<s>
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
on	I-Application
Blobolonia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Imagineering	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Absolute	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
follows	O
an	O
unnamed	O
male	O
protagonist	O
and	O
his	O
shapeshifting	O
blob	O
friend	O
on	O
their	O
adventure	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
planet	O
of	O
Blobolonia	O
from	O
the	O
clutches	O
of	O
an	O
evil	O
emperor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
that	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
boy	O
;	O
its	O
gameplay	O
revolves	O
around	O
feeding	O
his	O
blob	O
companion	O
different	O
flavored	O
jelly	B-Application
beans	I-Application
to	O
alter	O
its	O
shape	O
into	O
various	O
tools	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
overcome	O
obstacles	O
and	O
traverse	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
David	O
Crane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
titled	O
The	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
of	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
Blobette	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
two	O
failed	O
attempts	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
other	O
handhelds	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
a	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
Trouble	B-Application
on	I-Application
Blobolonia	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
WayForward	O
Technologies	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
involves	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
and	O
his	O
alien	O
blob	O
friend	O
,	O
Blobert	B-Application
,	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
home	O
planet	O
of	O
Blobolonia	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
an	O
evil	O
emperor	O
who	O
only	O
allows	O
his	O
subjects	O
a	O
diet	O
of	O
sweets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boy	O
and	O
Blobert	B-Application
must	O
traverse	O
the	O
subways	O
and	O
caves	O
beneath	O
the	O
Earth	O
and	O
gain	O
the	O
necessary	O
items	O
before	O
traveling	O
to	O
Blobolonia	O
and	O
defeating	O
the	O
emperor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
presents	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
interconnected	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
player	O
directly	O
controls	O
the	O
boy	O
,	O
Blobert	B-Application
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
AI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blobert	B-Application
can	O
change	O
into	O
several	O
different	O
tools	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
feeds	O
him	O
flavored	O
jelly	B-Application
beans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
licorice	O
jelly	B-Application
bean	I-Application
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
will	O
change	O
Blobert	B-Application
into	O
a	O
ladder	O
,	O
while	O
an	O
apple	O
jelly	B-Application
bean	I-Application
will	O
turn	O
him	O
into	O
a	O
jack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whistling	O
at	O
Blobert	B-Application
causes	O
him	O
to	O
revert	O
to	O
his	O
original	O
shape	O
and	O
continue	O
following	O
the	O
boy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
encouraged	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
the	O
jelly	B-Application
beans	I-Application
and	O
their	O
effects	O
to	O
navigate	O
the	O
puzzling	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
are	O
extra	O
jelly	B-Application
beans	I-Application
and	O
peppermints	O
,	O
which	O
increase	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
on	I-Application
Blobolonia	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Imagineering	O
,	O
the	O
in-house	O
developer	O
of	O
Absolute	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crane	O
stated	O
that	O
Blobert	B-Application
's	O
design	O
was	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
characters	O
Gloop	O
and	O
Gleep	O
from	O
the	O
Hanna-Barbera	O
cartoon	O
The	O
Herculoids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Crane	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
adventure	O
genre	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
done	O
with	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
game	O
Pitfall	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
Pitfall	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Caverns	I-Application
,	O
adventure	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
had	O
grown	O
to	O
include	O
useful	O
tools	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
collect	O
and	O
utilize	O
in	O
their	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
punch-flavored	O
jelly	B-Application
bean	I-Application
transforms	O
Blobert	B-Application
into	O
a	O
hole	O
,	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
hole	O
punch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
played	O
games	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
"	O
once	O
it	O
was	O
submitted	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
senior	O
management	O
member	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
viewed	O
this	O
as	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
,	O
so	O
Crane	O
substituted	O
the	O
grape	O
bean	O
for	O
a	O
ketchup-flavored	O
bean	O
that	O
would	O
instead	O
summon	O
the	O
blob	O
(	O
catch	O
up	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
boy	O
's	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
licensed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
standard	O
NES	O
games	O
took	O
six	O
to	O
eight	O
months	O
to	O
develop	O
,	O
Imagineering	O
completed	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
in	O
a	O
mere	O
six	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
going	O
without	O
sleep	O
for	O
48	O
hours	O
in	O
its	O
last	O
two	O
days	O
of	O
earnest	O
development	O
,	O
Crane	O
flew	O
to	O
the	O
CES	O
in	O
Chicago	O
for	O
trade	O
demonstrations	O
,	O
then	O
spent	O
nights	O
at	O
his	O
hotel	O
fixing	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
originally	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
a	O
writer-producer	O
of	O
the	O
Transformers	O
animated	O
features	O
to	O
simultaneously	O
launch	O
the	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
video	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
tie-in	O
toy	O
and	O
a	O
film	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
plans	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
due	O
to	O
deadlines	O
and	O
difficulty	O
in	O
dividing	O
production	O
resources	O
into	O
three	O
ways	O
between	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
toy	O
,	O
and	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
in	O
November	O
1990	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
retitled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
on	I-Application
Blobolonia	I-Application
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
gave	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
graphical	O
quality	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
,	O
commenting	O
:	O
"	O
Some	O
of	O
the	O
backdrops	O
are	O
digitized	O
and	O
superbly	O
coloured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
found	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
to	O
be	O
strictly	O
average	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
few	O
enemies	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
scrolling	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
opinion	O
was	O
echoed	O
by	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
a	O
more	O
negative	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
the	O
idea	O
behind	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
was	O
certainly	O
unique	O
,	O
even	O
praiseworthy	O
,	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
the	O
concept	O
did	O
n't	O
exactly	O
make	O
for	O
a	O
very	O
fun	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thomas	O
faulted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
;	O
its	O
vast	O
,	O
empty	O
environments	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
essential	O
jelly	B-Application
beans	I-Application
to	O
advance	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
"	O
just	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
gimmick	O
of	O
the	O
blob	O
's	O
different	O
transformations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
reported	O
by	O
Stuart	O
Hunt	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
"	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
phenomenal	O
success	O
for	O
Absolute	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
biggest	O
hits	O
and	O
exceeding	O
all	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
expectations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
advocacy	O
group	O
Parents	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Foundation	O
awarded	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
with	O
a	O
Parents	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Award	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
"	O
portraying	O
'	O
Positive	O
human	O
values	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
High	O
quality	O
software	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Intelligent	O
design	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
'	O
Ability	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
interest	O
 '	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
on	I-Application
Blobolonia	I-Application
has	O
received	O
scattered	O
recognition	O
from	O
the	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
University	O
of	O
Houston	O
newspaper	O
columnist	O
Jason	O
Poland	O
attributed	O
the	O
inspiration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
premise	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
befriends	O
an	O
outerspace	O
being	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
central	O
theme	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
slew	O
of	O
1980s	O
films	O
including	O
E.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
the	O
Extra-Terrestrial	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Last	I-Device
Starfighter	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poland	O
explained	O
that	O
"	O
although	O
free	O
from	O
any	O
Jelly	O
Belly	O
product	O
placement	O
,	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
encompasses	O
plot	O
devices	O
from	O
every	O
'	O
80s	O
buddy	O
sci-fi	O
film	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
end	O
cap	O
to	O
the	O
entire	O
film	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
GamesRadar	O
noted	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
as	O
a	O
milestone	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
having	O
the	O
first	O
recognizable	O
instance	O
of	O
an	O
AI-controlled	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
giving	O
it	O
such	O
a	O
low	O
review	O
score	O
,	O
IGN	O
listed	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
as	O
the	O
74th-best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
owing	O
its	O
inclusion	O
to	O
creative	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
a	O
healthy	O
mixture	O
of	O
action-adventure	O
and	O
platforming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
under	O
the	O
name	O
The	B-Application
Rescue	I-Application
of	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
Blobette	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
bought	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
after	O
Absolute	O
's	O
closure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
titled	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Majesco	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majesco	O
announced	O
another	O
sequel	O
in	O
2005	O
as	O
being	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
by	O
Skyworks	O
Technologies	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
formed	O
by	O
Crane	O
and	O
Kitchen	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
to	O
feature	O
3D	O
models	O
,	O
between	O
15	O
and	O
20	O
differently	O
colored	O
jelly	B-Application
beans	I-Application
,	O
15	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
touchscreen	O
feature	O
for	O
managing	O
a	O
jelly	B-Application
bean	I-Application
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
an	O
anonymous	O
developer	O
of	O
this	O
unreleased	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
in	O
concert	O
with	O
gaming	O
preservation	O
organization	O
Gaming	O
Alexandria	O
and	O
YouTube	O
channel	O
Did	O
You	O
Know	O
Gaming	O
?,	O
released	O
2	O
builds	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
being	O
the	O
final	O
build	O
received	O
by	O
Majesco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
re-imagining	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
on	I-Application
Blobolonia	I-Application
simply	O
titled	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
WayForward	O
Technologies	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Majesco	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
on	I-Application
Blobolonia	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
both	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
listed	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
2010	O
as	O
being	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
WayForward	O
later	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
the	O
listing	O
was	O
a	O
mistake	O
and	O
that	O
no	O
new	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
was	O
in	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
port	O
of	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	O
One	O
,	O
PlayStation	O
4	O
,	O
PlayStation	O
Vita	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
,	O
OS	O
X	O
,	O
and	O
Linux	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
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