It may surprise some of our American readers, but the NES was never particularly popular in Europe. The console certainly had a presence in these parts, but computers like the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum were far more prevalent – especially in the UK. This author did have a friend, however, who had one of the grey boxes, and A Boy and His Blob was one of the best games that he owned for it.
In truth, we never really progressed beyond the sewers, but we just enjoyed feeding the gelatinous sidekick with all manner of different beans to see what happened. It's good to hear that a new entry in the franchise is in production for the PlayStation 4, then – even if it does come amid sad circumstances.
For those out of the loop, Majesco has been in dire straits for a little while now, and currently consists of just five employees. However, after a dark period of debt and layoffs, it's slowly trying to turn the company around, and it intends to do that by focusing on digital games. And one of the titles that it's currently got in production is a new version of A Boy and His Blob, which will release on the PS4 within the "next two fiscal quarters".
Whether this will be based upon WayForward's fairly recent Nintendo Wii reboot or something different entirely remains to be seen, but this could clearly tug some nostalgia cords if it's done well. Are you a fan of the puzzle platforming property? Shake your Jelly Belly in the comments section below.
[source polygon.com, via gematsu.com]
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lol I have this on wii didn't really grab my attention
I actually liked the Wii version. Looking forward to this.
"It may surprise some of our American readers, but the NES was never particularly popular in Europe."
For shame.
@get2sammyb Doesn't surprised me really. Wasn't Sega always bigger in Europe then Nintendo?
If it's anything like the Wii game, I'll definitely buy it, because that game was very fun!
@Tasuki yes, Sega was very popular in Europe, but UK loved their computers more then consoles at that time. Also, the master system was absolutely huge success in Brazil
Personally, I always loved Sega more then Nintendo, but everyone had a NES over here, and Nintendo has strict rules on third party that made Sega not able to get alot of the same games, so ppl thought I was crazy for liking them lol
I enjoyed the wii game. It will feel odd to play it on a ps4, but I'll follow this to see if it's worth a purchase
I always thought this series was only meant to be on nintendo consoles, since the original was on NES and the sequel was on Wii. This will be different to play on a PS4 system, but I can only hope on what it will look like on it. Looking forward to it!
Wow. What a strange time to port this game... although it's a goodie. Still, it's gotta be one of the longest waits for a "timed" exclusive in recent memory
Nintendo has never been big in Europe, especially the UK...
Loved the Wii game. We will see if this one will be worth it too.
"It may surprise some of our American readers, but the NES was never particularly popular in Europe."
Hmm. Just about anyone I knew at the time or know today that played games during the 8-bit era had a NES. Some a Master System, but very few.
Mega Drive vs SNES was a lot closer and somewhat of an even split, but certainly not NES. Barely anyone had an Amiga or C64, although a couple of friends did.
I do understand this was way different in the UK, but in the mainland it certainly was a whole different story.
@TeslaChippie it's not a port nor a remaster.
"And one of the titles that it's currently got in production is a new version of A Boy and His Blob, which will release on the PS4 within the "next two fiscal quarters"."
@darkswabber Well, that might be bad news. If it was a port of the Wii game, at least we'd know it was good
@Tasuki Pretty much. It's largely because we had a large home computer boom with companies like Sinclair, Acorn and Amstrad. There was a huge bedroom coding scene and because the UK is quite small, it meant people could sell their games at fairs quite easily. That's why I've always found it strange when online sources claim Nintendo "saved" the games industry - a lot of these things are relevant to the specific territory.
I'm not sure why Sega struck a chord in the UK, but it was the one of the first consoles, rather than a computer, to really make a cultural impact. It's not that Nintendo didn't have success here, it's just that Sega really took off. I guess that's part of the reason why a Sega World was built in London.
Anyway, I missed this game first time around on Wii so I'm up for it!
I'd love to help Majesco come back. Buying this for sure, no matter the price.
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