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B.O.B.

B.O.B. (known in Japan as Space Funky B.O.B.) is a video game that was released in 1993. It is a side-scrolling game, a 2D shooter and a platform game.

30 June 1993

B.O.B. is a platform developed by Foley Hi-Tech Systems, released 30 June 1993 on PlayStation Portable, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What B.O.B. is

B.O.B. is a platform game developed by Foley Hi-Tech Systems and released in 1993. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation Portable, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

When B.O.B. crashes his dad's space car on the way to pick up his date, he finds himself stranded on a hostile asteroid filled with enemies. By collecting power ups and using fast reflexes, B.O.B. tries to find his way off the asteroid and to his date. B.O.B. fights his way through three strange worlds in total, encountering several particularly enormous or swift enemies (bosses) along the way, and participating in several cart-race levels. There were several different types of setting for each level, including domed space colony cities, large alien hive-type areas, strange biomechanical facilities, ancient (and apparently haunted) temples and cavernous magma chambers. Some of these…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

B.O.B. launched on 30 June 1993, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo, Super Mario All-Stars, The Punisher and Dust: A Tale of the Wired West.

Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo, Super Mario All-Stars, The Punisher, Dust: A Tale of the Wired West.

Official trailer

Gameplay video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did B.O.B. come out?
B.O.B. was released on 30 June 1993 for PlayStation Portable, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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