Underplayed Gems

Baby Boomer (1989)

Baby Boomer cover
Developer
Jim Meuer
Publisher
Gradiente, Color Dreams
Platforms
Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Shooter, Platform
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A comedic Zapper platformer protecting a crawling baby through wild woodland dangers in a charmingly absurd adventure.

comedyquirkyaction-platformerzapperlightheartedarcade-style

About

One day while nobody was looking, Baby Boomer climbed out of his crib and headed into the woods. Little did he realize that while he's enjoying this adventurous journey into the unknown, there are many dangers awaiting him! Your job is to use your Zapper to protect Baby Boomer and help him find his way home to his mother. Unlike other Zapper games, you can shoot just about anything you see in Baby Boomer. Some things give extra points, while others give extra lives, open secret passages, control something in another part of the world or clear a safe route for Baby Boomer to follow.

Screenshots

Baby Boomer screenshot 1Baby Boomer screenshot 2

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.