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* Gorn's motto is "World of Technology" which is also Technosoft's slogan, and "Gorn" is one letter off from the ORN Empire from the ''Thunder Force'' series.
 
* Gorn's motto is "World of Technology" which is also Technosoft's slogan, and "Gorn" is one letter off from the ORN Empire from the ''Thunder Force'' series.
 
*Blast Wind is among the most expensive Saturn games
 
*Blast Wind is among the most expensive Saturn games
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==Production Credits==
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'''Main Program:''' Pen Knife<br>
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'''Sub Program:''' Zako, Cyber Yumimint, Chinpui<br>
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'''Enemy Program:''' Godzy, Wahrsager, Noritaloon, Nekoon<br>
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'''Demo Program:''' Zany<br>
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'''Conversion:''' Nincompoop, Mirror, Takohai Ssu, Under Cover<br>
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'''Main Design:''' Pei Crash<br>
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'''Sub Design:''' Opa<br>
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'''Music Compose & Sound Effect:''' Tsukumohyakutaro<br>
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'''Direction Produce:''' Yunker Matai<br>
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'''Works:''' Neptune<br>
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'''Executive Produce:''' Shigotonin<br>
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'''Special Thanks:''' Souichiro Hikichi, Andrew Zimmerman, And You<br>
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'''Presented By:''' Tecno Soft<br>
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==Track List==
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{{track|[data track]}}
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{{track|Opening|time=01:21}}
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{{track|Ultimate Destroyer|time=02:49}}
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{{track|Strat Guard|time=02:56}}
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{{track|Run Of The Destiny|time=03:21}}
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{{track|Gumma Ray|time=02:44}}
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{{track|Sprigun|time=03:03}}
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{{track|The Ritual|time=05:00}}
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{{track|Sodom|time=03:05}}
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{{track|Chaos Breaker|time=04:27}}
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{{track|Ostragle|time=02:53}}
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{{track|Burning Heart|time=03:32}}
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{{track|Drad|time=02:45}}
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{{track|God Breath|time=03:29}}
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{{track|Gorn|time=02:18}}
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{{track|Speak|time=00:17}}
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{{track|The Justice Ray|time=05:05}}
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{{track|The Longest Voyage|time=03:24}}
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{{track|Lo-Fi Mix|time=01:02}}
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{{track|Game Over|time=00:07}}
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Revision as of 11:14, 14 December 2015

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Blast Wind
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Tecnosoft
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (19 tracks)
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code

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Blast Wind (ブラストウインド) is a shoot-'em-up game released exclusively in Japan for the Sega Saturn in 1997.

Story

A nuclear shockwave has all but destroyed the entire population of Earth. The remaining humans on the planet were gathered aboard a ship called the Ark by a prophetic man named Noa. After the radiation dissipated, humankind emerged from the Ark and began building thriving civilizations.

However, the fledgling civilization came under attack by a culture called Gorn. Gorn was a culture consisting of the embodiment of machines and artificiality. During the nuclear winter, Gorn was sealed beneath the Earth's crust and emerged when the remaining humans came out of the Ark. Humanity must fight back against Gorn, using ancient weapons unearthed by the new civilization and two "Ultimate Destroyers" known as Kyō and Forn.

Gameplay

Players control either Kyō (Player 1) or Forn (Player 2)'s ships and fight off enemies while dodging attacks. Each ship has two different main shot types that can be switched between either through tapping/holding the fire button or two separate fire buttons (this can be changed in the options) and the weapons are powered up upon collecting P icons which will also give the ship a brief period of invincibility and a powerful horizontal lightning blast.

  • Kyo (Player 1)
    • Shot type 1 = Homing X-shot
    • Shot type 2 = Wave shot, follows the contours of some levels with walls
  • Forn (Player 2)
    • Shot type 1 = Aiming spread shot
    • Shot type 2 = Laser

There are also bombs, which can be stocked through B icons, and point bonus items such as medals and coins (collecting a certain amount of coins will drop a 1UP item).

Trivia

  • Apparently an arcade version of Blast Wind was to be made before the Saturn port titled Inazuma Saber, much like how Hyper Duel had an arcade version before the Saturn release. This arcade version was eventually shelved.
  • Gorn's motto is "World of Technology" which is also Technosoft's slogan, and "Gorn" is one letter off from the ORN Empire from the Thunder Force series.
  • Blast Wind is among the most expensive Saturn games

Production Credits

Main Program: Pen Knife
Sub Program: Zako, Cyber Yumimint, Chinpui
Enemy Program: Godzy, Wahrsager, Noritaloon, Nekoon
Demo Program: Zany
Conversion: Nincompoop, Mirror, Takohai Ssu, Under Cover
Main Design: Pei Crash
Sub Design: Opa
Music Compose & Sound Effect: Tsukumohyakutaro
Direction Produce: Yunker Matai
Works: Neptune
Executive Produce: Shigotonin
Special Thanks: Souichiro Hikichi, Andrew Zimmerman, And You
Presented By: Tecno Soft

Track List

1. [data track]  
2. Opening (01:21) 
3. Ultimate Destroyer (02:49) 
4. Strat Guard (02:56) 
5. Run Of The Destiny (03:21) 
6. Gumma Ray (02:44) 
7. Sprigun (03:03) 
8. The Ritual (05:00) 
9. Sodom (03:05) 
10. Chaos Breaker (04:27) 
11. Ostragle (02:53) 
12. Burning Heart (03:32) 
13. Drad (02:45) 
14. God Breath (03:29) 
15. Gorn (02:18) 
16. Speak (00:17) 
17. The Justice Ray (05:05) 
18. The Longest Voyage (03:24) 
19. Lo-Fi Mix (01:02) 
20. Game Over (00:07) 
► Running time: 53:38

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
58 №423, p32
60 №1997-02, p220[1]
81
Sega Saturn
 66
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
58
[3]
Fun Generation (DE) NTSC-J
60
[4]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
64
[5]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
65
[6]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[7]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
81
[2]
Sega Saturn
 65
Based on
6 reviews

Blast Wind

Saturn, JP
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Disc
  1. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19970131_1997-02.pdf, page 222
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ Famitsu, "1997-01-24" (JP; 1997-01-10), page 1
  4. ↑ Fun Generation, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 92
  5. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 2" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 186
  6. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 5" (JP; 1997-02-28), page 98
  7. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-02 (1997-01-31)" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 222
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