TPR Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I spent 22 years in the video games industry until I retired in 2011 and this was one of my favorite games I worked on of my entire career! Sadly, with the glut of Wii games coming out, it never really got the attention it deserved. Our team was the group that went on to create Shovel Knight and we are all huge fans of the original NES game and loved things like Disney animation. We were all super happy with the results of the game and we got some GREAT reviews! I hope now this game gets the attention I feel it deserves!It is a "hug button" because we put a lot of love into it! http://bit.ly/1JrK8jB 2009s A Boy and His Blob remake is coming to Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4 on January 19. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I own the Wii version. nice game! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Oh hell I'll give it a shot. I purchased the Wii version but never actually played it, kind of like you said just soooo many games and not enough time to play them all. I'll give the re re release a whirl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I included this game in my series of Wii Hidden Gems videos... such a fantastic game! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I have (and completed) the Wii version and it was wonderful. One of my most fondly remembered Wii titles. I'm glad even more folks will get a chance to play it now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 I have (and completed) the Wii version and it was wonderful. One of my most fondly remembered Wii titles. I'm glad even more folks will get a chance to play it now We had always said it was "one of the best Wii games that nobody every played." But that didn't discourage the team in any way. We were really happy with the response that we got from the people who DID play it. The original NES game was such an obscure title to begin with, and this was a re-make title that was a passion project for many of us and the team actually pitched to Majesco. I remember there was some sort of discussion, I don't remember if it was internal or with the publisher that went something like this... "Out of all the NES games, you want to re-make... that one???" "Yes. And it will be awesome. Just trust us." "Ok!" It took a lot more convincing than that, but in a nutshell we were just happy that someone took our crazy idea and ran with it! Now 7 years later maybe some people will finally get to play it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 My curiosity is piqued - TPR what was your role in ABAHB and Shovel Knight? (I bought Shovel Knight for Wii U at Xmastime but sadly haven't popped it in yet. Really looking forward to it). Also, will this re-release of ABAHB be a physical copy or download only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 My curiosity is piqued - TPR what was your role in ABAHB and Shovel Knight? (I bought Shovel Knight for Wii U at Xmastime but sadly haven't popped it in yet. Really looking forward to it). Also, will this re-release of ABAHB be a physical copy or download only? I was the producer on A Boy and His Blob meaning I managed the entire production of the game from the developer side of things. It was great fun working with our in-house animation team for the all the fantastic character artwork you see in the game as well as the design team. I didn't work on Shovel Knight as that team (Yacht Club) formed after I left WayForward and retired from the industry, but it was quite a few of the same team that I worked with on A Boy and His Blob. I still keep in touch with them and even made them for fun a mock-up "Shovel Knight for ColecoVision" which we gave to them at Pax last year! =) I'm assuming the re-release is just a downloadable, but I have no idea since I'm not involved with the re-release in any way other than just to be excited that it exists! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurritoBeans Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) Oh, that's sweet you made the post - I saw the game go on the "Upcoming" tab on steam and was wondering if it was new or an older remake. It looks fun and I have it on the wishlist and followed, so this will have to be a game that I grab when it's available. Edited January 5, 2016 by BurritoBeans 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MausGames Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 This looks great. Curious though - why the decision to halve the age of the boy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 This looks great. Curious though - why the decision to halve the age of the boy? I think mainly because a younger child's emotions can be more endearing and conveyed better in animation. Also, the "blob" character is sort of like an imaginary friend or stuffed animal in many ways that a child would carry with him. I think the character resonates better with people being a child instead of more like a pre-teenage boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaze Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Didn't know that there was a remake of this game on Wii so this is the first I'm seeing it. Great googly moogly, it looks amazing! Loved the original game and I see it already has a Steam page, so that's where I'll be picking this up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Never played the original or the remake. But I do has a Wii I never really use and this looks fun so I bid on a copy on eBay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_t_f Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) I'm a fan of the original too, and got the Wii remake when it came out! Good to hear it's being re-released, I believe it'll do very well! @CTF@ Edited January 6, 2016 by c_t_f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 @TPR - will your Shovel Knight cart play on my Coleco Chameleon?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 @TPR - will your Shovel Knight cart play on my Coleco Chameleon?? It was a joke. It's not real. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 lol my comment was a joke too, just trying to take an easy poke at the CC.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 lol my comment was a joke too, just trying to take an easy poke at the CC.... Oh. lol I couldn't tell! Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I won the auction new owner of ABAHB for wii now just gotta wait on the mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agamemnon2 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Great news! Original Wii games of slightly obscurer titles are already pretty scarce, so getting a wonderful game out to a broader audience is a great idea, especially with one with such a beautiful and timeless art style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 The original Boy and his blob was a fantastic concept and impressive bit of programming that needed better level designs. Looks this remake filled that niche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 I hope people have picked it up on Steam! http://store.steampowered.com/app/281200/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Am I the only one who gets irked when seeing the boy hug the blob affectionately? I mean, what kind of alien germs are they sharing this way? Now that I think of it, this would actually make a fun X-Files episode... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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