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Blaster Master

Blaster Master is a video game series that was originally developed and published by Sunsoft. It began with the 1988 video game Blaster Master for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and the series has been rebooted twice. The first reboot, Blaster Master: Overdrive, was released in 2010 and intended to "rebuild the Sunsoft brand in North America", but it received mediocre reception from critics and did not see a follow-up. After another hiatus, the series was rebooted again by developer Inti Creates with the 2017 video game Blaster Master Zero, which retained an 8-bit style of graphics alongside similar gameplay and level design to the original, serving as a sort of reimagining of the title. The game was a collaborative effort between Sunsoft and Inti Creates, with Sunsoft still owning the property but Inti Creates handling full development and publishing. Its success led to it receiving two fully original sequels, Blaster Master Zero 2 in 2019 and Blaster Master Zero 3 in 2021. The premise of the series revolves around Jason, a young man who uses a special tank known as SOFIA to explore areas and battle radioactive mutants. The games feature both on-foot and tank sections with unique gameplay for each section.

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Blaster Master is a video game series that was originally developed and published by Sunsoft. It began with the 1988 video game Blaster Master for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and the series has been rebooted twice. The first reboot, Blaster Master: Overdrive, was released in 2010 and intended to "rebuild the Sunsoft brand in North America", but it received mediocre reception from critics and did not see a follow-up. After another hiatus, the series was rebooted again by developer Inti Creates with the 2017 video game Blaster Master Zero, which retained an 8-bit style of graphics alongside similar gameplay and level design to the original, serving as a sort of reimagining of the title. The game was a collaborative effort between Sunsoft and Inti Creates, with Sunsoft still owning the property but Inti Creates handling full development and publishing. Its success led to it receiving two fully original sequels, Blaster Master Zero 2 in 2019 and Blaster Master Zero 3 in 2021. The premise of the series revolves around Jason, a young man who uses a special tank known as SOFIA to explore areas and battle radioactive mutants. The games feature both on-foot and tank sections with unique gameplay for each section.

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  1. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378500399

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