Sir Noggin

Sir Noggin name-drops the Master System as its inspiration, and I can see it - at least aesthetically. The orange checkerboard pattern of its first 'zone' is straight out of classic Sonic, and it has a bright, chunky visual style across the board that evokes something like Alex Kidd or Psycho Fox. A lot of the actual design of the environmental visuals and enemies, though, reminds me more of Kirby's Adventure than anything on the Master System. In any case, Sir Noggin is a pretty straightforward 2D platformer. I got through the main mode in 90 minutes without particularly rushing, and while there are some challenge modes, those aren't really my thing. It's a perfectly fine game, but not a memorable one either. It leans very heavily on the nostalgia of its aesthetic to carry it, and it works well enough for the game's brief run time, but it doesn't do anything uniquely its own either.

First things first: Sir Noggin is very short and very easy. I was able to 100% the game (including all achievements) in just over an hour and a half. This is not a game that is going to engage you over a long period of time and offer a lot of replay value. Having said that... I love it! The pixel art is vibrant and pleasant to look at, with heavy visual inspiration from Sonic and Kirby. The chip tunes are great and suit the action very well. The controls are solid. The sub weapons offer a bit (and [i]just[/i] a bit) of strategy. The zones offer just enough gimmicks to feel different from each other. The bosses are fun (and there's a boss rush mode). There are extra challenges to beat outside the main game (unique stages built around time limits, limited life and having no weapons). Despite the game's short length, it feels like effort went into it and it's quite fun to play. I love retro-styled games that evoke the 8-bit era, and Sir Noggin is a polished gem that I enjoyed quite a bit despite its short length and lack of challenge. It's also quite cheap (particularly on special) so it's easy to get one's money's worth out of it. Recommended for fans of retro gaming.

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Worth the price! Sir noggin is a action side scrolling game that has bright colors, lovely sprites and a real toe tapping soundtrack to boot, only flaws is it's REAL easy (Great for kids or if you're bad at retro games.) and it's short. took me just a little under hour to complete, but had a *fun* hour. the game has challenges to take out and a soundtest to jam these tunes, boss rush as well. If you really like classic side scrolling action titles then pick this up, it's cheap, good fun and well made!

This game knows exactly what it wants to be and is wonderful for it. Perfect level of challenge, charming graphics, fun tiny little secrets, and a banging soundtrack by coda. The video game equivalent of having a tiny bonsai on your desk.

Played this game for 10 minutes and already noticed some things that annoy me. - Enemies load onscreen instead of off screen, and respawn if you leave and re-enter In area. - Choppy, 1st stage was amazing and smooth, 2nd was choppy and lost quality, frames stretching. - Rebinding, you cannot rebind something twice, example I cannot have pause as Esc and Enter, I have to choose one. Though getting onto the good things: - Music is stunning and amazing. - Pixel art is lovely, good to see. - Rebind any button needed. - Simple controls, no tech. Overall the game has a nice retro feel but isn't polished properly, if your not as fussy as I am then this will be a good game for you :)

What a great little game this is. It's affordable and jam-packed with all sorts of nostalgia. Plus there's bonus content galore, including tough challenges and a boss rush mode. Don't miss this party!

Neat lil platformer! For Linux users you may need an older version of Proton to stop lag and input delay, I found 6.3-8 works fine enough.

Sir Noggin might not be an especially long or especially difficult game, but it's a good time from start to finish. The pixel art looks great and is adorable throughout, the soundtrack is charming, and the stage design does a good job of adding more and different obstacles over the course of the game. It's a fun time, even if not necessarily a long time!

fun and charming retro platformer. plays great on steamdeck