A Boy And His Blob For The Nintendo Wii
May 7th, 2009
I never played the original game, which debuted twenty years ago for the Nintendo Entertainment System (although I do remember reading about it in Nintendo Power), or its sequel, a Gameboy game which I hadn’t even known existed until today.
(A Boy And His Blob: Trouble On Blobolonia for the NES)
(And the sequel, The Rescue Of Princess Blobette, for the Gameboy)
Still, I’m looking forward to this year’s release of a brand new A Boy And His Blob for the Nintendo Wii for three reasons: the first being nostalgia; after all, the 80s are back in a big way these days.
Secondly, I love the premise - a boy sets off on a quest to save the land with the help of his little blob buddy who can transform into different shapes (ladders, umbrellas, balloons, and the like) depending on the flavor of jelly bean fed to him.
Lastly, the main reason I’m excited – the adorable redesign of the characters and the amazingly gorgeous backgrounds and environments.
See for yourself:
(Look familiar? Compare this screenshot with the one taken from the original NES game above.)
