25 Reviews:
Nogard
The game consists of six areas and an extra. Each area has several needle screens and a boss.
The bosses are nothing special in terms of difficulty, but the needle is challenging from the very beginning. Overall I think the increment in difficulty is pretty good except for a few really easy saves in the last stage.
The game uses standard gimmicks such as inverted gravity, looping screen, extra jumps, and triggers. I'm not a fan of inverted gravity, but the looping screen was used really well in my opinion and makes some screen very interesting to play.
The graphics are pretty good, I only didn't like the tileset used in half of stage five and secret four.
The music is amazing and it's probably the main reason why I liked the game so much.
There are four secrets in the first four stages, they are easy to spot, but think about what you're doing when going for the first one. I am not sure if you would be able to access it if you play carelessly, and you might be forced to replay the first stage.
You can access the extra even before beating the final boss. The reward for clearing the extra stage is not nothing special, but you get a nice screen that makes you feel better about yourself. I would say go for it.
The game has also some oversights. You can skip three screens completely, one by doing an hard jump, two by abusing the game physics.
Strongly recommended if you are decent at needle.
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The bosses are nothing special in terms of difficulty, but the needle is challenging from the very beginning. Overall I think the increment in difficulty is pretty good except for a few really easy saves in the last stage.
The game uses standard gimmicks such as inverted gravity, looping screen, extra jumps, and triggers. I'm not a fan of inverted gravity, but the looping screen was used really well in my opinion and makes some screen very interesting to play.
The graphics are pretty good, I only didn't like the tileset used in half of stage five and secret four.
The music is amazing and it's probably the main reason why I liked the game so much.
There are four secrets in the first four stages, they are easy to spot, but think about what you're doing when going for the first one. I am not sure if you would be able to access it if you play carelessly, and you might be forced to replay the first stage.
You can access the extra even before beating the final boss. The reward for clearing the extra stage is not nothing special, but you get a nice screen that makes you feel better about yourself. I would say go for it.
The game has also some oversights. You can skip three screens completely, one by doing an hard jump, two by abusing the game physics.
Strongly recommended if you are decent at needle.
Rating: 8.1 81
Difficulty: 82 82
May 18, 2016
shign
I enjoyed a lot the first three stages, however from stage 4 it becomes less enjoyable and much more messy, stage 5 is particularly annoying. Also literally all the bosses are terrible. The secrets are average except the fourth which is terrible, and the extra stage isn't particulary worth doing the secrets. The final tower is pretty good and saves the end from being just tedious.
Could recommend.
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Could recommend.
Rating: 6.5 65
Difficulty: 73 73
Feb 6, 2021
CanusAntonius
"Okay well, that's terrific." After playing this game last within the trilogy, I think Kermit's quote sums up the entirety of this saga.
Kermit 1 is the start of a long journey that spans what I consider to be the best series of IWBTG Fangames, and is the foundation of a great legacy worth experiencing for yourself. It is definitely the rawest entry in the trilogy and lacks a bit of the polish that its predecessors have, but I believe it is still a pretty great game worth trying. Unlike the others, this also contains 4 secrets, one per each of the first four stages, and if you collect them all you can try an extra stage at the end of the game. There's a boss per stage as well but be warned they are kind of mashy, especially the final boss, so you might even want to consider autofire if you have hand problems.
Definitely recommend playing it, and then continuing on to play Kermit 2 and 3. Enjoy the journey of a lifetime.
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Kermit 1 is the start of a long journey that spans what I consider to be the best series of IWBTG Fangames, and is the foundation of a great legacy worth experiencing for yourself. It is definitely the rawest entry in the trilogy and lacks a bit of the polish that its predecessors have, but I believe it is still a pretty great game worth trying. Unlike the others, this also contains 4 secrets, one per each of the first four stages, and if you collect them all you can try an extra stage at the end of the game. There's a boss per stage as well but be warned they are kind of mashy, especially the final boss, so you might even want to consider autofire if you have hand problems.
Definitely recommend playing it, and then continuing on to play Kermit 2 and 3. Enjoy the journey of a lifetime.
Rating: 8.5 85
Difficulty: 72 72
Apr 17, 2022