Bob's Retro Reviews



Aoi Blink

Blue Blink, 青いブリンク
Aoi Blink Title Aoi Blink Screenshot

Platform PC Engine Year 1990
Publisher Hudson Soft Developer Hudson Soft
Region JP Language Japanese
Tags Action, Platformer, Single Player, Japan Only, Anime, Licensed
Platform PC Engine
Year 1990
Publisher Hudson Soft
Developer Hudson Soft
Region JP
Language Japanese
Tags Action, Platformer, Single Player, Japan Only, Anime, Licensed

Based on an anime, you play each level as three characters, all jumping and shooting together using the abilities of the character at the front of the line. You can toggle which character is in front and some characters can't shoot but can jump high, while others shoot different types of projectiles. There are special items to find and you may need to revisit an area once you have additional information. Your magical pony Blink joins you when fighting the bosses at the end of levels.
 
Good Bad
  • Colorful graphics
  • Generous amount of life
  • Respawn where you die
  • Each character has unique jumping and weapon abilities
  • Can switch primary characters at any time
  • Multiple paths from a single level
  • Not too difficult
  • Difficult without a translation
  • No boss health indicator
  • Boss battles aren't that great
  • Some odd jump physics
  • Automatic jump when moving right and you hit a barrier
  • Can't move backward in a level
  • Plenty of level backtracking
Good
  • Colorful graphics
  • Generous amount of life
  • Respawn where you die
  • Each character has unique jumping and weapon abilities
  • Can switch primary characters at any time
  • Multiple paths from a single level
  • Not too difficult
 
Bad
  • Difficult without a translation
  • No boss health indicator
  • Boss battles aren't that great
  • Some odd jump physics
  • Automatic jump when moving right and you hit a barrier
  • Can't move backward in a level
  • Plenty of level backtracking
 
8 A fun unique casual platformer with interesting puzzle elements. You'll need an English translation or a guide to get through the game the first time. Thankfully there's an unofficial English ROM hack of the game.

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