Small demo of a platformer about a money-changer's apprentice that fights his way up the Tōkaidō with a cord of bronze coins used as a whip to swing around levels and defeat enemies gathering money to pay a debt.

You can also download the ROM and play it on a GB Emulator or on real gameboy hardware. There is also a pocket version.

Play on Gameboy color for no lag.

Click on the game's browser window to enable sound, quirk of the web gameboy emulator.

PC Controls:

Up = ArrowUp or W

Down = ArrowDown or S

Left = ArrowLeft or A

Right = ArrowRight or D

A = Alt, Z or J

B = Control, X or K

Start = Enter

Select = Shift

"Basic" controls:

Press Start to skip the intro or pause the game

Pressing A will make Zenta jump

Pressing B will sling the money cord in front of Zenta

Holding a directional input (up, up-right, right, down-right, down, etc) and Pressing B will sling the money cord in that direction

Holding B will keep the cord hooked to whatever it is attached to

Releasing B will unhook the cord.

Pressing B or A at the town post will interact with the building

Pressing Up in front of a road shrine or a chest will interact with it

The more mons you collect on your cord, the longer it'll extend

Holding A can help a bit with getting more high when swinging

Gameplay Demo video can be seen here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/gbstudio/comments/1wmudvy/zeni_road_gbjam14/