The sequel to Robotron 2084 is a trippy 3D space shooter from 1983 called Blaster

[mbd39 | 2,026]

Anyone remember this? Compared to other classic Williams arcade games it's basically forgotten. And it was never ported to anything back in the day. I remember reading about it in Joystik magazine and I may have played it briefly on MAME.

Look at those colors!

 

 

[GPX | 1,371]

Personally, I’ve never heard of this game before. The first level reminds me a lot of Starfox/Lylat Wars. Seems like Nintendo took some inspiration from this lost gem.  Or maybe mere coincidence?

 

[Webhead123 | 687]

Robotron is one of my favorites. This game looks awesome! Some elements of it seem familiar, although I'm probably mixing it up with a different space game I remember owning on the 2600. It had that similar structure of skimming along the planet surface before blasting into space and passing through "warp" zones to progress to new areas.

Still, a shame this never got ported. I would have loved it.

[Tulpa | 3,526]

42 minutes ago, Webhead123 said:

Still, a shame this never got ported. I would have loved it.

I thought they found the Atari 400/800 code and released it.

[mbd39 | 2,026]

6 minutes ago, Tulpa said:

I thought they found the Atari 400/800 code and released it.

Then they planned on releasing a port but it didn't happen.

[Tulpa | 3,526]

4 minutes ago, mbd39 said:

Then they planned on releasing a port but it didn't happen.

Yeah, but I thought the code got leaked years later. Not the arcade/mame, but the 400/800 that could also be converted to 5200.

Edited June 29, 2023 by Tulpa

[Jfreakofkorn | 282]

Have nt seen that game in some time

They had that at one of the malls that we have here back in the day along with many others 

 

[DefaultGen | 5,423]

Never ever seen this game before, is it rare or do people just not collect 'em?

[fox | 1,669]

It was on some of those arcade classic compilation discs.  Kind of a weird one since it lifts the sound effects from Robotron.  
 

As a sequel it is disappointing that an iconic twin stick shooter, became another generic space ship games like every other game from the era

[mbd39 | 2,026]

1 hour ago, fox said:

It was on some of those arcade classic compilation discs.  Kind of a weird one since it lifts the sound effects from Robotron.  
 

As a sequel it is disappointing that an iconic twin stick shooter, became another generic space ship games like every other game from the era

The 3D perspective may have been novel in 1983 though.

 

[rdrunner | 422]

I have this on a PS1 compilation (Midway Collection 2 I think).  Spent way more time than I expected with it.  It's no Robotron, but what is really?  Loads of fun!

[wongojack | 220]

I got a chance to play this a few years ago at a show.  I had played it before that both in MAME and in 5200 emulation.  I have never really played it in a way where I've tested myself to score high, but I could see giving it more time.  It really does use the sounds straight from Robotron (and many other Williams games).  (That's not me btw)

 

[G-type | 2,499]

23 hours ago, fox said:

As a sequel it is disappointing that an iconic twin stick shooter, became another generic space ship games like every other game from the era

they could have at least used the twins sticks for a sort of Battlezone-type controle scheme