LAUNCHES: Blaster Master VC
Originally titled Meta Fight in Japan, this groundbreaking game was given a story makeover and released in 1988 as Blaster Master™ here in the United States. It received strong critical acclaim and fan raves almost from the moment it hit these shores.
Blaster Master™ is still often listed on magazine and online charts as one of the top 25 NES games ever created. The sublime blend of side-scrolling shooting/platforming mixed with overhead perspective action/shooting areas is just as addictive now as it was then.
Here’s the charmingly 80’s description from the back of the box as it appeared in 1988:
The New York sewers were never like this!
You've fallen down a hidden manhole into a world of creatures so terrifying they'd scare the rats away. You can panic and perish, or blast your way through an endless maze of tunnels, searching for the secret passages to your escape.
And, that's the easy part. Because the Masters of the Caverns lay waiting - prehistoric creatures so powerful, so gigantic, they literally fill your screen! So load your arsenal and get ready for Blaster Master™.
Now you can revisit this arcade-action classic on your Wii and revisit a time when games were only finished by the best, and only the best games got finished.
Available Now - Wii Virtual Console - 500 Wii Points!
Mild Fantasy Violence