SIMPLE 1500 SERIES VOL.014 - THE BLOCK KUZUSHI [RERELEASE]

Official Title	Simple 1500 Series Vol.014 - The Block Kuzushi [Rerelease]
Common Title	Simple 1500 Series Vol.014 - The Block Kuzushi [Rerelease]
Serial Number(s)	SLPS-02450
Region	NTSC-J
Genre / Style	Action / Breakout
Developer	Marvelous.
Publisher	D3 Publisher.
Date Released	19 November 1999

Disc Number & Printed Serial Number	DISC 1 SLPS-02450
Serial Number In Disc	SLPS-02450
Media Disc ID	N / A
Number Of Tracks	7 ( 1 Data Track & 6 Audio Tracks )
Approx. Image Size ( Image Format Used )	MB ( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc	MB
Approx. Archive Size ( Archive Type Used )	MB ( 1 RAR File with 2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s) ( UPC / EAN )	From the back cover. 4527823990173 -

Japanese

Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Block Buster (or Block Kuzushi or Simple 1500 Series vol.014 - The Block Kuzushi in Japan) is a good breakout game that can be played by 2 players in cooperative or VS mode.

The game offers some interesting special moves like the one in which you can hit the ball with effect pressing a buttom. There are 3 different game modes: Attack mode, Endless mode & VS mode.

With roots in the classic Breakout game from a few decades ago, Block Kuzushi continues where Arkanoid left off and updates the theme with colorful jewels to hit in addition to the standard rows of bricks.

During the course of play, weapon upgrades may be picked up such as multiple balls, shooting power and other brick bashing powerups. Roaming objects on-screen may deflect your ball so watch out for surprise changes in trajectory when these nuisances are afoot.

60 levels of cleverly designed boards (and some not so clever ones) should hold your attention for a few hours.

Manufacturer's description:

Block Buster is back, and better than ever! Bringing a horde of new systems, including the powerful 'Squash Ball' and 'Wall Shake'. Two players can go head-to-head. Steal your opponent's ball and carve out your name with it! New levels bring life into this famous old arcade classic.

Features:

First person perspective.
2D graphics
Cartoon graphics
SCI-FI & Futuristic themes.

Number Of Players	1 or 2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks	1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested ( Official Gamepads Only )	Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
Compatible Light Guns ( Official Light Guns Only )	No
Other Compatible Controllers ( Official Controllers Only )	None
Special Controllers Included Or Supported ( Official Only )	None
Vibration Function Compatible	Yes
Multi-Tap Function Compatible	No
Link Cable Function Compatibile	No

Emulator	ePSXe v.1.7.0
Video Plugin	Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin	ePSXe SPU Core v.1.7.0
CD-ROM Plugin	ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin	N / A
Vibration Compatible	Yes.
Console Bios Used	SCPH7502

NOTE: This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.

BASIC CONTROLS:
Move paddle: D-Pad or Left Analog Stick Left or Right
Plasma Cannon: D-Pad down
Jump Ball: D-Pad up
Increase paddle Speed: Circle Button
Serve & Small Ball: X Button
Shake Cealing: Triangle Button
Shake Left Ball: L1 or L2 Button
Shake Right Ball: R1 or R2 Button
Add main Ball: Select Button
Pause game: Start Button

- Jewel Case Covers
FRONT	BACK	INSIDE

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- Disc Cover
DISC

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NTSC-J:

Simple 1500 Series Vol.014 - The Block Kuzushi [SLPS-02227] -

PAL:

Block Buster [SLES-04067] -

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