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BOXBOY! (game)
BOXBOY! is a 2D platforming puzzle game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released on the Nintendo eShop on April 2, 2015.
Characters
The player plays as Qbby, a square-shaped cube that can create boxes. As you progress, new characters appear in the game (these are non-player characters, although Qucy is an available costume in BYE-BYE BOXBOY! and is a second player in BOXBOY + BOXGIRL! as well as Qudy, available through another mode), Qucy and Qudy. However, at certain points they will stop following you.
- Main article: Characters
Gameplay
Controls
Move: D-pad
Jump: B
Duck: Down (on the D-pad)
Create: Y + D-pad
Throw (while holding box): Y
Set down (while holding box): Y
Erase box: X
Successors
In 2016, a second game for the series, BOXBOXBOY! was released. This game allows Qbby to make two sets of boxes.
A third game, titled BYE-BYE BOXBOY! was released in 2017. this title returns to the only-one-set-of-boxes rule, but there are some new power-ups too. The player also needs to escort the Qbabies, small box children, to the goal door.
In 2019, an announcement went out for an upcoming title, "BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!". This is scheduled to be released on April 26, 2019 for the Nintendo Switch. It will introduce 2-Player mode. It will also introduce new mechanics such as springs.