# What is the name of this old NES game?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 8, 2003, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-old-nes-game/167297 "2003-04-08T12:49:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-old-nes-game/167297/1 "2003-04-08T12:49:49Z")

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There’s this NES game I use to really like and play a lot, but can’t remember the name of. I hope this description is a good one.  
It’s a game, where you’re flying, what appears to be a spaceship, although, I don’t believe that you’re in space. The screen is constantly scrolling down and you have to shoot enemies coming at you. You eventually reach the end of a level and have to fight a boss. Now, I remember a couple of them, and these bosses should be what helps you name this for me. One of them, is a tuba, which, I think, blows bubbles which can kill you. Another is a boombox, which shoots out musical notes at you.  
There are other strange bosses, but I can’t remember them.  
Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-old-nes-game/167297/2 "2003-04-08T15:37:56Z")

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Gyrus

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**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-old-nes-game/167297/3 "2003-04-08T15:38:57Z")

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No wait, I am wrong. Sorry.

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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-old-nes-game/167297/4 "2003-04-08T15:40:38Z")

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Master Blaster?

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**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Guy)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-old-nes-game/167297/5 "2003-04-08T16:38:16Z")

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Nope.

[Stinger](http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/nintendoss/stinger.html).

I only remember it because it was one of the first NES games I ever owned.

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**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-old-nes-game/167297/6 "2003-04-08T22:26:11Z")

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**!!! Yeah, that’s it!!!** Great, thanks. 😃