Streets of Rage REMAKE (NOT Beats of Rage)

[DaBargainHunta]

This looks INSANE, and it's absolutely FREE!

I can't wait to download this!!!

http://www.bombergames.net/sorr_e.htm

[suppafly]

This looks INSANE, and it's absolutely FREE!

I can't wait to download this!!!

http://www.bombergames.net/sorr_e.htm


Thanks for the heads-up, im downloading it right now!

[pragmatic insanester]

i thought i mentioned this before? oh well

[DaBargainHunta]

i thought i mentioned this before? oh well
You might have - I dunno. But this is the final version, which just came out - not an incomplete beta.

[klausien]

WOW! This remake is really great. As a matter of fact, this may be the best game of its kind I've ever seen or played. It blows Beats of Rage & the like totally out of the water. I wish someone would port this to DC or XBox. It deserves to be played in my living room.

[jpark203]

WOW! This remake is really great. As a matter of fact, this may be the best game of its kind I've ever seen or played. It blows Beats of Rage & the like totally out of the water. I wish someone would port this to DC or XBox. It deserves to be played in my living room.
I think I remember hearing that this will be ported to Dreamcast.

[klausien]

I think I remember hearing that this will be ported to Dreamcast.

To add to what I said above, I would gladly pay for a DC port of this. The amount of options for game customization is excellent, the remixed tunes are perfect, and the timing actually feels like a real SOR title. One of the best homebrews I have ever played.

[Kitsune Sniper]

You might have - I dunno. But this is the final version, which just came out - not an incomplete beta.

Uh, the filename says beta. ^^;

[Fighter17]

Link not working. :(

[Auxilla]

Site dead.

[MarioMania]

Do you know why..everybody is trying to go on that site at the same time

[Damaramu]

Whew! Glad I snagged a copy before the site crashed!

I gotta say, I'm pretty impressed. It's a lot fun and plays quite well with my MS Sidewinder controller.

I would like to see, however:

Updated voice samples.

The original character portraits. The new ones are....not quite as good.

Adam looks..out of place compared to the others. I know he's a custom job..but at least spruce up the colors on the other character sprites.

I'm just being nit picky. They did a great job and it's a lotta fun to play. Kudos!

[Neil Koch]

The site is working for me, but I could put the ZIP file up on Megaupload or similar site...

Pretty fun remix of the game. It makes me even a bit sadder that no SoR games were on the Genesis Collection on PS2.

[MarioMania]

Can the Genesis/Mega Drive hold this game..I know it based off the SoR 2 Engine

[DaBargainHunta]

Uh, the filename says beta. ^^;
Hmmm, you're right. Not sure what's going on there. I remember reading that this was the final version.

BTW, the site is back up and the download seems to be working again. I can't wait to try this when I get back to my own PC over the weekend.

EDIT: The message board for the game says this:

"With the game almost completed, I can say SorR will be launched on 31 DECEMBER 2006 (official and definitive release date)"

So I'm not sure why the filename still has "beta" in it.

[klausien]

Can the Genesis/Mega Drive hold this game..I know it based off the SoR 2 Engine

Playing it, I would say probably not. Not only is it programmed for an entirely different platform, but the music is not the original MD chip tunes & there are some effects that the old 16-bitter couldn't do.

On a side note, I love the fact that they put the cut motorcycle stage in there. Very cool.

[calthaer]

These guys just released the final version of this remake yesterday, it would appear (found the link on Indiegames.com).

http://www.bombergames.net/sorr_project/

[Blitzwing256]

downloading now, I recall looking at this years ago, closest we'll ever get to a real sequel that isn't some 3d pile of bullshit :-)

[123►Genei-Jin]

Downloaded and tested, it's awesome!

I really like how you can set different engine options (I normally set everything to SOR3 since that's my favorite SOR).
The different paths really add a lot of replay value and variety, something a lot of Beat 'em up games lack.
A lot of effort went also into remaking new sprites for older enemies and characters and also into the backgrounds and remixed music.
A must have for beat 'em up fans.

[Zama]

This is a dumb question but how do you get this to work? :oops:

[megasdkirby]

This is a dumb question but how do you get this to work? :oops:

1)Download zip using your favorite web browser. Place zip in desired location on either your HDD or external media.

2)Open ZIP file with a compression/decompression program like WinZip or WinRar.

3)Extract visible folder to location of choosing.

4)Scan for viruses.

5)Open folder.

6)Drag mouse to desired file, this case called "SorR.EXE".

7)Choose the file by double clicking on the left mouse button. This will "activate" or "run" the game.

8)Play game.

[Blitzwing256]

1)Download zip using your favorite web browser. Place zip in desired location on either your HDD or external media.

2)Open ZIP file with a compression/decompression program like WinZip or WinRar.

3)Extract visible folder to location of choosing.

4)Scan for viruses.

5)Open folder.

6)Drag mouse to desired file, this case called "SorR.EXE".

7)Choose the file by double clicking on the left mouse button. This will "activate" or "run" the game.

8)Play game.

wow...

[Blitzwing256]

I just spent about 3 hours last night playing this, and Its nothing short of amazing for a fan project. within seconds I felt like I was playing one of the original games, the controls are spot on, aside from mediocre (ok bad) fan artish cutscenes, it is an amazing remake of one of my favorate series, they took all the good aspects of all 3 games and mixed them together, along with some features borrowed from gaurdian heroes (the ONLY reason to own a saturn) I love the branching levels and the cpu controlled partner, it even has unlockables and hidden fun stuff (cody from final fight!) If you ever enjoyed streets of rage back in the day, you NEED to download this.

[LiquidPolicenaut]

I, too, enjoyed the shit out of V4 and I'm really liking this one as well. I actually liked the opening intro and really like the cutscenes as I don't think they look fanboyish at all. They seem to fit perfectly in with the graphics of the game. Some of my nitpicks are:

-Game seems a bit hard even on easy!
-Jetski level is kind of frustrating...
-Although I love the shop, I think the prices for the item are a bit high compared to how much points you can accumulate in one playthrough....
-Thankfully, I just read that they (Bomberlink specifically) will tweak the difficulties as well as issues with the jetski level when they release the Linux port soon...

Beyond that, I am loving the game and it truly is an awesome package....

[Blitzwing256]

since a couple of you have played it as well, do you only acumulate points when you beat the entire game? (ie do you loose all points when you faill miserably?)

the game was pretty easy on normal if you play with the cpu controlled partner ,just be sure you turn off friendly damage or he/she WILL kill you repeatedly.

The art wasn't mobile light force bad or anything, just some of the charecter proportions in the animated opening thing were pretty bad. a very very tiny nitpick as the whole package is amazing.

[Zama]

1)Download zip using your favorite web browser. Place zip in desired location on either your HDD or external media.

2)Open ZIP file with a compression/decompression program like WinZip or WinRar.

3)Extract visible folder to location of choosing.

4)Scan for viruses.

5)Open folder.

6)Drag mouse to desired file, this case called "SorR.EXE".

7)Choose the file by double clicking on the left mouse button. This will "activate" or "run" the game.

8)Play game.

Ooooooooooooooo :) I wasn't sure whether it was a rom for use on a SEGA emulator or a sort-of flash type of game that you can open but that clears up the basics.

[XYXZYZ]

Reading this thread, I kept wondering why anyone would want to play an accurate remake instead of your actual SOR cartridge, but I gave it a shot. And damn, this is good.

All the secret self defense techniques are there, including:

-Pipe 'em
-Knife 'em
-Throw a guy
-Eat an apple

In short, it's PERFECK.

[kedawa]

It feels looser than the original, but that makes it a little easier to move around and change direction while attacking, so I actually like it this way.
Are the three different paths based on the three individual games, or do they all use levels from the whole series?

[Blitzwing256]

theres 4 paths you start from and you can branch out to differnt paths as you play the game, the first branching part i found was in the bar you can go through a door to a differnt area.

[PresidentLeever]

Anyone know what the "Series" button does?

[kedawa]

Series button is the same as holding attack for a second and then releasing it.

[Damaramu]

Aaaaaand......SEGA shut them down.


Some of you may remember that a couple of days ago the indie remake of the fan favourite Streets of Rage was finally completed after nearly a decade of work. Well it seems it also caught Sega’s attention as they have contacted the team who made it and have made them take it down.

The game (which didn’t use any of Sega’s code and was free to play) was only up for a couple of day’s before Sega intervened. Seems like you fans better keep onto your exe’s for now, since it looks like this fan remake isn’t going to come back any-time soon. Now word on anything official from either sides here, just that Sega had contacted the team and now the links to the file are gone. You know, Sega I love you but this is really shitty. Hopefully something can be worked out, but for now it seems the game is not available to play, for now.

Source (http://sega-addicts.murnaumusic.com/?p=13527)

[kedawa]

It's still easy enough to find, Sega just saved them some bandwidth.

[calthaer]

Surely; other places like Facepunch are still...discussing the game.

I hope this leads Sega to release it on something like Steam; kinda doubt that'll happen, though.

[Blitzwing256]

i suspect a deal between them and sega will be made, sega is far more reasonable than the big N, who knows maybe we'll see a version of it on xbox live in the near future.

good luck to them, they made an awesome product that I'd happily pay for.

[Damaramu]

I agree. I really do hope they strike up some kind of deal with SEGA. An XBLA version with achievements would rock!

[Icarus Moonsight]

I guess I shouldn't have put downloading it off. I played an earlier version, can't remember which one exactly, and was looking forward to the final build.

I bet Sega makes a deal with them to take it digital... Or they outright steal it from them by law and sell it themselves, cutting them out. Either way, I wouldn't be surprised.

[fahlim003]

I agree. I really do hope they strike up some kind of deal with SEGA. An XBLA version with achievements would rock!
Agreed. XBLA is good but so long as it's a commercial release, that would be good news. Hopefully a good outcome comes from this as it's a quality release.

[Damaramu]

I guess I shouldn't have put downloading it off. I played an earlier version, can't remember which one exactly, and was looking forward to the final build.

Let me know if you still want it buddy, I'll PM you a link to it.

[CelticJobber]

I agree. I really do hope they strike up some kind of deal with SEGA. An XBLA version with achievements would rock!

A PSN version with Trophies would rock even harder. ;)

[kedawa]

It's a better remake than most of the SEGA AGES 2500 stuff.

[LiquidPolicenaut]

I'm glad I downloaded it when I did! After playing with it for awhile, I love it even more now :) As for Sega, I don't get it. The whole project has been in the works for 8 years now and even when they released the beta version Sega never said a word and now when it's complete Sega has issues with it?!? Hmmmm

I guess I'm different but I could care less for trophies and achievements BUT it would be cool to see it on XBL/PSN to give it more exposure but, as it is, I'm happy to just have it the way it is now....and the way it is is niiiiiice :)

[Az]

For those that care, a simple hex edit in your save game will give you enough money to buy everything in the shop. An empty achievement, but it works.

If you aren't familiar with hex editing, attached is a savegame with everything bought. Unzip it to your sorrv5/savegame directory and overwrite your old one.

[sheath]

I don't believe in petitions, so I suggest we email bomb. Everybody who cares should email Sega saying they should pay, pay, Bomber Games for the rights to Streets of Rage Remake.

Then they should release this absolute GEM on all of the usual platforms they shovel their stuff onto nowadays.

There should also be a Dreamcast version.

[zetastrike]

How do you save in the game? Can you actually save what level you're on or just the amount of money you have? And how do you get open the shop? I try on the main menu, but it won't let me in.

[Az]

How do you save in the game? Can you actually save what level you're on or just the amount of money you have? And how do you get open the shop? I try on the main menu, but it won't let me in.

You can save what level you're on by exiting with alt+x. You can't save by exiting out of the pause screen or after a game over.

Your money is only saved after beating the game.

[saintlouieb]

At first I didn't understand it either, Sega has been pretty understanding as far as homebrews go in the past, just ask GoodDealGames. Then I saw they are hawking a new iOS update of SOR2, then it made sense.

Seems kind of silly of them of them to feel even mildly threatened. Only SOR fanboys are going to be downloading the remake, and you can almost guaranty that they already have SOR2 in one form or another since it is generally considered the best in the series.

In fact, you could go so far as to say the petty move by Sega will have the opposite intended effect by pissing off said fanboys and have them telling Sega to go screw themselves with their remake.

As for me, I will most certainly not be purchasing SOR2, but that's just because of the horrid control scheme of the other Sega games combined with the high price.

[Mr Smith]

I really hope the theory that Sega wish to do a deal with Bomergames is true! The Remake is utterly awesome and true homage to the glory days when Sega were at their peak.

[The Jackal]

Streets of Rage Remake is now playable on original Xboxes:

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=730623

[Kitsune Sniper]

Well, that was unexpected.

I visited the game's official site and I got a "bandwidth exceeded" error. I'm still hoping they'll go ahead and release the remixed soundtrack as they said they would.

[saintlouieb]

I really hope the theory that Sega wish to do a deal with Bomergames is true! The Remake is utterly awesome and true homage to the glory days when Sega were at their peak.

I dunno about that. I read that Bombergames actually contacted Sega's legal department about a year before the final version was released to try to work something out. I don't know what finally came of it, but obviously nothing good.

[LiquidPolicenaut]

I'm still hoping they'll go ahead and release the remixed soundtrack as they said they would.

They released it right before the site went down and I was able to grab. Some interesting remixes in there :) Here's the link to remix pack for you: http://www.mediafire.com/?4e634e5a0iphv9u

[Kitsune Sniper]

They released it right before the site went down and I was able to grab. Some interesting remixes in there :) Here's the link to remix pack for you: http://www.mediafire.com/?4e634e5a0iphv9u

Dude, awesome! Thanks so much!

Edit: Wait, no, this isn't what I was looking for. The devs said they'd release a proper remix album - this is just a remix pack with random songs. :(

[The Jackal]

I'm absolutly loving this game! Took me a while to track down and get it running on my Xbox (screwed up my Linux distro in the process), but it was well worth the effort!

Kudos to the team who made this; they did a great job!

[LiquidPolicenaut]

Dude, awesome! Thanks so much!

Edit: Wait, no, this isn't what I was looking for. The devs said they'd release a proper remix album - this is just a remix pack with random songs. :(

Aww man sorry about that :( NOW I know which remix album you speak of. I'm also looking forward to it whenever they complete it...

[rbudrick]

I would bet money that people at SOA are playing this right now in their cubes.

-Rob

[kainemaxwell]

This game is amazing! BomberGames did an excellent job with it, shame SoE ruined the fun. Anyone have favorite routes they take when they play?

Wish someone stuck this as a Dreamcast disc too. I'd play this for hours.

[tekfox212800]

i cant seem to find where to download it. Where is the download link?

[kainemaxwell]

i cant seem to find where to download it. Where is the download link?

Check your PM.

[kedawa]

Does anyone have a complete save file for this? I want to see all the extra stuff without grinding through story mode a million times.

[Az]

Does anyone have a complete save file for this? I want to see all the extra stuff without grinding through story mode a million times.

See my post on page 2.

[kedawa]

Got it. Thanks.

[kainemaxwell]

For those that care, a simple hex edit in your save game will give you enough money to buy everything in the shop. An empty achievement, but it works.

If you aren't familiar with hex editing, attached is a savegame with everything bought. Unzip it to your sorrv5/savegame directory and overwrite your old one.

Thanks!

[Cornelius Spunkwater]

I wouldn't mind downloading this game and getting a piece of the action. Not at all.

[LiquidPolicenaut]

Streets of Rage Online also has it for download as well as a fully unlocked save game, alternate soundtracks, and SORMaker related stuff. Here's the link:

http://www.streetsofrage.net/fangames_sorr5.htm

[kainemaxwell]

I wish this was for Dreamcast also.

[thom_m]

Played the hell out of this yesterday; my left thumb is even sore. Amazing work!

[Ackman]

I thought some of those SORR mods were pretty decent. Homebrew beat ups are getting petty damn good these days. I'm really surprised with the quality and they just seem to be getting better and better.

If you liked SORR you guys should really check out:

Golden Axe Myth (all original sprites)
Download:
www.goldenaxemyth.com.ar
Pics:
www.goldenaxemyth.com.ar
Youtube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW8Z2ByZLuk
Mini Review:http://www.destructoid.com/golden-axe-myth-is-a-game-you-should-play-199683.phtml

Night Slashers X
Download:
http://www.4shared.com/file/FpuzHB1Z/NightSlashersX.html
Youtube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRY2aVQMBdI
Mini Review: http://www.gametrailers.com/user-movie/night-slashers-x/315656

Rocket Viper 2
(whoa has street fighter Characters, Alex Maki and Dudley! Alex actually has a powerbomb and most of his other moves also with a few other added tweaks)
Download:
http://www.4shared.com/file/r2tFqxfT/Rocket_Viper_2_062.html
Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgIEjKonHa8#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXL1hYpy6Xw#

Jennifer
Really strange horror themed beat em up has a lot of original artwork. Think of it as Silent hill and the Ring meets Streets of Rage. Actually a pretty creepy game. (I mean it! Possibly even NSFW or just plain creepy in front of sensitive friends.)
Download:http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BY1BYXX9
Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqcyh5XZKl8#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DEr7bsTg9U#

Mortal Kombat Outworld Assassins
It has fatalities and weapons.
Download:
http://www.4shared.com/file/Ow8MqwPD/Mortal_Kombat_Outworld_Assasin.html
Youtube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lvndH75Bnw

Art of Fighting Remix 3
A really cool KOF themed beat em up with most of the characters specials included besides other tweaks.
Download:
http://www.4shared.com/file/cETXTgrM/Art_of_Fighting_Beats_of_Rage_.html
Smaller size download:
http://www.4shared.com/file/jgttw9Kr/Art_of_Fighting_Beats_of_Rage_.html

Bare Knuckle Vacuum
Streets of Rage Themed beat em up with a very cool feel to it, really different. Lots of really nice touches. There are 3 versions of this game maybe even 4 and they all play a little differently. V3 is my favorite.
Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/430979698/bkv3.01.7z

MixMasters v0.26
Do you want to play a beat em up that has Cable, Silber and BloodRayne, not just the characters but it actually has a lot of MVC2 moves carried over to the beat em up game. A interesting game, still in beta stage. Think of it like a Bullet Hell for beat em ups. Caution will not run well on older PC's still a really interesting concept.
Download: www.lavalit.com
Youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG0nVtKkf6Y

Engine:
Sometimes it can be a bit like MAME finding the correct Version for your game. I've always found OpenBOR v3.0 Build 3337 to be the most stable and compatible with most games.
Download:
http://u.115.com/file/f9779c294e#
www.lavalit.com

Here is a large Obor file repository if your having difficulty tracking down a specific game:
http://www.4shared.com/folder/4d_HwRe1/PAK_files.html becareful some of them are so old you might fall of your dinosaur. (when it comes to features) So reading up on them will still be a better bet than randomly downloading any of them.
www.lavalit.com also has a lot of obor games but they had a forum crash and have lost a lot of them and are in the process of slowly uploading them again.

A lot of these games run on different platforms PSP, Xbox, Dreamcast etc so if you don't want to play it on your PC you don't have to. The games are also very easy to manipulate if you download the .pak editing software (pakplode) It's as easy as manipulating simple text files. The fancier scripts are a bit more complicated but there is a lot of documentation on www.lavalit.com if your interested in creating your own beat em up or manipulating and existing one more to your liking.

Other OBOR games worth looking up:
TMNT The Wrath of Shredder, Final Fight Gold Champion Edition(Yes that's a real name), Crime Buster V2.5, 8man, Return of Double Dragon, Shiva and Lisa 1,2 and 3, A tale of Vengeance. Balance of Power, War of the Gems and Marvel First Alliance. There are many great games I'm sure I forgot quite a few.

[Cornelius Spunkwater]

I've played this SoRR the past few days. It's good. Really damned good. If Sega were smart they'd buy this remake and put it on XBLA or something because this is awesome.

Not only is it good, but it's tough as nails. The stages get pretty long and they'll kick your ass if you're not careful.