Game:

A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia (1989)

Duration: 43:07

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In this, the third recording of my first Nintendo videotape, I complete the NES game A Boy and His Blob. I think this game has a reputation for being labyrinthine and obtuse, which is somewhat true, but it was still completable with practice and dedication.

Personal trivia: A Boy and His Blob was the first video game footage I ever recorded during my initial test to see if recording from NES to VHS tape was possible.

**NOTICE**
This footage was recorded by me, a gamer of average skill. The recorded video is novel only because of its age, taped before the benefit of GameFAQs or access to other online assistance. The only help available came in the form of gaming magazines and word of mouth. Otherwise, expect an unremarkable run through the game featured.

The original tapes were recorded in EP (SLP), transferred to DVD recorded in LP (four hours per single-density DVD), ripped using a lossy video format, split, combined, stretched to standard SD, and reencoded with another lossy format, and then finally YouTube adds its own compression. Each transfer introduces more degradation of quality. On CRT, the original tapes and first-generation DVD recordings look clearer and more vibrant than what's being shown here. Reference quality transfer wasn't required, my old tapes are only important to me.

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