GamerOS: Streets of Rage 4 working

GamerOS is based on Arch Linux. It offers Linux kernel version 5.6.3. It also offers Mesa 20.0.4 for OpenGL plus Vulkan support for both  Intel and AMD graphics. There is also the NVIDIA 440.82 proprietary driver for those who have Nvidia cards. 

The beat 'em up.

The first beat 'em up game was called Kung-Fu Master. A few years later I was introduced to the game at a laundromat called Double Dragon. The game just blew me away. It just kept stealing my quarters. It is arguably the best beat 'em up arcade game of all time. But when it comes to the home console, the Streets of rage series is best beat 'em-up games of all time. 

Streets of Rage is a series of side-scrolling beat 'em up video games that came out on Sega Genesis. Three games in the series were released between 1991 and 1994. My favorite character in the series was a kangaroo named simply Roo. If his bastard abusive trainer is killed, while keeping Roo from dying, he becomes playable joining your team when a continue is used. 

Streets of rage 4

As of 2020 we finally get Streets of rage 4. The game takes place ten years after the events of Streets of Rage 3. Like in most beat-'em-ups, Streets of Rage 4 will put you in situations where you are outmatched by a large horde of enemies. Fans will have no complaints in the visuals department, the animation is lovely and smooth, no slowdown even with lots of enemies on the screen at once, the character sprites and big along with bold  colorful  backgrounds. It actually makes a few advancements to the old beat em up formula from the past games. It has a juggle combo system that appeals more to modern game play. You have special moves that can help clear crowds. It's kind of long for an arcade-style linear beat-em-up, but still very short compared to many modern games. Unfortunately there is no GNU/Linux native version. However I do have it working well under proton 5.0-7. I won't say it's perfect but it's pretty close. 

 Test system.

CPU:  Ryzen™ 7 2700
GPU: Powercolor Red Dragon RX 5700
RAM: 16GB (2 x 8GB) (PC4 19200)
MOTHERBOARD: ASRock AB350M Pro4  (BIOS 5.90 2019/7/5)
STORAGE:  Intel 545s Series 2.5" 256GB +WB Blue 1TB 7200 RPM