David Crane's A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia

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Description

In this unique Platform/Puzzle game you take control of a boy who has to help a blob getting to his home planet. It isn't a conventional Platformer, as the boy cannot jump or attack enemies. Instead, the Blob can be fed with different kinds of jellybeans, which will transform him into various objects. He can be used as a ladder, a bridge or a trampoline, turned into an umbrella to slow down the boy's fall or shield him from falling objects, into a bubble to let the boy swim and breathe underwater, a blow torch to burn certain obstacles or even a bird which enables him to follow the boy everywhere. There's total of 12 different shapes the blob can take on, all of which can be used to freely explore the game world.

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Alternate Titles

• "ふしぎなブロビー ブロバニアの危機" -- Japanese spelling
• "Fushigi na Blobby: Blobania no Kiki " -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• David Crane's A Boy and his Blob series
• Game with creator's name
• Protagonist: Blob

User Reviews

Feed the magic blob	NES	Multimedia Mike (20450)
A Wierd one for the books!	NES	Oblio (108)

Critic Reviews

NES Center	NES	2001	7 out of 10	70
Sharkberg	NES	Dec 09, 2015		60
Nintendo Life	Wii	Nov 26, 2009		60
Video Games	NES	Sep, 1991	57 out of 100	57
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	NES	Mar, 1990	22 out of 40	55
HonestGamers (Staff reviews only)	NES	Mar 07, 2013	5 out of 10	50
Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library	NES	2016		50
IGN	Wii	Nov 25, 2009	4.5 out of 10	45
Sharkberg	NES	Dec 10, 2015		40
Questicle.net	NES	Mar, 2011	D+	33

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Trivia

AI Partner

According to the GamesRadar feature Gaming's Most Important Evolutions this was the first game with an AI partner.

Animation

It's interesting to note that the main character's animation in this game (and its Game Boy sequel) is exactly the same as in some of David Crane's earlier games, such as Pitfall! and The Activision Decathlon.

Cancelled Sequel

A sequel to this game, titled A Boy and His Blob: Jelly's Cosmic Adventure, was announced for release on the Game Boy Advance sometime in 2002. The title, also designed by David Crane, was never completed and ultimately cancelled.

That seems familiar...

The splash screen logo paired with the opening riff of the theme music deliberately evoke the Indiana Jones franchise. The game's title, on the other hand, evokes the 1946 movie A Boy And His Dog, a title later revisited by stories by Harlan Ellison in the '70s and their film adaptation.

Information also contributed by Pseudo_Intellectual, Giovanni Russo and M4R14N0.

Related Web Sites

• everything2 node: "jellybean" (A complete listing not only of the effects of differently-flavoured jellybeans in this game, but of the wordplay rationales behind them, useful in establishing mnemonics. Also includes relevant Game Genie codes.)