Akumanor Gaiden DX
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! Now in Colour!
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
New Features:
- Improved Controls
- No slowdown
- Difficulty Setting
- Final Boss Redesigned
- Ranking System
- Unlockable Extras Screen (by beating the game)
- Sound Test
- Unlockable Boss Rush Mode (by beating the game on Hard Mode)
- Boss Rush Ranking System
You can also download the ROM below, but you will need an emulator to play it, I recommend mGBA: https://mgba.io/
Note: This game will not work on monochrome hardware (GB/DMG, Super GB, GBP)
If you want to play it in monochrome hardware, get the original version here
Otherwise play it on Colour or Advanced hardware.
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love the spritework and the setting! damn, where were you in early 2024, when I made a video about games set in japan or influenced by it. Your game would have been a perfect fit for the section about horror and kwaidan
I released Kira Kira Magical Stars in April 2024, and very few people noticed...
that sucks. I stumbled upon this game more or less by accident. Visibility often is a huge roadblock for indie devs. Well, I'm gonna keep my eye on you from now on, so at least there's that ^.^
Thank you very much!
Muchas gracias, el juego se ve muy bueno y sakura es demasiado kawaii
Theres slight small bug I on last boss HP when I first encounter 4 hits and I died it regen its original full hp but as I was about to defeat it, died already leaving 4 skulls left? Either way I beat the game once again with an A rank and love this game to 8-bits!
SUPER!@!@@@@@@AWESOME
I played the GB version in monochrome and I played this one as well.
I am very happy to see Sakura, enemies and stages in color!
The battle with the last boss was a very hot battle and a lot of fun.
A game that I am happy to 1-up is a game with a good balance, meow~!
Congratulations on finishing the game and the boss rush on Hard mode!
Thanks for playing!
Thanks too meow~! 🐱🐍
I enjoyed it! Love the asthetic. 15 - 20 minutes. I overall give it a 8.5/ 10
Thank you very much!
no problem! Infact, this game inspired me to start making a Gameboy color game myself! Any recommendations on tutorials for Gb studio?
Your best resource to start I reckon is the GBS docs themselves, they're not the most enlightening thing ever, but they'll help, and once you know enough to wanna try some more advanced stuff, you should check out GB Studio Lab, and if you have trouble, the GB Studio discord is mostly pretty helpful!
Though to bear in mind, A LOT of tutorials, particularly in video form, are Outdated As Heck...
Oh and like, being knowledgeable about how the GB Hardware works helps a lot, so by all means, study that as well, this here's a VERY good resource on that: https://www.copetti.org/writings/consoles/game-boy/
how to use the dango?
It recovers your health the moment it shows up
Great games! Quality pixel art combined with effective gameplay!
If I had a small recommendation to make it would be on the difficulty, in hard mode I did not find the game difficult enough...
Keep it up, I can't wait to play a future game from your imagination.
Nahos Production.
Difficulty is relative, I've seen people struggle with it on Medium...
The real challenge is trying to do a no-damage run on Hard and getting that SSS rank.
Okay I understand. Anyway great game!
Interesting game with mixed elements from other titles. I can remember the flying mushrooms from Mario Land 2 pumpkin maps. Good job.
The enemies are based on Youkai, which are monsters from Japanese folklore, they show up a fair bit in Japanese media in general, so no doubt you'd recognise something if you've played a game that incorporates Japanese culture, like Super Maro Land 2!
I can understand now, thanks for your description.
Same as the original but better!
If I were to rate this game, I would say 7 stars. Unfortunately, it is not possible to give that much and to indicate that it is worth more than 5. :) Keep it up! A very nice and professionally executed game.
Thank you very much!
I'm hoping to make a longer game next
Hello,
I am looking for a way to download and play some of your games offline. However, I noticed that some are not available to be downloaded.
The games in question are "Unwieldy Wand", "Akumanor Escape", and "Chuck Ball Idol".
I will be grateful for a download link. Thank you!
They're Jam games, there's really not much to them...
Just beat the game. This is really amazing! The jumping springs on the third level were kinda frustrating, but other then that solid game!
Thank you!
There's a trick to the springs, stand in the same space as them, jump, and hold forward the moment you land on them, you'll get a clean jump through them every time!
Purchased after I beat it on medium. Great upgrade to the Jam game! How did you do the clouds and Moon??!!
Thank you very much!
Those are sprites rendered behind the background ;)
genius!!
Marvelous work, I do think this one is a step up from Akumanor Escape! ^_^
... The 3rd boss is still kicking my butt though. Maybe I should stop playing on hard mode. (If my pride would let me, lol)
Thank you very much!
Hey, no shame in lowering the difficulty! But still, do your best ^^
Ohh what a surprise! Your Jam version was a blast! Can't wait to try this one!!
Hype!! Great character designs, wonderful music, slick visual effects, and nice controls! Definitely will play this on hardware! 😍
Am I correct in thinking you wrote this from scratch in C/ASM?
Also, are the kasa obake wearing heels? 🌂👡
Nope! This is GB Studio!
Glad you like it ^^
And well, those are like those Japanese sandals with a stilt in the middle, y'know the type right?
I do know the type! And wow, I’m impressed at the visual effects you got in GBS! Great work!