Overview and Gameplay
B.O.B. follows a teenage robot who crashes his father’s car on a hostile planet while heading to a date. This 1993 Genesis conversion of the Super NES original mixes side-scrolling platforming, shooting, maze-like exploration, and limited-resource management. Across more than 45 stages, B.O.B. searches for exit teleporters, fights bosses, and tackles occasional vehicle sequences. A countdown timer makes slow exploration risky because his power drains rapidly after time expires.
Controls And Mechanics
- Movement: Use the directional pad to run, crouch, climb, enter rechargers, and grab overhead pipes by pressing Up with C.
- Combat: B fires the selected gun or punches when ammunition is gone. Six weapon types include spread fire, rockets, flames, bolts, and waves.
- Gadgets: A activates limited-use remotes such as the shield, trampoline, umbrella, helicopter hat, flash, and floating bomb. C jumps, with a higher leap when held.
- Progression: Wrenches and rechargers restore power, 100,000 points grants an extra life, and six-digit passwords continue the campaign. Start opens the inventory and pause screen.
Version Notes
The Western Genesis and Mega Drive releases use the title B.O.B. The Japanese Mega Drive edition was titled Space Funky B.O.B.
Release And Credits
- Year: 1993
- Original developer: Gray Matter Inc.
- Genesis conversion: Foley Hi-Tech Systems
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Players: One player
