▁player ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁stage ▁without ▁collect ing ▁additional ▁points . ▁ ▁Development ▁▁ ▁Bla zing ▁Star ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁developed ▁by ▁Y um ek ob o , ▁a ▁company ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁A ic om ▁but ▁re brand ed ▁to ▁mark ▁their ▁new ▁direction ▁of ▁working ▁closely ▁with ▁SN K . ▁Initial ▁discuss ions ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁concept ▁for ▁a ▁follow - up ▁to ▁their ▁shoot er ▁Pul star , ▁however ▁they ▁wanted ▁their ▁new ▁game ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁original . ▁With ▁significant ▁changes ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁game play ▁style ▁and ▁setting , ▁the ▁team ▁treated ▁their ▁new ▁game ▁as ▁a ▁ga iden ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁use ▁Pul star ▁in ▁the ▁title . ▁Y um ek ob o ' s ▁president ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁opposed ▁this , ▁wanting ▁Pul star ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁for ▁business ▁reasons . ▁At ▁some ▁point ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁titled ▁Pul star ▁Bl ast . ▁The ▁publish er ▁SN K ▁entered ▁the ▁dispute , ▁saying ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁Y um ek ob o ' s ▁new ▁shoot er ▁to ▁be ▁associated ▁to ▁Pul star ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁because ▁it ▁received ▁poor ▁reception ▁there ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁high ▁difficulty . ▁The ▁team ▁settled ▁on ▁the ▁title ▁Bla zing ▁Star ▁for ▁its ▁western ▁release , ▁chosen ▁among ▁others ▁including ▁Zero ▁H our ▁and ▁The ▁Z en ith . ▁Not ▁wanting ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁names ▁different ▁between ▁regions , ▁Y um ek ob o ' s ▁president ▁decided