''Freak Boy'' is an unfinished

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developed by

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for the

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. Played from a

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, the game was planned to be published by

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. Announced in early 1996 under the name ''Stacker'', the game saw two complete redesigns before finally being cancelled in late 1998. A playable early alpha build of the game was successfully fundraised and released online on June 28, 2020.

Gameplay

Freak Boy, the main playable character, is a tall blue character, humanoid in shape, but composed of three disembodied parts: head, torso/arms, and legs. Each of these parts can eat objects to acquire an assortment of different powers. These powers can be used to apprehend enemies, or solve puzzles. There are 25 levels in total.

Plot

On New Years Day, the planets align, allowing alien invaders called ZoS to take over the

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by extinguishing the Sun. The hero Freak Boy has to save the inhabitants of Earth by defeating the aliens using his super morphing powers, which allow him to take on the shape and properties of objects he absorbs.

References

* * * * * * * Cancelled Nintendo 64 games Puzzle-platformers Video games developed in the United States Virgin Interactive games Zono games {{Puzzle-videogame-stub