- July 21, 2017
- Spoony Bard Productions
- 2h median play time
Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo
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About Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo
Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo is a single player and multiplayer platformer game. It was developed by Spoony Bard Productions and was released on July 21, 2017. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.
Eskimo Bob is an 8-bit puzzle-platformer with sixty-four levels of fish-collecting action. Originally developed for the NES, you can now enjoy this game on Steam!
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- Challenging and reasonably long gameplay with smooth difficulty scaling and a satisfying final victory.
- Tight, responsive controls and clear, polished graphics that feel authentic to the NES era.
- Fun puzzle-platformer elements with unique character abilities and carefully designed levels.
- Final boss is extremely difficult and unforgiving, requiring multiple retries which can frustrate players.
- Limited lives and frequent game over screens can feel tedious and hinder enjoyment.
- Some levels require trial and error due to specific block-breaking sequences, which may feel repetitive.
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4 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay is solid and straightforward, featuring purposeful level design that introduces challenges, new mechanics, and bosses. It embraces a classic NES-style 2D platformer simplicity without modern features like upgrades or complex loops, relying instead on basic mechanics and some puzzles to maintain interest.
“The movement is solid, and levels all seem to serve some sort of purpose, whether it's a challenge, introducing a new mechanic, or a boss.”
“They didn't try to jam in any modern features, which is impressive since this is literally a NES ROM. It's nice to see that a game can be made without worrying about things like a 'gameplay loop,' 'upgrades,' and 'rewarding progress.'”
“It's a basic 2D platformer with a few puzzle-type mechanics added in to make it interesting.”
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Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo is a platformer game. Common tags for Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo include indie, 2d and retro.
Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo is available on PC and Windows.
On average players spend around 2 hours playing Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo.
Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo was released on July 21, 2017.
Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo was developed by Spoony Bard Productions.
Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.
Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
Similar games include Abathor, Shovel Knight, Shadow of the Ninja Reborn, 8BitBoy, Super Fancy Pants Adventure and others.