History VideoGame / SonicBlastMan

* UsefulNotes/GeneralGamingGamepads: The arcade games used the punch pads.

''Sonic Blast Man'' is a series of video games created by Creator/{{Taito}}. It first began in the arcades where you play as the titular superhero in a "Test Your Strength" style game where you must punch targets by hitting a pad hard enough. Each target will have a certain amount of resistance, and you're only allowed three hits. It came to the SNES in the form of a BeatEmUp with the arcade's levels being treated like bonus stages after each round. Both versions of the game got a sequel, which are ''Real Puncher'', featuring a redesigned punching bag, new characters and scenarios, also the ability to take pictures of yourself to "punch yourself", but [[NoExportForYou only released in Japan and Europe]] possibly because of not meeting American safety standards, and ''Sonic Blast Man II'', featuring new characters and improving the gameplay mechanics.

No relation to [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog a certain cobalt blue insectivore]], or even one of his games called ''VideoGame/SonicBlast''.

''Sonic Blast Man'' is a series of video games created by Creator/{{Taito}}. It first began in the arcades where you play as the titular superhero in a "Test Your Strength" style game where you must punch targets by hitting a pad hard enough. Each target will have a certain amount of resistance, and you're only allowed three hits. It came to the SNES in the form of a BeatEmUp with the arcade's levels being treated like bonus stages after each round. Both versions of the game got a sequel, which are ''Real Puncher'', featuring new characters and scenarios, but [[NoExportForYou Only released in Japan and Europe]], and ''Sonic Blast Man II'', featuring new characters and improving the gameplay mechanics.

No relation to [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog a certain cobalt blue insectivore.]]

No relation to [[SonicTheHedgehog a certain cobalt blue insectivore.]]

* GeneralGamingGamepads: The arcade games used the punch pads.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The third boss of the second game foolishly leads you to the jungle base in retreat. When you reach the fourth boss, he turns him into a frog and gets eaten by a T-Rex.

* ReformulatedGame: The original arcade's gameplay wouldn't work well for consoles, so they made it a FinalFight styled BeatEmUp instead with the 5 arcade stages being bonus rounds by mashing the D-pad and pressing the button.

''Sonic Blast Man'' is a series of video games created by Creator/{{Taito}}. It first began in the arcades where you play as the titular superhero in a "Test Your Strength" style game where you must punch targets by hitting a pad hard enough. Each target will have a certain amount of resistance, and you're only allowed three hits. It came to the SNES in the form of a BeatEmUp with the arcade's levels being treated like bonus stages after each round. Both versions of the game got a sequel, which are Real Puncher, featuring new characters and scenarios, but [[NoExportForYou Only released in Japan and Europe]], and Sonic Blast Man II, featuring new characters and improving the gameplay mechanics.

* AdaptationExpansion: The bonus stages in the first SNES game ''is'' the actual arcade game.

* BattleshipRaid: The last stage of Sonic Blast Man 2 for the SNES.

* RapidFireFisticuffs: One of Sonic Blast Man's FinishingMoves.

* ColorCodedMultiplayer=/=CompetitiveBalance: In the second game only:

* TurnsRed: The third boss in the second game.

''Sonic Blast Man'' is a series of video games created by Creator/{{Taito}}. It first began in the arcades where you play as the titular superhero, you must punch targets by hitting a pad hard enough. Each target will have a certain amount of resistance, and you're only allowed three hits. It came to the SNES in the form of a BeatEmUp with the arcade's levels being treated like bonus stages after each round. Both versions of the game got a sequel, which are Real Puncher, featuring new characters and scenarios, but [[NoExportForYou Only released in Japan and Europe]], and Sonic Blast Man II, featuring new characters and improving the gameplay mechanics.

Sonic Blast Man is a series created by Taito. It first began in the arcades where you play as the titular superhero, you must punch targets by hitting a pad hard enough. Each target will have a certain amount of resistance, and you're only allowed three hits. It came to the SNES in the form of a BeatEmUp with the arcade's levels being treated like bonus stages after each round. Both versions of the game got a sequel, which are Real Puncher, featuring new characters and scenarios, but [[NoExportForYou Only released in Japan and Europe]], and Sonic Blast Man II, featuring new characters and improving the gameplay mechanics.

** [[color:green:Captain Choyear]] MightyGlacier

* NonstandardCharacterDesign: The second boss of the second SNES game looks more like something from a ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' game.

* NonstandardCharacterDesign: The second boss of the second SNES game looks more like something from a ''MegaMan'' game.

* {{Bowlderwise}}: The Japanese version of the first game had you fighting female thugs. The were replaced with male thugs in the overseas versions.
* ColorCodedMultiplayer/CompetitiveBalance: In the second game only:

* CompetitiveBalance: In the second game only:

SonicBlastMan is a series created by Taito. It first began in the arcades where you play as the titular superhero, you must punch targets by hitting a pad hard enough. Each target will have a certain amount of resistance, and you're only allowed three hits. It came to the SNES in the form of a BeatEmUp with the arcade's levels being treated like bonus stages after each round. Both versions of the game got a sequel, which are Real Puncher, featuring new characters and scenarios, but [[NoExportForYou Only released in Japan and Europe]], and Sonic Blast Man II, featuring new characters and improving the gameplay mechanics.