Akumanor Gaiden
Orochi terrorises the land! You are Sakura, youkai hunter, and you vow to protect your village and destroy Orochi, who inhabits the most vile of castles, The Akumanor!
Jump, whip, throw shuriken, and vanquish youkai in this exciting adventure inspired by Japanese horror!
Keyboard Controls:
Movement: Arrow Keys or W, A, S and D
Jump: Z, J or Alt
Whip: X, K or Ctrl
Shuriken: Up + Whip
Open Treasure Chests: Up
Pause: Enter
Controller Controls:
Movement : D-Pad
Jump: A / Circle
Whip: B / Cross
Shuriken: Up + Whip
Open Treasure Chests: Up
Pause: Start
You can also download the ROM below, but you will need an emulator to play it, I recommend BGB: https://bgb.bircd.org/
Post Jam Note: I've decided that the browser version is going to remain the initial 1.0 release, which has a bug which can disable player damage from enemy collisions if certain conditions are met, I made that decision to preserve the state in which the game was initially submitted to the GBJAM 12.
On that note, I strongly recommend downloading the fixed ROM below and playing that instead.
I'm also working on a colour version of the game which has no lag and a small amount of extra content, I'll post it and link it here as soon as it's done.
I've also decided to accept donations for the game if anyone is so inclined, thank you very much in advance!
Also thanks to everyone who's played and rated the game during the jam period!
(13/9/2024 - 23:34 UTC) Note: Currently the Browser version is the original game as it was submitted to the Jam, however the ROM is a small bugfix update. Please judge the game for the Jam by the Browser version, and enjoy the fixed ROM at your leisure later!
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Development log
- Post Jam Note75 days ago
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This is the game that led me to follow and enjoy your work!
I've tried this game on a Super Gameboy and a Gameboy Player and it works perfectly!
Glad you liked it! Always love to hear of people playing it on real hardware!
Awesome work! I liked how forgiving things were!
Thank you very much!
An interesting game, for sure. I liked the 2nd background theme the best.
IF I had the smallest of nitpicks about the game is the whole thing felt a bit on the easy side. I only met any real resistance on the 3rd level (mostly due to the dragon pots, or whatever they are called) and it took me a bit to figure out the pattern of the final boss.
Nice job!
Thank you!
Cute game, I really like the art (especially the sprite-work), feels fun to control and as a big fan of the classic-style Castlevanias I'll definitely play through it all when I have more time.
Only issues I've found are general performance issues (which is fine since it's a black and white GameBoy game) and a glitch where invincibility frames carry over permanently upon screen transitions (I assume due to not setting the i-frame variable to be off at the start of a new scene) but overall a really good and impressive effort.
The glitch is fixed in the downloadable ROM, but also, I'm currently working on a colour version, and it has no lag!
It was so much fun to manipulate Sakura to get into Youkai's castle!
The music and graphics combined with the atmosphere really made me feel like I was playing a Game Boy...
I especially love the graphics of the huge bosses! The battle with Gashadokuro (giant skull) is my favorite because it is so powerful, meow~!
Thanks for playing!
Btw, this is a real Game Boy game!
プレイしていただきありがとうございます！ ちなみに、これは本物のゲームボーイゲームです！
It was so much fun!
So it's an actual GB program, not Game Boy style? Amazing!
すごく楽しかった！
ゲームボーイ風ではなく、実際のGBのプログラムなんですね！ すごいにゃ!
This was fantastic. Did you do everything yourself? Who was your team? Great work!
Did it all by myself! And it kinda broke me because there was hardly a moment in the 10 days of the jam where I wasn't working on it >w>';
Thank you very much!
That is incredible. Respect!
(Your game is at 9:43, but I also have commentary, well there is some, I guess.)
I had a blast playing the game! I guess someone already said it, but yeah, the traditional Japanese feel in this is amazing. Graphics, the pixel arts and presentation are pretty great! Challenge is easy-just, and gameplay is solid!
Again, pretty great!
Quick EDIT: almost forgot, music/bgms are amazing!
Thank you very much!
Dang what a game. I love the traditional Japanese monsters and feel. I can't believe this was made in such little time, it almost felt like an official Gameboy game! Great stuff.
Thank you very much!
This is amazing! The music creates such a wonderful ambiance for fighting yokai and exploring the scary castle! This is pro level, I'll come back after paying rent to throw a few coins your way!
Glad you enjoyed it that much! Thank you!
Made it to the 3rd boss, but it's a bit tough for me. I'm planning to go back to it a little later. ^_^"
Nonetheless, once again; great work as always! You never cease to develop gameplay with genuine challenge.
... (So, will there be a DX version of this, too? :o)
Thank you very much!
And no promises, but I DO want to do it, but I desperately need a break xD
(The double clock speed of the GBC will hopefully eliminate the lag)
Nice game with good music! the fireballs from the dragon final boss weren't doing any damage to me not sure if that is something that needs to be fixed or not
It was an export error, I've removed the ROM for now, will reupload a fixed version later. (The issue isn't there in the browser version btw)