Blaster Master: Overdrive - Available tomorrow!

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#1  Edited By Hailinel

Whoa, this is some short notice.
 
Blaster Master:  Overdrive, a remake of the original NES game Blaster Master, will be available on WiiWare starting tomorrow.  I wonder if the old boss-killing pause trick still works.
 
Here's a trailer:
 

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#2  Edited By Hailinel

In before "Wrong forum, duder."  I know, it's a bug.

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#3  Edited By JJOR64

Maybe it's about time I played this fucker.  I've never played the NES game before.  I could get the NES version on emu and play it right now if I wanted to.

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#4  Edited By Video_Game_King

I'm in love with the main theme....again.

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#5  Edited By Hailinel
@JJOR64 said:
" Maybe it's about time I played this fucker.  I've never played the NES game before.  I could get the NES version on emu and play it right now if I wanted to. "
The NES version is on the VC.
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#6  Edited By Diamond

Yea I saw it on some other forums.  Don't know how I feel about a game that doesn't get the typical high profile treatment and suddenly shows up on Wiiware.  Blaster Master deserves a LOT more IMO.

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#7  Edited By Hailinel
@Diamond said:
" Yea I saw it on some other forums.  Don't know how I feel about a game that doesn't get the typical high profile treatment and suddenly shows up on Wiiware.  Blaster Master deserves a LOT more IMO. "
Given the resources of the company behind it, this low-profile approach shouldn't be too surprising.  Sunsoft is just now making a comeback in the U.S. with this game.  I doubt that they'd have the budget to mount a significant ad campaign.
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#8  Edited By Diamond
@Hailinel: Well I'm not as worried about the advertising as the game itself.  I guess we'll all see very soon though.
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#9  Edited By sixghost

Who runs bartertown?

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#10  Edited By Lestater

Man, just watching that makes me bummed that I can't find my Blaster Master cartridge.

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#11  Edited By eirikr

That's some shitty-ass sounding music right there, but I still can't wait to play this. I guess it's too much to hope for that Naoki Kodaka is anywhere near this project.

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#12  Edited By Hailinel
@Eirikr said:
" That's some shitty-ass sounding music right there, but I still can't wait to play this. I guess it's too much to hope for that Naoki Kodaka is anywhere near this project. "
Seriously.  It's like they decided to go some bizarre retro route by updating game music from the '80s for 1991.
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#13  Edited By MrKlorox

Oh shit! Man, now I'm regretting trying to mod my Wii.

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#14  Edited By eirikr

Woo hoo, I just beat the original Blaster Master without dying! I am soooooo ready for Overdrive now. Bring it on Victor Ireland, show me the best fart jokes and hackneyed pop culture references you got!

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#15  Edited By MrKlorox
@Eirikr said:
" Bring it on Victor Ireland, show me the best fart jokes and hackneyed pop culture references you got! "
Am I missing a reference? What does this have to do with Gaijinworks/Working Designs?
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@Eirikr said:
" That's some shitty-ass sounding music right there, but I still can't wait to play this. I guess it's too much to hope for that Naoki Kodaka is anywhere near this project. "
I was thinking it wasn't so bad... Then the clap samples started...
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#17  Edited By eirikr
@MrKlorox: Yep, just old Working Designs references. Check out here for possibly the best thing ever associated with Working Designs and the story behind Vic's love of extraneous flatulence. I seriously watched this thing more than I actually played Lunar.
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#18  Edited By LiquidSwords

Haven't heard of this! Looks awesome and ejoyed the OG version. Still need a Wii
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#19  Edited By Hailinel
@MrKlorox said:
" @Eirikr said:
" Bring it on Victor Ireland, show me the best fart jokes and hackneyed pop culture references you got! "
Am I missing a reference? What does this have to do with Gaijinworks/Working Designs? "
Gaijinworks is playing a role in Sunsoft's western revival.
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#20  Edited By TheJollyRajah
@Eirikr said:
" That's some shitty-ass sounding music right there, but I still can't wait to play this. I guess it's too much to hope for that Naoki Kodaka is anywhere near this project. "
AGREED. Sounds like some dude made it in five minutes on his synth in the basement.  
 
Something looks cheap about the game too... I've never played the original game so I'm probably saving my money.
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#21  Edited By KingBroly

The video made me very skeptical of the game.  It just doesn't look right for some reason.

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#22  Edited By eirikr
@TheJollyRajah: Well, it IS a $10 download after all. As a long time Blaster Master fan, the look of the game seems just right, even if the remix of the classic theme seems bad.
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#23  Edited By marchismo

Thirding the shitty music. 
 
Does anyone know if this remake follows the epic story of the NES version of Blaster Master, which warned of the evils of leaving radioactive waste in your backyard and was celebrated by frog lovers everywhere?  I mean, it was established as canon in Blaster Master: Blasting Again.

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#24  Edited By Lind_L_Taylor
  
Is the midget included?
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#25  Edited By marchismo

I see what you did there.