Big Nose Freaks Out
Big Nose Freaks Out is a platform game for the NES, produced by Codemasters and published by Camerica. Like many Codemasters NES titles, the game was also released for the Aladdin Deck Enhancer. The player controls a cave man character who has had all his bones stolen from a prehistoric bank by a dinosaur. Bignose sets off on an adventure through numerous prehistoric settings. Bignose defeats enemies using a club; however, he also has access to a primitive skate board device (stone-boarding), via his invention - the wheel. The game is essentially a platform game in which the player collects bones and other items, while travelling from left to right until reaching the goal. Big Nose Freaks Out also had a two player mode, and the addition of numerous secret levels and bonuses. Big Nose Freaks Out has become popular as more people have access to the ROM file through emulation websites.
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Developer(s) | Codemasters |
Publisher(s) | Camerica |
Composer(s) | Allister Brimble |
Platform(s) | Nintendo Entertainment System |
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Genre(s) | Action |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Reception
Allgame gave a rating of 3 out of 5 stars giving praise for the introduction of the skate board for sped up gameplay and praising the vibrant graphics concluding “Lacking the necessary personality to really set it apart, the game's high production value makes it worthwhile for fans of the genre.”[2]
References
- "Release dates". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- Miller, Skyler. "Big Nose Freaks Out". allgame. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2020.