#A Boy and His Blob: Retro Collection

[satoshi-mochida]

A Boy and His Blob: Retro Collection releases today digitally for the PS4, PS5 and Switch. PC version TBA.

[comicbookfanzevad]

IT CAME FROM LIMITED RUN GAMES!

A Boy And His Blob Retro Collection

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A Boy and His Blob Retro Collection - SAGA! - PLAY READY GO!

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Cinematech's Trailer Park - A Boy and HIs Blob Retro Collection (Multiplatform)

Jumpin' jelly-beans!

[gengamer110]

A Boy and His Blob: Retro Collection Has a Release Date on Modern Consoles

A Boy and His Blob: Retro Collection includes the original NES game Trouble on Blobolonia plus the GameBoy title The Rescue of Princess Blobette. Users will be able to play through the US and Japanese versions of both games. Other features include a music player, save states, and aesthetic options / filters. An Nintendo Switch eShop lists it for release on October 17, 2023. Until then, check out…

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Nuova puntata del TG Games limited veramente striminzita con poche notizie legate tutte ai retrogames come ad esempio il ritorno da Limited Run della versione 3DO di D. Ecco i pochi link dei giochi: A Boy and His Blob Retro Collection (SWI, PS4, PS5, PC) https://limitedrungames.com/collectio… D (PC, 3DO) https://limitedrungames.com/collectio… Xtreme Sports (SWI, GBC)…

[knighteen87]

A Boy And His Blob: Trouble On Blobolonia for Nintendo Entertainment System. A game that I wanted try for a long time. I'm happy that I could find it recently. If I like it, I'll give it a try for Wii version also. #aboyandhisblob #davidcrane #puzzle #nintendo #NES #8bit #cartridge #retro #gaming #collection #videogame #videogames #game #games #retrogame #retrogaming #retrogame_feature https://www.instagram.com/p/BsciXm5lo7W/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12na2x9rklzxf

[miloscat]

[Review] Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Wii/DS)

Back on the WayForward train, with a pair of games based on the 2008 Batman cartoon of the same name.

The show “The Brave and the Bold” is a villain-of-the-week affair, with each episode having Batman team up with another hero from across the DC universe. The character designs are often intended as retro throwbacks, including Bats himself. WayForward’s game adaptations are authentic to the format, with the Wii version in particular feeling like you’re playing out episodes of the show.

Both games are beat-em-up/platformer hybrids, but they differ from each other quite a bit. On DS you have a single-player experience, a selection of relatively shorter levels to pick from and extra mini-challenges, rendered in fluid pixel-art style. The Wii game has simultaneous co-op in longer “episodes” (even including introductory teaser fights like the show), with a smooth animated look and depth to the foregrounds and backgrounds. There’s a lot more smaller differences to the specifics of how each version plays but they aren’t worth getting into. The content is also completely exclusive to the separate versions; even when there’s overlap between playable partner heroes, they play differently.

The two platforms thus justify themselves as separate experiences. There’s even supposed to be a way for a second (or even third) player to use the DS one to interact with the Wii one in a rare bit of cross-platform connectivity, but I had trouble getting it to work (the disc didn’t read well on Wii so I used the Wii U, maybe that’s why?) and I was playing solo anyway. In fact technical troubles prevented me from finishing the Wii game unfortunately, with continual disc read errors popping up as I started the final episode with Green Lantern.

My favourite part of the DS version was upgrading Batman’s abilities to eventual powerhouse status, and finding collectibles which show off character designs (even for characters who don’t appear in the game). For the Wii version I liked the voiceover banter between the pair of heroes during levels, and the variety of moves available for combat. Both versions have plenty of fun levels full of platforming challenges and bash-em-smash-em action.

The selection of the supporting cast is unfortunately very much a boy’s club, with the only woman being Black Canary as a one-off support power on Wii. The same goes for the villains for the most part, except for Catwoman, again on Wii. I do like the different playstyles of the partners, especially Blue Beetle (who contrary to this property often opting for older incarnations of characters, is the newer Jaime Reyes version), and I also enjoyed encountering other rarely-seen characters in the casts.

Apart from that, these games showcase WayForward’s strengths with excellent animation and fun levels. I suspect the co-op AI in the Wii version also uses some common code with A Boy and His Blob, because I caught the partner character doing some of the amusing behaviours I remember from that game, such as getting stuck and jumping in place. Either way, this was a solid destination on my WayForward journey... I mentioned trains at the start... choo choo.

[iccarus232-blog]

Me and @howells.hannah playing "A Boy and his Blob" for NES. Collectively trying to get back onto a ledge. This game is hard though, me and my grandpa wrote down what your dozens of jelly beans individually do. Shits hard haha. #nes #nintendo #aboyandhisblob #boyandhisblob #retro #jellybeans #catridge #videogames #gamergeek #gamer #geek #geeklife #gamerlife

[satoshi-mochida]

A Boy and His Blob: Retro Collection launches October 17 for PS5, PS4, and Switch, later for PC

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A Boy and His Blob: Retro Collection will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on October 17, publishers Ziggurat Interactive and Limited Run Games announced. A PC version is also planned, with a formal announcement “coming soon.”

Here is an overview of the collection, via Ziggurat Interactive:

A Boy and his Blob: Retro Collection brings a pair of NES and Game Boy hits to modern consoles, including their US and Japanese versions. A Boy and his Blob: Trouble in Blobolonia puts the fate of Blobolonia in your hands as the evil Emperor threatens to plunge the planet into chaos. As the Boy, joined by your new alien-like friend, Blobert (affectionately known as Blob), you’ll use 14 magical jelly beans to transform your companion’s form as your puzzle-platforming skills are put to the test. In The Rescue of Princess Blobette, enjoy the thrilling sequel, this time as the dastardly Alchemist takes over Blobolonia’s Royal Castle and traps the fair princess inside. Once again, it’s up to the titular Boy and his Blob friend to vanquish evil, save the princess, and send a menacing meddler packing. Powered by Limited Run Games’ Carbon Engine, A Boy and his Blob: Retro Collection combines that throwback feel with modern quality-of-life improvements. Updates include Trophies for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, filters to change up the aesthetic appearance, and finally, as a gift from the video game gods, save states. No more starting all the way back at the beginning after a game over.

Watch a new trailer below. View a new set of screenshots at the gallery.

Release Date Trailer