A Boy and His Blob!

[Phoenix Gamma]

A sequel is coming to the Wii, and it looks really, really pretty.

http://www.destructoid.com/a-boy-and-his-blob-gorgeous-screens-details-squeals-of-delight-123685.phtml

And on top of that, it's made by WayForward, who made the awesome Contra 4 on the DS. This is going to be a great retro revival.

Speaking of which, Punch-Out!! is confirmed to use NES-style controls as well as motion controls. So it's nice to hear that game isn't going to be doomed either :D

[darkvare]

i never played the original

[pac-man]

Looks like a children's book.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Boy and his blob was the shit and was kinda hard actually.

[mew barios]

i bought a boy and his blob from a toys'r'us for 20$. primarily because it was 20$ new, i guess it was like a proto-budgetgame :o a pretty entertaining puzzle/platformer and a fine evolution on the model of pitfall. which isn't too surprising since it was made by david crane

[Mockery]

Definitely some good news for the Wii. Lookin' forward to seeing Blob eating jellybeans again... and Punch-Out too.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Gameplay video!

http://www.destructoid.com/first-gameplay-video-of-a-boy-and-his-blob-wii-remake-123778.phtml

Looks so much fun. I can't wait to see what kind of ball busting puzzles they'll throw at us.

[Babs]

:) this pleases me. I think I will purchase a Wii when this comes out.

[pac-man]

I hate the art style. Everything else about it seems groovy.

[Phoenix Gamma]

What's wrong with groovy?

I like groovy :(

[pac-man]

Groovy is good. Everything about the game is groovy for me except the art style. Too children's book-ish. Not that I'd rather it be gritty/realistic, but it looks like a Beatrix Potter book. At first I thought maybe they were going for a Braid, dreamy watercolor look, but seeing it in motion confirms that it's going for that Nick Jr. look.

[Guitar Woman]

This is pretty much completely awesome

[Nick]

This is going to be awesome. I may actually have to start playing my Wii again.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Groovy is good. Everything about the game is groovy for me except the art style. Too children's book-ish. Not that I'd rather it be gritty/realistic, but it looks like a Beatrix Potter book. At first I thought maybe they were going for a Braid, dreamy watercolor look, but seeing it in motion confirms that it's going for that Nick Jr. look.


I think I'm going to play it. I see what you mean by the Nick Jr. look though. Hopefully they won't have a Maya the Bee jellybean in the game.

[pac-man]

I'm just not a fan of that look. Too saccharine/cutesy/whatever you want to call it.

[Phoenix Gamma]

I think Wii owners are used to that look :X

[Mockery]

I dunno, for a game about a boy who feeds jellybeans to his shape-shifting blob, I think the art direction is spot on. I don't think it's too cutesy or anything... there are plenty of Wii games (ie: Cooking Mama, etc) which are too cute, but this isn't one of 'em. Seeing those videos makes me even more excited for it. That and the fact that you no longer have to memorize what jellybeans do what is damned nice.

[MarioRPG]

I'm not sure if I'll be into this one. I didn't find the original very fun. There wasn't much direction of what to do, etc.

e: That said, I actually think the art style is pretty nifty. Looks just about right for a story about a boy who feeds a blob jellybeans.

[Babs]

I loved the original and I can't wait for this now

[pac-man]

http://wiimedia.ign.com/wii/image/article/958/958854/a-boy-his-blob-20090303012822149-000.jpg

Diff'rent strokes, I guess. If that isn't cutesy I'd like to see the definition. I don't own a Wii so I'm not their audience anyway. The town and caves are a great evolution from the original, but the enchanted forest gives me diabeetus. Also, I don't think the story necessitates a certain art style- the box art/manual for the original are just as spot on as this is.

[Phoenix Gamma]

The way I see it, it could have been a LOT worse.

http://www.myds.com.au/img/news/NewsSuggest_HH5WBY4L.jpg

[Nick]

That looks more like fan art.

[Mockery]

Also, I don't think the story necessitates a certain art style
I think the story of a game should always call for a certain art style. Though, I gotta admit, it would be fun to see a game like Doom take place in something that looked like Candyland. Shooting unicorns with a BFG that shoots killer gumdrops sounds like a good time to me.

[Tadao]

I think Adult Swim made a game like that once.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

That and the fact that you no longer have to memorize what jellybeans do what is damned nice.


:lol I hated forgetting which one did which. Like being in the underwater cavern and accidentally using the rocket ship. Straight to dead :x

[pac-man]

It was always fun trying to get Blobbert to eat a ketchup bean.

[Nick]

I think Adult Swim made a game like that once.
Candy Mountain Massacre?

[pac-man]

And the sequel, Candy Mountain Massacre 2. Fun games the both of 'em.

[Tadao]

That's the one.

[Mockery]

Candy Mountain Massacre? When was this game released? I never heard of it. Sounds good already.

[Tadao]

It's a flash game. Here is part 2. I think 2 came out last year.

http://www.adultswim.com/games/game/?game=candymountain2

[pac-man]

They cancelled the DS version; I'd think that'd be the best system for A Boy and His Blob.

[Nick]

It had 15 levels and 15 beans.

[pac-man]

In this age of product placement in games, I am kinda surprised Jelly Belly hasn't gotten a hold of this. Could make for interesting cross promotion if nothing else.

[BurntToShreds]

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp205/BurntToShreds/media.jpg
It looks beautiful. I can't wait to get a hold of it.

[LordSappington]

I remember having it on a cd my friend gave me FULL of ROMs; I never could figure out what the hell I was supposed to do, so it got old fast.
That and my blob would constantly jump for the jelly bean, miss, and I would waste perfectly good cola beans.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I just watched someone run through the game in like 7 minutes. I was quite upset.

[Nick]

I just watched someone run through the game in like 7 minutes. I was quite upset.
Surely not. :\


The DS title looked horrible.
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/137/928255_20050518_screen005.jpg

[kahljorn]

haha its a boy and his blob in the GHETTO. Notice that he's trying to lightt a smoke with t he help of the blob. But the blob is all, "MUSIC MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER THAN CIGARETTES." he's an agent of rehabilitation.

[Emu]

Which jelly bean makes the blob turn into a joint

[pac-man]

Who knew A Boy and His Blob was a cautionary tale of how drug use can make you see some crazy ass shit.

[Babs]

http://wii.ign.com/objects/143/14326534.html

says the release date is September 2009

[Durrsomething]

http://media.comicmix.com/media/2008/10/31/hank-hill.jpg

Anyone downloaded the Maw for 360? It's basically a remake of A Boy and His Blob

[Tadao]

shut up

[pac-man]

How is The Maw a remake of A Boy and His Blob, Durr?

[Tadao]

shut up?

[pac-man]

I really want to hear his explanation.

[Durrsomething]

You play as an alien BOY who has a purple BLOB that can eat enemies, grow larger, and gain their powers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maw_(video_game)

Oh, and Tadao, why don't you go fuck yourself?

[Sam]

YEAH, THAT IS BASICALLY THE SAME THING. :rolleyes

[pac-man]

I'll buy that for a dollar, Durr. I'd seen it on Xbox Live Arcade. It seems more like it was inspired by ABAHB moreso than it's a remake, but that's semantics. I can see where you're coming from anyway.

[LordSappington]

Sounds more like Kirby to me.

[pac-man]

They're nothing alike, I just wanted to see where he was going with it.