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A Boy and His Blob Hates You

Posted by Bob Mackey

I'm afraid I'm going to have to be the lone hater when it comes to the recently-announced Wii-make of the NES "classic," A Boy and His Blob. Mainly because the original game was sort of... terrible. Don't get me wrong, it had a unique premise and quite a few iconic features that make it a memorable game to this day, but so did Kid Icarus. And we all know about Kid Icarus.

I'd like to say that the NES A Boy and His Blob is just a tragic example of a game that didn't age well, but I found it pretty intolerable back before my age entered the double-digits. To me, the game had this unfriendly, 80s PC game design sense that showed utter contempt for anyone brave enough to dare explore its world. And while the different forms of The Blob were interesting to mess around with, the limited amount of transformations available in the game made necessary experimentation a frustrating experience.

To be fair, I'm sure the Wii-make will make ABaHB much more playable, though I still don't understand the appeal outside of misguided nostalgia. Hell, even if you're interested in the shape-changing gimmick, it's been done much better in the 20 years since A Boy and His Blob traumatized little kids like me. Since the official party pooping cannot start until I've distributed some actual party poop, I offer this video playthrough of the original A Boy and His Blob as evidence that all of your childhood memories are wrong--or right, in my case.

You can access a YouTube playlist featuring the rest of the playthrough videos HERE.

Related Links:

A Boy and His Blob Wiimake?
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Posted Mar 04 2009, 04:00 PM

Filed under: wii, a boy and his blob, nostalgia, remakes, bob mackey

Comments

Sanagi said:

The poorness of the original is the reason to be excited about the remake.

March 6, 2009 4:43 PM

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