Blasto is a 1978 action video game developed and published by Gremlin Industries for arcades. The player controls a spaceship and must maneuver it through a mine field. The player tries to beat the clock to destroy all the mines.
Bert Ankrom set the arcade world record on September 8, 2002, with a verified score of 8,730 points.
A port for the TI-99/4A home computer was later released by Milton Bradley in early 1981.
Gamer24h Editor's Take
Put under the Gamer24h team's microscope, Blasto raises the bar considerably with both its storytelling and technical polish. Thanks to Gremlin Industries's meticulous craftsmanship and Gremlin Industries's strong presentation, the high production quality is evident in every moment of the game. Masterfully blending Action, puzzle mechanics with modern standards, the game's fluid gameplay makes hours fly by unnoticed. If you're looking for an absorbing world and satisfying mechanics that pull you right in, this game might be exactly what you've been searching for.