Ghetto Blaster (video game)
Ghetto Blaster is a computer game that was released for the Commodore 64 in 1985. It was developed by two former employees of the software house Taskset.[3]
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| Designer(s) | Tony Gibson Mark Harrison[2] |
| Platform(s) | Commodore 64[1] |
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| Genre(s) | Action[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
The goal is to find and collect ten cassette tapes of dance music, get people to dance to them by blasting them with notes from your ghetto blaster, and then deliver them to your record company, Interdisc.[4] These ten music tracks were played throughout the game. A maze of streets, alleyways and cul-de-sacs are laid out, populated by bizarre characters, some are helpful and some deadly.
The street names are named after famous songs ("Blackberry Way", "Desolation Row", etc.) - a map was provided in the cassette inlay[4] - and some of the characters reference others (one to avoid is the Psycho Killer, while the Jumpin' Jack Flash It's A Gas Gas Gas takes you to a tape's location).
Reception
Zzap!64 was impressed by the music and found the gameplay instantly appealing, but felt that the repetitive nature and lack of a real scoring system diminished lasting interest.[4]