A Boy and His Blob
A re-imagined puzzle-platformer about friendship and cooperation.
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It is a re-imagining of the 1989 NES game A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia.[1] The game was released for the Wii in North America on October 13 and in Europe on November 6, 2009.[1] Majesco published the puzzle-platform game A Boy and His Blob, which was created by WayForward.[1]
Making and release
Majesco acquired the rights to the series after Absolute Entertainment went bankrupt in 1995.[2] WayForward pitched the "idea of a very heartwarming Boy and Blob, and having a very friendly game".[2] The game's distinctive visual style was largely the work of art director Marc Gomez.[3] Gomez aimed for a very soft aesthetic, drawing inspiration from the films of Hayao Miyazaki.[3]
Marc also made the choice to depict the boy as "much younger and rounder" compared to his NES version.[3] WayForward and Ziggurat Interactive put out a Nintendo Switch version on November 4, 2021.[1]
What the cited sources add
Sean Velasco wanted controls "very intuitive for the family crowd" and to "avoid anything that doesn't directly serve the game itself".[4] Approximately 4,000 distinct animation frames are present in the game.[5] Because testers found it too troublesome to manage the blob's emotions and keep it content throughout the game, most of those mechanics were removed.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "A Boy and His Blob" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Wii game A Boy and His Blob revived for modern systems", Eurogamer, 5 January 2016; "Abstraction Games on Twitter"; "A Boy and His Blob Remake is Coming", 5 January 2016; "A Boy and His Blob on PS3", Official PlayStation®Store US; "A Boy and His Blob on PS4, PS3, PS Vita", Official PlayStation®Store UK; "Majesco Releases the 2009 Remake of 'A Boy and His Blob' on the App Store", 17 November 2017; "A Boy and His Blob on IOS", App Store, 16 November 2017; "A Boy and His Blob on Android", Google Play Store; "A Boy and His Blob coming t en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "A Boy and His Blob" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Harris, "The Blob Team Speaks", IGN, 2009-03-04; Dobson, "Interview: Majesco, WayForward spill the jelly beans on A Boy and His Blob", Joystiq, 2009-03-20; Casamassina, "IGN: Pre-E3 2009: A Boy and His Blob's Big Makeover", IGN, 2009-05-29; Dobson, "Interview: Majesco, WayForward spill the jelly beans on A Boy and His Blob", Joystiq, 2009-03-20 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "A Boy and His Blob" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Casamassina, "IGN: Pre-E3 2009: A Boy and His Blob's Big Makeover", IGN, 2009-05-29; Casamassina, "IGN: Pre-E3 2009: A Boy and His Blob's Big Makeover", IGN, 2009-05-29 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "A Boy and His Blob" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Harris, "The Blob Team Speaks", IGN, 2009-03-04 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "A Boy and His Blob" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Harris, "The Blob Team Speaks", IGN, 2009-03-04; Harris, "The Blob Team Speaks", IGN, 2009-03-04 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "A Boy and His Blob" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Five Questions with Sean Velasco Lead Designer of A Boy and His Blob. Game Informer. Iss 199. Nov 2009. p.47. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: A Boy and His Blob (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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