(7/31/2014 - 8/6/2014) Game of the Week: Blazing Lazers

[SamIAm]

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July 31 - August 6: Blazing Lazers
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(Chosen by tpivette)

One of the best shooters on the system with the best shooters. If you read these blurbs, you know I can't get enough of the shooters.

Here's a nice little French documentary about the history of shooters (don't worry, they interview primarily Japanese developers) in which this very game is mentioned.

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GOTW Schedule:

January 15-21: Battle Royale (TheClash603)
January 22-28: Drop Off/Drop Rock (esteban)
January 29-February 4: Bonk's Adventure (roflmao)
February 5-11: Silent Debuggers (vestcoat)
February 12-18: Somer Assault (BigusSchmuck)
February 19-25: Splatterhouse (FiftyQuid)
February 26-March 4: Bloody Wolf (Jibbajaba)
March 5-11: The Lost Sunheart (Gogan)
March 12-18: Sapphire (BlueBMW)
March 19-25: Energy (PunkicCyborg)
March 26-April 1: Air Zonk (_joshuaTurbo)
April 2-8: Veigues Tactical Gladiator (Punch)
April 9-15: 1943 Kai (lukester)
April 16-22: Lords of Thunder (munchiaz)
April 23-29: Ninja Spirit (csgx1)
April 30 - May 6: Bomberman (SamIAm)
May 7 - May 13: Pyramid Plunder (Black Tiger)
May 14 - May 20: Galaga 90' (nullity)
May 22 - May 28: JJ and Jeff (geise)
May 29 - June 4: The Legendary Axe (Damon Plus)
June 5 - June 11: The Legendary Axe 2 (galam)
June 12 - June 18: Aero Blasters (Phase)
June 19 - June 25: Star Parodier (Inframan)
June 26 - July 2: Alien Crush (synbiosfan)
July 3 - July 9: Shockman (toktogul)
July 10 - July 16: Cadash (Bardoly)
July 17 - July 23: Dungeon Explorer (Gentlegamer)
July 24 - July 30: Military Madness (DarkKobold)
July 31 - August 6: Blazing Lazers (tpivette)
August 7 - August 13: Fantasy Zone (jtucci31)
August 14 - August 20: OPEN!!

Rules:
-All members are allowed one submission. When there are no further submissions, we will have a reset and everyone will be able to submit another game.
-Each game may only be submitted once.
-If you wish to retract your submission, please do so at least two weeks before your game is due. Your next submission will go to the back of the cue.
-Please don't submit games that have a high language barrier or will take too long to complete (particularly RPGs).
-Please don't submit games that are too expensive. Below $50 is best. Above $100 won't work.

(If you have any questions or comments about the GOTW system, please either PM me or post in the old thread)

[seieienbu]

This is the game that sold me on the platform.  Years ago I lent my copy to somebody who was just getting into Turbo Grafx and since lost touch; I never got it back.  I think on Saturday I'm going to hit up local used game stores and see if I can scrounge up a copy to join in the fun this week.

[esteban]

God of Game

[tpivette]

God of Game

To hell with that! I can barely squeak by on Hard Human!

Christmas of '89 I received a Turbo Grafx 16 (with Keith Courage of course), and Blazing Lazers. After playing this once, I was hooked and became a Turbo-nut for life. This game has so much awesomeness it's unmeasurable.

[Gentlegamer]

This should have been the game the week of April 20.

[spenoza]

This is tied with GoT as my favorite PCE shooter. Love the sound effects especially. They have a nice ring to them.

[esteban]

This is tied with GoT as my favorite PCE shooter. Love the sound effects especially. They have a nice ring to them.

Yes,the SFX are quite nice. I absolutely love the BASS (when you have TG-16 connected to subwoofer+speakers) for the flying brains in stage 4(?). They explode nicely, too. But my favorite sound is the "bluuhhhbluhhhhbluhhhh" SFX when shooting them.

[bonoedgey]

I hear very good things about this game. Not really one negative come to think of it.  I will most definitely have to try it sometime.

[fsa]

BL is one of my favorite SHMUP of all time, its one of the reason I bought the TG-16 system. Man I gotta 
play me so Blazing Lazers.

[Dicer]

Will give this a go soon... I've played it endless times, only beaten it a handful of those. Once the flying brains start, that's the start of my demise.

Edit: great run for not playing in quite a while...

Made it to Stage 9 just after return of the tank boss, and got my ass handed to me.

[synbiosfan]

Made it to Stage 9 just after return of the tank boss, and got my ass handed to me.

I've never made past there.

[Phase]

yeah I think that may be the hardest wave of enemies in the game, I like to have Homing Missiles as a secondary weapon there, then either have 1 or 2 as my first weapon maxed out since they spread to the upper corners.

[johnnymad]

Might give this one a shot. Have played it a handful of times but think I've only made it to the second level. Normally decent at shooters. Haven't given this one enough time.

[Damon Plus]

This one is a game I really want to love, but I don't. Nothing wrong with the game though. . Its got good music and amazing g graphics for its time. The power up system is flexible if a bit confusing at times, and there's hidden difficulty modes for added challenge. But I find the stages a bit too long for my tastes and lose interest long before the end. Even if its not my cup of tea, its one of the essential Tg shooter.

[johnnykonami]

I've owned this one since my original TG-16, and I definitely beat it back then with a fully powered homing laser or whatever it's called ("III" I think).  Recently, I was showing a friend some TG-16 games and it was hard as hell!  I know if I sat down with it longer I could beat it again, but I was getting blown out of the sky repeatedly.  Great music and graphics though, one of the very best Hu-cards/Turbochips.

Wanna do Bonk's Revenge as GOTW coming up?   I was trying to convince my same buddy that it was one of the very best games on the system.