Play Blazing Star Online
Dodge neon bullet hell in a slick spaceship, blasting biomechanical bosses with wild weapon upgrades—those homing lasers turn the screen into fireworks.
Game Overview
Blazing Star is one of those late '90s arcade shooters that still holds up surprisingly well. You pilot this sleek, angular spaceship through waves of enemy crafts that fill the screen with neon bullets—dodging feels like threading a needle sometimes. The pixel art has this weirdly beautiful vaporwave-meets-aliens vibe, especially when the bosses show up looking like biomechanical nightmares.
It's tough as nails (because of course it is—it's an arcade game), but the weapon upgrades make you feel overpowered in the best way. I always go for the purple homing lasers—they turn the screen into pure chaos. If you've got MAME set up, this one's worth firing up just to see how gorgeous 2D shooters got right before everyone switched to 3D.
Download Blazing Star ROM
You can download this ROM to play Blazing Star offline using an MAME 0.243 emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
