Nobby the Aardvark

Nobby the Aardvark
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Developer(s)	Genesis Software Developments[1]
Publisher(s)	^NA Thalamus[1] ^EU Thalamus[1]
Designer(s)	Dave Clarke[1] Jonathan Smyth[1]
Programmer(s)	Dave Clarke[1]
Artist(s)	Johnathan Smyth[1]
Composer(s)	Ashley Hogg[1]
Platform(s)	Commodore 64
Release date(s)	^NA 1993[1] ^EU 1993[1]
Genre(s)	2D action platformer[1]
Mode(s)	Single-player

Screenshot from the first level.

Nobby the Aardvark is a computer game for the Commodore 64, published in 1993.

Summary

Nobby the Aardvark is a platform game taking place over multiple consecutive levels. The player takes the role of Nobby, an aardvark who is hungry for ants. The game's plot involves Nobby trying to get to Antopia, a place where there are ants everywhere, so Nobby can eat his belly full.

In practice, most levels involve Nobby jumping from one platform to another in order to reach the exit. Various enemies inhabit the levels. Contact with an enemy is fatal to Nobby, but there are anthills scattered around the levels, and Nobby can take a quick nosh at an anthill, stuffing his cheeks full of ants. He can then spit the ants at an enemy to defeat it.

Later levels vary the gameplay by having Nobby fly in a hot air balloon or navigate a maze-like mine shaft.

See also: The Ant and the Aardvark, a cartoon series that inspired the game.

Reception

Reception
Review score Publication Score Zzap!64 96%[2]
Award Publication Award Zzap!64 Gold Medal

The game was very well received.

References

1. Nobby the Aardvark at GameFAQs
2. http://www.zzap64.co.uk/zzap100/100thspec5.html

External links

• Nobby the Aardvark at Lemon 64