Open Syobon Action

I have ported Open Syobon Action to OS4.

http://os4depot.net/share/game/platform/syobonaction.lha

For anyone who hasn't heard of or played Syobon Action, you're in for a shock.

It is a parody of Super Mario Bros, with each level being so ridiculously hard, it's almost impossible to complete. Ridiculously hard is an understatement. It's so hard, it's funny.

To run it, make sure it's ran from the HDD (preferably an SFS partition) and NOT from RAM Disk. It will take 20-30 seconds to get to the menu screen; In that time, the window will be black. You will probably need OS4.1 Update 1 or better.

You can skip levels by pressing a number key at the main menu before pressing enter. Get to the main menu by pressing F1.

I assure you this game is NOT glitching. It is operating normally. If you don't believe me, watch some YouTube vids of it in action.

If I remember correctly, I completed level 4 (final level) shortly after the game first came out, but there was one level I couldn't finish. I should try again!

It only requires 2MB of Video RAM and about 25MB of System RAM.

Edit: rc2 compiled. Is available also on SourceForge. Currently no known DSI causing bugs.

rc2 seems to have more levels too. Unless i'm imagining it. Level "0" is a randomised level.

@MickJT

Thank you!

cool!

@spotUP

Seems like you got some competition here spot.
Nice to see more programs/games on os4.

@MickJT

Thank you for your game!

@all

seemed porting programmers need game name suggestions ???

@Antique

at this rate i can keep slacking for some years to come ;P

@MickJT
I haven't got run your game, I installed it, and ejem, run from Ram Disk but both nothing.
Maybe my Sam of 533Mhz.

@Templario

Did you follow the instructions? It says specifically not to run from RAM Disk. Or is that what you meant?

Btw, what is "ejem"?

@MickJT

Mmm "Ejem" seems a spanish term

http://www.wordreference.com/definicion/%C2%A1ejem!

This is great news !

@Mrodfr

For a port suggestion we could do with FIFE game engine, so we can eventualy port Unknown horizons.

http://www.unknown-horizons.org/site/
http://wiki.unknown-horizons.org/inde ... _and_compile_SVN_revision

FIFE:

http://www.fifengine.de/

http://wiki.fifengine.net/Build_dependencies

@MickJT

Hey. This is the Open Syobon Action developer (more like porter). Anyway, I was wondering if you would allow me to make this port part of the official Sourceforge project.

@TwosComplement

Yes, but not yet. Give me a week or so to fiddle a bit and see if I can decrease the loading time, perhaps add a fullscreen mode, etc..

If you don't think you'll be signing back into the forum regularly, just PM me your email address (or find mine), and i'll get in contact with you when i'm ready.

There will be an updated version of this on OS4Depot in a moment.

Can people with AmigaOS 4.0 please test it for me. I am curious if 4.1 Update 1 is the minimum required version or not. I am hoping not.

Keep in mind the game does take a long time to start. If your machine is under-powered and the game window comes up and you just see a black screen, have a cup of coffee and come back later!

Also, if i'm guessing right, this build will become available on the SourceForge project page for Open Syobon Action too.

@MickJT

I hate this game. I hate it, i reaaaally hate it.

@ll please install on a partition and not in ram:

@Kicko

Have you used the level skip feature? Check out some of the later levels, 5 through to 0. Fun times