Super Liam

The game does still have its classic mode that was released in 2004, but it does have several changes as well. Here are just a few:
1. The game now has gaming controller support. You can play it using XBox or Play station controllers.
2. Several new modes have been added to the game. The first of these is Boss Rush, which unlocks when you beat the game and can be accessed in the "extras" menu under the save slot where you beat the game. Beating Boss Rush will unlock an additional mode, and then you can progress to certain levels and/or times in other modes to unlock even more modes.

I personally have had fun with the updated version, as well as the new modes, and I hope you all do too!

Cool that this game got a remake. I loved it back in the early 00s. I still have a demo CD I got from them at an event that had a trailor for the game and the credits theme. Makes me nostalgic whenever that song pops up when I have my music library on shuffle.

Too bad l-works doesn't develop iOS games anymore. Would love to play this on my iPhone. Oh well... beggers can't be choosy.

The subject line says it all. I originally purchased this game in 2008, back in the Windows XP days, and had not played the game in full for over 15 years. I'm currently at the final boss level in the main game. We won't go into the amount of times I have died. I know I will eventually beat him so I can unlock the additional modes.

How up-to-date is the Windows version?

TIA.

The windows version is kept current with the mac version, and vice versa. there is an update checker that will let you know when a new version is released.

IOS is not off the table, but at this moment a lot of back-end work would need to be done, and I don't have control over that part of the process.

I'm so glad everyone is enjoying the game. I will have a big update for the gam ein April with a bunch of requested fixes and features. Thanks for playing, and a big thanks to whoever posted the game to Applevis.

glad that this game is now on mac! I still have the game on my windows computer!
Keep up the good work!

does someone have the link to the windows version? Thanks,

I got the windows version, thanks. Does anyone remember the bonus levels in the old game? Where you jump to the middle of the drain of act 2 in both the streets and water works and it takes you to bonus level, is that still there?

Spoilers ahead. Skip this comment if you wish to figure out the bonus level mechanic yourself.

Press up, then rather than pressing right twice, press right once, then hold down arrow.
If you do it, you will get the bonus level just like in the original 2004 game.

This is a great remake, i especially like how it uses your screen reader for faster reading of scores. One question, is it better to just hold down arrow key to jump or can you tap and move like you use too? I remember in the old version if you had crazy fast fingers you could jump between 11 and 15 tiles.

You can now only jump roughly 8 tiles. I used to do that too all the time back in the day. I jumped like 20 tiles really quickly.

Your total score is 37171 points.

I played Boss Rush a few times, and made it to Lethal Lab, and died, but I'm not giving up.

Lava lake is hard lol because the mud sounds similar to the regular steps in that level. Also in the silver spaceship act 2 you do not start at position 0 but at position 100, go and check out what is behind you.

In waterworks so far. Level 1. Tricky! I just have to slow down, probably. Love that this game is on Mac, and can't wait to get to the new modes. I mean, as soon as I stop dying all the time.

How do we contact him does he have a preferred method? A neat mode, cycle jump jump as many cycles as you can while fighting, endless mode.

https://l-works.net/contact.php

Safari on the latest MacOS says:
This website may be impersonating “l-works.net” to steal your personal or financial information. You should go back to the previous page.
I am unable to proceed to download.

I have not a mac but I am playing it over Windows - I appreciate that this is portable. I mean, just unzip and play
I'm about to beat the game - on level 7, lethal lab, act 1.
I have to admit though, my reflexes are not so good any longer so when it's matter of jumping quick, running fast, avoiding fireballs when they are arriving quickly, well, my 46 years old are no longer supporting me! How hard it was to beat CycleBot! I feared not to finish the volcano escape but surprisingly it was better than I expected.
Well, I played it on 2004-2005, I also had a good time chatting with Liam Erven, the dev of this game. On ZoneBBS site, then on Skype, then on MSN messenger - we even celebrated together Italy's world cup in 2006. I had my former boyfriend in voice chat and Liam in text then. The one not knowing about the other. Nothing mischievous, I'm referring to commenting of the match.
And Liam didn't understand a word of the songs I sent him through YouTube links.
Damn, this game has unlocked all these good memories.
And yes, the WaterWorks level is the best one
as sounds, as atmosphere, as pictures you can form in your mind when the character gets trapped into a fan.

Absolutely! Favorite part of the game, as far as that goes. Not fun when you're still trying to beat it, but man, great sound design.

Has anyone tried the new update 5.1? the AI escape is hard lol, does the laser speed up each step you take or each forward position you move? BTW, game controller works great at least on windows.

Haven't played this in years!!!!! I will have to go download and check out the new updates. I remember at one point someone made this crazy Mod that changed the game to some sort of whacky police story where you battled mobsters and some such. Anyone remember that version? Now we just need an updated Judgment Day.

The interesting thing is, at least on windows, the sound files are hidden.

I have the new update, and have made progress. I'm currently on level 7 of Superlaim.

The subject line says it all. Level 8 was not as difficult as I was expecting. I have also played 2 games of Laim's Revenge. I will try One Life Mode and No Damage Mode over the weekend.

I managed to beat AI escape, totally insane. I would like the ability to tap for each jump like in the old version.

The current jumping mechanic was requested by a lot of players before the 1.5 update. Other titles, such as side Party and Crime Hunter 2, also use this same mechanic. I personally prefer this method to the previous method of repeatedly tapping left or right arrow keys while holding the up arrow.

Cheatcode "blastfromthepast"! Great fun playing this again. Lots of memories …

PayPal donation isn't working for me. Hope the other games get the same treatment.

so, in 2004, I was a fully cited individual. I had no idea about assistive technology, audio games, etc. I knew, of, Windows Narrator, because it was on my copy of Windows XP. At the time I didn't really understand the purpose of it, of course. Half a decade later, and I go blind. Over several years, I learned about assistive tech. Adaptive software. Smart phones. Accessible applications. Etc.
I received my first smartphone in 2010. It was an android device, an LG Optimus from MetroPCS. I dabbled with accessible applications and audio games then, what little was available of course. Over time more games came out, and by 2012 I obtained my first iPhone, the 4S.

As I got better with assistive tech, adaptive software, and audio games, I also started messing around with assistive games on macOS, and eventually bootCamp Windows. By either 2015, or 16, I was playing SkullGirls. This is a fighting video game for PC and Xbox. The PC version however has been made to work with NVDA, and became the first fully accessible, mainstream fighting game for Windows. I eventually got into other fighting games, including the Mortal Kombat series, starting with Mortal Kombat nine, the Killer Instinct additions for Xbox, and even Soul Calibur VI.

I have been wanting a good platformer for ages, but never really found anything that interested me. Until now. I never really heard of Super Liam before, not until this thread here on AppleVis. Needless to say I have been playing this game for the first time this past week, and I am absolutely hooked! The level of detail that the developer has put into this game is simply unreal. As most of us know, when games are made exclusively for the visually impaired, they are pretty dumbed down, simplified, and ultimately boring. The developer here has taken your typical platform and made it about as interesting and unique, as any of the mainstream platformers out there, such as Super Mario Bros or the MegaMan series. The play mechanics of Super Liam remind me of the early Nintendo MegaMan games, by the way. Overall this game is fun,, quirky, and has so much replay value, if graphics were ever added to it, I could literally see it being made into a mainstream game.

While I never played the original version of Super Liam, I am absolutely enjoying this up-to-date version. Thanks again to the developer for creating such a wonderfully enjoyable and addictive side-scrolling platform game that I intend to enjoy for the foreseeable future. 😀🎮

So a couple of questions here.
1. Is it possible to save gameplay settings upon exit, so that next time I load the game they are already set to my preferences?
2. Does this game save gameplay based on level, or is it a one time play through, pass or fail? In other words, say I get all the way to the final level, and I lose my last life, would I be able to start on that level again, or do I need to start the entire game over again?

Thanks and really enjoying this game so far. 😊

Hello.

Every time you quit the game, your play is saved automatically. To return to where you left off, choose a saved slot from the game's main menu, under 'play game'. This should also answer your other query.

Hope this helps and good luck!

And I will report back here once I figure this out. 🙂

I am not sure if there is a hotkey I am supposed to press in order to manually save my progress? However, the game is not auto saving anything. It's not even posting my scores to the leaderboard, and I've taken my progress up into the 30,000 to 40,000 point range. I know that's not the best or highest score, but I figure that should at least show up on the leaderboard somewhere. Anyways, any ideas? Just for transparency sake, I downloaded the 1.5.1 version of this game directly from the L-Works website. Playing the Windows version of course. Windows 11, latest build, and using NVDA.