Blobs of Fail

Blobs of Fail, or Rocket Slug and Friends' Blobs of Fail, is a Snowtendo DS and Vii action-game. The game is known for its simplistic and even primitive graphics, tantalizingly long load times, and a level of complexity not seen in many Snowtendo games.

Development
The development of this game began as most games do, with an idea. Our beloved Aunt Keziah, disappointed in the lack of games that interested her twisted psyche, found inspiration while watching her neighbors as she typically does. She began taking notes (well, more notes than usual) regarding their mannerisms, and decided that a game in which they fight off alien overlords was a great idea. Despite her lack of knowledge in game development and programming, she did what she could with her old computer, resulting in a game that lags, plays poorly, and even crashes on occasion. Even with the game's flaws and poor reception, Keziah still holds it near and dear to her heart.

Storyline
A typical day in South Pole City: Veranda plays the Snowtendo DS until her eyes hurt, Sye finds the Yeti in his garage using "the sacred wrench," and Xet comes up with harebrained schemes that always fail. While the monarch TurtleShroom is on a trip visiting a friend in the city, he spots something falling from the sky that looks like rain, but is actually blue blobs of "fail" falling from space. TS, upon seeing random villagers getting hit by the stuff and turning into monsters called Failures, calls up his friends Rocket Slug, Agent Meltie, Sye, Veranda, Dot of the EPF, and Jet Pack Guy, who are notably resistant to these alien attacks. Many elders, reliving their glory days, also join. They meet up at the headquarters of the Club Penguin volcano, where each character receives special weaponry designed to fight off the goo invasion.

Character Descriptions

 * The Grimoms- Let's face it, these are some weird siblings. Not only are they ready to fight off the Failures, Sye is excited to test out his new Fire Pistol, and Veranda has her trusty Blinder 3000, a high-tech video game system designed to blind the creatures.


 * The Agents- Dot, the master of disguise, has found a new invisibility application on her spy phone. Of course, she will use it to enhance her stealth techniques. Agent Meltie, however, has no weapons, but she uses her Gothguin charms as a distraction. When the aliens are distracted, she delivers a hit of 1-2 attacks in close-quarters-combat. Jet Pack Guy uses jet pack smoke and his amazing flying skills to distract and kick butt, too.


 * The Best Friends- TurtleShroom and Rocket Slug are definitely determined to defeat those Failures. The aged monarch and teen rocker duo, surprisingly, are going to kick some butt with their Censorship techniques and Guitar Solos as well!


 * The Glory Days- Captain Str00del, Professor Shroomsky, Melvin Turtleheimer, Penghis Khan, and Beaky4444, characters past their prime, have decided to get back into the spotlight and help to fend off the Failure. The Captain has brought back his robotic chihuahua army, Shroomsky has all sorts of AIA technology, Melvin administers healing items, and, of course, everyone knows what Penghis Khan does. The elderly Beaky4444 may be the slowest character to play as, but he makes it up in fighting off the enemy with his flippers and aged wits.

Worlds and Bosses

 * World 1: South Pole City. Sye, Veranda, Rocket Slug, and Agent's home. In this level, you play as Sye or Penghis Khan. Fight off creatures, go into the Emo Fashionz shop, collect +100 Wikia Points (and skinny jeans for your character) and beat the final boss, Xet, using mini vacuums and live penguins.


 * World 2: Mattress Village. TurtleShroom's home. Play as Agent Meltie or TurtleShroom. Fight off creatures, go into the drugstore, collect +3 Wikia Points (and slushies), and defeat the final boss duo, Naomi and Tammyshroom, using stamp books and Dan dolls.


 * World 3: Club Penguin Island. Dot and Jet Pack Guy's home. Play as Veranda or Rocket Slug. Fight off creatures, go into the Night Club, collect +10 Wikia Points (and +50 bruises), and fight off the final boss, Herbert, using Klutzy's relatives and machinery.


 * World 4: Pengu Town and Mojave. No one has heard of this place. Play as Shroomsky or Captain Str00del/Turtleheimer or Beaky4444 (different characters for different versions of the game). Fight off creatures, enter the nearby Taco Ball, and get ready to battle... absolutely nothing! That's right, there's a twist: the player actually has to venture to Mojave and fight the boss, Squidulator, WHILE SURFING! Throw waffles, law books, and mullets at him to win!


 * World 5: Ultimate Boss Level. All the worlds mashed together. There's one boss in every level.

Music

 * Main Menu
 * The Volcano HQ.
 * South Pole City.
 * Emo Fashionz.
 * Xet boss.
 * Final Smack-Down on every level.

Ratings and reception

 * The ViiReview website rated this game as a 5.5 out of 10, and it was mainly purchased because TurtleShroom was on the cover of the game. It was also referred to as "boring, mediocre, and glitchy." For the game's presentation, it got a 5, graphics and sound got a 6, game play earned 4.5, and appeal got 5.5.
 * Many touted this game as "one of the hardest of all time", with some levels even seen as horribly unplayable and broken. Some characters were unfairly matched to the areas and enemies they had to face, and power ups were limited in certain levels.
 * Some of the folks represented in-game were upset with the out-of-character nature of the writing. Maybe it was Keziah's incorrect perceptions of all of them, but it proves to be a massively frustrating part of the game.
 * Seriously - imagine a situation where Veranda or Agent Meltie don't have a sarcastic comeback. You can't.

Trivia

 * To this day, nobody knows how the indie game Keziah made in her basement ended up on Snowtendo consoles.