Final Blaster
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🙂 7.0/10
(PC Engine - JP, Shoot'em Up)
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Developed_By:
Aisystem Tokyo
Published_By:
Namco
Released On:
28 Sep 1990
Final Blaster , released on the PC Engine in 1990, is a vertically scrolling shooter with seven levels. As usual, the player controls a space ship and must kill enemy opposition to progress through each level. The game features a dynamic difficulty system, where good performance earns the player a higher rank, affecting the difficulty of the next level.
The gameplay includes two power-ups: weapon upgrades and drones, represented by different colours. These can be upgraded twice each and are compatible with each other. If the player loses a life, the power-ups are stored in a green capsule that can be picked up when starting a new life.
UPC-A:
4907892031173 (Japan)
Part #:
NC90007 (Japan)
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Number of Players Supported:
1 Player
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
In this side-scrolling shooter finale, you pilot the "Phoenix" fighter jet through seven distinct stages to determine the ultimate victor between humanity and the Bosconian army. By combining limited power-up items to unlock sixteen different attack formations, you employ diverse combat strategies to destroy enemy fleets, battleships, and occupied space colonies. The journey progresses from Earth's technological domains to the organic Bosconian civilization, revealing the true nature of your foes as you aim to secure human survival.
Story
Series Finale
The interstellar war that began with the 1981 arcade game "Bosconian" and the 1989 "Blast Off" approaches its final chapter in the PC version "Final Blaster." It remains to be seen whether the Jinrui (humans) or the Bosconian army will ultimately prevail.
Attack Variations
This game features only two types of power-up items, but do not underestimate their potential. By combining these items, players can utilize 16 different attack formations. These variations, along with standard special techniques, allow for diverse combat strategies against enemies.
Bosconian Identity
Pilot the "Phoenix," a fighter jet representing the culmination of human engineering, through seven rounds. The background shifts from Earth's machine-based civilization to the organically developed Bosconian civilization. This progression reveals the true identity of the Bosconians.
Round Introductions
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Round 1: Sky above Lunar Base - Phoenix has reached the moon, but the base is on the verge of total destruction.
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Round 2: Battleship - The front-line base of the Bosconian army is a huge mothership of unmatched size.
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Round 3: Space Colony - Human colonies are under enemy occupation. Destroy the battleships to recapture the colony.
How to Play
How to Start
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Press the run switch on the title screen to see the demo and start the game once it ends.
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Press the run switch again while the demo is running to start the game immediately.
Continue Play
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After a game over, you can continue playing if credits remain.
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The game starts with 5 credits, allowing up to 4 continue attempts.
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Note that resetting the game erases current data and restarts with 5 new credits.
To start a continue, press the run switch on the title screen after a game over. Use the up and down direction keys to select the round you wish to resume, up to the round reached in the previous play. Press the run switch to start.
Difficulty Level
The level of the next round is determined by three factors displayed after clearing a round:
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Current power value (amount powered up with red capsules).
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Number of options (amount powered up with blue capsules).
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Number of misses in the previous round.
The next round becomes harder with more power and options, and with fewer misses. The maximum level cap increases with each round.
Basic Screens and Rules
Basic Screen
The player ship's movement range is approximately 1.25 times the height of the visible screen. The range extends slightly wider vertically than the screen, meaning the top or bottom of the playfield will extend out of the visible area depending on the ship's position.
Game Rules
Final Blaster consists of 7 total rounds.
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Defeat the boss enemy to clear a round.
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Defeat the 'Queen Boss Konian' in the final round to clear the game.
You take 1 miss and lose 1 ship when hitting an enemy, enemy bullet, wall, or obstacle. If you lose all ships, it is game over.
Items & Weapons
Revival Capsule
A green capsule dropped when your ship is hit that, when collected by the next ship, preserves your previous power-up state.
Extend
A system where accumulating score through enemy destruction and round bonuses grants additional ship lives.
Option Capsule
Capsules dropped by the 'Item Ship' enemy that alternate between red and blue, with the blue variant providing an Option power-up.
Head Option
An option that attaches to the front of the player's ship to guard against threats.
Side Option
Options that attach to both sides of the player's ship and can fire bullets in a 360-degree range using direction keys.
Trace Option
Three options that connect to each other and follow the movements of the player's ship.
Circle Option
Three options that rotate around the player's ship to provide protection.
Controls
Directional Key
Move Phoenix
Select Switch
Switch movement speed
Run Switch
Game start and pause
Run Switch + Select Switch
Reset
Tips & Maps
Phoenix Blaster
Holding switch II transforms the ship into the 'Bird of Fire', a piercing weapon with the highest power that can defeat specific enemies. The transformation time is inversely related to the ship's movement speed.
Option Bomb
Pressing this button when holding an option explodes it to deal damage to all enemies on the screen and clear enemy bullets.
Red Capsule
Taking one when the light is red increases bullet power, with an effect valid up to a maximum of 3.
Normal Shot
A standard bullet that changes to a 1 to 6-shot spread depending on the current formation.
Ring Bullet
A bullet with a wide hit box, though its raw power is the same as the Normal Shot.
Homing Missile
A guided missile characterized by its outstanding power.
Laser
A weapon with a huge effect that has long and short versions depending on the formation, where the long version is more powerful.
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