Thunder Blast Man is one of those Game Boy Color games that somehow feels faster than it should—like your little dude is always just a split second away from eating pavement. You jump between rooftops, punch robots, and occasionally grab these weird lightning power-ups that make your fists glow. The first level tricks you into thinking it's easy, then suddenly you're getting shot at from three directions while trying not to fall into a pit.

Boss fights are the best part—huge screen-filling machines that take forever to whittle down unless you figure out their one dumb weakness (hint: the second boss hates it when you stand slightly to the left). The music’s got that classic GBC crunchy synth sound, all beeps and basslines that somehow get stuck in your head. It’s not perfect—some jumps feel unfairly tight, and I swear the hit detection on those flying enemies is wonky—but it’s got that weird, janky charm old action platformers always do. You’ll probably yell at the screen at least once.