VectorGamer Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 (edited) Astro Blaster A multi-wave colour raster shoot-em-up. Features include speech, a warp button that slows enemies, docking to refuel and secret bonuses. Two items must be monitored throughout the game the laser temperature since overheating renders ship unable to fire and a fuel gauge that, when depleted, ends the entire game even if you have ships remaining. Game Information Game Name: Astro Blaster [Version 3] Released By: Sega/Gremlin, 1981 MAME ROMset: AstroB Dip Switches: Lives: 3 Chosen By: eggomania ROM Location: AtariAge Arcade/MAME HSC Record: n/a Competition ends Sunday, October 30 @ 12PM EDT Leaderboard 1. 36,500 richard stewart 2. 34,690 M.A.M.E Offender 3. 26,980 Cynicaster 4. 21,360 bigbee99 5. 21,060 mr. toast 6. 16,480 Barra 7. 12,920 patbb 8. 6,360 roadrunner 9. 5,660 LarcenTyler Season Standings Calculations through round 8 1. bigbee99 166 2. patbb 135 3. Cynicaster 116 4. M.A.M.E Offender 109 5. mr. toast 91 6. kojr 39 6. keilbaca 39 8. richard stewart 48 9. roadrunner 34 10. LarcenTyler 23 11. JohnnyBlaze 11 12. NE146 8 13. retrorussell 5 14. rmaerz 4 Edited October 31, 2011 by rmaerz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 5,660 This game seems similar to Megamania. I wonder if Steve Cartwright was inspired by this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbee99 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Me and my youngest son have been playing this one for about the past hour. When we first heard that bots voice we found humor in it. Then it began being annoying. But I swear he is my gaming good luck charm. When I was chasing the Mario Wii Record over at Twin Galaxies he and I would check levels for areas to point press together. I have to say, he would see some things that I would not, even at 5 years old. I used some of the areas he found in my runs It hold true for this game. I'm over here grind and shooting and dodging and he taps the warp button! After I played around with it for a bit I realized you get one per sector. Not sure if they roll over or not. But enough with the rambling and on with the score! 19550 He broke 4k B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 @Larcen, this is indeed the game that Megamania was created from. You must be referring to the Atari 2600 version, right? I've played it, and it gets intense just like this one. A difference between Astro Blaster and Megamania is the controls. In Megamania, you didn't have the option of time warping as there is only one button on the joystick. Also, there is unlimited firepower available on Megamania, where there is not on Blasters. 20,280 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 12,920 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard stewart Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 36 500 is it just me or dose the warp eat up more fuel than a 1970 sports car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 21,260 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barra Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 That voice sort-of reminds me of Space Fury. This game is a tad annoying re the out of fuel so game over, but you just have to be a good aim. I kept getting these "Secret number" bonuses appear, but had no idea how or why. Second try: 10350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Yeah, I had probably 10-12 games in a row where the game ended because I ran out of fuel. If I was paying to play this game back in the day, I think that would really piss me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I read somewhere that the original release of this game was so damn hard that they released new versions with toned down difficulty so that people would not get frustrated too quickly and stop dropping quarters. They did this by shortening the attack waves, slowing down fuel depletion, and slowing down heat-up of the laser. The version we're playing here (version 3) is apparently considered the "easy version". Easy version... that's funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patbb Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 That voice sort-of reminds me of Space Fury. This game is a tad annoying re the out of fuel so game over, but you just have to be a good aim. I kept getting these "Secret number" bonuses appear, but had no idea how or why. I found this regarding the bonuses. http://donhodges.com/Astro_Blaster_Secret_Bonus_01.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barra Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Awsome thanks for that! Don Hodges has done some great work on decoding games in the past. Will have to give this one another try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Wow, those rocks are going to be a challenge to get past on Sector 4. It's a double-edged sword; if you hit the warp button, you run out of fuel. If you don't, your chances of survival are very dim. Just happy to force Cynicaster to play a bit more. 27,560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barra Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) Bit more respectable! 16480. Have you guys been shooting the enemies in the proper order? I havent tried to work it out yet Edited October 27, 2011 by Barra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynicaster Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Just happy to force Cynicaster to play a bit more. 27,560 You friggin' crotch blister, you... 26,980 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Just a bit farther and I'm in richard stewart territory. 28,110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.A.M.E Offender Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I'm so close to getting to the asteroid field on the 4th sector. D'oh, Blaster overheated!! 34,690 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. toast Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Eh, close enough. 21,060 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 6,360 This game is also like Threshold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbee99 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 21360 B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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