A Boy and his Blob
A boy and his blob is quite simply one of the most iconic and classic NES games. The history of the game is quite simple and completely corresponds to the original template. Planet Blobonia is suppressed by a power-hungry Emperor and bullied. One of the residents go on the Earth where he meets a little boy lost looking for help. The two friends get on after a few moments of horror and decide to rescue Blobonia from the clutches of evil; together they form a strong team.

The game is amazing and unique and in essence is beautiful comparable with no other game. The pear-shaped clay figure BLOB can freely change its shape. The process of transformation is made by colourful jelly beans that the boy can feed it if necessary. Depending on the color of the bean BLOB changes to a ladder, a trampoline, a bouncy ball and other things. To achieve the goal of each level packaged as a delicious bean, the boy has various obstacles using BLOB transformations or bypass. It is the smallest fall into a void that kills you and this requires in addition to mental work, primarily skill as or a leap into the void immediately disposes of the spoon. Infinite life and more than just generously distributed reset points compensate but never really ease the frustration.

The degree of difficulty of the game is relatively simple, which is not necessarily bad considering the young target group. A total of 40 regular levels played out in four worlds including the planet Blobonia and the fortress of the evil emperor. The special challenge of each individual level but is in finding the three hidden treasure chests each granting access to a bonus round. These are additional stages, bringing the total number of levels to 80. These levels are generally somewhat more difficult than the regular and have no reset points. For this reason, they can be quite demanding even for experienced players, even the Advanced play where blobs repertoire was previously extended to many new skills. So must the brave boy sometimes as Cannonball or a BLOB rocket through the air breeze often only one of malicious enemies over pounce with a paraglider in frightening depths, coordinated with his BLOB double act, which is one of the most difficult tasks. The constantly expanding possibilities of the BLOB make roughly-makeup the game despite the similar created platform levels, again interesting. At the end you must address each of the four worlds with a nasty boss, which is more than good.

From a technical perspective everything is great. The graphics are beautiful but not overloaded, the background change even within a world more than enough. The atmosphere is superb. The acoustic music adapts itself to the whole and radiates most melancholy and peace. Only negative is the only slightly too slow control I noticed that can be frustrating in the boss fights. Also sometimes the boy inadvertently hangs on a ladder, which often leads to the death. Otherwise the controls succeed because they really cover all desirable features. You can also call the BLOB wherever you are which really helps in many puzzles.

Numerous bonus materials such as artwork, sketches and conceptual works will be activated after the bonus round, giving a moments relief in the action of the game play.

In this unique Platform/Puzzle game you take control of a boy who has to help a blob getting to his home planet. It isn't a conventional Platformer, as the boy cannot jump or attack enemies. Instead, the Blob can be fed with different kinds of jellybeans, which will transform him into various objects. He can be used as a ladder, a bridge or a trampoline, turned into an umbrella to slow down the boy's fall or shield him from falling objects, into a bubble to let the boy swim and breathe underwater, a blow torch to burn certain obstacles or even a bird which enables him to follow the boy everywhere. There's total of 12 different shapes the blob can take on, all of which can be used to freely explore the game world.

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Glitches

Fall under the grass.

In this glitch, you need to give the Blob a Root Beer jellybean so he can take you to the grasslands. Then give the Blob a Punch jellybean so he can turn into a hole. then press whistle to turn him back. While he is turning back, go back into the whole while he is still a whole. You should be still be deeper in the grass even though the Blob is no longer a hole. Then while still deeper in the grass, keep walking right until you fall into the cave. Do that same trick again and walk right. You will notice that you are nowhere, that is good. You can you this glitch to pass all of the pointless parts until you see the boiling pot at the end.

Brick Blob Transformation

First, throw a Honey Jellybean at the Blob for him to eat. While he is transforming, throw a Ketchup Jellybean at the blob, and if done correctly, the Blob will transform into a Brick. What purpose this serves is beyond me, but it is a fun ''hidden secret'' to test out.

Extra Vitamins

First, you will have to collect all of the hidden treasure in the lower areas (near the sewers and subway station) of the game. Once all of the treasure has been collected (there is a little bar on the playing screen showing how many treasures have been collected), head back to the beginning of the level and go to the far east (right) of the level to find the Vitamin Shop, which was once closed, is now open and you will receive a whole bunch of Extra Vitamins.

Get Rid of All Enemies on the Blob's Planet

On the first screen of the Blob's Planet, run and toss a jellybean at the left side of the screen. If you do it just right, the screen will flash for a moment and show the final boss room. Now, all enemies on Blobolonia will be gone for good.

AAULNGIA 1 life only
ZAULNGIE Double lives
GXXEOPVG Infinite lives
AAVKIPPA Infinite Jellybeans
SXEEZAAX Fast play
For the next code, in the underwater section, if you lose a life you
may not be able to call your Blob, and therefore become trapped.
If this happens, just reset and start again.
AVOGAEOZ Invincible
AVOPVGEI Never take damage from enemies
APEUUIAA Gives 10 Orange Jellybeans
AONUSGAA 10 Lime Jellybeans
OONLOGZN 99 Licorice Jellybeans
AUNLUGIP Double Strawberry Jellybeans
TUNLNKAP Double Cola Jellybeans
AKNUOGGX Double Cinnamon Jellybeans
GXNUUGZP Double Apple Jellybeans
AVNUNGAL Double Vanilla Jellybeans
ZPELNITA Double Ketchup Jellybeans
AONLSGTE Triple Coconut Jellybeans
APELUITE Triple Rootbeer Jellybeans
APEUSIAA 10 Vitamin A for Vita-Blaster
APEUNIAA 10 Vitamin B for Vita-Blaster
APOLOIAA 10 Vitamin C for Vita-Blaster
SZXLXKSU + YYXLUGEY Gives 101 of all starting Jellybeans

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Lexatom 01-02-16 - 12:19 PM
 Never understood the praise this game gets, tbh.
Nincompoco 11-04-13 - 03:26 PM
 they made a remake for the game on wii, i know because i have it
Dahaka 07-01-13 - 12:43 PM
 Nostalgia attack.
KH12foreve 01-22-11 - 10:58 PM
 Beat the game with the secret glich! WOOT
rka0917 01-20-11 - 01:04 AM
 well this game is unique, i can give it that!
kingnahum17 01-19-11 - 05:51 PM
 It is a pretty good game. After a while, I forgot about the differences (or problems), and just played it.
gokol 01-18-11 - 12:21 PM
 I am trying it now
Jordanv78 01-17-11 - 07:30 PM
 Fun game. People just have to be patient and give it a chance. It has a different feel to it than most NES games.
satanos 01-12-11 - 10:42 AM
 doesn't work
Preston12321 11-04-10 - 10:51 AM
 its easy give him a root beer jellybean and see what happens
Scrillow 10-10-10 - 06:48 PM
 U JUST DONT KNOW HOW TO PLAY/
sonicfan3388 08-05-10 - 08:50 PM
 thats true!
PIKAFAN11 06-24-09 - 04:07 PM
 this is so dumb!