# MegaBlast

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This article is about the arcade game. For the computer game, see [Xenon 2 Megablast](/source/Xenon_2_Megablast). For the Bomb the Bass song, see [Into the Dragon](/source/Into_the_Dragon).

***MegaBlast*** (メガブラスト, *Mega Burasuto*) is a 1989 [multidirectional shooter](/source/Multidirectional_shooter) [video game](/source/Video_game) developed and published by [Taito](/source/Taito) for [arcades](/source/Arcade_video_game). It was released in Japan in November 1989 and in Europe the same year.[1]

The game was re-released for the [PlayStation 2](/source/PlayStation_2) as part of *[Taito Memories II Gekan](/source/Taito_Memories)* in 2007. [Hamster Corporation](/source/Hamster_Corporation) released the game as part of their *[Arcade Archives](/source/Arcade_Archives)* series for the [Nintendo Switch](/source/Nintendo_Switch) and [PlayStation 4](/source/PlayStation_4) in June 2023.[2][3]

## Gameplay

Unlike most scrolling shooters, the player's spaceship is equipped with four turrets that can fire in multiple directions. The turrets can be individually empowered by touching and collecting orbs. The levels occasionally alternate between horizontal scrolling and vertical scrolling. Many of the [minibosses](/source/Miniboss) humorously resemble previous Taito game characters.[4]

## Reception

In Japan, *Game Machine* listed *MegaBlast* on their December 15, 1989 issue as being the twenty-first most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[5]

## References

1. Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). *アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005)* [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. ISBN 978-4990251215.

1. Hagues, Alana (2023-06-22). ["Nintendo Download: 22nd June (North America)"](https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/06/nintendo-download-22nd-june-north-america). *Nintendo Life*. Retrieved 2026-05-24.

1. ["『アケアカ メガブラスト』6月15日に配信決定。異星へと誘拐された女性たちの救出を目指すシューティングゲーム | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com"](https://www.famitsu.com/news/202306/14306136.html) (in Japanese). *ファミ通.com*. 2023-06-14. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260524143852/https://www.famitsu.com/news/202306/14306136.html) May 24, 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-05-24.

1. Kalata, Kurt (2016-01-10). ["Megablast"](https://www.hardcoregaming101.net/megablast/). *Hardcore Gaming 101*. Retrieved 2026-05-24.

1. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)" (in Japanese). *[Game Machine](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3)*. No. 370. [Amusement Press, Inc.](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1%E7%A4%BE). 15 December 1989. p. 23.

## External links

- [*Megablast*](http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=megablast&page=detail&id=1598) at Arcade History

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