BlobBuddy

BlobBuddy

BlobBUDDY running on Windows XP.
Name	BlobBUDDY
Developer(s)	Konnor88
Initial release	June 9th, 2023 (19 months ago)
Latest version	2.0 Public Beta 3 Build 356
Latest version release date	September 16th, 2024 (4 months ago)
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Website	http://www.tmafe.com/blobbuddy

BlobBuddy, also capitalized as BlobBUDDY, is a desktop application that utilizes Microsoft Agent technology developed in 2023. It was created by Konnor88 and released on TMAFE.COM on June 9th, 2023. It was created to serve as a malware-free alternative to BonziBUDDY. However, unlike Bonzi, the Blob character has a more aggressive personality. Instead of telling actual facts and jokes, the Blob insults and laughs at the user instead, a stark contrast from Bonzi's more friendly nature.

Community impact

The release of BlobBUDDY was considered a major success by many in the community, as it had been responsible for not only re-sparking more interest in Microsoft Agent, but also the potential development of more Microsoft Agent software. The success of BlobBUDDY influenced the development of MaxALERT! Rewritten, a re-imagination of MaxALERT! which uses BlobBUDDY as a base. The latest release of BlobBUDDY, 2.0 Public Beta 3 Build 356, was released on September 16th, 2024.

Gallery

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  A screenshot of https://tmafe.com/blobbuddy.
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  Promotional screenshot used in the BlobBUDDY website.
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  BlobBUDDY's abilities, a parody of the abilities listed on the original BonziBUDDY website.
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  BlobBUDDY about window.
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  BlobBUDDY's Jungle theme.
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  BlobBUDDY promotional logo seen in the 2.0 About window.
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  BlobBUDDY 2.0 about window.
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  BlobBUDDY's 2.0 version Jungle theme.
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  A screenshot of BlobBUDDY's Minesweeper.

Trivia

• Ironically, BonziBuddy, despite being more friendly, had malware bundled in it while BlobBuddy, despite being more aggressive, has no malware in it.
• Blob's behavior in the software was inspired by both Sebastian's "Blob Channel" series on YouTube and Konnor88's "Microsoft Agent Desktop Skits".
  • Despite the inspiration from Sebastian's Blob series, a lot of the inappropriate jokes and swears are left out of the software.
• The success of the BlobBUDDY program led to the recreation of the "MaxALERT!" program by Bonzi Software called "MaxALERT! Rewritten".