Blaster Master Zero (Nintendo Switch) Mike & Ryan

[@killerolav123]

A new Guardian Legend would be awesome, indeed!

[@MrColinMoriarty]

There's a spiritual successor called Zodiac: Story of the Guardian...

[@tovrobi5097]

My totaly bias opinion says that Guardian Legend is the best game on NES.

[@DrShak2009]

One of my all time faves! Nier is kind of a spiritual successor to TGL.

[@TheOriginalDarkGlitch]

I wish I knew who owned the IP to TGL. It's changed hands a few times due to companies being bought/sold/going out of business etc. A remake/reboot of TGL would be so awesome.

[@redcrimson1028]

killerolav123 That game is hard!!!! Good game though but hard. The music was awesome as well

[@daytimesky]

For those wondering about the differences between this and the original: • There are now save points, whereas in the original you effectively had 9 lives (3 lives and 2 continues, where continues were just a new set of lives) and no way to save progress at all. • There's lots of new upgrades for your vehicle not in the original. Mostly new weapons. There are also new subweapons to use in the overhead view areas. • Updated controls let you do things like aim your turret diagonally with the press of a button, and force aiming in a single direction in the overhead view areas. • Maps can now be obtained, showing you where everything is. • Lots of new bosses were added in the overhead view areas. • There's now an actual story during gameplay - lots of dialogs with Eve, a "new" character (she was actually invented for, of all things, a children's novel based on the game!), including optional dialogs during the pause screen, that add a lot of backstory. There's even cutscenes. • The story was totally rewritten to both make more sense, and to unify the original Japanese and US versions of the old Blaster Master (they had different stories) and the American children's novel based on the original game! • There's a secret ending obtainable by getting all upgrades and killing all optional bosses. This secret ending ends with a tough boss fight, and plays up the drama, storywise. • The music is totally different. Only Area 1 has music similar to the original; for better or worse, all the songs are different. I like the original game's soundtrack, but I like this one also. But they have very different feels to them. • The game is overall much easier than the original, which was super hard. The easiness mostly comes from these upgrades. • Level design is, I'd say, maybe 80% identical to the original game, 20% different? It's very similar but they added new stuff as well and remixed stuff. Those are all the differences I can think of.

[@TheSeptet]

I read that book as a kid. It wasn't until they started giving out cheat codes in the middle of the story that I realized it was about a videogame.

[@mathers1980]

Thankyou for the explanation! It was really appreciated!

[@locke103]

from what i was told, eve was vastly different in the novel.

[@Zye1984]

wait, whoa whoa...you do NOT have to scan every enemy in Metroid Prime. The bosses you do on occasion, generally ONCE to find weaknesses and such, and it's a total of 3-5 seconds. If you want to scan everything, that's up to you to fill up the log book and learn about the world you're in, but it's not required.

[@jesseapauty294]

Well thats his opinion and he didn't say the game is bad its far from bad he's just saying it can get tedious to scan everything some people don't think so and thats fine what he is saying is his own opinion

[@WillieManga]

As a completionist, I'd say it's a requirement. Heh

[@Zye1984]

@@WillieManga oh yes, haha, me too. I'm one of the rare people too that loves lore and appreciated the attention to detail on basically everything!

[@UtahOutcastsArchive]

I still listen to the soundtrack to Blaster Master all the time.

[@Bobby8451]

+Divise two I love area 3 music.

[@ArmorOfGod7]

Same here. I listen to video game music at work and Blaster Master is a regular in my rotation. Area 1, Area 2 and Area 7/final boss are my favorites.

[@cdgatto]

Fuck that Metroid Prime complaint. Scanning the enemies was one of my favorite things. I love having an active role in filling out a bestiary.

[@LordSephleon]

Just a note: players were able to hold down the A button (grenade) and lock their direction in the original NES Blaster Master (when in the on-foot dungeons, that is). So that isn't really anything new, just not as well-known, I guess. Also, the original Blaster Master had pistol upgrades that weakened every time Jason got hit, but I will say that being able to voluntarily choose an upgrade is nice. If I ever pick up a Switch, I might have to pick this game up. Big fan of the original NES game, so this would be a fresh new look on it.

[@SerpentNight]

6:20 Fun fact: The Blaster Master Game Boy game you mentioned earlier isn't actually part of the Blaster Master series. Despite being called Blaster Master Boy in NA and Blaster Master, Jr. in Europe, in Japan its known as Bomber King: Scenario 2. Bomber King is a spinoff of the Bomberman series.

[@KnowYourGamesOfficial]

SerpentNight maybe they were referring to the game boy color blaster master? Probably not though haha

[@LittleAl016]

@@KnowYourGamesOfficial Blaster Master: The Enemy Below, known in Japan as Metafight EX, if I'm not mistaken.

[@JohnnyBurnes]

Zero 2's one of the best games I've played in years! It's so much better than Zero1. Wish more people played it.

[@MrOmegatronic]

(Also, while the Wave Beam may be the best gun in the game, everything has a weakness, that's often at least as good as it. Mother Brain, for example, is weak to the flamethrower. By which I mean it basically _melts_ the instant you point your flamethrower at it. ;3 ...That said, though, the Wave Beam is consistently good against almost everything, making weaknesses kinda redundant most of the time.)

[@DoctorSproingle]

Regarding cracks in walls, look at Simon's Quest with throwing holy water everywhere looking for holes or Milon's Secret Castle with the bubbles. Neither has indicators of where things may be hidden and the game suffers as a result.

[@GrimmShadowsII]

Yeah the only upside is in those games you don't have to worry about running out of ammo. Milon's secret castle was just a horrible idea over all Simon's Quest had some decent ideas but had a flawed execution .

[@ubernerrd]

Mega Man 2 with the invisible holes too.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

In a part of Wily's castle. You have to throw Bubble Lead to find them.

[@DaFro3713]

Honestly, older game series like Blaster Master need more love. It's just a shame so many great titles are locked up in the hands of greedy ass game companies

[@Liofa73]

DaFro3713 You can emulate any NES game with a complete potato of a PC or Mac...

[@sdoren_9074]

Liofa i think he means the licenses, not the actual cartridges. im pretty sure hes insinuating that they wont allow remakes, sequels, or re-releases to be made of their intellectual properties. Like Konami, and why Super C is on the nes classic and not the original Contra, etc...

[@alieninthevideo441]

Wouldn't greedy ass companies want to push out classic games people love?

[@LittleAl016]

19:08, it's actually a little deeper. In this game, Jason wants Fred back because he (Jason) believes that Fred might hold the key to making the surface hospitable again, and he's not about to let a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip away. However, he ends up finding that Fred carries a huge secret with him. And that secret is connected to the girl at 18:10. Also, he ended up finding something that he could call a companion in Fred after finding him in the wild, as he didn't really grow up with friends or family in this continuity.

[@robbor2649]

I actually liked scanning in metroid prime, to find the next lore and creature in depth look and creativity that someone put into the game, its not distracting to me.

[@MermDaddy]

I kinda like how games like minish cap did it where there are clear bombable walls but theres also walls that can be bombed that dont have the noticeable cracks. it makes you feel clever to find that without the cracks.

[@Xaibo_Red]

MermDaddy true, but like LTTP, Minish Cap still have indications where its a bombable wall if you slash the wall and it will make a metallic sound which doesn't work in Zelda 1. I'm fine with bombable walls that has no cracks, but I wish they had some indications if you hit the wall with your sword.

[@HackThePlanetNow]

MermDaddy yes I like when there are some "simple" secrets like the ones that we should find that have cracks but some more "secret" secrets that don't have the cracks.

[@clydefrosch]

definitely better than using a bomb on every piece of wall

[@MermDaddy]

i didnt do that lol. Ill give that hitting the sword on every wall was incredibly tedious. I would just bomb walls that gave me the feeling there was something behind it.

[@clydefrosch]

its exactly the same frog story. he found a weird mutant frog, the frog escapes into a weird hole sending him to below the earth environment where the truck just happens to wait for him. its also implied that the environment is leftovers from an ice age time where humans went underground for some hundred years

[@mrburns366]

Fun fact: nobody wants to watch videos without James.

[@isetmfriendsofire]

21:36 That blur perfectly captured what it's like to KNOW you know something, but you can't remember.

[@cheshiredon]

No mention of Blaster Master 2 on the Genesis?

[@HoodedMenace]

Can we talk about how those two shots at 7:01 were perfect?

[@SiGhast]

Doesn't seem like it.

[@despawningenemy420]

LMAO 3:30 "Yea I'm glad yea good for you!" the look Mike gives him XD

[@zachdinga6496]

there's also blaster master 2 on the Genesis

[@gerard935]

And now thers blaster master zero 2 on switch

[@tripled2096]

No there isnt. :)

[@giwifruit5032]

@@tripled2096 Both of them are right

[@llamafish5051]

the original game did have that kind of super metroid style animation when turning let and right while in the tank.

[@seireiart]

If one thing makes me love Blaster Master on the NES, it's the soundtrack They're soo great

[@DarkBattousai2341]

Daa da dada daaa dundundundun daaa dundundun dundundun

[@magus104]

bionic commando rearmed. a perfect example of how you can still make an old school side scroll but not have to make it look like its still on the fucking nes.

[@Ziabatsu]

1.1 means the game was patched, Mike. lol 1.0 = release. If they run into any more bugs that need to be patched, or add anything else, it will become 1.2

[@SuperCrippledGamer]

Does he even computer, loL!

[@LevityMire]

I'm a software developer with over 15 years of experience.

[@Ziabatsu]

Doesn't sound like it. Because you'd know it's industry standard to number a product this way otherwise.

[@LevityMire]

No it's not. While it's fairly common, many large companies use different conventions. You only know one way of versioning. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning

[@LevityMire]

It's the only way to explain it to someone like you, someone who just thinks they know better.

[@Erkynar]

What I have larned ftom this video: The world will burn because Ricardo Montalban will turn off the NES on fantasy island and then not loan me the car keys. Also I may have to buy a switch...

[@Gekkouhen]

And the sushi.

[@pizzasoda6674]

Where was that said?

[@DoktorKlaus666]

...and that Thomas Edison wrote the Declaration of Independence

[@Gekkouhen]

...just to make it extra weird. Just think about those places in Japan where you can eat sushi off of a naked woman. They mentioned getting sushi, after all.

[@Primetime_69]

I love how they're so out of the modern gaming times that they don't realize that version's usually refer to game updates.

[@LittleAl016]

15:55, there's always Destroyer Mode, which amps up the difficulty.

[@LivelyMephisto]

The frog is an oddity in this world, it's a specimen that they weren't used to and had to study. Their whole society is a fresh one and knows little about what was happening before things were fixed. I'm enjoying Blaster Master Zero a lot as well... essentially Metroidvania with some top down arcade shooting too.

[@bigboy-ke4by]

Evan Saxon in rugrats who voiced angelica?

[@LivelyMephisto]

Cheryl Chase... why?

[@OrbisAetherum]

You can lock your gun direction in the overhead sections in the NES original too, by holding down the grenade button.

[@Nick-wv4xn]

I love how Mike constantly makes perverted jokes and Ryan is oblivious to them

[@NaikoArt]

23:23 I love how confused Mike got when Ryan said "and you need like a truck"

[@user-qb5yk9um6t]

Excellent remake: diagonal shooting in the tank, strafing, save/checkpoints, story that actually ties the beginning to the end... It's worth getting everything in every level to roll out the 'Good Ending' - I got this on the 3DS release date and couldn't put it down. Then I went back and played through the game in Sofia Zero, then replayed the original. So cool to see you guys liking this one.

[@no_nameyouknow]

"My favorite part in video games is where you hump walls" -Mike Matei 2017

[@shanecorning5222]

Oh gawd I tried the Blaster Master for PLAYSTATION 1 ????? ... and I was like WHAT did they DO to my BLASTER Master ?!?!?!?

[@DarkBattousai2341]

"See how I took falling damage there? I just wanted you to see that." Ryan 2017

[@locke103]

their ineptitude is staggering.

[@Adjective69]

Blaster Master is KING! Honestly, this game is the entire reason I want a Nintendo Switch, too bad I can't find one anywhere. *Sigh* Thanks for playing this guys, looks amazing!

[@Feelin_DanDy]

But you could just get Blaster Master Zero on 3DS.

[@Adjective69]

Ness Kirby 2 player is only on the switch though and I wanna play this with my girlfriend. Plus big screen

[@LittleAl016]

@@Feelin_DanDy The sequels aren't on 3DS. But the entire trilogy is multi-platform anyways. So...

[@t1er]

Oh wow, they actually decided to make a remake. The original was hard as hell, I played it for years on the NES, and probably made it about 1/5 through the game :s

[@QuellicheilMarza]

This one is kinda easy, but really fun and well retroed

[@mattlandry]

isn't this the 2nd or 3rd blaster master remake? I thought I heard there were more.

[@DrVanNostrand01]

Blaster Master 2 was on the Genesis and it's nowhere near as good as the original. Not sure of any other sequels after that one though

[@Trevelyan2]

Savage_Gaming An awful 3D adaptation on PSX graced us. So yes, it only went downhill.

[@AkaiAzul]

Yeah, it was hard, but for different reasons. Took me years to beat. One Saturday, I decided it was time and took me 8 hours to beat the game (no map, no passwords, only 3 lives and 2 continues).

[@kenwheeler3637]

Seeing a game like this makes me actually interested in this system now. If more of these types of retro games are made I will definitely have to pick up a Switch.

[@aaront8]

Ryan's heavy breathing makes me feel like i'm stuck underwater in the deep end of a pool.

[@th3lonef0x4]

the metroid prime series is cool and the scanning isbt that big of a problem and helps to to know how to kill enemys quiker sometimes.

[@millieman76]

Despite the original being hard, I loved it. So seeing this remake would be a joy to try.

[@InfectedJello]

Hey Mike and Ryan great video!

[@jimbox114]

This looks like a remake that might be on par with Metroid Zero. I wish they would make more remakes like that. Also wish this was on more consoles since at this time I have no desire to buy another Nintendo system.

[@emiloberg9796]

I'm definitely buying this game, even if it's old school style on a brand new console. It's always great to hear someone praising Guardian Legend, since it's one of my absolute favorites from my childhood. Shmup and Zelda-like adventure in one game. Can't go wrong with that.

[@WillieManga]

I'd call it nostalgia pouncing, but in this case it's great nostalgia pouncing. Inti Creates is interesting. As in "how did they get so involved?" interesting. Gunvolt, a series inspired by Megaman. Bloodstained, an actual Castlevania spiritual successor. Dragon Marked for Death, an RPG with cooperative platformer elements. Blaster Master Zero; need I say more? And this game offers up DLC where you can play as Shantae, Shovel Knight, Gunvolt and Ekoro. If the quality of their games is anything to go by, Inti seems pretty passionate about their IPs.

[@DAnika294]

I just played this on my 3ds. I loved it. So true to the original. It was so well done, and I would recommend it for anyone who played the classic.

[@LittleAl016]

I would recommend the two sequels as well. They're just so amazing to play after this.

[@Endymion766]

I like games that give you options for finding secrets, like using a scanner to find weaknesses in the walls, or finding super bombs that hit all the walls, or a something like that.

[@saturnknite]

There's a Forbidden Island boardgame, the plot is " you (and up to six friends) want to go on a treasure hunt on an island..... the catch is the island is slowly sinking into the ocean, your task with your friends is to work together to gather all 4 relics and get off the island before it sinks into the abyss" if a relic sinks into the ocean, you lose. if you can't get to the helicopter port... you lose, if the helicopter sinks into the abyss, you lose. it's a really cool game, you should check it out

[@MrMultiPat]

Don't fuck with Metroid Prime Ryan! The scanning added an entire layer to of lore and helped create an understanding of Tallon IV. But it does break the immersion in the moment, I'll give you that.

[@yadabub]

"Shut off the game. You're using too much power. Besides, Samus needs to make some TIFF files."

[@SwevenHannibal]

It breaks the pace of the game as well. OH SHIT AN EPIC BOSS FIGHT, hold on let me scan him just a second. It was a horrible mechanic

[@100foodreviews5]

I personally love the scanning mechanic, but I think that it would be less controversial if they found a way to let you fight and scan at the same time. Maybe have you automatically scan things you lock on to

[@zeroth3dark]

It doesn't really break the pace of the game. Samus would be scanning to find out more about her target anyway, she is a bounty hunter.

[@madrox8]

and the main thing is that its all optional, he is making the scanning enemies sound 100% mandatory where you can go through the entire game without scanning enemies

[@schwarzerritter5724]

So... Jason is the original Big the Cat?

[@ericsilva4472]

3:10 the way Ryan laughs, "HAHA-no." lmao I also love that Zelda makes its way into so many conversations 18:00 "IDFK I just kill bosses, man." hahaha

[@StormsparkPegasus]

What they did with this game, they took 2 names and a frog from Blaster Master. But then everything else about the plot came from the Japanese version (Chou Wakusei Senki Metafight). And even the main character and the frog were completely re-framed in the context of the original Metafight plot. "Jason" was a soldier named "Kane Gardner" in the original version, and he was a soldier fighting an alien invasion. In this version, he has the name Jason, but everything else about him is basically Kane under a different name. And the frog is an alien. So it's for the most part a remake of Metafight, with a couple of VERY minor elements of the US translation thrown in.

[@mgoops]

if im lookin to buy this or shovel knight which one would you recommend

[@inspirationalgamer5443]

I may be asking his prematurely but, it blaster Master Zero, digital download only? Or is there a physical copy?

[@ClassicCo-op]

Love this game! Why didn't you guys play it co-op? It's pretty basic, but I found it to be fun, and actually really helpful.

[@lukejamesbgn]

"He has a very prominent helmet." **Mike smirks** I see what you did there!!

[@Fluoride_Jones]

"Blaster Master 2" was released for the Sega Genesis on March 15th, 1993.

[@Cof6762000]

was this a physical release or download only

[@RavenClaw88]

There was Blaster Master for Game Boy, Blaster Master 2 on Geneses, and the one for the PS1 was a sort of sequel. The game takes place one generation later. The heroes of the game were Jason's son and daughter carrying on their father's legacy. Definitely worth checking out

[@IvoryInDaHouse]

that game looks darn good, was it really like that on the NES ?

[@mjc0961]

So why they're saying is... HELPS TO HAVE A MAP.

[@herohunter81]

I like how you guys are in a small screen in the corner and the game is on display instead of the people on front street.

[@IntimateGamer]

Blaster Master for NES was my favorite game ever. i play it now on NES mini and it holds up very well. cant wait to play this version.

[@MrXabungle]

anytime Inti Creates makes an 8-bit title, it's guaranteed to be pure nostalgia

[@BlueBoothStudios]

Hey Mike, would it be possible to add a link to the game itself? I'm looking it up, and since I can't find a physical box, I'm guessing this is a Switch store item..?

[@Phataku]

I didn't even know this existed... Master Blaster was my favorite classic NES game. I was bummed that it's for the Switch (don't have one), and then you said it was on 3DS. I instantly downloaded it. Thanks for the heads up, CM.

[@Linkous12]

I remember Blaster Master for the NES being a lot of fun, but hard as hell. When I eventually buy a Switch I'll probably have to get this.

[@biostemm]

I like some of the subtle improvements - like the scrolling backgrounds and save points.

[@Erokh]

The transition was so smooth I didn't notice the show turned into a Seinfeld remake.

[@tyronealfonso]

"Why are you accelerating the heat death of the universe?!" Ryan has the best lines lol.

[@EDFCentral]

My parents were always worried that the Hindendu was going to break the TV

[@Saved_Sinner0085]

Blaster Mater on PS1 was a budget title from launch, I remember them using it as a selling point for the game. It came out very late in the PS1's life cycle.

[@Darthadios]

They should bring back Sunsoft´s other games like Fester´s Quest and Journey to Silius.

[@TheBlackShadowHawk]

Its amazing how for technology has come, these graphics are awesome!

[@Harperlarp]

Ryan's random rant really resonated.

[@Merlchar]

The banter on this video was exceptional, especially towards the end. I forgot all about Blaster Master, even though that game does look awesome if I can ever get a hold of a Switch.

[@interghost]

Nice... watched 8 mins and got the main idea. A nice little conversion and the way I like to see games "Re done" and not just ported. Good stuff thanks ;)

[@WhiteShadowZO]

I'm certainly not a NES trivia master but I'm almost positive that the original blaster master had those frames when the turret rotated. Love this game when I was a kid.

[@kc2788x]

I just beat this game, how come I can't play the extra game part? Let me know if you could!!

[@MarilynMonster88]

Forbidden Planet starred Leslie Nielsen, who also starred in Airplane!, which had a sequel with a cameo from Hervé Villechaize, who played Tattoo on Fantasy Island. You are all welcome.

[@V8Supercar1]

So many people don't know this. But there is a sequel to the original Blaster Master on the sega genesis. Blaster Master 2.

[@silverwings21]

12:57 The original game on the NES did have a map, it was in the manual, you know, the thing they don't make for video games anymore.

[@KenKanifff]

I don't mind cracks in walls, but I appreciate it when they are very subtly cracked. If you happen to notice it's cracked it still feels like an accomplishment, but it's also very easy to miss.

[@MojoLikesPie]

Anyone notice a delay between the action on the screen and the sound from the game?

[@Myrthin]

I actually preferred the sword tap over cracks in the wall. Tap the wall with the sword until you find a place that has a difference sound. Made for a great exploration feel.

[@Eucep]

The power off to kids was a common excuse to make sure that kids did not 'save, then try to play more' while at the same time parents having no desire to also have to watch what they play. I see no problem with leaving power plugged in while you are present as long as you do check if they warm up while not running. But if you have loads of stuff with transformers (pretty much 100% of consoles) then they DO keep on using power while the machines are not on. For that reason, have a main switch that can fysically cut power to everything plugged in.

[@HolbeckDesiato1919]

looks like it's on a SNES.

[@LunaLuna-cz7er]

It’s purposely pixelated.

[@Zylo82]

Now I want a switch to play Blaster Master. I freaken loved this game on the Nintendo.

[@electricmastro]

There's also Blaster Master: Overdrive on WiiWare, though I'm not sure how that one fares.

[@joe88john]

I like Mike and Ryan more than James and Mike mondays. I think you guys play off of each other better. Also I like Ryan's commentary.

[@goodall18]

In this game can the character only shoot in 8 directions and the enemies an any direction, or is it because the guys are using the D pad?

[@GustavoValdiviesso]

Talking about cracks, how could you miss one right on your feet on 6:07 ?

[@ronindebeatrice]

Robowarrior had destructable walls which were completely necessary to progress the game... You had to recognize patterns to know where to bomb, or prepare to farm enemies for bombs.

[@Printedperformance]

Mike must have loved Dark Souls 2 with all the wall humping

[@StiffAftermath]

Classics NEVER die. No type of game is obsolete.

[@cbarger2327]

Castlevania II is an open world Castlevania game, and it came out almost a year before Blaster Master. Also, there are games that are older than both Castlevania II and Metroid that could probably be fairly labeled as "metroidvanias" retroactively.

[@AllWaysBig]

Hey everybody, welcome back to another episode of Mike Mentions Zelda Within The First 5 Minutes

[@shado2us]

Awesome vid, guys. I'm an on my third playthrough.

[@markmachao]

bomber man? blaster master.....? is Nintendo hinting us a possible Metroid for the SWITCH! its happening

[@CenturianEagle]

This looks like a pretty awesome game!