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A BOY AND HIS BLOB
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A BOY AND HIS BLOB has all the makings of a great action
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adventure. First, it was written by David Crane, the designer of
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many top arcade games (including the blockbuster PITFALL).
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Secondly, it features rocket ships, mazes, hidden treasures, caves,
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aliens, and a blob who likes to eat jellybeans....
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In this wacky Nintendo game, you're a young boy who befriends a
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small white blob in need of help. During your adventure to save
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Blob's home planet (Blobolonia), you must feed your gooey friend
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jellybeans to transform him into various helpful items. Each flavor
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of the candy turns the blob into a different, far-out object -- from
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a bubble that can carry you under water to a ladder that allows you
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to reach high places.
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You begin the game on Earth, where you must collect treasures and
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extra jellybeans hidden in a system of caves under the local subway
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station. When you have all the materials you need, just toss a
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special jellybean over to Blob and he'll turn into a rocket that'll
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transport you to his planet.
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When you arrive in Blobolonia, you'll know you aren't "in Kansas
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anymore." For one thing, there are bouncing marshmallows that can
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squash you, giant candy machines that block your way, and a
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wonderful assortment of other lethal goodies loaded with sugar! If
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you're able to use Blob's special transformations to help you, then
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you might make it past the terrible tempting treats that await you.
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The graphics and sound are excellent on the Nintendo's 8-bit
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system. The music (resembling the theme from "Raiders of the Lost
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Ark"...with a cup of sugar added) matches the feel of the game
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perfectly. The graphics are highly detailed and the animation is
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smooth and colorful in the tradition of GOONIES II (available for
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the same system). In fact, A BOY AND HIS BLOB contains some of the
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best graphics I've seen on the NES. Whether you're running from
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exploding fruit or subway snakes, the presentation is entertaining
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and pleasing.
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David Crane's latest creation is almost sure to become an instant
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classic. Whether you're a kid, a kid at heart, or just someone who
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craves sweets, BLOB will definitely hit the spot!
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(By the way, you don't think the designer had Ronald Reagan in mind
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when he invented the blob, do you? Nah....)
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A BOY AND HIS BLOB is published and distributed by Absolute
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Entertainment.
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*****DOWNLOADED FROM P-80 SYSTEMS (304) 744-2253
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