| Bombs Away | |
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| General | |
| Author | Liquidbrain (Paul Bright/GreenGianT) |
| Type | Platform |
| Version | 2003 |
| License | Mixed |
| Last Updated | 2003/09/15 |
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Bombs Away!! is a little platformer for the Nintendo Gameboy Advance.
It was developed for the GBADev.org 2003 competition (7th place).
Features
- 21 levels including 4 bonus levels.
- End of game sequence.
- Hiscore Table (saved to SRAM).
- Music and Sound Effects (using the Krawall Free SDK).
- Cheat mode.
User guide
Gameplay
The aim of the game is to collect all the bombs before the timer runs out, you receive a time bonus at the end of each level. The following pickups are found in the game:
- Bomb - 200 points.
- Coin - 500 points.
- Cherry - 1000 points.
- Strawberry - 2000 points.
- Heart - 1 up, gain a life.
- Skull - Death, lose a life.
- HiJump - HiJump powerup, increases your jump height for one jump.
Cheats
To enable/ disable the cheat mode, go to the credits screen and press UP, B, L, DOWN, B, R.
With the cheat mode enabled you can skip levels using L and R.
If you gain a hiscore with the cheat mode enabled then your name will be replaced with ""!!!"".
Controls
D-Pad - Move left/right
A - Jump, High jump
Start - Pause/Resume
Screenshots
Credits
- Design & Code - GreenGianT.
- GFX - GreenGianT, Red Deth, SpriteLib GPL.
- Music & SFX - GreenGianT, Various sources, Krawall Free SDK.
Thanks also go to KST, THC, and anyone else who helped with ideas and play testing.
Written in C using;
- devkitadvance under Linux.
- Krawall Free SDK.
External links
- Author's website - http://www.stalemeat.net/gba.html (archived)