The Blobjob
| The Blobjob | |
|---|---|
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| Developers | Detonium Interactive Intelligame Oy Sarajärvi & Hellén |
| Publisher | Sampo |
| Designers | John Hakalax Jan Wellmann |
| Programmer | Mikko Miettinen |
| Artists | Mare Ollinkari Jussi Raulo |
| Composer | Timo Silvast |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | November 24, 1998 |
| Genre | Educational |
| Mode | Single-player |
The Blobjob is an educational adventure video game developed by Detonium Interactive, released by insurance company Sampo in November 1998 for Microsoft Windows.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Plot and gameplay
The player is Joe Ridley, a security officer of the NanoBlob Corporation who needs to prevent an intruder from stealing a piece of technology that could potentially harm the world.[7]
During the game, the player is given a device that miniaturises items in their pockets, which Finnish Video Games: A History and Catalog argues is one of the few instances the endless inventory space is justified in-game.[4]
The game features a series of static screens, features live-action performances, and does not allow the player to save.[8]
Critical reception
Richard Cobbett of PC Gamer deemed it "the strangest edutainment game I've ever played".[1] Muropaketti felt the clumsy full-motion video product would bring new appreciation to hand drawn pixel art.[2] Michał Czajkowski felt its desire to appeal to the lowest common denominator made it lack challenge [9]
The game won the Grand Prize of the Mindtrek Multimedia Competition in Tampere.[2][10]
References
- ^ a b Cobbett, Richard (2011-09-10). "Saturday Crapshoot: The BlobJob". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ a b c mainonta, Kustantaja Otavamedia Oy Maistraatinportti 1 00015 OTAVAMEDIA <img src="https://muropaketti com/wp-content/themes/om-core/assets/img/oba png" class="oba-icon" alt="Opas selainkäyttöön perustuvasta mainonnasta">Käyttäytymiseen perustuva (2015-04-29). "Wiikon wanha: The Blobjob on hämmentävä suomipelireliikki". Muropaketti.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-09-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Blobjob spel-info review". www.adventurespel.nl. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ a b Kuorikoski, Juho (2015-04-30). Finnish Video Games: A History and Catalog. McFarland. ISBN 9780786499625.
- ^ https://www.tivi.fi/lehti/tietokone_3_1999/blobjob_6278 [dead link]
- ^ "Listasunnuntai #220". www.v2.fi. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ "The Blobjob - Versione PC". AdvAncedStudios (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ "Нафталиновые Квесты - The BlobJob / Грязная Работенка". nquest.ucoz.com. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ "The Blobjob - gra przygodowa - przygodówka :: Przygodoskop". www.przygodoskop.pl. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ "HS Klik! 19.11.1999 - Tampereen multimediapalkinto Nettiparlamentin Ideahautomolle". 2007-05-26. Archived from the original on 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
External links
- The Blobjob at MobyGames
- Article in Skrolli (page 42), a Finnish computer magazine