Blaster Master ...
Solid NES Gold. Those who remember
the game do so
with fondness. Though
critically lauded on release, and later
spawning several sequels, the game was never as big a hit as its its spiritual predecessors, Metroid and Legend of Zelda. Like
Super Mario Bros. 2/Doki Doki Panic, Blaster Master was based on an obscure Japanese game, in this case
ChÅwakuseisenki Metafight although the differences in this case are limited to the story. Blaster Master was also the first (and only "canon") book in the Nintendo
Worlds of Power series, in which various authors
novelized third-party games using the pseudonym "F.X. Nine."
Download the Blaster Master book here (MSWord zipped, "enhanced" by a fan). Lastly, some bonus links:
one,
two, and
three (!)
posted by BlackLeotardFront
on Oct 24, 2006 -
36 comments
Bisqwit's NES Time attack videos site has been
mentioned before, but the site and the time attack community have both grown quite a bit and the redesigned wiki-style site deserves another look. The site now has tool-assisted runs of
SNES,
Genesis/Megadrive, and
GB/
GBA games in addition to the rather comprehensive
NES collection. You can now check out and vote on
submissions, view
works in progress, or
learn the motivations and methodology, and dare I suggest,
make one yourself - but be you aware, it is both difficult and addictive.
For "speed runs" - as opposed to time attacks - of newer games and older games without using emulators, check out the
Speed Demo Archive (runs listed
here) . And you thought you could beat Contra fast...
posted by BlackLeotardFront
on Jul 1, 2005 -
15 comments
Michael Jackson is guilty of being
totally excellent in this fantastic whirlwind tour of NES games (a la
Sega Fantasy VI); MJ herein imposes his 16-bit self on a huge amount of games including but not limited to Megaman, Kung Fu, Ice Climber, Super Mario Brothers 1 and 3, Dragon Warrior, Arkanoid, Track and Field, Spelunker, Final Fantasy and more. If you know the Japanese language + games, clue us in. (Flash and hardcore midi dance music warning)
posted by BlackLeotardFront
on Jun 30, 2005 -
24 comments
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