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Blasto

Game Information
manufacturer Gremlin
year 1978
genre Shoot-'Em-Up
downloads 57
Screenshots
blasto title
blasto snap
blasto gameover
Download Details
split set blasto.zip 2.92KiB
merged set blasto.7z 2.47KiB
standalone set blasto.7z 2.43KiB
Game Details

Arcade Video game published 46 years ago:

Blasto (c) 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:
Driver Details
source sega/blockade.cpp
driver status imperfect
emulation status good
save states supported
sound imperfect
channels 1
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation horizontal
width 256
height 224
refresh rate 60.11hz
Input Details
player: 1
type joy
directions 4way
buttons 1way
player: 2
type joy
directions 4way
buttons 1way
Chipset Details
Intel 8080A 2.08mhz
Speaker present
Samples present
Discrete Sound present
ROM Details
name size crc
316-0089.u2 1.00KiB ec99d043
316-0090.u3 1.00KiB be333415
316-0091.u4 1.00KiB 1c889993
316-0092.u5 1.00KiB efb640cb
316-0093.u29 512.00B 4dd69499
316-0094.u43 512.00B 104051a4