Last Update: 3/16/07

Yo! Noid

The game is about The Noid (a former claymation character from Domino's Pizza commercials) trying to get more and more pizza, while at the same time ending crime on the streets of New York.

The Noid is the star of this game, though. He runs around the game with his trusty yo-yo, but he's sometimes strapped to a propeller so that he can fly in the air, on a skateboard, and other times he can jump around on a pogo stick. The game has many different enemies, most of which are pretty unique and interesting. If The Noid isn't doing battle with Elvis (who will try to attack with a plunger) then he might be facing a clown on a unicycle.

The gameplay is a basic side-scroller. If The Noid is ever hurt, then the level must be restarted. He can attack with his yo-yo, but if enough scrolls are collected, he can use a very powerful, screen-clearing move, where the screen shakes and the enemies turn to a pile of white.

The game is unique because of its difficulty and style.. It was very tough for me as a youngster, and I never did beat it until I started to play video games much more regularly. It takes a lot of patience to repeat the levels and memorize the patterns of the enemies. The style of the game is also fairly unique; with flying football players dropping bombs, eskimos, pizza eating contests, and a yo-yo as the main weapon, it's easy to see why this game is thought to be so unique.
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Publisher: Capcom