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The winner of the first ever 4cr freebie giveaway was Tyler from Continuous Play. I asked him to write a little something about it, since I was so nice to give it to him for free. Ill now turn it over to him:

“Now that the newest contest is just about ready to end I have finally gotten around to sending in my impressions of Blast Corps. For those of you who don’t remember (I hardly do), I was the winner of the first ever contest held at 4 color rebellion. Things were easier in those days. Instead of all the hoops everyone has to jump through now to get free crap, all I had to do was type my name really fast and yell “Gimme, gimme” and I was declared the winner. And as my prize, a brand used copy of “Blast Corps” for the Nintendo64 system. But just before I waltzed away with my prize the axe descended. I was supposed to write Nick a review he could put on his site. So it was almost free.

I waited for the game. And then one day the cartridge arrived on my doorstep crying and asking for my love. Grabbing the package I ripped it open very slowly to savor the moment. On my trip to my so called “game room” I mumbled to my wife not to bother me for a few hours. Little did I know that one of those hours would involve me finding everything to hook up my N64 and get everything ready to go.

Seems it had been awhile since I had given the N64 the attention it deserves. Cables were missing. After looking for a good while I finally found them behind my GC games where I remember putting them because, “In case I ever want to play again they will be easy to find”. I also had to get used to the now awkward handling of the “trident” controller. It used to be so good then but jeez, it sure sucks now. I was just interested in was playing so I dealt with all in good spirits.

Turning on the game I was greated with the famous “Title Screen”. While many games have them, each is unique. Choosing to start a new game I was forced to face my first shock…These graphics did not age well. I remember when this was cutting-edge. Not so anymore. As I squinted I soon began the experience of blowing stuff up and blowing more stuff up.

Blast Corps can be boiled down to a one long run-on sentence description: In this game you must clear the way for a nuclear truck by smashing down buildings in front of it with various vehicles used as weapons, in general think of a puzzle game with exploding everythings. That about sums it up. Every vehicle has unique abilities and a unique “feel” to it which makes the levels interesting. At the core of the game it is a puzzle game. You must complete the certain objective in a set amount of time, and if you mess up you will have to restart the level again. While this entertained me for a few hours, I am not a puzzle person so I was becoming quickly aggravated as I progressed farther in the game. For those of you who love the excitement that comes from completing tricky levels you would have a blast playing this game (haha, no pun intended!). I give this game three backflipping dirtbikes out of two cans of whip cream.

I am glad that 4 color rebellion exists and I appreciate it so much that I have refrained from plugging my own site. Thanks Nick, here’s to winning more free stuff in the future!”

Thanks Tyler! Im glad that you got some enjoyment out of the game. Thats why I like giving free stuff away. Spread the joy.

Anyway, if you want to win something, check out the latest giveaway here. Also, I found this cool site with time runs for every level in Blast Corps.
Blast Corps Timed Runs