Description

"A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia" is a unique puzzle-platform game developed by Imagineering and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1989. The game introduces players to an imaginative plot where a young boy meets a blob-like alien from the planet Blobolonia. Together, they embark on a mission to save the blob's home planet from an evil emperor who has banned all sweets and treats, which are the blobs' main food source. To aid in their adventure, the boy uses a variety of flavored jellybeans, which the blob consumes to transform into various objects and tools necessary to navigate obstacles and puzzles throughout their journey.

The gameplay in "A Boy and His Blob" is notable for its innovative use of the transformation mechanic, where different jellybean flavors cause the blob to morph into useful items such as ladders, trampolines, and even rockets. This mechanic requires players to think creatively to solve spatial and logistical challenges, making it a precursor to later puzzle-platformers that employ similar transformation or shape-shifting mechanics. Despite its charming concept and novel gameplay, the game was known for its steep learning curve and lack of in-game guidance, which left many players to resort to trial and error. Nonetheless, "A Boy and His Blob" holds a special place in video game history for its originality and heartfelt story, and it even sparked a modern remake, proving its enduring appeal and influence within the genre.