VIDEO GAME: Blaster Master Zero (2017)
Blaster Master Zero
Year: 2017
Rating: E
Time Played: 6 hours
While I grew up with retro video games, one game that escaped my notice at the time was Blaster Master. I first encountered this game when it kept popping up in the Nintendo eShop on my Switch. Even though there weren't many games I had for that system at the time, I played the demo and it took me several years to decide it was worth my money. I'm glad I gave it a chance, because the rest of the game was quite fun.
Since I never played the original game, I don't know what improvements this remake gave to make the quality of life better for this version. It did have a lot of standard action platformer button allocations that helped me cycle through different abilities without having to go into the pause menu every few seconds. The wide-screen format also made the levels feel large and easy to navigate. The graphics retained...