Baby Boomer (1989). Play online

Summary

Baby Boomer was Color Dreams' very first release for the NES, and it came in an eye‑catching baby‑blue cartridge that used a little voltage‑spike hack to slip past the 10‑NES lock‑out. Because it wasn’t officially licensed, the game feels like a hidden piece of console history—one player grabs the Zapper while a second can move the crawling infant with a regular controller, and a quirky milk meter tracks the baby’s hunger as you guard him.

The scrolling stages range from a suburban backyard all the way to surreal visions of Hell, and you can blast almost any on‑screen item—clouds turn into ice bridges, secret doors open, and bonus points pop from unexpected targets. Despite its odd charm, critics panned the title for notoriously unreliable hit detection, brutally steep difficulty and graphics that fell far short of Nintendo’s own fare. Today it’s remembered mostly as one of just two unlicensed NES Zapper shooters, a curiosity for collectors rather than a beloved classic.

Storyline

Baby Boomer on the NES tasks the player with protecting a crawling infant named Boomer as he automatically moves left‑to‑right through each stage. The baby must be shielded from birds of prey, bottomless pits, demonic foes and other hazards, while a milk meter tracks his hunger; if it empties, Boomer dies of starvation. The adventure begins in a suburban backyard, then leads through a wild wilderness, a spooky graveyard, the Pearly Gates of Heaven, and finally descends into the pits of Hell. Each environment introduces new obstacles that require quick reflexes and careful timing. The goal is to guide Boomer safely to the end of each level without losing him.