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''Blazing Lazers'' is a 1989 VerticalScrollingShooter for the UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16, produced by Creator/HudsonSoft and developed by Creator/{{Compile}} (whose name only appears in the game's end credits as "cooperator"). In Japan [[MarketBasedTitle it was titled]] ''Gunhed'', and was a tie-in to a movie of the same name; however, the game and movie barely resemble each other.

The game has nine variously space-themed stages which are slightly wider than the screen.

Four weapon types are available, each of which can be upgraded by collecting purple orbs and items which give additional firepower.

!!Tropes appearing in this game:
%%* AttackDrone
%%* BossRush: Area 9.
%%* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: Normal Dog, Hard Human, Super Mania and God of the Game.
%%* MacrossMissileMassacre
%%* SequentialBoss: The FinalBoss.
%%* SmartBomb: The flashing pink orb.
* UnstableEquilibrium: The last couple of levels are really hard, and they're even harder if you lose your weapons.
%%* WombLevel: Area 4.
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