Jelly Boy

Jelly Boy is a 1995 Europe-exclusive action platformer video game developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Ocean Software for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Nintendo Game Boy. The game was released exclusively in Europe in March 1995. Jelly Boy was planned to be released on the Sega Genesis but was canceled.

Released: 1994
Platforms: Game Boy SNES Sega Genesis
Genres: Platformer
Developers: Acclaim Studios London
Publishers: Ocean Software
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Comedy Kids
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

About

Jelly Boy is a platform game developed by Probe Software for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy. It was published in Europe in 1995 by Ocean Software.

Keywords

side-scrolling
level selection
bonus stage
world map
collectibles
ice stage
underwater gameplay
animal companions
moving platforms
shape-shifting

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Jelly Boy puts the player in the control of a Jelly Baby with morphing powers. His quest is to find various items inside a factory so that the elevator doorman will allow him to meet the person in charge. The most important items are musical notes, which serve both as an extra life (at 100 notes) as well as a one-hit shield (after a collision, the notes are lost, and further collisions result in death).

Reception

In 1995, Total! ranked Jelly Boy 73rd on their Top 100 SNES Games writing: "On the surface this platformer seems basic but the challenge is big and it's strangely gripping."