Limited Run #498: A Boy and His Blob Retro Collection Collector's Edition (PS4)

Jellybeans have never been this collectible. Limited Run #498: A Boy and His Blob Retro Collection Collector's Edition for PlayStation 4 bundles together one of the most charmingly weird NES titles ever made with its sequel, and gives the whole package a physical release that does justice to the blob.

A Boy and His Blob was the kind of game that made no sense on paper. You feed jellybeans to a shapeshifting blob to solve puzzles. It was bizarre, it was brilliant, and it was David Crane at his most inventive. The Retro Collection pairs the NES original with The Rescue of Princess Blobette, giving you the full arc of one of gaming's strangest friendships.

The collector's edition extras are lean and purposeful. The retro box channels the era when box art was an art form. The soundtrack covering both games is a genuine treat for anyone who remembers those 8-bit melodies burrowing into their brain during long play sessions. The mini game cart keychains are the kind of tactile, display-worthy pieces that remind you this hobby is about holding things in your hands. No bloat, no filler. Just a well-constructed tribute to a game that trusted kids to figure out which jellybean turned a blob into a ladder. We were built different back then.