Play Nogginknockers 2 Online
Dodge sentient bowling balls and flying cabbages while chirpy MIDI music plays—the pixel art looks like cartoons filtered through a fever dream. Just when you think you've got the controls down, the game throws some new ridiculous mechanic at you.
Nogginknockers 2 was released as part of the MS-DOS Classic Games collection, though it never had a standalone commercial release. It was developed by a small team whose name I can't quite recall, but it fits right in with the experimental, often weird titles that popped up in the shareware scene of the early '90s. The game doesn't try to be epic or groundbreaking; it's just a strange little action-puzzler that feels perfectly at home on a floppy disk.
You control a small, round character with big eyes, navigating maze-like levels while dodging sentient bowling balls and flying cabbages. The main goal is to collect all the keys in each stage to unlock the exit, but the real challenge comes from the unpredictable hazards and shifting level layouts. Signature mechanics include screen-by-screen exploration, timing-based jumps over moving obstacles, and occasional enemy patterns that require quick reflexes. The pacing is brisk, and the difficulty spikes without warning, especially in later stages. Playing it feels like trying to solve a puzzle while someone keeps changing the rules.
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".
Download Nogginknockers 2 ROM
You can download this ROM to play Nogginknockers 2 offline using an MS-DOS emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
