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Blast Wind

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Tecnosoft

Developer: Tecnosoft

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (19 tracks)

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1997-01-17	¥5,8005,800	T-1810G

Sega

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

for normal shot, or for homing shot, and for bombs. This can be changed in the options.

Each ship has two different main shot types 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.

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).

Player

Players control either Kyō (Player 1) or Forn (Player 2)'s ships and fight off enemies while dodging attacks.

	Kyō
	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

History

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.

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®

Source:

In-game credits^[1]

Track list

1. [data track]

2. Opening (01:21)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

3. Ultimate Destroyer (02:49)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

4. Strat Guard (02:56)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

5. Run Of The Destiny (03:21)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

6. Gumma Ray (02:44)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

7. Sprigun (03:03)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

8. The Ritual (05:00)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

9. Sodom (03:05)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

10. Chaos Breaker (04:27)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

11. Ostragle (02:53)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

12. Burning Heart (03:32)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

13. Drad (02:45)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

14. God Breath (03:29)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

15. Gorn (02:18)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

16. Speak (00:17)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

17. The Justice Ray (05:05)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

18. The Longest Voyage (03:24)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

19. Lo-Fi Mix (01:02)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

20. Game Over (00:07)
Composed by: Tsukumo Hyakutarou

► Running time: 53:38

Magazine articles

Main article: Blast Wind/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[4]

Fun Generation (DE)

NTSC-J

60

^[5]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

64

^[6]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[7]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[8]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

81

^[3]

	65
Based on 6 reviews

Blast Wind

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

572,766,096

1996-12-10

CD-ROM(JP)

T-1810G V1.003

References

↑ File:BlastWind_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ File:SSM_JP_19970131_1997-02.pdf, page 222
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 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
↑ Famitsu, "1997-01-24" (JP; 1997-01-10), page 1
↑ Fun Generation, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 92
↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 2" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 186
↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 5" (JP; 1997-02-28), page 98
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-02 (1997-01-31)" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 222

[:File:BlastWind_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-1] File:BlastWind_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:SSM_JP_19970131_1997-02.pdf_p222-2] File:SSM_JP_19970131_1997-02.pdf, page 222

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p12-3] 3.0 ^3.1 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

[4] Famitsu, "1997-01-24" (JP; 1997-01-10), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1997-04.pdf_p92-5] Fun Generation, "04/97" (DE; 1997-03-12), page 92

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-02_19970131.pdf_p186-6] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 2" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 186

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-05_19970314.pdf_p98-7] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 5" (JP; 1997-02-28), page 98

[:File:SSM_JP_19970131_1997-02.pdf_p222-8] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-02 (1997-01-31)" (JP; 1997-01-17), page 222

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@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 {{A}} for normal shot, {{B}} or {{Repeat|{{A}}}} for homing shot, and {{C}} for bombs. This can be changed in the options.
-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 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.
+Each ship has two different main shot types 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.
-* Kyō (Player 1)
+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).
-** Shot type 1 = Homing X-shot
-** Shot type 2 = Wave shot, follows the contours of some levels with walls
-* Forn (Player 2)
+===Player===
-** Shot type 1 = Aiming spread shot
+Players control either Kyō (Player 1) or Forn (Player 2)'s ships and fight off enemies while dodging attacks.
-** Shot type 2 = Laser
+{{sectionsNewStart|imagewidths=100px}}
+{{SectionsNew
+| name=Kyō
+| image=BlastWind_Saturn_JP_SS_Kyo.png
+| desc=Player 1
+* Shot type 1 = Homing X-shot
+* Shot type 2 = Wave shot, follows the contours of some levels with walls
+}}
+{{SectionsNew
+| name=Forn
+| image=BlastWind_Saturn_JP_SS_Forn.png
+| desc=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).
+==History==
+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.
-==Trivia==
+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.
-{{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==

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Contents

Story

Gameplay

Player

History

Production credits

Track list

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References