Beating Blaster Master (NES) no deaths & no cheats, My Playthrough (1/6/2024)
12My no-death playthrough of Blaster Master for NES. I loved this game as a kid and it's one I owned so I definitely beat it before but this is my first time doing so without using continues or dying. I had forgotten how confusing the layout is when first playing and how easy it is to get lost. Eventually I learned to get around and which areas could be skipped.
Back in the day I had maps from one of the Nintendo Power issues which also had tips and a mini-poster that I put on my wall. It had a model of Jason's tank-like vehicle, Sophia, which just looked amazing. I don't remember if that issue told about the grenade glitch where you could beat just about any boss by throwing a grenade and pausing the game, but I didn't want to use any cheats in my playthrough. I wanted to do it all for real.
This isn't a guide, walkthrough, or tutorial, it's just me playing through the game as best I can. What do you think of the game? Do you have any play tips, childhood memories, or interesting stories to share?
00:00:00 Game Start
00:00:12 Area 1
00:01:59 Area 1 Hyper Beam Upgrade Dungeon
00:03:23 Area 1 Boss: Mother Brain
00:05:23 Area 2
00:09:16 Area 2 Crusher Beam Upgrade Dungeon
00:10:32 Area 2 Boss: Crabullus
00:13:08 Area 3
00:19:13 Area 3 Hover Upgrade Dungeon
00:21:41 Area 3 Boss: Photophage
00:31:04 Area 4
00:34:43 Area 4 Key Upgrade Dungeon
00:37:40 Area 4 Boss: Fred
00:43:10 Area 5
00:46:30 Area 5 Farming Dungeon
00:52:37 Area 5 Dive Engine Upgrade Dungeon
00:54:33 Area 5 Boss: Hard Shell
01:04:22 Area 6
01:11:00 Area 6 Wall 1 Upgrade Dungeon
01:14:37 Area 6 Boss: Frozen Crabullus
01:22:37 Area 7
01:28:00 Area 7 Wall 2 Upgrade Dungeon
01:31:02 Area 7 Boss: Enhanced Fred
01:38:52 Area 8
01:42:57 Area 8 Farming Dungeon
01:50:09 Area 8 Boss Dungeon
01:50:19 Area 8 Boss: Plutonium Boss
01:51:20 Final Boss: Underworld Lord
01:51:52 Ending
Beaten on 1/6/2024. Blaster Master was developed and released by Sunsoft 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
My other videogame playthroughs:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JlPr-HjPOX4AnhhZcE2hjMLx05rNPge
My Retro Achievements:
https://retroachievements.org/user/primehalo?g=100
My Setup:
RetroArch on Windows with the FCEUmm core, Achievements Hardcore Mode enabled, 8Bitdo Pro 2 controller. Recorded with OBS Studio.
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