Hardhat and the rest of his team from PSPSMM have released version 1.2 of Hardhat's amazing homebrew game Jump Gunnar, Jump! The game was originally made for the PS2Dev programming competition, but after not meeting the deadlines with a complete version Hardhat has continued to update his game with new levels and better graphics.

Here's whats new for this release:

- 30 levels included now
- Added doors; red, blue, green, yellow. keys are needed to open these doors.
- Added teleporters (activate with square)
- Updated enemy: Climber is replaced by a new Red bug (only graphics, behaviour stays the same)
- New terrain: slippery ground
- Added slippery slopes to engine, graphics and level editor.
- Fixed chests: open with bombs and fruit will pop out
- New sound effects for doors, teleporters and keys
- Updated level editor with new terrain types.
- Added icon to the EBOOT.PBP file.
- Added horizontal sliding (momentum)
- Animated evil duck (Anders)
- Shield now works.
- Almost a complete rewrite of the engine
- General improvements on the sprite sheet
- quicker stops on regular ground

You're all spoilt with choices, because not only does Jump Gunnar, Jump! come with all the above updates, but you can choose to use a Windows version or a PSP version - or even better both! Both releases include the source code and a level editor so feel free to create as many new maps or mods for this game as you can!

Visit: [PSPSMM]
Download: [Jump Gunnar, Jump! v1.2 for PSP]
Download: [Jump Gunnar, Jump! v1.2 for Windows]

We haven't heard from SamuraiX since last April 4, 2006 here on QJ, when he released BoR v1.1. If you've been itching to get your hands on some Beats of Rage action, this is your lucky day. He says he'll only release OpenBOR from now on as the performance is identical to his earlier release. So here's what's you can look forward to in version 1.2

Updates:

• Runs at full 60 fps @ 333 and 48~58 fps @ 222!
• Bug Fix when attacking rider crashed PSP.
• Control bug Fix I introduced during Pause Menu (This will overwrite settings.sav)
• Bug fix Hall Of Fame.
• Use the new filemenu.png as it will be using more inputs.
• All Necessary Directories will now be created automatically.
  

New Features:

• Screen Shots will now save under PSP/Photo directory with Name of Mod.
• New Frames Per Second Counter under PSP Options.
• New video.txt support for Mod Creaters (Allows Full WideScreen Resolution (480x272)
• Modders instructions for full screen support click here.
  

Future Releases:

• Wireless 2 Player support (Currently In progress)
• Update OpenBOR to latest version (2.0046)

Usage:

• Images Directory and filemenu.png are necessary for BOR. Place them in the same directory as eboot.
• Download and save mods in 'Paks' Directory.
• Startup Game and select the *.pak file you want to play and Press 'X'.

Download: [Beats of Rage 1.2]
Discuss: [Forum Release Thread]