Fuck, I'm gonna go buy it now @__@
*runs*

Though I know right now that I'm gonna fail hardcore in the sewer, for I can't remember the correct paths to take D=

I remember that game as a kid, ball-bustingly hard describes it very well as I never got that far into it.

Blaster Master would be a fantastic game if only it allowed you to save (likely via passwords, given the tech of the day.) The inability to do so simply killed the experience for me. :P

If they didn't add a save feature to the VC version, I'd recommend skipping it. Play the ROM on emulator instead and use save states. Makes the game a lot more fun! :)

The idea is it didn't have saves because you can technically get through the whole game in a few hours or less! Honestly.. I played it back on a real nintendo as the cartridge. And I was able to beat the game that way. No save states, no passwords, no auto-fire on the controller.. nothin like that. The -only- point that caused problem, is near the end of Level 8, with those jumps over the spike pits in that brain-matter like area, full of those radiator-like things. The one place your lightning weapon gets used -the most- in the whole game. Because the challenge drops -considerably- if you don't have the radiators around!

Well again, on the Virtual Console, when you quit to the Wii menu, it makes a save-state of your position, so it's like a save feature without the constant desire to cheat with save states -- that's my problem with emulators, the save state function is so easy to abuse, everytime you mess up it's so hard to not go back and use it~!

Yes, I agree wholeheartedly with Graedius here! I hadn't watched virtual console releases for a -long- time.. so I had no idea this was coming. I'm damn glad though, bout time I can get hold of the game without needing an emulator or computer at all! Blaster Master -is- my all time favorite game in the -world-, with Castlevania: Symphony of the night coming in a very close second.

For those few out there who somehow did -not- play this game when it was available before, or bother grabbing it on an emulator, you -really should- give this one a try! Yes, it's difficult to the level of mind-numbing until you figure out where to go, and a few bosses are a pain in the -you know what- if you don't know the pause grenade trick, but sometimes a challenging game that's challenging by -design-, not cheap tricks, is -worth it- to see to the end! If you really must, on bosses 1, 2, 4, 6, -maybe- 5, when your grenades land on them and cause flashing damage, -pause the game- with the game's pause, not the Wii's. You'll hear the music still go, and the boss will -keep flashing- like it's still being hit. Hold that for a few seconds, and the boss should be dead when you unpause. It's one of the major glitches in the game. Also always keep Jason's gun fully powered when he wanders inside buildings and such, full power will go through walls and enemies. Insanely helpful!

This game's ending is one of less than ten games total that actually brought me to tears when I first saw it. Joyful, but still tears. Just like my movies, whenever -that- happens, I don't care what it is, it's a permanent part of my collection. Period. I can't remember -everything- off the top of my head, but World 5 is -all- the way to the bottom in the first chamber, the lower path in the one that connects to, then up high.. I forget the other part for now. Also, Jason's gun can hit the little swimming guys from a slightly -higher- position than their guns can hit him. Remember that, as it's one of the most difficult parts of the game.. going through most of a tank-level underwater.. with just Jason! I can't tell you how many times I died down there before I discovered that higher-than-their-guns trick!

Also don't forget about your sub-weapons.. down + fire while in the tank! They don't seem like much, but trust me there's a lot of cases, like lightning around the little radiator people, where it's just plain -invaluable-. Hmm. No I don't remember the path through the sewers.. it just kinda comes to me each time I actually play. I can however sit down now and go through the entire game, without once getting lost, and die very few times except versus the final form of the final boss (that guy's just a bitch, I'm sorry, it has to be said!). It's all worth it though.. memorable, catchy music, play control that's tight and responsive, challenge the way it -should- be, and all kinds of cool power-ups and hidden places to find, for both tank -and- Jason. Plus an actual -ending- to work for. I can't think of a modern game that can say -all- of that at once! The fact I've rambled for like 4 paragraphs on this subject might also just say something.. since this isn't even my journal, lol! Go get it, trust me. Bang against it however many times it takes to figure everything out, then cruise through it like me when you want a cool trip down memory lane, or just a great experience slipping through a beautiful title!

I like the lightning, I used it all over the place~ Cool sound effect, too. >3
More useful than that, though, is the pausing thing you can do in the last area -- pausing and unpausing the game recenters the screen perfectly on your vehicle, which will oftentimes make hidden enemies or enemies that was just off-screen visible so they can't trick you~!

And yeah, I admit, I can't beat the game without using the bomb glitch. x3

A friend and I played that game on the NES for like 7 hours straight until we beat it! The ending Thanks for playing will make you laugh if you ever see it. Ever play Festers quest? From Adams family. Made by same people, Same sound effects and just as damn hard as Blaster Master. Dont think I ever saw past the 2nd boss.

Ahah, or rather, "V E R Y T H A N K S ! ! !"
I do! I've owned Fester's Quest for as long as I've been alive (well almost) and while the game had a lot of very poor design problems and a difficulty that was for all the wrong reasons (Only two hits, and the max-healthups are totally invisible in an impossible to navigate room building?) But the music form it was totally sweet -- in fact, the cartridge had extra hardware added in to allow three extra channels (one square, noise, and another external sound effect channel). Sunsoft was notable for their awesome music~!

Also, notice how Sunsoft games reuse sound effects? In Blaster Master, Fester's quest, and Journey to Silius, the noises for being hit, shooting, and picking up items is the same. x3

I bought a "Combo" Nes/Snes console. You can play both system games in 1 unit!. Payed 70 bucks for it brand new. Never have to blow out the games or anything! You can get one that does Mastersystem/Genesis games to.

I too have one of those, although it messes up a few sprites, effects, transparency layers~ l3

My original Tetress from 1989 is the only game I have that wont play. Good thing my old Nes stil works.

Ahah, my Pokemon Red save battery died -- but my original Legend of Zelda's save battery is just fine~!

The cartridge is under mah bed.... that's 500 Wii Points saved XD

You magnificent wonderful sexy bastard you

You win the prize :3