That Blaster Master novel actually kicked some ass. I enjoyed it as a kid.
I actually read it recently to my nephews - they loved it!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames I had it and the Bionic Commando one. That one wasn't as charming, but it was cheesy fun.
@@theintern2960 I had the bionic commando novel too.
I had the ninja gaiden novel.
Whoa what?
Those small enemies were tough. What I used to do was pop out of the tank and shoot them as Jason; the shots are lined up to hit them just right. You might take some damage, but Jason fully recovers his health every time he goes back into Sophia III. Bit of a renegade solution, but it worked well for me, especially with the mines.
I always thought that was the intent.
Yoire a smart
The guy jumped into an underground living hell to save his frog.... A true hero!!
Yes! When you have a pet, you have a responsibility to keep it safe - Good man, Jason.
This comment made my day. It's gold.
His now radioactive, mutated frog.
Right...a hero... *scoots the corpse of the area 4 boss under the carpet
I always interpreted the ending as Jason just getting a new pet frog after the adventure was over. Or maybe the frog had tadpole children before the events of the game. I don't recall specifically how they address the plot hole in Zero.
@@ZappBranniglenn well its actually like a nightmare type thing like puppet zelda. Or If it is the pet It had been mutated and hostile making it no longer the same pet
The devs: Nobody’s gonna beat it. Let’s not even bother fixing the ending. Also, that last boss is pretty cool. Let’s have him be all the bosses in Fester’s Quest!
Beating this game on the NES back in the day was one of the toughest gaming challenges ever for me. No saves of any kind, so it all has to be done in one sitting. Dying at the final boss was AGONY, but I finally did it
I've always thought those pillars in Area 5 looked so awesome, as if you found an ancient underwater civilization.
blaster master was my favorite NES game of all time, i used to be able to beat it in about 80 mins or so as a kid, i would beat it before school if i woke up early enough.
That grenade glitch was the best!! Lol. My friend and I accidentally came across it just messing around. Imagine that as 7 year olds
One Christmas I got both Blaster Master and the Guardian Legend. Absolute classics.
Both are great games, you were lucky!
Man, that was a good Christmas then! Both games had a lot in common, too.
Though it might sound blasphemous, I think a remake/ continuation done with full modern day technology for these two games could be awesome, if done RIGHT.
I finished this game on my own when I was 7. I still play through several times a year.
I dont recall how old I was but I beat it too when I was a kid. I am currently playing Blaster Master Zero 2 on PC, It's everything I'd want from the series so far. I had the ps1 game or may still have it, it just wasnt as fun as it was 3d and pretty bland.
Me too! I'm 41. Lol. Love this game.
You had me up until 1am watching your Simons Quest video now this. Your narration of the game play reminds me of how Bob Ross would narrate a painting. “Just gonna kill this happy little enemy down here. There much better.” Glad I found you.
Thank you so much! I just finished it 2 minutes ago!!! When I was young, I had never gone past area 3... It’s crazy how your vehicle becomes awesome as you progress. For an NES game, it was pretty awesome but most kids found it way too hard back then.
That's amazing, congratulations!!
I know this is a year old. But, DUDE!!! Why did I not know about this when I was a kid? Regardless. I played this for 10 minutes and fell in love. Thank you for showing me this game. I can totally sit down with my son and play this for hours. You guy's Rock!
The power of nostalgia is real. I feel like I reconnect with myself during the best parts of my childhood with every one of your videos. I won’t include any details about how much I currently need that and didn’t know it, it’s saved my life. I thought you should know that, in case you’ve ever questioned weather or not what you do here matters on a big scale. I can’t understand how this channel doesn’t have a much more massive subscriber base. You have something really special here. Please keep making content.
Makes me happy to see people enjoying these games from my childhood.
It's awesome to share my passion for these games with so many people. I've been playing for a long time, and I talk for days about these games. So many good times.
@@UCanBeatVideoGames Blaster Master was one of my first video game memories. I will always think Sophia is badass. Jason and his damn Frog!
Festers quest was the first game troll. Trolled the hell out of me, after asking for it for my birthday.
Fester's Quest openly trolls you. I feel like I vaguely remember an ad for it that said it would send you back to the beginning just for going through the wrong door.
Fester was gooood
Fester's Quest punishes you for not upgrading your gun enough! Always remember the wave gun that was better than base gun but couldn't go through walls or anything really - forcing you to either maneuver for a better shot, frantically search for another gun upgrade drop, or take damage. While that's commonly known now, it absolutely sucked after renting the game and only having so long before it had to go back.
This is a great classic game that was lost in time.
So true! I'm happy they finally did the Blaster Master Zero series, but there was so much potential here - I'm sure they could have done a couple sequels on the NES that would have been awesome.
Blaster Master Zero 3 saved the Japanese version (MetaFight) from limbo by giving it a place in the canon.
The most DIFFICULT HAZARD in this game is that wall 2 module. It is so hard on level 8 not to kill yourself by wrapping around the platforms and hitting spikes. As a kid I would waste the entire day getting to the end, only to die hopelessly on that horrible level. I was only able to beat it recently with the aid of save states.
Its not an "f". Its actually a small picture of an old fashioned pistol revolver.
No doubt about it. I'm also pretty sure the 'fish' enemies are little humans doing the exact same swimming animation as the protagonist and shooting the same projectiles...
Funny thing is, he's probably just going with the interpretation his kid mind first had when seeing it back in the day.
Thank you. Him saying 'f' was driving me bananas.
The game clearly has letters for powers ups like the "P" & "H" but the gun power up has a gun pic on it but he thinks it looks like an "F"...lol
@@VGamer07 he probably thinks it looks like an f because of the revolvers spinner. Show some respect. People make mistakes
This drove me crazy the whole video.
One thing you didn't mention. The grenade glitch works both ways. If you pause when the frog hits you with the tongue or one of the other bosses hit you you will keep taking damage as well.
Unfortunately, in the second and third remakes of Blaster Master (or fourth if you consider it as a part of Super Planetary War Records: Metafight), the grenade glitch does not work, and, in Blaster Master Zero, some of the bosses are different, plus there are some more bosses in that game as well, and an additional Area, namely, Area 9.
I remember how disappointed I was as a kid when my mom bought me this game. It was a title I never heard of. I didn't even find it that fun when I first played it. I think it was because I was getting really getting into RPGs. After I finished most of the games I had, I decided to give it another chance. Boy was I wrong! I was glad I saved the best for last. My fondest memories of games that I played was this, Metroid and Clash at Demonhead. I made it to level 8, but never managed to finish the game. Really happy to see it made it 22nd on NES best games. Well deserved. I've since watched a full walk through on TH-cam, but I'll happily watch it again. One of my favorite games with one of my favorite youtuber. Can't be that, let's go! I can already hear the awesome music playing in my head when the game starts!
I remember always popping out of my tank to gun down those worm things since Jason's life gets refilled when he gets in the tank and Im usually able to gun them down before they can kill him.
Oh, that's a good idea!
When we were kids my bros and I consider it a good run if we beat the crab in Area 5 😭
Same!!
I saw this and said out loud “no way!” So cool to see these old games, takes me back to my youth.
This game I feel has such a gritty dark atmosphere and a totally underrated soundtrack
This is my all time favorite NES game. Music, Graphics, Gameplay. All memorable and quite well done.
It's my personal favorite as well. It was the 3rd or 4rth nes game I owned, and out of all the incredible games I played after it (many classics) Blaster Master is still my #1.
One of my favorite games of all time. I started playing it in the early 90's, my brother teaching me about the grenade glitch.
It's funny what was changed to become Master Blaster from its original Japanese counterpart. It was a completely different story and they never updated the sprite for the main character at the end scene to be Jason for the NES release, which is why his hair is blue, and they just swapped out the other character for Fred. Not many games have that kind of situation and I'm glad this game was such a hit. It was such a vital part of my childhood. I still need to play the PS4 reboot.
I never knew the backstory of this game but I played the hell out of it. I came up with my own story. Teen handles a poisonous toad. It escapes and as he chases it he begins to hallucinate. After tripping into a ditch he falls into a deep coma. He fights all his personal demons and then finds inner peace within himself. I dunno if he ever wakes up.
B.M. is still my favorite NES game to this day. I had to play it at my buddies when we were in High School. I had the Sega Master System so I would let him borrow it and my Phantasy Star and He would let me borrow his NES. I actually beat B.M. before he did. It was always worth some bragging rights to beat your friends game before him. Good times. :)
This channel is going to blow up.
thanks! it feel like it's starting already!!
It really should. Great content.
No reason for it not to. It's nostalgic, informative, in-depth, and importantly, charming.
This is one of the best channels I came across in a year 🙌🙌🙌💯🔥!
I never beat the game as a kid. Glad I found this channel. Thanks for the memories
I could never beat level 5's Hardshell boss back in the day. Thank you so much for the strategy, so now I can finally crack that crab!
I had beaten this game since the spring of 2013. The frog is the one that really had got to me when I had killed it. I thought that Jason was going in there to save it. It has been 9 years that I had beaten Blaster Master.
lmao the box art showing the final monster, "good luck getting this far f*#kers"
They should have just put a bunch of the worms on the cover.
This is one of the greatest games of that era, though it never quite got the recognition. Still fun as heck to play today. I've only ever had one criticism: there really should have been a save/password system in place. The game is so long and difficult, a save feature was an obvious choice that was grossly over-looked.
Indeed. Unless you knew all of the tricks, trying to beat the game in one sitting was timing consuming. I typically got to level 5 and was worn out just getting there.
I swear as a kid we had it made and didn’t even know it. Could not have asked to have such awesome games to play. Another favorite game. Thank you for doing these videos. #gameon🕹
I had one of the best gaming days in my thirty plus years as a gamer yesterday thanks to this guide! As a 14 year old I loved this game and is my favorite all time NES game. But like many was only able to get so far (level 5 boss). However with the guidance of your awesome channel (and a save state or two...) I was able to finally beat this game! Thank you, thank you thank you!
1 hour and 25 mins with speed through sections and thats knowing what to do! Love the vengence banter though
An absolute gem of a game. I loved it as a kid, and it is still fun to replay.
I can't believe you left that one green block they're in the room before the photophage boss.
I think that broke my brain. After talking about needing to destroying them all and then leaving just one. OMG
Legitimately surprised there was no mention of the Pause/Grenade trick during the battle with Mother Brain. It's probably the most well-known trick in that game, and can be used on like half the bosses for an easy win.
Someone: didn’t watch the whole video lol. It was mentioned.
When I played this game as a kid, I think I got to the boss of the water level, but never beat it. This guide was a joy to follow, and I was able to complete it for the first time. I'm no pro gamer, so any boss I could use the pause/kill trick, I did. I can't believe how easy the final boss was. All you need to do is get to him with full guns and you almost can't lose... and the room right before him all but gives it to you. I really think this game is special. All the different modes of play, the really awesome graphics... all the power ups... flying, riding on walls and ceilings. Giant sprite bosses. I'm really surprised this game didn't do well in Japan. This is a certified banger.
Beat this back in late 80s , it was so fun beat it again, just watching reminds me of how great this game was, great vid
Thanks, Dawn! This game was mind blowing back in the 80s - the game was huge, the music was great, and it would change from playing like Metroid to playing like Zelda - two of my favorite games at the time! Honestly, I think it still holds up - it would obviously have a save feature if made in modern times, but otherwise this game is near perfect.
as a kid of the 80s, we never had the nes, but i wanted one, we had the dang 5200. i got more into video games as an adult than i did as a kid, but i always wanted to check out some of these olde nes games. your format is perfect, not short form, not full of silliness, and loads of tips and tricks we could use to get into these games.
i always felt dumb playing these games as there were all these strange secrets that only someone with ocd would find back in the day, or some one with a subscription to nintindo power lol. you have given me enough info i think i can go back and play some of these old games.
Amazing music (my favorite from any game), amazing art, amazing game. One of the few i owned as a child so i played it countless times but never beat it. May need to go back and beat it with your help. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Liked and subd
The TH-cam algorithm did me well today, you earned yourself a sub outstanding stuff. This was the first game I EVER paid for out of my own money back in 1989!
Thanks man! Love this game!
Like many others here, we all loved this game but never beat it. Not because it was difficult, but because good god it was too long. Thanks for sloggin' through this
omg i loved this game when i was a kid, my neighbor would bring the game over and we would play all night
This channel should deserve so much visiblity and praise, the amount of work on these video is crazy.
"And after you un-pause the game you will watch Crabulus explode."
🤣🤣🤣 Your commentary is hilarious! Thanks for the great videos.
Hands down one of the best NES games
This is a really great guide, thank you for all the work you put into it! I especially appreciate how you elaborate on the little tricks like pressing select to exit the vehicle and down to enter the doorways. Back in the day I wasn't able to complete many NES titles simply because there was little to no explanation of controls, win conditions or even what to do with many of the items you receive. And that's not even mentioning where to go next or what to do when you get there (Take the infamous Castlevania II tornado/dead end for example). I'm sure your guides will help many players finally complete NES games of their youth.
You are doing a great service to the retro gaming community, keep it up!
The beginning where his pet frog runs away made me cry as a young kid. Losing a beloved pet is SAD AF. The opening theme with your dog sounds like the opening theme to "General Chaos."
The story here is a lot more personal that the generic sci-fi stuff in the Japanese original.
@@UCanBeatVideoGames , there is also a third and fourth story to the game. The story in the Game Boy Color version of the game, which is called Blaster Master: Enemy Below, aside from some boss and enemy area changes, the story was the same. In the PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 versions of the game, there was some sort of story that everything was being infected by viruses that turned them into mutated nightmares. However, in Blaster Master Zero, they combined all of the stories into essentially one main story, plus added things from Blaster Master 2, Blaster Master: Blasting Again, and lots of all new content in the Blaster Master Zero Trilogy as well. The ultimate ending in the Blaster Master Zero Trilogy, namely, the dual endings in Blaster Master Zero 3, are sad, regardless of which one you choose.
I remember before I could make it all the way to the ending, I mistakenly thought the first giant frog boss you had to fight and kill (area 4?) was your own pet frog, having already been driven mad by the radiation. It always bummed me out.
As a kid I always thought the frog mutated into the tank and you were basically partnering up with your pet frog in this game!
I watched the whole video, now I worship Hazmat Jesus. God Bless!
All hail Hazmat Jesus, our lord, and savior AMEN!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames Next time hold your breath when you pronounce japanese words. For some reason it sounds more Japanese without the heavy tongue accent if that makes any sense. Yeah weird I know but it works!
Hey, thank you for this. Blaster Master is a great game. Farthest I've ever got to is the first wall climb upgrade.
That's pretty far! It feels like a real punch to the gut when you lose your last life and end up kicked back to the title screen. Thank YOU for watching!
I've had this game since 1990 and that's about as far as I can get too, but it doesn't keep me from trying again. Same with Ninja Gaiden. just so much replay value.
My favorite part of this video is the sped-up sections, where you keep missing the damn jumps by just a bit and have to do each one 2-3 times. I think that sums up a lot about this game right there.
Found your channel this week and have enjoyed it tremendously. Seeing all the games that I remember nostalgically just from seeing on boxes but never got to play, let alone beat, then living vicariously through watching you play, it's been a treat. Great job on your content.
Love the "What a coincidence" a radioactive Box In your back yard...lol Love your Videos. Keep up the great work!
🤣 Thanks Alex!
I absolutely love your channel. I’m sorry I found it so late but I’m here for you now my friend. Thank you for all of the great videos. I have been binge watching for weeks now.
Man you make it look easy! You’re also one of the people I watch to learn all my games on nes. It’s my only game system and you help me out bunches!
This is the best channel ever. As a 37 year old OG gamer, You get it. Thanks man.
This is the 1st Blaster Master review/ play-through I have seen that shows the importance of gun power & the ability to strafe in overhead areas- both of which I feel is the key to success. Good job-
I struggled with the 5th boss for a whole summer as a kid, then once I got passed that it was smooth sailing. I had the Worlds of Power novel too; I loved both growing up!
amazing video as always. I loved this game as a kid. It had two very cool ways of playing the game. I had a blast playing it when it came out in the 80's and i enjoyed watching you playing.
Your intros are great. Love the backstory and history of these classic games. Now I need to replay master blaster !
Thank you a ton! This video really helped me get through Blaster Master no problem! You're a ton of help since the Jurassic Park (SNES) video!
Bro I have watched a few of these now and you are totally making me miss playing these games. Blaster Master was a favorite of mine. Great game.
one of my favorite games as a kid I was about 11.... pretty involved game really was way ahead of its time for nes... Cleverly made!... They need to remake this game for modern day era!! Love love the channel!!!!
Still have my copy to this day. I beat this game as a kid being introduced to the metroid style games. Love them to this day. Thanks for all you do and the great videos.
My goodness this takes me back. I love this game. I played it so much as a kid. Great video!!!
Awesome video, first time I’ve seen it finished, one of my favourite games.
Dude you just made my day I’ve always been looking for the books that were made and now I’m buying all of them right now thanks man
Awesome! Thanks, Daniel!
Your work is awesome. It really bring me back.
Another great video! The pause trick with the bosses kind of reminds me of a similar trick in Mega Man 1 :)
You must have a lot of old Nintendo Power Magazines to source from. Love this game.
Watching your videos reminds me just how much of the NES library I missed out on due to being just a little too young. SNES however I was all over! Love these videos anyway, because I can live (your childhood) vicariously
Another fantastic video about a game I spent 100s of hours on. Thank you. Btw I was obsessed with those worlds of power books, so that's awesome that you mentioned them. I think I'll reread them for fun.
Another great episode! I loved this game but it was so hard to win with just 3 continues. I got up to the boss, lost, and gave up and never went back. After watching your video, maybe I'll give it another try!
I really loved this so much, thank you!
gremlins 2 was one of my all time favorites
Just came across this video. This was one my favorites back in the day. I just happened to find a reboot version on the PS store, Blaster Master Zero for the PS4. They changed the story up a bit, added a side NPC, a map system, and save spots. I'll have to check your channel out to see if you covered one of my other favorites, Crystalis.
I just found ur Channel an I just wanted to say I absolutely 💯 love what u are doing here I'll watxh an like every video u put out I'm happily awaiting W&w 2 Iron Sword 😀
Another great game. My grandmother use to get me every game for my bday or xmas that was a hit that year.metal gear, mario 2 and 3, circut city, link to the past, so many i can hardly remember but you jog my memory as i watch them.lol. She was the lady who held the key to the cage for all the products so i never had to wait. I got them all soon as they came out every 6 months. Lol.
Loved this one. We called the grenade launcher the "Bubble gun". The hardest boss was always the crab!
This game was the bane of my existence (along with a few others) when I was a kid in the 80’s lol. I would get so far and run into a wall.
Great video! This is one if my all time favorite games ever!
Fun fact: This game was so cool to me growing up that, until I seen this video, I remembered it as a game on the SNES.
"like some sort of hazmat Jesus" - UCBVG. Best line.
I love that you talked about the book. I read it as a child and it was actually very well done. I did a book report on it in 4th grade where we did dioramas, so I recreated one of the overhead levels.
I have made my life sooooooooooooooo much happier with ur help showing us (me) especially the way to go through this awesome games I grew up with and spent so much time after school trying and sometimes able to pass the game but it was worth it thanx
Thanks George!!
You are a legend my friend. I wish you had more subscribers. We need to boost you up to a lot more. I have subscribed
This brings back Great memories... Thank You!
OMFG ! I had totally forgotten about those books. I loved those & read everyone of them.
A few years ago, I watched a friend of mine beat this from start to finish in one sitting. It was quite impressive to watch!