Exquisite Suffering 42: A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia
🕑 Added 2018-04-04 21:05:00 +0000 UTCDavid Crane was a foundational figure in early video games, but that man loved him some obtuse mechanics. "A Boy and His Blob" drew in lots of kids with its E.T.-esque storyline, but repelled a lot of them because it's not the kind of game that wants you to play it. We dig into this, and more, but also try to pick the right pet for Kole.
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OneSecondBefore
The whole extended Turt conversation had me laughing harder than any podcast has in ages, I loved it.
Tracewidth
I wasn't a smart enough nine year old to understand what this game wanted of me but I sure did enjoy the blob's 'hop cycle' animation and transformations. It seems to me that he's made of 'sticky white stuff'.
Solidarity High Point
Omg! I had this inscrutable game as a kid, those are always my favorite episodes.
Kev
Heehee, this intro is super funny guys. 😅