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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Not only does the latest issue of Nintendo Power have the scoop on Excitebots, it also features the return of the game that sold a million jelly beans, A Boy and his Blob.
