Ashura Blaster

Ashura Blaster
Japanese arcade flyer of Ashura Blaster.
Developer(s)	Visco
Publisher(s)	Taito
Platform(s)	Arcade Game
Release date(s)	1990 (Arcade)
Genre(s)	Shooter game
Mode(s)	Single player, 2 player co-op
Cabinet	Vertical
Arcade system	Taito B System hardware
CPU	68000, Z80
Sound	YM2610
Display	Raster, 224 x 320 pixels, 4096 colors

Ashura Blaster (阿修羅ブラスター) is a 1990 vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Visco and both published and distributed by Taito. The player controls a helicopter (selecting 1 of 4 bomb configurations) and shoots enemies in the air and ground, collects power-ups, and defeats bosses to advance levels.

The kanji characters on the titlescreen read 'Ashura'. Ashura is a demon related to fighting.

External links

• Ashura Blaster at Arcade History
• Ashura Blaster at the Killer List of Videogames

Screenshot of Ashura Blaster