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2''B.O.B.'' is a PlatformGame published in 1993 by Creator/ElectronicArts. It was originally developed for the Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem by Chris Gray Enterprises (aka Gray Matter) and ported to the Platform/SegaGenesis by Foley Hi-Tech Entertainment.
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4B.O.B. is a teenage android trying to make a blind date. Unfortunately, his car crashes on a weird planet full of hostile creatures. B.O.B. carries a gun arm that can carry up to six kinds of ammunition, and various kinds of remotes useful for getting through tricky spots.
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6No relation to the SitCom ''[[Series/Bob1992 Bob!]]'', Music/BoBRapper, or to the character from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens''.
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8!!This video game contains examples of:
9* CaptainCrash: When B.O.B. finally scores a car to get him out of one planet, he shortly totals it and crashes on another world.
10* ConspicuousElectricObstacle: One of the common hazards are electrode pairs that have orange electricity running between them.
11* DoubleJump: B.O.B. can jump in mid-air as many times as he uses trampoline remotes.
12* Every10000Points: B.O.B. gets another life every 200,000 points.
13* {{Fireballs}}: Balls of fire emerge from lava in fire stages.
14* FlameSpewerObstacle: One of the obstacles is a flame pipe that periodically shoots flames.
15* HatOfFlight: The helicopter hat remote allows B.O.B. to fly.
16* LavaPit: Fire-themed stages are filled with lava.
17* LethalLavaLand: Fire-themed stages are scattered throughout the game.
18* LevelGoal: Swirling orange teleporters are B.O.B.'s exit to the surface of the planet.
19* ParasolParachute: Opening an umbrella remote makes B.O.B. fall more slowly.
20* PasswordSave: Six-digit passwords are given out every few levels.
21* TotallyRadical: Well, not quite totally, even though B.O.B. does say "Totally!", "Yo!" and "Psych!"

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