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Romset and name:
blasto Blasto
Short name:
Blasto
Manufacturer:
Gremlin
Year:
Genre:
Category:
Maze / Shooter Small
Serie:
-
Driver source:
sega/blockade.cpp
Language:
English
Similar games:
Input / Controls
Players:
Up to 2 players (solo, 2 concurrents)
Input:
Joystick 4 ways
Buttons / keys:
Coins:
Cabinet:
-
Free-play:
Not supported
Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
30 to 40 (Amendable)
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
256x224@60.114504 Hz, CRT 15kHz
Orientation:
Horizontal
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
Black & White
CPU:
Intel 8080A
Audio
Sound:
Audio chips:
Discrete Sound, Samples, Speaker
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.33b3 released on may-17 1998
Last release:
Mame 0.264 released on mar-26 2024
Clone of:
-
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
blockade Blockade
Previous romset:
None
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
GOOD
Required files:
Status
OVERALL:
IMPERFECT
Emulation:
Good
Graphic:
Good
Color:
Good
Sound:
Imperfect
Cocktail:
Good
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Supported
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  • Arcade Video game published 46 years ago:

    Blasto © 1978 Gremlin.

    Your are in control of your spaceship as you maneuver it through a mine field. Beat the clock to explode all the mines. With two players, Blasto gets even more challenging, more exciting, as each one battles for the most mines and ultimately-for each other!

    TECHNICAL
    Upright cabinet dimensions: 26'' Wide x 67'' High x 28'' Deep. Weight: 290 Lbs.
    Cocktail dimensions: 36,75'' Wide x 36'' High. Weight: 185 Lbs.

    BOARD # 819-0001
    Prom stickers: 95-100

    Main CPU: Intel 8080 (@ 2.079 Mhz)
    Sound Chips: Discrete circuitry.

    Screen orientation: Horizontal
    Video resolution: 256 x 224 pixels
    Screen refresh: 60.00 Hz
    Palette colors: 2

    Players: 2
    Control: 4-way joystick
    Buttons: 1

    TRIVIA
    Blasto was released in June 1978.

    Bert Ankrom holds the official record for this game with 8,730 points on September 8, 2002.

    PORTS
    • COMPUTERS:
    TI99

    CONTRIBUTE
    Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=276&o=2
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    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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