Why are blobbers called blobbers?

[DraQ]

Blobber is a subgenre of first person dungeon crawlers. Or is first person dungeon crawler a subgenre of blobbers?
... mooom!

I thought first person dungeon crawlers == blobber.

You need a party and tiles and them moving as a blob for it to be a blobber. Gothic is not a blobber for example.

You don't need tiles, but you do need a party that moves as a single entity - AKA blob - where even if the characters are positioned relative to one another, they always remain in physical contact. Traditionally you'd also expect first person view.

An example without tiles and with intraparty positioning would be Wizardry 8.
First person crawler that's not a blobber would be any of TES games, where you control distinct single PC, not a blob of party members fused together.

 

[Gregz]

Why are they called blobbers? Historical significance or just a name that everyone got used to using?

The term "Blobber" was coined here first on the Codex, many years ago.

 

[PapaPetro]

This is an original concept to connect this mythical concept to that of what is the metaphysical gaming origins of the "Blobber" cRPG.
So when someone asks where do Blobbers come from, just say from Ancient Greek Mythology / The Divine Concept behind the Hecatoncheires.
Because that what it feels like to be a multipartied solo God in a cRPG.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

It must be terrifying to be an enemy in a blobber game.

 

[Grauken]

Blobber is a subgenre of first person dungeon crawlers. Or is first person dungeon crawler a subgenre of blobbers?
... mooom!

I thought first person dungeon crawlers == blobber.

Not always, many dungeon crawlers are blobbers, but not all of them, e.g. Anvil of Dawn for example as it only has a single player character
Some blobbers have large portions that take place outside of dungeons, e.g. the Might and Magic games
Also, not all blobbers have to be grid-based, like Wizardry 8 for example

 

[rohand]

Because their code is known for the widespread use of BLOB datatypes.

 

[fork]

FROM TGE BIGGEST BRO CHAD AVELLONE TO THE LOWEST FEET FETISHISTS I CHERISH YOH ALL

Thank you BLOBERT I love you too

What makes you think he was referring to you?

 

[Fowyr]

Everything was already said here. I just want to remind you again, that "blobber" was coined on the Codex circa '10-'12. We have a thread somewhere where we found a word's author. Image of multi-headed blob is much older, though. It was an old joke.

 

[mondblut]

Why are they called blobbers? Historical significance or just a name that everyone got used to using?

So much random shit has started to be labeled as "RPGs" that the proper RPGs needed a separate moniker to tell them apart from the crap.

 

[PapaPetro]

Wizrogue: Labyrinth of Wizardry is probably the best metavisual representation of a blobber

 

[mondblut]

Wizrogue: Labyrinth of Wizardry is probably the best metavisual representation of a blobber
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Good point. If Wizardry was to be rendered in third person, that's how it would look.

 

[Fowyr]

Tavernking
https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/the-official-origin-of-the-term-blobber.123306/

 

[fantadomat]

because only very fat people play them

Judging from your doxed pic,you must be the biggest blobber fan on the codex .

 

[fantadomat]

It must be terrifying to be an enemy in a blobber game.

Jokes aside,when i was kid and played might and magic for first time i was imagining how i play some fleshy blob with 8arms and legs and four heads.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

Jokes aside,when i was kid and played might and magic for first time i was imagining how i play some fleshy blob with 8arms and legs and four heads.

Blobber party vs. vampire circa late 90s.