Sunsoft are back again with another surefire classic.

Blaster Master, the spiritual successor to 100-in-1 Contra Function 16, carries on where Contra Function 16 left off – by being a broken version of the game Contra. In this case they’ve replaced the soldier with an armored SUV, and the fun with shame.

As you drive around firing your cannon in one of five distinct directions you’ll quickly realize that the environments are all the same, as are the enemies.

The only excitement in the game is found by driving off the platforms and onto the lower level. Driving on this lower level for more than an instant will result in the explosion of your vehicle and the thrill of knowing you were on the edge, looking death in the eye.

And you didn’t blink.

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