History VideoGame / BlasterMasterZero

''Blaster Master Zero'' is the 2017 reboot/remake of the ''VideoGame/BlasterMaster'' series, based on the NES original. Having obtained the license from Creator/{{Sunsoft}}, ''Zero'' was developed by Creator/IntiCreates for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and released on March 9th, 2017. A version for PC was released on June 14th, 2019 on Steam. A UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 version was released on June 29, 2020. Versions for the UsefulNotes/XboxOne and the UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS was released on July 1, 2021.

*** For the new Boss Rush mode, at least on UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, you can play it co-operatively, completely negating ThatOneBoss status, since you can use any character you have purchased.

* AwesomeButImpractical: The Acceleration Blast. It's a powerful WaveMotionGun capable of even taking down bosses in one shot, but it requires all of SOPHIA III's weapon energy, takes a long time to charge, and getting hit will interrupt the charge. Even Eve lampshades how powerful and difficult to use this thing is.

** It would be very weird for a vast ecosystem to just be underneath the Earth's surface. The game's introduction reveals that the surface was rendered inhabitable for a while after incessant wars, forcing the survivors to relocate beneath the surface and construct artificial biospheres to replicate those on the surface. When the surface became habitable again the humans moved back and left all of it behind, which is why they're still there and in working order when Jason finds the SOPHIA III.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The final boss of Area 4 looks a lot like [[spoiler:Fred, a trait that's noted by the characters. This is after the mutants have had time to examine Fred in Area 6. It's also later revealed that Fred is a drone, and that the mutants consider the SOPHIA III such a huge threat because it reminds them of an enemy fighter they fought back on Eve's planet. Finally, at around Area 4, you start running into mooks who fight like Jason, using a blaster and using their mobility to dodge around and pressure you. What is this all leading up to? The TrueFinalBoss, which is a reverse-engineered SOPHIA III; the mutants have been able to corrupt or replicated all your other friends and weapons so far, why can't they corrupt SOPHIA III when it's in their core?]]

* EpisodeZeroTheBeginning: ''Zero'' is a remake of the NES game.

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* AdaptationExplanation: While the game is only loosely based on the original ''Blaster Master'' plot-wise and isn't in the same continuity as it, the game goes out of its way to cover up a few plot holes that the original ExcusePlot left behind during its localization from ''Metafight''.

** As of Version 1.2, exiting specific dungeons will cause the SOPHIA III to automatically respawn at the dungeon entrance. This is to ensure the player does not accidentally run into a UnwinnableByMistake scenario in which the player left the SOPHIA III behind (or inside) a block that requires the Crusher upgrade to break, only to find out that they inadvertently trapped themselves when the blocks respawn.

* UnwinnableByMistake: It was possible to destroy blocks with the SOPHIA III, then walk through the passage and enter a dungeon while leaving the SOPHIA III behind; upon leaving the dungeon, the SOPHIA III would be trapped behind or inside of the blocks, and Jason has no way of accessing the SOPHIA due to the game autosaving whenever you leave a dungeon. This is especially apparent with a certain dungeon in Area 7, where it is all too easy to make this mistake if you forget that the blocks respawn when you leave the dungeon. The Version 1.2 update fixed this by automatically moving the SOPHIA III to the dungeon entrance after you leave specific dungeons.