Blazing Chrome

A robot army rules the world, and attempt to destroy the remnants of humanity. The game follows a resistance group who fights back against them. Players can control two different characters: Mavra, a human resistance soldier, and Doyle, a robot reprogrammed to fight for the resistance. Chrome received generally favorable reviews from critics, being frequently compared to the Contra games. In 2021, an enhanced version titled Blazing Chrome AC was released in arcades on exA-Arcadia.

• Title — Blazing Chrome Blazing Chrome AC • Artist — Danilo Dias • Genre — Run and gun • Released — July 11, 2019 • Engine — GameMaker Studio • Composer — Dominic Ninmark Tiago Santos Motoaki Furukawa (AC) • Programmer — Iuri Nery • Designer — Danilo Dias • Producer — Thais Weiller • Publisher — The Arcade Crew exA-Arcadia (AC) • Developer — JoyMasher • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer

Blazing Chrome is a side-scrolling run and gun with gameplay similar to Contra and Metal Slug. Players take on the role of resistance fighters Mavra and Doyle, fighting off robotic enemies across multiple levels. It can be played single-player or in a two-player local cooperative mode. There are six levels in total; four are already unlocked, and two have to be unlocked. Players can run, jump, and dodge. There are four weapons in the game: a machine gun, a grenade launcher, an energy whip, and a particle cannon. Players are equipped with a machine gun at the start of each level and can pick up more weapons as they progress. Melee attacks are performed if a player attempts to shoot an enemy at close range. Players can only be hit once, losing a life if they are shot by or touch an enemy. The amount of lives that players have depends on the difficulty selected at the start of the game. Three different assist robots can be collected in each level. Only one bot can be equipped at a time. Attack bots fire when the player fires, increasing the player's damage output. Defense bots shield the player, allowing them to take two extra hits before breaking. Speed bots increase the player's movement speed and fire rate. Speed bots also give players the ability to jump twice, allowing players to access hard-to-reach areas. Equipped bots and weapons, excluding the machine gun, will be dropped if the player dies.

This arcade version adds the playable character Zaku from Oniken, another game by JoyMasher. Zaku plays more like a melee character but can throw long range grenades. Motoaki Furukawa, the music composer of Konami's Super Contra, composed a new soundtrack for this version.

Blazing Chrome was developed by Brazilian game studio JoyMasher. After the first trailer for the game was released in March 2018, a game demo of Blazing Chrome was featured at PAX East 2018 held in April, showing off the game's mechanics. The Arcade Crew released a gameplay preview on June 28, showing two players riding hoverbikes and fighting enemies on a train. Blazing Chrome was released on July 11, 2019, for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, and later for Amazon Luna on November 19, 2020. JoyMasher primarily took inspiration from the Metal Slug and Contra games. Developer Danilo Dias, a fan of the games, wanted to combine the mechanical bosses of Metal Slug and the "speed and frenetic style" of Contra. The game's backgrounds were influenced by Irem games such as GunForce II, being designed to look "ruined and extremely detailed".