Super Methane Brothers Port

About

A conversion of the Commodore Amiga game Super Methane Brothers that runs on Linux, Windows and Android. Puff and Blow each carry a methane gas gun: you trap a bad guy in a cloud of gas, suck the cloud into the gun, then throw it at a wall to destroy him.

How it differs from the original

The conversion adds gamepad or joystick selection and, on touch screens, an on-screen D-pad and fire buttons with a left-handed layout and portrait or landscape play. Debug builds also include an input recorder that replays a game and verifies it with checksums.

Getting started

Build it with CMake on Linux or Windows, or open the android folder in Android Studio. Move left and right, jump with up (hold for higher), tap fire to shoot, hold it to suck and release it to throw. Player one uses the cursor keys and CTRL, and player two uses W, A, S, D and SHIFT.

What you need to run it

Features

• A gamepad or joystick can be selected for either player.
• Touchscreen play has on-screen controls, a left-handed layout option, and portrait or landscape orientation options.
• Settings and high scores are saved between runs.

Controls

• Move left and right; press up to jump and hold it to jump higher; press down to descend once you have wings.
• Tap fire to shoot, hold fire to suck, and release fire to throw.
• Player one uses the cursor keys and CTRL; player two uses W, A, S, D, and SHIFT.
• On touchscreens, the game displays a D-pad and fire buttons; the back button returns to the title screen.

Licensing & legal

• The conversion is under the GPL version 2 or later with permission from Apache Software Ltd, but the original Amiga game remains commercial and its licence has not changed.

Additional notes

Derived code

Portions are derived from ClanLib, which uses a zlib-style licence.

FAQ

What is Super Methane Brothers Port?

Super Methane Brothers Port is an open-source port of Super Methane Brothers. An existing game or its source code brought to another platform. The original game ran on Other, Linux, Windows and Android.

How is Super Methane Brothers Port licensed?

Apache Software Ltd: GNU General Public License version 2 or later (source code in this repository); ClanLib: zlib style licence (Portions derived from ClanLib). The repository itself is the authoritative source.