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| − | Although a port of an arcade game, Blasto for TI-99/4A has some singular differences that set it apart from the original [https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=7147 Sega/Gremlin Blasto]. | + | Although a port of an arcade game, Blasto for TI-99/4A has some singular differences that set it apart from the original [https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=7147 Sega/Gremlin Blasto]. The original Blasto while was in black and white (more a product of the era due to technological limitations), versus in full color for the TI version. The original featured a spaceship while the TI port portrays tanks blasting away at mines. Besides those two changes, the Texas Instruments port and the original are for all intents and purposes, identical. |
==Downloads== | ==Downloads== | ||
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| Blasto | |
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 Blasto Manual (Front Cover) | |
| Publisher(s) | Milton Bradley |
| Original Retail Price | $24.95 |
| Programmer(s) | Elaine Henshon & Bob Harris |
| Part# | PHM 3032 |
| Format(s) | Solid State Software Command ModuleTM |
| Release | 1981 (1st Quarter) |
| Genre(s) | Shooter, Puzzle |
Blasto is a port of the 1978 Sega/Gremlin arcade game [1] of the same name.[2] Blasto was programmed by Elaine Henshon and Bob Harris. It was published by Milton Bradley, although it was distributed by Texas Instruments. Blasto sold for $24.95 originally, and was made available during the 1st quarter of 1981. It was released on Solid State Software Command ModuleTM.
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Although a port of an arcade game, Blasto for TI-99/4A has some singular differences that set it apart from the original Sega/Gremlin Blasto. The original Blasto while was in black and white (more a product of the era due to technological limitations), versus in full color for the TI version. The original featured a spaceship while the TI port portrays tanks blasting away at mines. Besides those two changes, the Texas Instruments port and the original are for all intents and purposes, identical.
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1981 Blasto Cartridge (Black on Black)
1982 Blasto Cartridge (Red on Black)
1983 Blasto Cartridge (Red on Beige)
1981 Blasto Manual Cover (Old-Style)
Blasto Manual Cover (European-Style)
1982 Blasto Manual Cover (Modern-Style)
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