Nerf Arena Blast 27 Years Later: An LGR Retrospective

It's Unreal Tournament! But softer! Nerf Arena Blast is a classic arena FPS with more than a passing resemblance to UT99. They use the same Unreal engine and were developed alongside each other, but after you get past the "Total Conversion Mod” feel of it, Arena Blast reveals its own distinct and colorful identity. Let's look back at it 27 years later here on LGR!

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● Pertinent links:
NAB Community Patch https://www.nerfarena.net/index.php/downloads/category/8-community-packs-and-utilities
1993 Nerf ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wG0HRnLzfA
Triple Strike ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXijy07A3HA
CD archives https://archive.org/search?query=Nerf+arena+blast

● Background music licensed from Epidemic Sound:
http://www.epidemicsound.com

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