Oblast: A Commodore 64 Homebrew Enhancement of the 1978 Blasto Arcade Game
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Summary
The article discusses 'Oblast,' a new Commodore 64 homebrew game that improves upon the 1978 arcade game Blasto. The author compares it to the original TI-99/4A version they played as a child, noting how Oblast enhances the gameplay with better graphics, sound, and mechanics while staying true to the original concept of navigating mazes to blow up mines without getting caught in chain reactions.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe TI-99/4A version was the Blasto I originally remember playing as I never did play Blasto in the arcades.
In the single player mode you run around in a maze and try to blow up all the mines, which can set off sometimes impressive chain reactions, all the while making sure you yourself don't go up in flames in the process.
Way back (well, six months ago, anyway), when I was wiring up a Gremlin Blasto arcade board, we talked at length about this 1978 arcade game's history and its sole official home computer port by Milton Bradley to the Texas Instruments 99/4A.
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