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Block Buster (PlayStation)

It's a Breakout clone. Yep.

While being a namesake of Block Kuzushi 2, both games actually have completely different levels.

At offset 0x800 of the .ELF executable in both releases is a copyright string. This could be a leftover from Block Kuzushi 2, which this game is based on.

All programs Copyright (C) 1999 TAMSOFT Corporation

(Source: tikal.)

Version Differences#

Japan

Europe

  • For the European localization, the background artwork was amplified, and all copyright information that is not Phoenix Games' is removed. Seems it was a rather poor job, as the Phoenix logo overlaps with the start button prompt.

References#


  1. GDRI↩︎
  2. HIGHWAYSTAR - Works - Consumer Games (archived)↩︎
  3. GAME Data Room - PlayStation Software List 2000↩︎
  4. Release Schedule 2003 on www.phoenixgames.nl↩︎