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Avoid The Noid

DOS - 1989
Also available on: Commodore 64

Avoid the Noid is an advertisement ploy for Domino's Pizza that is a surprisingly playable game. In one of the earliest advertising tie-ins ever made for PC, you play a pizza delivery boy who must deliver a pizza to Doom Industries. You must deliver the pizza to the top floor in 30 minutes or less, or the customer will get a discount and you will lose your job. While making your way up the floors, you will need to avoid the nasty Noid monster, who roams the building looking for pizzas to munch. Although a straightforward platform game with limited playability (you don't even have weapons), Avoid the Noid has a number of interesting tidbits that keep the game fresh. You will come across floor traps, phonecalls, and various other obstacles that complicate the delivery.

Overall, a nice little game that is strangely compelling and addictive, although I can't quite put my finger on why (must be that subconscious craving for pizza, after all). The Noid and background graphics are surprisingly crisp for its time, and the animations are very smooth. Two thumbs up! Note: This is the very rare EGA (16 colors) version of the game. Big thanks to Robert for this one!

Review By HOTUD

Comments and reviews

Ace 08 Jul. 2025

Really a good game.

0
CooperTeam 15 Nov. 2023

Interesting, there's an NES platformer game of the same title, and now this adventure-ish/action game.

-1
Steven Pavelish 07 Dec. 2022

Your pizza Asplode!

0
Ayush Mishra 03 Dec. 2020

I remember beating this game finally back when i was in 4th grade back in 1993 so many memories

1
cool beans 16 Feb. 2019

avoid the noid is almost like a personification of that one guy whom you hate

-1
hudsonfu 25 Jun. 2016

this is a great game especially for 1989 also this is the first dos game I ever played

1
Merkley 15 Aug. 2015

PIZZA!

1
indstr 08 Feb. 2014

Awesome! I didn't discover this game until much later (around 1994), but it was actually a great platformer albeit with some very irritating music. Highly recommended!

3

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Downloads

DOS version
Game file
United Kingdom English
233 KB
Commodore 64 version
Game file
United Kingdom English
81 KB

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