Blaster Master

June 17, 1988 SUNSOFT, Sun Electronics SUNSOFT, Sun Electronics, Tokai Engineering
Shooter Platform Adventure Arcade
3DS Wii famicom WiiU NES
About

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.
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Release Date June 17, 1988
Developer SUNSOFT, Sun Electronics
Publisher SUNSOFT, Sun Electronics, Tokai Engineering
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Bird view / Isometric, Side view
Themes Action, Science fiction, Horror
Blaster Master

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