Mr. Bloopy - Saves the World Super Nintendo

You play as Mr Bloopy, a rotund shape shifting goo. In the opening credits we learn he is a space agent working for ‘Blue Peace’ and has been sent to Earth to stop the global leaders ‘Pollution Unlimited.’ As Mr Bloopy your primary goal is to complete levels through a combination of color swapping and puzzle solving. These can range, although, the vast majority consist of color coded tile dropping puzzles and swapping-tile picture puzzles.

The game is kaleidoscopic in its color palette and is somewhat reminiscent of Donkey Kong Country and Yoshi’s Island. The colorful sprites and interactive levels combine to make the game look detailed, yet cartoon-like, somewhat reflective of 90’s children’s television. These themes are culminated with the protagonist being a shape shifting space blob, possibly done so to tie in with the mid-nineties fad of ‘space-mutants’ and anti-heroes (Biker Mice From Mars, Bucky O’Hare, TMNT etc).

The main challenge within this game lies in the aiming position of our protagonist and the constant dripping tile puzzles. These puzzles require you to form a color-coded pattern to progress, using Mr Bloopy and his chameleonic abilities. The game can be a nuisance at times with Mr Bloopy limited in his range of attacking and movement options, especially the one footed Bloopy jump that seems to differ in areas and can lead to easy deaths. However, this does add a different area for a player to master, with the jumps needing precision and timing in order to progress.