Defeating the four bosses in Pepper Grinder without taking damage (albeit the final boss being segmented) and its ending. Your treasure gets stolen and with the help of a conveniently placed drill it's time for platforming and revenge.

Overall, it's a short but alright game. The platforming is enjoyable for the most part but playing on keyboard might not have been the best option (it's totally doable but I probably would have had more fun with a controller). There's 3-4 levels per world and four worlds total with each having an extra level unlockable from purchasing a gold key at the shop for 10 skull coins (and 4-5 coins are available on levels in hidden areas). You can also ride a mech suit and break buildings for some levels which is always a good time.

I ended up segmenting the final boss due to the controls being a bit finicky with keyboard as sometimes I'd keep drilling through the balls in the second phase or go off in a less than ideal direction that a controller might have played better (you can see this occur in the second phase but I managed to recover). As well, the positioning and setup for hitting the boss in the first phase is a little funky at times - there were a few instances when he'd punch the ground and then immediately turn direction to hit me as I'd try to hit him from behind. The hitbox for the skull in the second phase is also a little weird with what counts as a hit or not.

0:00 Beetle Rider
2:26 Magmaworm
4:03 Mint
5:37 Emperor Naro
7:40 Emperor Naro Phase 2
9:06 Ending

Pepper Grinder can be purchased at https://store.steampowered.com/app/20...

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