a boy and his blob
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A Boy And His Blob Review: The Zero Nostalgia Version
9:00AM Mike Fahey | WayForward Technologies and Majesco bring us A Boy and His Blob for the Nintendo Wii, a re-creation of the beloved 1989 NES title, which I incidentally have never played. More »
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2:00PM David Wildgoose | Time was, nearly every game was 2D. Side-scrolling or top-down view, the vast majority of games from the ’70s, ’80s and early ’90s depicted a two-dimensional play area. But since the proliferation of 3D games, 2D has become a dirty word. Why? More »
Why Do We Look Down On 2D Games?
2:00PM David Wildgoose | Time was, nearly every game was 2D. Side-scrolling or top-down view, the vast majority of games from the ’70s, ’80s and early ’90s depicted a two-dimensional play area. But since the proliferation of 3D games, 2D has become a dirty word. Why? More »
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1:00AM Mike Fahey | Majesco reveals new concept art and the cover to the Wii remake of NES classic A Boy and His Blob as part of Blob Month, a celebration leading up to the game’s October 6 release. More »
A Boy And His Blob Get Their Own Month
1:00AM Mike Fahey | Majesco reveals new concept art and the cover to the Wii remake of NES classic A Boy and His Blob as part of Blob Month, a celebration leading up to the game’s October 6 release. More »
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A Boy And His Blob Trailer Invokes The Spirit Of The 1980s
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | A Boy and His Blob was first released in 1989, but this trailer throws back to a slightly earlier time. I can see this running in a cinema, in 1985. And I mean that in a good way.
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A Boy And His Blob Preview: You Will Die Plenty
7:00AM Stephen Totilo | Prepare for very nice graphics. And prepare to die. More »
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A Boy And His Home-Made Blob
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | The best part of the upcoming reimagining of A Boy & His Blob isn’t the fact the game’s being reimagined. It’s that gorgeous storybook art style, which these home-made figures capture perfectly. More »
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A Boy And His Blob Looks Swell In Motion Too
11:40AM Michael McWhertor | Scans and screenshots may not get the job done, especially when it comes to hand-animated games like the newly announced A Boy And His Blob. Thank goodness new video of the Wii game exists. More »
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A Boy And His Blob And Their Screenshots
1:40AM Mike Fahey | Majesco’s official announcement for A Boy and His Blob for the Nintendo Wii comes with a little more information and twelve new screens of the beautiful game in action.
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Nintendo Power Lets A Boy And His Blob Details Out Early
10:00AM Michael McWhertor | Nintendo Power teased us earlier today with a surprise announcement—A Boy And His Blob was coming to the Wii, promising details later. Well, they’re out now and, boy, does this game look spectacular. More »
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