''Jelly Boy'' is a

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developed by

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for the

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and

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. It was published in Europe in 1995 by

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Gameplay

Jelly Boy puts the player in the control of a

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with morphing powers. His quest is to find various items inside a

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so that the

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doorman will allow him to meet the person in charge. The most important items are

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s, 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).

Release

The game was a Super Famicom PAL version, and was planned for release in October 1994 on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, but was delayed. A Sega Genesis version was cancelled. In July 2021, ''Jelly Boy'' was added to the

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service.

Reception

In 1995,

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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."

References

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Magazine review

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