When it comes to breathing new life into old-school classics, the folks at WayForward certainly know what they are doing. They were, after all, responsible for 2007's brilliant DS revival of Contra. Now they have set their sights on NES cult-favorite A Boy and His Blob. The original game was a bit of an odd duck; possibly the first ever 'puzzle-platformer'. You played as a boy trying to send his alien blob pet back to his home planet. By feeding Blob jelly beans, he would transform into various useful objects like a ladder or a trampoline.
WTMG's Heidi Hawes: "I really enjoyed my time with A Boy and His Blob. I definitely understand now why this adorable little game won the hearts of so many. It might not being the most challenging game on the market, but it’s still a lot of fun. The levels are all very brief, which makes it an ideal game for the Switch. It’s the perfect game to pick up and play on-the-go."
"Today, publisher of retro-and-modern games Ziggurat Interactive announced that the unique and cherished classic puzzle platformer “A Boy and His Blob“, is coming to the Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo Eshop today." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
"Today, publisher of retro-and-modern games Ziggurat Interactive announced that the unique and cherished classic puzzle platformer "A Boy and His Blob", will arrive for the first time ever on the Nintendo Switch this Fall (2021)." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
