GI JOE - Attack on Cobra Island

[Range Viper]

This is a fan-made GI JOE game -- I put it under creative custom projects because it's pure GI JOE (as opposed to putting in the non-GI JOE video game section). A LOT of time and effort went into making this!
Quick update - the game is finished, we're just testing for any bugs/glitches. I will provide a download link soon!
The game is free, it's fan made with lots of custom sprites and artwork, including Prime Op and Overlord's characters.
Here's a video playthrough of the main mission (you unlock bonus missions by completing the main one)

GI JOE - Attack on Cobra Island - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9of4cVuJk8)

UPDATE: This is a fan-made free-to-play game NOT endorsed by or licensed by Hasbro. Consider it to be interactive fan-art/ fan fiction. You can download it here:
(Note: look at attached pic for directions on how to download so you don't click on spam ads)

Download GIJOE_FINAL.zip from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way (http://www.sendspace.com/file/3hfa2h)

[Storm]

It looks great man, can't wait for it. When you plan to relase it ??
Do I need some emulator software to play it or it will run on win7 without problems?

[Range Viper]

Hope to release it within a week or two. That's the plan. You won't need an emulator, it will run on PC and PSP. The engine is called Open Beats of Rage. I'll include it with the download, so you won't need anything, just click the icon and the game launches.
It auto-saves every time you reach a new level, so if you want to continue later you can turn it off at any time. Then select load saved game (instead of new game) from the menu to pick up where you left off.

[drunknmunky]

That is pretty incredible. I really look forward to playing it when it releases.

[Shipshape1983]

wow man!! just....WOW!!

[Neuspeaq]

That was RIDICULOUSLY Hot, like half Brazilian, half Japanese porno star chick type Hot!!
THIS GAME'S OLD SCHOOL BANANAS!!!!!

[BigErn]

This looks really cool, I can't wait to play it.

[sithlordsmart]

That by far is one of the best damn games I have seen of that style!!!!!!! Contra meets double dragon!!!!

[grimdizel]

sign me up, great job...love the 90's feel on it too!

[Grippen]

Will it be PC game only would be great to have this in Android also for tablets and smartphones.

[ChaplainAsst]

Will it be PC game only would be great to have this in Android also for tablets and smartphones.

Yeah, to piggyback on this, you really should send a copy to Hasbro as a possible tie in for the movie. This would be awesome on the Ipad/Iphone. TF had something like this available for G1 before one of the movies as an iphone game. I think this would speak well on a mobile platform. And this is done well enough that Hasbro might support it.

[Tiger-Boy]

Nostalgia Level have been increased a 157%.

AWESOME!!!

[5h4rK]

Holy shit! I want to play now!

[Range Viper]

I'd love for this game to be playable on the iphone ipad -- I don't believe OpenBOR runs on those formats... yet.
As for Hasbro -- the problem is that this game uses modified sprites from other companies (Capcom for example), so there would be a whole copyright issue. Hasbro could ask for a cease and desist (even though no one is making money off this). I think the best outcome is that Hasbro doesn't get involved -- it is free promotion for their upcoming movie after all, and since it's basically fan-fiction, they could unofficially let it slide.
Larry Hama did provide some original dialogue for this, that's about as 'official' as it will get (specifically the dialogue where Hawk is giving Snake Eyes his orders, and later when Cobra Commander is giving his minions their orders).

[ResoluteBAT]

I hope my old WinXE will run this, it looks awesome!

Reminds me a lot of Sega Genesis games.

I like choosing your character, great option!

(PS. Make an some Cobra characters playable as a bonus. ;) The BAT in particular. :D)

[A.C.T.]

Nostalgia overload. Yo, that shit is bonkers.

[crock master]

i guess i dont have to tell you how bad ass this is, so i wont

[TR2009]

LOL this is so awesome!

[tkprime]

I seen this over at the beats of rage forums, Nice work, any idea when it'll be ready for download? As a fan I must say WOW!!!!

[DESTRO]

This!

[samantha]

OK, this is great. I loved Those style of games when they came out and this one rocks. Please keep all of us informed when it is ready to play.

I am looking forward to playing through the game.

Hugs Samantha

[teemu8]

If this was a real game,I would be all over this!!

[riot_control]

This...is....pure...undiluted...awesome-sauce!!!!

[ndb]

Unbelievable! You sir deserve afree Renegades Storm Shadow. (Anyone wanna donate? :D)

[hahoo3]

I want to play for hours a day!!! This is Epic!!!!

[The Batman]

This is some supreme news. I love it already! Let us know when it is ready to go because I want to play it bad!

[Fred Broca XIII]

PSP you say?

[TK1945]

My inner 12 year old is thanking you!

[07GT500 COBRA]

Awesome! I may have to go get a PSP now.

[Nightrain]

It's the GI Joe game I always dreamed of. I too might get a PSP just for it. What about Vita?

[Veedubguy83]

I want to play it now!!! Looks like the best GI Joe game ever!!!

[Money-B]

Hope to release it within a week or two. That's the plan. You won't need an emulator, it will run on PC and PSP. The engine is called Open Beats of Rage. I'll include it with the download, so you won't need anything, just click the icon and the game launches.
It auto-saves every time you reach a new level, so if you want to continue later you can turn it off at any time. Then select load saved game (instead of new game) from the menu to pick up where you left off.

Thank you.

Great job on this. Subscribed.

[cmderinchief]

This-is-awesome!

[gqwonderful]

If it hasn't been released yet, what did I just download and play?

http://lavalit.com:8080/index.php/topic,6552.0.html?PHPSESSID=vlik05dua6b1ks1hmdlc4n iit3

[Range Viper]

Thanks for the comments! The idea was to make the GI JOE game I always wished existed back in the 80's and 90s, so I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one.

gqwonderful, that's the beta version of the game -- the final version will have various glitches fixed, plus an all new bonus mission. I wanted some feedback/testing from other OpenBOR programmers. It is playable, just keep in mind it's not the final.

As for PSP, I know OpenBOR runs on PSP and one of the testers already tried playing GI JOE and said it worked great. For more info on how to play OpenBOR on PSP check out the lavalit website. I'm not sure about Vita. I also know there's a way to get OpenBOR running on Dreamcast (again refer to Lavalit site for info).
Anyway, thanks again for the comments, and I will post the download link for the finished version of the game here first -- you folks are the audience it was intended for:)

[thecrimsonpool]

Scarlett- Cobra has infiltrated the base!!!!!!! Quickly!!!! Keep shooting the targets!!!!!! lmfao : P

Looks fantastic though : )

[ilzuccone]

so great

[Torrance Joe]

Awesome! Can't wait for the download.

[mferinak]

Do I need a modified PSP to play?

[Deftones1982]

This looks great. I hope that there will be a good GIJOE game in the near future.

[DarthBrett]

Damn!!! That is what a GI Joe game should be!! Seriously, that is such a great job of capturing the whole ARAH Joeverse. I am speechless on how good that looks. I can't wait to play this now!!

I just had an intense nerdgasm watching, let alone playing the darn game.

If only this had been in arcades back in the late 80's, early 90's.

[Cobra80]

To the creator of this GI Joe game..............JOB WELL DONE!!!! That looked SO AWESOME!!!!!!!! To Hell with PS3, Forget about $hitbox 360. I would pay $60.00 for a game like this on the good ol SNES.

This game has everything. Hisstanks, Terror Drome, Night Ravens, 85' SE and Timber. So awesome. At first I thought it was going to be like SF with just one vs one. But then I realized it wasn't and saw that it was like Final Fight. One of my favorite games on SNES.

Excellent job again.

[c_money_collins]

Yeah, that's dope! Can't wait for the final release.

[creggar]

I don't think I could play that game. All the Starscream cackling from Cobra Commander would drive me crazy!!

[ZombieViper1]

Great looking game can't wait for the release, the style of game play takes me back to the old arcade days...

[Steve T]

That is absolutely ridiculous. What a great old school feel the game has. I can't imagine the amount of time and effort that went in to making that.

[crisen]

Can't wait

[gijoe071681]

I am def going to play this on the PC. It rocks hardcore. You sir have done a stupendous job creating this. Do you know if there is any way it would run on a ps3 or not?

[Copper21]

Damn!!! That is what a GI Joe game should be!! Seriously, that is such a great job of capturing the whole ARAH Joeverse. I am speechless on how good that looks. I can't wait to play this now!!

I just had an intense nerdgasm watching, let alone playing the darn game.

If only this had been in arcades back in the late 80's, early 90's.

The only thing I could add is that this is absolutely freaking awesome. I watched the whole 22 mintues!!!!

[footloose]

not to into brawlers but thats absolutely amazing. awesome work. would love to see a turn based strategy GI Joe game.

[SNAKE_EYES1975]

You guys have got SO much right with this.

I will DL it as soon as I see it...What an incredible work of art.

[JamesxOnly]

Wow! Its stuff like this that really enforces my belief that Joe fans know the material better than anyone. Fantastic job! I miss arcade style beat 'em ups.

[Viper6]

OMFG

id buy this! old school graphics n all.

think villians need be harder to beat with more life n such but shit damn, thats A+

[Range Viper]

Viper6, the villains do have a lot more health. I had to shorten everything for the video. I left out some of the stages. Not to mention that after you beat Cobra Island, you open up several more bonus missions on the world map (Silent Castle, Springfield, U.S.S. Flagg etc). None of those are on the video either.

Thank you all for the positive responses. This game really was a labor of love and seeing that you guys dig it really means a lot.

[Redredly]

wow, I love it...so much better than the ROC game

[Cobra Terrorist]

That is pretty damn cool.

[Black Rose]

I Can't wait to play this! Very creative and well thought out, I love the old school feel & the choice of characters like Croc Master & Road Pig.

[KENNY GUIDO]

from someone who llllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooooovesssss old school video games and gi joe, you sir, deserve the nobel prize!!!

[Hit & Run]

Okay, watched the entire video.........this looks amazing. Really great job by whoever worked on it. Love how the music fits in. Can't wait to see which other characters / vehicles are in the bonus missions.

[JamesxOnly]

I dusted off my PSP in anticipation. This game is SO legit! Wow!

[TofuNinja]

Looks nice I'd DL it.... any plans for DS ?

[Snow Wolf]

My brother and I would totally buy & play this game Well done!! I agree that some bosses should have bigger energy bars though. I love the dialogue too.

[Fox]

There's a few bugs with the bonus levels.

With the Flagg Mission. If you fail and want to restart it takes right back to the Whale.

On the Sky Striker Mission I can't figure out how to pick up more bombs. Not only that but if you die or try to quit the mission when start again it automatically sends you back on that mission. You can't quit and try something else.

[Fred]

Range-Viper and his partner can't charge for this, but I do think they deserve some kind of reward for delivering this to us. Ideas? What do you guys think?

[Range Viper]

Fox, there are some bugs in that beta version which we've corrected for the final. As for the Admiral Flagg mission, yes, if you fail to protect him and he dies you have to do the entire bonus mission over again. Some of the bonus missions are harder to finish because they're also shorter. There is a cheap way to avoid replaying the mission - the game auto saves every time you reach a new level. So if you quit the Flagg mission before the Admiral dies and then load saved game, it'll take you back to the level where you're protecting him.

On the Skystriker mission, there are bombs on the Flagg runway. You can carry 30 bombs max, but land and park your plane at the yellow truck and it will heal you and reload your bombs. (see attached photo)

I believe we've corrected it so if you fail on that mode (if the U.S.S. Flagg sinks) it takes you back to the world map.

I do appreciate the feedback, if you have downloaded the beta and find anything we need to correct for the final release please let us know!

[Woo-Dig-It]

awesome job! Thanks for sharing! Great video. You have a TON of characters and nostalgia in there. Even the vehicles are in there. Wow! Nice! I liked the teleporting stormshadow idea. nice twist.

[mynameisash]

why arent there any love scenes in this game??? I dont get it! I mean, why cant Snake eyes have a love scene with scarlet in the VAMP out back behind Joe Headquarters??? and also, where are the bathrooms? I mean, the joes cant just keep fighting without going to the bathroom!!!! so, there should be port o potties here and there........not to mention a bar to go in and get hammered between missions....joes need a life away from the ever raging battle against cobra...I think the maker of this game missed out when he didnt realize that reality plays a factor in even the lives of Real American Heroes.....such shame!

[The Commander]

LOVE IT! Thanks for your dedication to making this! Looks fun!

[MeLikeJinx]

Pretty neat! I love the sound effects and music and stuff; very nostalgic.

[Cataclizm1]

Freakin awesome.

[Skull]

absolutely love it cant wait ...............

[oliverbox]

This game looks amazing. I'm really looking forward to playing it.

[Tanksmasher]

That was fantastic. Just watched it all the way through.

[RolandofGilead]

So when do I get to play?

[Angry.Android]

looks good, but the next step is to code in 4 player co-op, make the sets bigger to accomodate the extra sprites, and then make more characters to play. Once you finish whipping that up, let me know so i can put it in a 2screen 4 player cabinet :)

[Range Viper]

Would 2 player co-op suffice? It does have that:)

[jaimanstone]

I watched the whole 20 minute video. This is a masterpiece! Everything is RIGHT about this game. EXCELLENT work!

[war009]

tried the beta last night....so much fun

[Havok]

I can't wait to Play that game!!! Looks great and I love the ARAH soundtrack you incorporated. Awesome!!!!!

[KENNY GUIDO]

any word on a transformers one? :)

[high command]

This is out of control!

[KingStalin]

Dude this is awesome. Let me know how I can get this on my PSP when it comes out. simply incredible.

[KENNY GUIDO]

can i suggest a few things?


you said you would have multiple characters? i know everyone will hate me but lets leave duke out. scarlet, roadblock, snake eyes and perhaps another popular, were trained joe?

when you have the mission with stormshadow, can you make it "street fighter" ish? the multiple punch, jab, kicks and special powers?

[Tall Creeper]

Can't wait to play this, it sure looks awesome!!

[Jettfire]

I am beyond impressed by how incredible this looks! I wish I had a stand-up cabinet to play this on.

[malcontentman]

Wow, I played the BETA. What a fantastic game. Hope this inspires Hasbro to do an officially licensed game with this much 'ARAH' win in it. They need a JOE counter part to the Transformers: WFC game franchise.

@RangeViper (a.k.a Lord Skiff I presume?) - You should convince Hasbro to let you guys do a Cliffy B on an official game. If you direct it with the right resources it would blow everybody away. I am sure you would have tons of support starting right here.

I don't think I could play that game. All the Starscream cackling from Cobra Commander would drive me crazy!!

LOL! That is all the more insentive to play so you can make him shut up. What a slimy snake of an SOB Cobra Commander is. Starscream too :)

[Zartanman]

IMPRESSIVE!! Most Impressive... I bow to your Kung-fu Skills. Can't wait to play it. Now if only the companies we support would really GET what we want just as fans do. I hope this game lands you an awesome job somewhere

[Star Saber]

Holy crap, this is fantastic! Definitely downloading this when it comes out! Awesome awesome job!

[Bildar76]

Played it last night. I loved it! But the best part is the soundtrack!!!

[The Commander]

Just downloaded it (assuming still the beta). Can't wait to play you rock!

[grendelpaul]

You have done a fantastic job. i would love to know how long the entire process took you in man hours. you really dedicated time to this and it shows it came out fantastic.

[GI abe444]

That was Outstanding! Thanks for sharing it!

[The Commander]

Just finished playing it (got killed and ran out of credits)

MAN THIS IS SUCH A FUN GAME PLEASE MAKE A SEQUEL!

[soundwavempl]

WOW, I watched the video last night and loved it! I can't wait to download the final version. I would gladly pay for this game (assuming I can play it on my PC).

Superb Job!

Although I enjoyed both NES GI Joes games, I always enjoyed the arcade GI Joe game more (graphic wise). Anyone know where I can download the arcade GI Joe game?

[tkprime]

Without getting into a debate with anyone on here, is there any way you can make a version that will play in a softmodded original xbox?.....I know there's been several BOR mods ported over to the console, that's why I'm asking.

[jpnX]

love the concept,the work put into it is awesome

[Sumita]

Can't wait !!

[Torrance Joe]

Thanks for info on lavalit... just registered and poked around a bit. There are a ton of cool looking BOR games.

Anyway, D/L beta now... man my connection is damn slow! Must be Cobra! OpenBOR D/L'd fast. Should be done when I wake up. 100MB zipped!

Wonder if this could be done in HTML5.

[KENNY GUIDO]

WOW, I watched the video last night and loved it! I can't wait to download the final version. I would gladly pay for this game (assuming I can play it on my PC).

Superb Job!

Although I enjoyed both NES GI Joes games, I always enjoyed the arcade GI Joe game more (graphic wise). Anyone know where I can download the arcade GI Joe game?


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[teemu8]

how do you run this game on windows?

[gijoe071681]

Whoops i though you meant a rom sorry. For this game I just downloaded and played.

[Dolemite]

Is the final version available yet, or just the beta?

[Range Viper]

Here's a quick update:
Last week Hasbro asked YouTube and Mediafire to take down the video and beta link I had up.
Someone else (meaning someone I don't know) put their own video of the gameplay on youtube and a different download link.
However, Hasbro hasn't taken issue with them yet. I was hoping that they'd view this as fan fiction/ fan art since it's we're not making profit on it. Best case scenario, they'd see it's popular and decide to make an official ARAH game themselves.
The beta version is already out there -- I can't control who puts it up on media sharing sites, or torrent sites etc. That's the nature of the internet. Obviously, I'd rather people play the final version, since the beta was never meant for public viewing really. The final has more missions, bug fixes, tweaks, balancing (your ammo recharges faster for example).

As to the final version -- it's finished. I'm waiting for my collaborator on this to send it to me, I'll make sure everything is working and then... well that's the question.

[Skull]

we will all meet at a coffee shop and swap flash drives secretly lol

[Dealer Destro]

Alright!!!!! WHO IS THE BS HASBRO LURKER THAT SUNK MY GD BATTLE SHIP!???!?!?!?!?

You GUYS are stupid for sitting on your properties that your fans have to resort to taking matters into their own hands. GD IT LET THE FANS HAVE THIS!!!!!!

[Dolemite]

As to the final version -- it's finished. I'm waiting for my collaborator on this to send it to me, I'll make sure everything is working and then... well that's the question.I certainly hope no one secretly ups the final version to some file sharing site! Gee, then we'd all be able to play it! Wouldn't that be terrible?

[ResoluteBAT]

The Beta wasn't that bad. I just finished playing the main game and there aren't many complaints for me. Most things ran well, a few little glitches, but nothing really worth nothing as of yet.

I didn't play the Swamp part, so I can't vouch for that portion.

The game was beatable enough but had challenging sequences, which is what I like in a game.

I just hope to play the final version, maybe with more character choices too?

The only note I have, is Snake Eyes didn't have a secondary weapon like Hawk.

I can't believe Hasbro didn't offer to buy this.

[Torrance Joe]

The sequel should be "defense of cobra island" where you play as Cobra?

[ResoluteBAT]

The sequel should be "defense of cobra island" where you play as Cobra?
Yes! I want to be a BAT!

[KENNY GUIDO]

listen, I work in the music biz and theres no way hasbro will allow it be shared. its thier property and you have no rights to it. keep it on the underground circuit and let it be. they will find you and they can sue you. its not a pretty thing. I dont want to see you get in trouble and the game disappear.

if you worked for them and presented it to them as employee it would be different but you dont and as defenseless as you are, its thier property and they dont want it tampered with. its sad but its the way of the world. music, movies, toys, video games. its all the same.

[Range Viper]

The most time consuming and difficult part of making this game is simply making the sprites for the characters and vehicles. A lot of mods use sprites from Street Fighter or King of Fighters. Since there were no Capcom GI JOE games made with that caliber of artwork, everything had to be made or modified from scratch. Prime Op did a masterful job making Baroness sprites (and individual sprites for some other characters, which we'd then use to cut and paste onto existing video game sprites). For example, Prime Op made one sprite for Gung Ho. I then took Alex from Street Fighter 3, changed the color of his clothes to match. Then I'd cut and paste Gung Ho's head onto every sprite (and I had to download a tattoo that would work for his chest and cut and paste that onto every sprite).

To make some of the vehicles, I'd take the actual blueprints from the toys and then add textures and cut and paste pieces of sprites onto them. By far the hardest one was the Silent Castle -- I took the blueprints from the custom toy and painstakingly added textures and bits and pieces to it, it's a massively large sprite.

So there's a limit to what I can make. If you guys want more playable characters for this, you need to lobby Prime Op or Overlord to make more custom sprites for this game:)

[dragon]

looking forward to this game glad to here its almost finished when i download it i will not be one to upload it to filesharing sites if something like that where to happen ill tell them go to hisstank.com to download it

[ResoluteBAT]

I have a question, how do I get out of a mission to get back to the world map?

My brother played my save and now I'm stuck on the Cobra Mountain thing.

[KENNY GUIDO]

lets keep it amongst us fans!

[crock master]

does anyone have a link to where i can get this yet? pm me please

[Black Rose]

Same question as Crock Master, where can I download this masterpiece. Hasbro should pay these guy's and make this a down-loadable game on PS Store & XBox Live. I'd love to see sequels to this game in the future.

[ResoluteBAT]

Same question as Crock Master, where can I download this masterpiece. Hasbro should pay these guy's and make this a down-loadable game on PS Store & XBox Live. I'd love to see sequels to this game in the future.

does anyone have a link to where i can get this yet? pm me please

PMs coming your way!

[joefan76]

PMs coming your way!

id like the link aswell if anyone can help

[ResoluteBAT]

id like the link aswell if anyone can help
Sending now.

The only reason I'm doing this is the site may not appreciate it publicly posted.

[Range Viper]

Update: The game is finished, seems to be running smoothly.
Here's some of the changes:
1) New secret bonus mission added. You unlock it during the Cobra Island mission if you find the secret trigger. This secret bonus mission only appears on the world map if you unlocked it.
2) More rooms added to Cobra Terrordrome base on Cobra Island mission (HINT see above).
3) More rooms added to Silent Castle bonus mission, along with Slice and Dice
4) Gun ammo recharges faster
5) Various bugs fixed, other small tweaks.

ResoluteBAT, if you want to back out of any mission just hit the Enter key to pause the game and then quit. If you start a new game you'll be back on the world map but will lose any progress on your current mission.
Once you beat Cobra Island and unlock the bonus missions, they will remain unlocked, even if you start a new game.
Also, every time you reach a new level it auto-saves, so you can quit any time and then load saved game to pick up where you left off.

[Super Beast]

Someone PM me a link as well!

[Skull]

Add me to the pm list plz can't wait to play

[KENNY GUIDO]

add me to the pm list as well!

[Range Viper]

It's done!
Here's a working link to the FINAL, finished version of the game. Thanks to whoever uploaded this, I'm just passing it along. Download it while you can folks!
(Note: look at attached pic for directions on how to download so you don't click on spam ads)

Download GIJOE_FINAL.zip from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way (http://www.sendspace.com/file/3hfa2h)

Disclaimer: This is free-to-play, not endorsed by or licensed by Hasbro. The intent is to share interactive fan-art, fan-fiction. Hope you enjoy it!

[Money-B]

I can't say thank you enough for this.
I have always wanted a game like this and now I have a free one.
You guys rock.

To anyone that hasn't DL'ed this yet, get it while it's hot!

[dragon]

thank you, thank you for person who put it up on sendspace hate rapidshare i knew if i check back everyday it be it up soon

[Range Viper]

Now that the game is finished, I wanted to let you guys know that you can make your own levels, enemies etc. That's one reason I made this on the OpenBOR engine -- it's free to use, and simple to learn.
Here's a basic tutorial on how to use OpenBOR:
BOR Manual - OpenBOR Wiki (http://www.caskeys.com/arc/games/openbor/wiki/index.php?title=BOR_Manual)

Here's an advanced tutorial:
OpenBOR Manual - Beats Of Rage (http://editthis.info/beats_of_rage/OpenBOR_Manual)

If you open the game folder and look inside you'll see a folder called 'data'. Inside that folder are several sub-folders. The one named 'chars' has all the characters. Each frame of animation is in gif or png, so you can see them all. With so many pre-made characters, you can easily plug them into your own levels.
I thought it would be fun for people to make their own missions etc.

[KENNY GUIDO]

i download it but cant get it to work. it says "press A" to play and it disappears. what am i doing wrong?

[Dealer Destro]

Is this for use on PC with a usb paddle?

[Range Viper]

Kenny, what program did you use to unzip the file? If the game doesn't load then something is getting lost when you unzip it.

Dealer Destro, yes you can use it on PC with USB controllers (go into the options menu and configure the controls).

[KENNY GUIDO]

i think im using winzip 155. i have an icon on my desktop called "gi joe play" then i click on it, it gives me a prompt saying "are you sure you want to run this software?" then a small box opens up that says "open bor". it has some commands on the bottom and when i prett the "a" button to play game, it disappears.

[Range Viper]

When you unzip the game there should be a main folder. Inside that folder should be a folder that says 'data' and that gi joe play icon. Make sure that icon is in the data folder. There should also be a folder called 'paks'. When you click the play icon, it'll launch the game. If you moved that icon to your desktop that's probably the issue. If you want a desktop icon, just right click it and create shortcut. You can put the shortcut icon on your desktop.

[CG82]

Hah, a Cobra jagdpanther.

[Dolemite]

I thought the Beta version was great. Downloading the Final now, can't wait to try it.

[nighthawk]

Downloading now. Can't wait to try it.

[crock master]

i cant get my game pad to configure. ill just have to keep trying and playing with the keyboard in the meantime

[Cksport]

How do I start the mission?? I hit A and I hear a punch sound, but no idea how to select the mission on the select mission screen.

[Cksport]

never mind. lol

[Cksport]

ok, this is AWESOME.

What key to continue when I die? It says press start

[Range Viper]

Enter key is start by default

[KENNY GUIDO]

thumbs up for not leaving "terrorist" out of the intro!! dam hasbro and their "pc" patrol!

[ash50187]

anyone find the secret room on cobra island yet? what mission does it unlock?

[Range Viper]

I'll give you a hint -- the room isn't that 'secret' -- but within one of the rooms is the trigger that activates the secret mission.

[80sKid]

I have no yellow icon when I open the folder. There is an .exe file called "GI Joe - Play" I run that and still just gety a small window that says "open beats of rage" and then I cannot do anything.

[Range Viper]

Someone posted videos of themselves playing through the whole game on YouTube. They unlocked the secret bonus mission in one of them. Funny enough, they didn't complete the game (there's a fail ending if you don't stop the missile launch in time).

GI JOE - Attack on Cobra Island OpenBor Playthrough - Stage 1 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEAW9vePpvo)

GI JOE - Attack on Cobra Island OpenBor Playthrough - Stage 2 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwCQ1Slkar8&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLE20A8CCFCE165D40)

GI JOE - Attack on Cobra Island OpenBor Playthrough - Stage 3 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f08nxlNob8U&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLE20A8CCFCE165D40)

GI JOE - Attack on Cobra Island OpenBor Playthrough - Stage 4 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJwXsI6nMYo)

GI JOE - Attack on Cobra Island OpenBor Playthrough - Stage 5 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sfa8oQ9Jy8)

GI JOE - Attack on Cobra Island OpenBor Playthrough - Stage 6 FINAL - FAIL ENDING - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJyDJiU2Mcg)

[Justus Prime]

NEED HELP!

I don't know if it's somewhere here in the thread. I know this is probably a silly question to many, but I'm trying to put this game on my psp because I have a mac. Can anyone PM with details of how to do that. It would be wonderful help. I've been dying to play this. I've had my PSP for years and never really used it. Maybe someone has a link you can send me too?

Thank you so much to anyone who can be of assistance.

JP

[Range Viper]

Here's the controls for vehicle modes:

- Skyhawk :
Arrow keys = move
Attack = shoot
Shoot = drop missile

- Tank :
Arrow keys = move
Attack = shoot
Shoot = drop bomb

- Motorcycle :
Arrow keys = move
Attack = shoot forward
Back+attack = shoot back

- Swamp Skier :
Arrow keys = move
Attack = shoot forward
Back+attack = shoot back

- SHARC :
Arrow keys = move
Attack = shoot torpedo forward
Shoot = shoot torpedo upwards

- Space Shuttle :
Arrow keys = move
Attack = shoot laser

- Skystriker :
Up & down keys = move up or down (airborne only)
Left or right key = fasten (same direction) or turn (opposite direction)
Attack = shoot (hold up or down to shoot upwards or downwards)
Shoot = drop bomb
Special = shoot downwards
Down key while on USS FLAGG = stop

After stopping move forward until enough speed is reached before ascending

- WHALE :
Left & right keys = move left or right
Attack = shoot forward
Shoot = drop depth charge
Grenade toss = shoot missile upward

Skystriker mode has more complex controls cause it's based on an old game named Wings of Fury.

[Range Viper]

I'm not an expert on installing OpenBOR on PSP, but try this:
How to install, PSP:
1. Put openbor in your GAME folder
2. Put game pak in Paks folder. Openbor>Paks>(put pak here)

If you go to the downloads section on the lavalit.com site, you'll find the latest version of OpenBOR for PSP and also a download section with games in .pak format. Download the GIJOE final pak and put it in the Paks folder.

[Energon Viper]

this game is really awesome. top notch OP. any way to configure a controller??? i cant get it to work.

the only thing to make this game better is online multiplayer. a big task i know. Im a former development game tester. let me know if i can help.

EDIT: Xpadder did the trick!

[axlpack]

Lord Skiff, if you ever happen to come across this post, I just had to take a moment to say thanks for the incredible game that fans of the original 80's toys/comics could finally enjoy with the simple satisfaction that sombody FINALLY got a GI Joe video game right. I had just happended to come across a video of it last week while on YouTube and downloaded it later that day. What an phenomenal experience. I especially liked the comic references in the bonus rounds as they were taken straight out of some of Larry's best work. It's sometimes hard to believe such a colorful cast of characters with the incredibly rich story history provided by Hama's old material that it took this long to get a game worthy of the GI Joe name but you nailed it.

If you're ever in the Milwaukee area shoot me an e-mail as I'm buying the first round for that incredible game you created which was long overdue! From one fan to another thanks! (Also if anyone from Activision or EA is out there reading this, you seriously need to consider hiring this person and put him in charge of production before you ever decide to embark on another poorly designed combat game you ridiculously slap the GI Joe license on.)

[ChadVamp]

Thus needs to be on the apple store. I'd buy it for my iPad.

Think that will ever happen?

[SmokedPorter]

So if there's not a way to have this on the PS3, is there a way the PS3 controller can be used as a joystick with my laptop?

Can't stand playing this awesome game with a keyboard.