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Episode 56
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia is one of the most unique games for the NES - Instead of relying on your running and jumping skills like in Super Mario Bros, instead you'll use the titular Blob which can transform into 14 different tools! Ladders, trampolines, keys, and car jacks - the Blob can do it all!
So how did this crazy game get made? In today's episode we'll find out, then we'll dive deep into the gameplay where we'll learn:
* Where to find EVERY HIDDEN TREASURE!
* How to use ALL 14 of the BLOB'S TRANSFORMATIONS!
* Where to find ALL of the hidden PEPPERMINT TREATS - They'll get you EXTRA LIVES!
* SECRET USES for the Blob's powers!
* Multiple strategies for passing the deadly CHERRY BOMBS!
* How to destroy the CHOCLATE CAULDRON and MARSHMALLOW MACHINES!
* Turn the Blob into a WALL - the SECRET TRANSFORMATION cut from the game!
* A TRICK that will quickly CLEAR THE FINAL AREA OF ENEMIES!
* Multiple strategies for getting through BLOBOLONIA and defeating the EVIL EMPEROR!
* A SECRET ROUTE to finish the game in LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES... AND MORE!
Thanks for watching!
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[@kraylthunderhorn7891]

HAHA God I love being dragged back to the 80's by your videos. My mom put this game in my Easter basket one year. She said she bought it because "the box looked so cute!". 9 year old me internally groaned because even then I knew that the box art was a TERRIBLE way to judge games. But I gave it a chance and it was great! I spent the whole day eating nothing but two dozen colored eggs and a chocolate rabbit while playing this game on the family room TV.

[@crimsontide1980]

Yep but we sure didn't have KZbin or the internet to get an idea of whether a game was good or not. All we had was word of mouth, game magazines, or just roll the dice and buy a game based on the cover art or the description and pictures on the back of the box.

[@kraylthunderhorn7891]

@@crimsontide1980 For sure. I always went by the actual game play pictures on the back of the box. I remember thinking how awful the Megaman box art was compared to the game. But my mom had an oddly good instinct for finding great games somehow. She bought me "Magic of Scheherazade" and I was like *GROAN* And it turned out to be one of the greatest games EVER!

[@takigan]

"I spent the whole day eating nothing but two dozen colored eggs and a chocolate rabbit..." No jellybeans? 😉

[@oldironsides4107]

The stench must have been awful.

[@Hahahahe]

what a great memory!

[@DrewDvorak]

I remember this game being impossible as a kid. Thanks for all you do.

[@Ratralsis]

This was one of my family's first NES games, and we spent weeks taking notes and practicing avoiding all the death traps. It was wild, looking back, at just how much trial and error is involved if you go in without a map. You put the hole in the wrong place in the subway and you just die until you figure out where the right place is. We mostly used to have fun playing around and experimenting with tricks like how the boy can temporarily run in mid-air if you skid to a stop over a ledge.

[@niemand262]

My brothers and I are having a similar experience now with phasmophpbia. Incredibly fun exploration of the game systems.

[@JazGalaxy]

The thing is, that level of open ended ness felt like wxillerating freedom. Not bad design. There is a balance, but games have gone too far in the opposite direction. Games don’t feel exciting anymore because they don’t feel “alive”.

[@bluedistortions]

That's how a lot of 1980's games were! They rewarded note and map taking skills.

[@edgarmarcano4421]

I'm taken back to being a child every weekend thanks to your videos. Thank you!

[@senseicorey9979]

Great avatar!

[@KevinWCase]

When I was a kid I thought the cave and treasure collecting was the entire game. Needless to say I couldn't even do that. I did stumble upon Blob land area but could never get past the cherry bombs. I thought the peppermint treats were just decorative accents in a bland background. Haha.

[@bluedistortions]

Same!

[@christophermarkham2771]

Is anyone else here just feeding off of everyone else's nostalgia, like some kind of nostalgia vampire? Love it.

[@SLICK8116]

I❤ this game as a child

[@johnlewisbrooks]

This is easily one of the most unique games of all time.

[@paxhumana2015]

The Game Boy and Wii A Boy and His Blob games are worth playing as well.

[@emilyapricot1313]

When I was getting a little older as a pre teen, and longing to get out of the house more, this game gave me some hope about the depth and adventure in the game world.

[@jonathanr6519]

Oh man! This game was SO hard when I was 10! So psyched you did this one!!!!

[@JazGalaxy]

Update: it’s still hard now.

[@twotonkatrucks]

i had this game and loooved it. it was so different than anything else out on NES at that time. seriously brings me back fond memories.

[@KeavyGoesLive]

One of my favorite memories of this game was the New Year’s Eve after I got this and Little Nemo for Christmas and a friend of mine showed me how to beat the game in a couple of minutes. It was cool to see the ending and all but, honestly…I just preferred spending hours exploring the underground.

[@joncoyne6049]

This is one of my favorite channels! Thanks for all of your work making these videos!

[@MB-gl2bl]

I remember watching my older brother play this as a kid, and I loved this! It’s like watching him play all over again. 🙃🥰🎄☃️🎁

[@newtransistorhero]

I adored this game when I was younger. Took me ages to complete it. It was the first game I had where I realised I might have to write some things down to remember them!

[@mopbrothers]

This game feels like a cross between “Back to the Future” and “Indiana Jones.”

[@tonydeluna8095]

Blob reminds me of the old school movie, The Blob. U You Can’t Beat Video Games , Merry Christmas 🎁! Thank you for all of your video and guidance for each Nes!

[@princesssprinklesthecat4192]

Lol imagine if you dont feed the blob it invades your ho us e and kills you and your family

[@Daniel-lt8lx]

An actual NES game I completed as a kid and it was epic to finally finish this damn game! All about trial and error on where to drop those holes in the floor! Lol

[@TheScrunge]

I loved this game as a kid and never managed to complete it until years later but always just fun with the blob when playing as kid. Thanks for deep-diving these classic NES games. Always something to learn no matter how much you think you know about these classics.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Ahh the game that kicked off my 3-decade love affair with jelly beans 😋

[@bluedistortions]

Gross

[@KarmaJolt]

Oh man this game is super weird and I could never figure it out.

[@deadman79123]

After so many years I've always wondered what the coconut jelly bean did. I was convinced it had a very secret use. Thanks for clearing up that mystery!

[@MorganBlackwell]

It's weird.. I'm never going to use these strategies, or play these games ever again. But I watch every week, from start to finish. Whether I played the game or not. Quality content here, tl;dr.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

For the most part, same. I just enjoy his presentation, the history of the game and then seeing the art and story unfold during the playthough.

[@Strakester]

Yeah it's weird to say, these videos are so good that you don't need to even play the game anymore, because watching them gives you the full experience. And I love that.

[@SRADracer]

This is such a unique game. Loved it as a kid. But kids today would never play this, no directions, so too difficult 😂

[@bmshaven]

Too obtuse now and too obtuse back then lol. Only difference is we were just happy to have things called videogames and the NES was where it was at. Trial and error artificially extended what would be VERY short game experiences as well. I remember renting this game and Simon's Quest all the time, and I don't recall making much progress in either, nor do I recall getting terribly frustrated. Not sure I had any goal other than to just play and enjoy. A few games I owned as a kid I, of course, wanted to beat them so I had a goal of completion. Own one or two games a year and you eventually became an expert at them.

[@DaveFu]

Another great NES game. A little too weird to catch on and be a best seller. A lot of Genesis games were like that and didn't get their due.

[@poughkeepsieblue]

I'm glad I subscribed, cause every Saturday I get to relive some of my best memories growing up. You clearly live the NES for it's nostalgia when you were a kid, and if bet you're approximately 40 or so years old, like me. This was a significant part of how we spent our time as kids, and the memories it helped make, will last with us forever. The different worlds we were immersed in, and the satisfaction of conquering something, will always be memories at the forefront of our minds. Thanks for being a part of our collective history. Kindred spirit.

[@Jamie-nx2cg]

Very frustrating game to play back in the day. No internet back then. Terrible weekend rental. Lol

[@emilyapricot1313]

Despite the challenge and sometimes intense puzzles, this is a game I was able to intuitively figure out an finish as a child without Nintendo Power or the Nintendo Hotline. I was truly proud !

[@RetroXRicardo]

The soundtrack in this game will forever haunt me in a weird, but good way. Loved the concept of this jelly bean eating, shape shifting blob!

[@ChromeCobra420]

My best friend loved this game. Me, not so much. Love seeing games I never liked.

[@Jason-jz7st]

watching these are like watching Saturday morning cartoons as a kid!!

[@robertlong6027]

david crane did an excellent job on these games

[@kurosbelmont2355]

Another epic vid. I absolutely love these. Now maybe I'll be able to beat the game myself. Never did when I was a kid. I'm living vicariously through you, doing these vids! 😅

[@nonewmsgs]

this game always seemed so cool, but I didn't try it till recently, and it was a bit too opaque. I can't wait to fire it up now

[@HarryToeface]

looking back through all the comments... we are positive as heckin heck! what a wonderful community with this wonderful channel

[@ChrisGorski]

I loved playing this game, but I never had the manual so it was a brutal trial and error. I could never beat all the sections on Blobolonia. I love how you tackle both the best known games and lots of smaller titles too.

[@sovrinn16]

lol i literally just beat this game last night. Damn it, now I know how! Oh well, I like UCBVG's style so much I'm gonna watch the whole thing anyway!

[@dgilroy26]

I’ll probably go back to beat it on emulator.This game was tough as a kid. Thanks

[@PhazonEnder]

This is one my favorite NES games. I've never beaten it, but I still love it.

[@aronoc3599]

The historic overview at the top of each of these episodes is great. I think I've learned a little something new in each episode, but the bit about Imagineering going on to make Bart vs. the Space Mutants kinda blew my mind, lol. The drifty controls, the weird hitboxes, the trial and error puzzles, it all makes sense now! The young me raged at both games so hard - this OST seriously still triggers me! - and the current (old) me is somehow satisfied to know about this connection. XD Thanks for another video, and for all the memories - so many in the comments section each vid!

[@albertbermudez9269]

You remind me of me...back in the day...you beat games I couldn't

[@scottnovak5559]

Man this is bringing me back , I didn't get to far in this as a kid but loved playing it and loved the blob as a character. I thought it was so cool with him Turning into different things.

[@P1983sche]

This is STILL a great game and it was so unique.

[@RyanRead]

Loved this game. My uncle didn’t like the concept and said: “Why couldn’t it be called: A boy and his dog?”

[@vajoynus]

He's referencing an old school 70s movie of the same title.

[@JoshuaGanoTyraxLightning]

I wonder how many people got this game, learned the Big Bad was making people eat just Candy and Junk Food, and found themself wanting to join the Dark Side instead of help Blob defeat it...? :P

[@BigBangBlitz]

Uses for the Wall: Choke-slamming Hogan from the top of the Sheridan Hotel

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

First game I ever owned. Got it for Christmas to play on my brother's NES. I needed a lot of help but not a bad way to start gaming.

[@capnarrr]

From the strange room, the whole limerick is: A boy hero heard a kid sob. (her tree cat got stuck on the job.) A ladder he tried. 'Oh thank you!' she cried. "Replied he, 'Just doing my blob'". Which can be accessed in the game code directly, the glitch only shows part of it. I think the developers were going to have a tutorial section with accompanying poems to teach the players about the moves, but it was scrapped before production. The whole game feels unfinished and weird because of how rushed it was.

[@Jessica-fq5wy]

I remember seeing this back in the late 80's, just the cartridge, not even the game, and thinking how ridiculous it had to be. Now, after 30 some odd years, and finally seeing the playthrough, this game looks like fun. And the blob is just cute!

[@DRCVideos]

Just watched it I would never have figured that out. Always got stuck with the cherry bombs

[@DRCVideos]

Haven't watched this yet going to now. I put 100s of hours into this game never beat it. Let's see what I did wrong

[@jmdollison]

Dude... I've been waiting for this game ever since you started doing this series... THANK YOU!

[@mikeconner3684]

I was thinking of suggesting this game recently, nice!

[@Thanos6]

They should make an officially licensed "A Boy And His Blob" jellybean assortment with every flavor from the games.

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

I loved this game when it came out! It was hard as hell but it was fun to explore and figure things out.

[@johngavalas74]

OMG I love this game!

[@nunyanunya4147]

this game broke me. i as a kid thought there should be a code or something to give you more jelly beans. i ran out sooo many times.. 3 pixels to the left ov a gap? strawberry becomes a bathtowel. i think they should have given us infinate jellybeans. it was hard enough navigating the rocks and such

[@robbert9611]

Read about this in a Nintendo Power magazine I had as a kid but Blockbuster never carried it. Wanted to play it so bad! Glad I could do it vicariously.

[@pentelegomenon1175]

Apparently that weird message is a limerick with the last line missing. That last line is actually buried in the game's code, and it goes "replied he, 'just doing my blob.' "

[@thomasjpogue]

Thanks man. Never had this game but love watching your vids!

[@nugznmugz]

Love your videos man! Your audio could use a little work... what are you using for a mic...? It's hard to listen to. It sounds like I'm on the phone with you.

[@jdrudeify]

One of my favorite things about this game is that if you are running and turn around when you're about to go off of a ledge, you'll float in midair for a second. I was able to float there long enough to whistle a couple of times and the blob got a sad face. Eventually the boy looked down, looked up, waved bye bye, and fell down.

[@DryvBy]

This game is now on PlayStation 4 and 5 and Switch.

[@princesssprinklesthecat4192]

Great game, great content. I have no idea how you only have 60k subs you should have 600 minimum

[@emilyapricot1313]

I’m happy for some bubblegum nostalgia, but these in depth reviews remind me of how I looked at these day during their day.

[@mark6302]

R.I.P. The Instruction Manual. You were screwed if you rented this game.

[@AbyssalManta]

This game is all about the little touches, like how if you throw the bean carelessly, the Blob won't catch it and then they'll have an upside down smile. This sort of flourish was not at all common in the 8 bits era.

[@G1itcher]

Oh my gosh this game was far and away my favourite

[@Nesseight]

I played this game a lot as a kid but never figured out how to beat it. I thought the idea of using jelly beans to turn a blob into useful items was intriguing. Whenever I eat jelly beans I just turn into a blob. Very strange.

[@codahighland]

I wasn't aware the coconut thing was unintentional. I always thought it was the intended solution to the cherry bombs -- roll the coconut into the screen to set them off early before the boy gets in kill range.

[@arclad84]

Any chance of a Christmas special episode?

[@MacNDocTKO]

Great video. Another note worthy movie from the 80s "Flight of the Navigator"

[@scottlinux]

Thank you! This is probably the best guide I have ever seen for this game. Rock on,

[@ClintonKE]

I love the re-imagining of this game. Stuff like bubble is so much fun to run around in.

[@1stdrive]

I want a blob and bags of jelly beans for Christmas. Just think of all the fun you could have seeing what happens with different flavours and finding lots of places to use your blob.

[@TheGameFreak000]

I recommend the reboot to anyone watching this. Just saying.

[@themusicholecole]

This game was so fascinatingly mysterious as a kid, but having just watched this video it's disappointing to discover that it's basically all style with practically no substance.

[@user-is4jf8yr4z]

This is such a well designed game. David Crane really is a master.

[@robertlong6027]

The Flintstones Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo It's based on this game too

[@redwolflancer3051]

How do you know how to play all these games,and have physical copies

[@adrianshappymoments9343]

You keep playing em, I'll keep watching em.

[@radiofreedom947]

When I was a kid I had no clue what the heck I was doing or where I was supposed to go, but I still thought this game was cool and fun 😊

[@drewshafer8365]

This game is so cute in a way your a great channel also could you please do Nightshade

[@RobBreatheInTheAir]

Yes! I remember asking you about doing this game months ago!

[@rachelc2022]

There’s more to that limerick that you showed at 40:25. There’s apparently a way to display the next two lines using glitches, but the last line is buried in the ROM. The full limerick is, “A boy hero heard a kid sob. (Her tree cat got stuck on the job.) A ladder he tried. ‘Oh, thank you!’ she cried. Replied he, ‘Just doing my blob.’

[@conzmoleman]

that’s awesome, thank you for posting it!

[@rickcalabrese138]

I really love this channel, I've played most of the games but never finish them all so i appreciate this channel a lot, thanks for the effort of making all this and extra kudos for the intros

[@Lectrikfro]

I was just thinking of this game and wondering if you had done an episode on it

[@DavidWonn]

I had a lot of fun breaking this game and exposing the hidden Easter Eggs back in the 90s. Initially I exploited the Punch jellybean in the underground earth areas to wrap around from the rightmost screens to the leftmost to beat the game easily in under 20 minutes. Others would later evolve these tactics into the even shorter route we know today.

[@alkristopher]

What a classic. I actually beat this one WITHOUT the internet--you just need enough treasure to buy the lime key, and you're solid! Question: what would happen if you put the lime in the coconut and then you drink them both up?

[@Sauvenil]

Doctor, is there nothing I can take, to relieve this belly ache...

[@fernandod8979]

Can u please do a Jim Power The Lost Dimension in 3D

[@JohnRiggs]

LOVED this game!

[@jasonh7094]

Cool I follow you both :)

[@Sakura_Matou]

Hey you got John Riggs here!

[@poughkeepsieblue]

I love puzzle games. I fell in love with Lolo back when I was a kid, then I loved Krusty's super Fun House as a teen. But I never got the pleasure to play this. It seems a little slow, but the puzzle aspect I could see, would keep me busy figuring it out for hours, and thinking critically. Thanks for sharing this with us. I look forward to more puzzle games in the future.

[@i.am.not.herbert]

To me it looks like the worm was going behind the wall, while your avatar went in front of it. Have you ever tried standing in the exact place where an enemy is landing while the wall was up exactly where it was landing also? I think its effect is... all enemies go behind it while you go in front of it.

[@Martialartfruituser]

Does the dog get paid in head pats or treats for doing all of this? It must be hard work.

[@senseicorey9979]

The dogs English is amazing

[@The5thNinjaTurtle1]

Your golden retriever is so beautiful.

[@Eazygame888]

I remember beating this game after over 100 attempts through trial error! Enjoyed every min of it! Never used the honey jellybean tho. Nostalgia

[@macmacox]

I've beaten this game 5 or 6 times... and yet I never knew the bubble would protect you from the falling rocks, I always used the umbrella. it's the 3rd game I had for the NES. My second was Bomberman, took me half a year to beat it.

[@vegsmashed]

I like watching your methods vs mine, always interesting to compare. Will you ever be doing anything other than NES games? Classic GB would be fun to watch. Thanks for the vids man, im sure your channel will explode one day with views they are well made videos with a lot of care and thought put into them.

[@GrimtheGilded]

Thankfully I had the power as a kid, and this was one of the few games of that era I picked up with prior knowledge of what I was getting into that wasn't word of mouth. Yet another box that led people astray I'm sure. At least this one didn't grab unsuspecting kids with amazing box art. Not like Time Lord....

[@fushigiman140]

The intro and tittle look like Indiana Jones

[@Kane-5263]

For the wall demonstration at 10:10, since the boy is in the foreground and the worm in the background, I wonder if it's use was to allow you to simply walk in front of things that would have killed you instead