A downloadable game for Windows

Run Romans Run!
It's AD 79 and Mount Vesuvius has blown it's lid!
Race to outrun the fiery lava spew while rescuing the good Roman citizens! Grab a few Dinari while your at it, but don't get greedy our you'll be toast!

Created for the Fall All-OGA Game Jam 2018, Roman Rescue Run Pompeii! features non-stop arcade action and spectacular retro art and tunes from some of OpenGameArt.org's finest creators, so grab a controller or keyboard and prepare to run  for your life!

As thank you to everyone for all their kind words, Version 1.50 is a special post-Jam update adding:

Full Level Editor!
Three new levels!
Difficulty tweaked!
Lava collisions revamped to be less frustrating!
Climbing code tweaked to make getting on/off ladders easier!


System Requirements:
Windows PC
Microsoft .NET Framework vers 4.0 (or better)
OpenGL 3.0 Compatible Video Card
   Nvidia GeForce 8000 series or better
   Ati Radeon HD 2000 series or better
   Intel HD 4500 or better
   You can check specific cards at:
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Intel_graphics_processing_units
100mb Free Hard Drive Space

Controls -
Keyboard -
Move around     - arrow keys, num key pad, or wasd
Jump            - Space bar, ctrl, c, x

Joystick -
Move around     - Left stick (x/y Axis), Dpad or POV Hat
Jump            - button 1, 2, 3, 4, A, B, X, or Y

Pause:
Escape, P, Back button, Button 7 or Button 10

Quit:
At title screen press Escape, P, Back button, Button 7 or Button 10

To change screen mode/res:
Goto to Options -> Video

Change Log:

v1.52 -
    * Assets reorganized to clarify licensing details of CC-BY assets

v1.51 - Maintenance release
    * Fixed bug that caused crash when starting game with no previous save data present.
    * Fixed bug that caused mouse pointer to jump to around when it was moved offscreen in fullscreen mode.
    * Difficulty tweaked for Wave 8.

v1.50 - Post jam update:
    * Level editor added
    * 3 New Levels added to main course
    * Difficulty tweaked
    * Lava collisions tweaked to be more forgiving
    * Climbing code tweaked to make getting on/off ladders easier
    * Fonts in UI tweaked for greater consistency across menus
    * Bug fix for getting stuck on ladders
    * Icon fixed

v1.00 -
    First release.

Roman Rescue Run Pompeii! is Copyright Scott Matott 2018.  All rights reserved.

This software uses the zlib and libpng libraries by Jean-Loup Gailly and Mark Adler.
This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.
This software uses the SDL and SdlDotNet libraries under terms of the GNU LGPL license, see bin/Readme-SDL.txt and bin/LGPL-License.txt for details.
This software uses the OpenTK library under terms of the OpenTK license, see bin/OpenTK-License.txt for details.
The Steam version of this software uses Steamworks.NET by Riley Lab


The following works were used in the creation of this game.  Modifications were made.

----------------------------------------

Title:

    "Dragon's Village"

Author:

    Spring-Enterprises

URL:

    https://opengameart.org/content/dragons-village

License(s):

    * CC-BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode )

Copyright/Attribution Notice:

    Spring

File(s):

    * yet another soundtrack - Track 05 (Dragon's Village).ogg

----------------------------------------

Title:

    "Mahjongg NES BGM"

Author:

    Spring-Enterprises

URL:

    https://opengameart.org/content/mahjongg-nes-bgm

License(s):

    * CC0 ( http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode )

File(s):

    * Mahjongg BGM 01 N163.ogg

    * bgm 02.ogg

    * Bogstav Spillet NAMCO - Track 05 (BGM03).ogg

    * Bogstav Spillet NAMCO - Track 06 (BGM04).ogg

    * Bogstav Spillet NAMCO - Track 12 (BGM05).ogg

    * Bogstav Spillet NAMCO - Track 10 (TITLE BGM).ogg

----------------------------------------

Title:

    "Fire Level"

Author:

    Spring-Enterprises

URL:

    https://opengameart.org/content/fire-level

License(s):

    * CC0 ( http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode )

File(s):

    * Danish Mega Pony v. 4 OST - Track 02 (Fire Level).mp3

    * Fire Level.mid

    * Fire Level (Atari, ZX Spectrum, Sega Master System Rearrange).mp3

    * Fire Level (VRC6 Rearrange).mp3

----------------------------------------

Title:

    Ikaros

Author:

    surt

URL:

    https://opengameart.org/content/ikaros

License(s):

    * CC-BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode )

File(s):

    * ikaros.png

----------------------------------------

Title:

    Bullet Frames

Author:

    FiveAsOne

URL:

    https://opengameart.org/content/bullet-frames

License(s):

    * CC0 ( http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode )

File(s):

    * 1_HeroShotgunBulletFrames.gif

----------------------------------------

Title:

    Explosion effect

Author:

    FiveAsOne

URL:

    https://opengameart.org/content/explosion-effect

License(s):

    * CC0 ( http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode )

File(s):

    * D_FinalBossFirePillar.gif

----------------------------------------

Title:

    Cartoony platformer assets

Author:

    Buch

URL:

    https://opengameart.org/content/cartoony-platformer-assets

License(s):

    * CC-BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode )

Copyright/Attribution Notice:

    Credit me as Michele 'Buch' Bucelli and link back to my OGA profile page.

File(s):

    * tiles.png

----------------------------------------

Title:

    Three Little Bitmap Fonts

Author:

    Buch

URL:

    https://opengameart.org/content/three-little-bitmap-fonts

License(s):

    * CC0 ( http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode )

SPECIAL ATTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS:

    NOT REQUIRED, though appreciated: credit me as Buch and link back to http://blog-buch.rhcloud.com

File(s):

    * fonts.png

----------------------------------------

Title:

    A package of 8-bit fonts for Grafx2 and Linux

Author:

    usr_share

URL:

    https://opengameart.org/content/a-package-of-8-bit-fonts-for-grafx2-and-linux

License(s):

    * CC0 ( http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode )

File(s):

    * 8x8fonts.zip

----------------------------------------

Presented as my way of giving back to the OGA community and saying thanks
to all the artists whose works contributed to the creation of this game,
the art and sound files from the game have been made available at:

Roman Rescue Run Pompeii Art and Sound Pack

https://opengameart.org/content/roman-rescue-run-pompeii-art-and-sound-pack

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Authorwith the love studios
GenreAction
TagsArcade, Retro

Download

Download
roman_rescue_run_pompeii-v1.52-setup.exe 16 MB

Development log

Comments

Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.

Deleted post

Awesome!   thanks for sharing, it's always a big help just to watch other people play.  Your play style is remarkable controlled!  Personally, I always get greedy and make a dash for those hard to reach coins, senators, etc.  It burns me every time!  ;)
And yes, the game does continue indefinitely although the lava does speed up a little bit each time you cycle through the levels again.  Wish it could have had a few more levels, but ran out of time.  Hope to add a few more as well as expose the  level editor for a little bonus post-Jam release.

Deleted post