Blaster Master
超惑星戦記 メタファイト
- Year
- 1988
- Developer
- Sunsoft
- Publisher
- Sunsoft
- Platform
- FC / NES
- Hardware
- Family Computer (8-bit)
- Genre
- Action-Adventure / Run and gun
- Players
- 1 player
- Controls
- D-pad + A (jump) / B (fire)
- Series
- Blaster Master series
Gameplay Screenshots
About This Game
Blaster Master begins with a frog. Jason's pet escapes through a hole in the garden and finds a radioactive crate; inside is a battle tank called SOPHIA the 3rd, and chasing the frog leads Jason into a vast underground world.
The game is two games in one. Above ground and in the corridors you drive SOPHIA - a tank with a jump, a hover, a dive and a wall-climb, upgraded by finding the right modules - while the boss rooms and some sections put Jason on foot with a gun and grenades. It is one of the earliest NES games to build a genuinely connected world with backtracking, and its Sunsoft soundtrack is regularly listed among the console's best. A famous regional quirk: the Japanese version is easier and the story framing was rewritten for the West.
- Two interleaved play styles: SOPHIA the tank and Jason on foot
- Ability-gated exploration with four major upgades - Hover, Dive, Wall and Hover Module
- Large interconnected underworld with backtracking
- Widely praised Sunsoft soundtrack
Version History
- Famicom Japanese version1988-06-17
Original release as Chou Wakusei Senki Metafight.
- NES US version1988-11
The version on this page, with a rewritten story and higher difficulty.
- Blaster Master Zero2017
Modern remake by Inti Creates with expanded content.
Tips & Strategy
Find the Hover Module first
Most early areas are gated behind SOPHIA's hover. Explore the first few screens thoroughly before pushing into anywhere that looks like a wall.
Use the tank to farm
Enemies respawn at screen transitions. Farming a safe corridor with SOPHIA tops up its energy far faster than the on-foot sections allow.
On-foot bosses want distance
Jason's gun outranges every boss rush attack. Keep backing away while firing instead of trying to circle them.
Wall-climb opens shortcuts
Once SOPHIA can climb, several earlier dead ends lead upward into new regions. Revisit the first area after every major upgrade.
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