GNU Robbo for PSP

GNU Robbo PSP
GNU Robbo PSP
General
Author	bomblik
Type	Puzzle
Version	2017
Last Updated	2017/01/24
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This is a port of GNU Robbo action puzzle video game for Sony Playstation Portable and Sony Playstation Vita, based on GNU release 0.68.

GNU Robbo is a free open source reimplementation of game designed by Janusz Pelc and published by LK Avalon in 1989 for the Atari XL/XE computers. A success on the Polish domestic market, it was later ported to other computer platforms and also released in the United States as The Adventures of Robbo.

This homebrew is was entered to the GekiHEN Contest.

User guide

The game's design was partly inspired by Boulder Dash, but with the gravity aspect removed. The player controls the titular little robot through a series of planets, each being a vertically-scrolling maze filled with various objects and obstacles.

The goal of each level is to collect a preset number of bolts scattered around (there could be extra bolts on the map, and bolts could also be acquired from random item generators), and then reach a capsule that takes the hero to the next planet.

On his way Robbo must avoid deadly obstacles that include moving creatures, laser turrets, and large magnets.

Various items can be found, including keys that open doors, bullets that kill enemies and destroy impassable walls of rubble, crates that can be pushed, bombs that explode upon being shot, and mirrors that teleport the hero around the level.