Blast Corps
Blast Corps — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Blast Corps on?
- Blast Corps was released on Nintendo 64.
- When did Blast Corps release?
- Blast Corps was first released on March 21, 1997.
About Blast Corps
Blast Corps is a 1997 video game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. Destroy a series of buildings or objects using a variety of unique demolition vehicles, in order to mainly clear a path for trucks carrying defective nuclear missiles.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Nintendo 64
- Developer
- Rare
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Collector value & authenticity
Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAL release | $12 | $51 | $325 |
| Japanese release (Blastdozer) | $9 | $25 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 3 times a week
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about 6 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $2.79 in Jan 2007, $16.92 five years ago, and $19.49 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2007 | $2.79 | — |
| Jan 2008 | $3.87 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $3.96 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $2.30 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $2.14 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $3.29 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $3.95 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $5.48 | $28 |
| Jan 2015 | $4.37 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $7.04 | $29 |
| Jan 2017 | $8.04 | $31 |
| Jan 2018 | $8.97 | $31 |
| Jan 2019 | $9.00 | $21 |
| Jan 2020 | $8.50 | $36 |
| Jan 2021 | $11.54 | $41 |
| Jan 2022 | $16.62 | $82 |
| Jan 2023 | $19.89 | $78 |
| Jan 2024 | $14.43 | $60 |
| Jan 2025 | $14.98 | $43 |
| Jan 2026 | $19.99 | $70 |
| Oct 2026 | $19.49 | $65 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Cartridge serial | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 24 March 1997 | NUS-NBCE-USA | NUS-01A-01 |
| Europe / PAL | 22 December 1997 | NUS-NBCP-EUR | NUS-01A-01 |
| Japan | 21 March 1997 | NUS-NBCJ-JPN | NUS-01A-01 |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP
- Released
- 1997
- Authenticity
- Low
Rare's inventive demolition puzzler, and one of the easiest N64 cartridges to justify picking up.
Blast Corps was Rare's first game for the Nintendo 64, published by Nintendo, and it reached Japan and North America in March 1997 with Europe following in December 1997 (the Japanese release is titled Blastdozer). You drive a series of vehicles to demolish buildings in the path of a runaway nuclear missile carrier, and across its 57 levels you solve puzzles by swapping vehicles to move objects and bridge gaps.
Critics liked its originality, variety and visuals. A Next Generation reviewer wrote that the sheer size of its levels and the number of secrets made it one of the few N64 games that justified its high price. Some critics faulted its controls and repetition.
How it was made
Developed by Rare with a team of four to seven people, many of them recent graduates. The designer was Martin Wakeley, the artist Ricky Berwick and the composer Graeme Norgate. The puzzle mechanics drew on Donkey Kong (1994).
What the press said at the time
| Metacritic (aggregate) | 90% (12 reviews) | |
| AllGame | 4/5 | |
| Computer and Video Games | 4/5 | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 9/10, 9/10 8.5/10, 8.5/10 | |
| Famitsu | 7/10, 8/10, 9/10, 8/10 | |
| GameSpot | 8.4/10 | |
| IGN | 9/10 | |
| N64 Magazine | 88% (JP) / 88% (US) | |
| Next Generation | 4/5 |
“I really enjoyed Blast Corps. I admit a few of the vehicles are way too difficult to control (such as the Back Lash), and the gameplay is fraught with frustration, but overall, I got a real kick out of the whole mass destruction thing.”
“Lifespan aside, Blast Corps ranks as easily one of the best N64 games so far. It encapsulates everything the N64 is supposed to be about: unprecedented graphics and sound, millions of secret bits and things to find, ceaseless inventiveness”
“once in a while a game comes along that restores your faith in games. Blast Corps is such a game.”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Nintendo 64 version.
Before you buy
The price on this page is for the North American release, which sits right around the median for its group. The PAL release costs less, and the Japanese release costs a lot less. Sealed copies cost many times a loose cartridge, so buy a sealed one only if you want the packaging; a complete copy is the sensible middle. Fake risk is low.
Blast Corps screenshots
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