// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did MegaBlast say to its date? You're a blast.
| MegaBlast | |
|---|---|
 European arcade flyer | |
| Developer | Taito |
| Publisher | Taito |
| Platform | Arcade |
| Release | |
| Genre | Multidirectional shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
MegaBlast[a] is a 1989 multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was released in Japan in November 1989 and in Europe the same year.[1]
The game was re-released for the PlayStation 2 as part of Taito Memories II Gekan in 2007. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in June 2023.[2][3]
Gameplay
[edit]Unlike most scrolling shooters, the player's spaceship is equipped with four turrets that can fire in multiple directions. The turrets can be individually empowered by touching and collecting orbs. The levels occasionally alternate between horizontal scrolling and vertical scrolling. Many of the minibosses humorously resemble previous Taito game characters.[4]
Reception
[edit]In Japan, Game Machine listed MegaBlast on their December 15, 1989 issue as being the twenty-first most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[5]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ↑ Hagues, Alana (June 22, 2023). "Nintendo Download: 22nd June (North America)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ "『アケアカ メガブラスト』6月15日に配信決定。異星へと誘拐された女性たちの救出を目指すシューティングゲーム | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). June 14, 2023. Archived from the original on May 24, 2026. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ Kalata, Kurt (January 10, 2016). "Megablast". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 370. Amusement Press, Inc. December 15, 1989. p. 23.
External links
[edit]- Megablast at Arcade History