Mega H-Venture: H's Big Journey (A H-Venture Fan-Sequel)

H returns in a fan made sequel / game-mod by Nickem Games!

Based on a game Louis Lembo made during my 11th grade Game Design Skills class in Barry Tech, "H-Venture", this sensational game follows on the footsteps of the original game and paints it with a new coat with 16-bit Sega Genesis-inspired graphics and a new engine, while adding a new story, and also lots of new features and moves to the levels, enemies, and even the main character, H, as well as introducing new Letters to the playable cast.

Taking place four years after the events of the original game, this platforming adventure once again sets you in the vision of the eighth letter of the alphabet, H, on another platforming quest to prevent of the Evil B Army from destroying his home town.

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THE STORY SO FAR

In the year 2018, the World of Letters was at peace. The latest threat, a huge spaceship commanded by the malicious B Army, was terrorizing the planet, trying to convert all of the letters into B, and also stole the High-Power Vowels. It seemed like all was lost, but every story needed a hero. Cue H. He’s not just the eighth letter of the alphabet. He is a crime-stopping, master of moves, super-powered force of nature, B-stopping letter. After B stole his lowercase son, H went on an epic quest running, jumping, and climbing through the continent of H-Ville, through sights such as the Waterfalls, the Tube Jungle, and the H-Desert before finally getting to B’s spaceship. After getting to the spaceship and taking down the mech (that looked like a giant B), he found something peculiar. Then the base had a self-destruct sequence, H got his son, and made the escape.

Four years later, the B Army had other plans after their latest defeat by the hands of H. So, they began their evilest scheme ever: Steal the H-Elements (A H-take on the normal elements), sending the town of H to ruin, because they had to live on those to survive! Also, the B Army decided to keep the H-Elements trapped in seven different locations - not only in Hectoria, but also in the World of Letter's six other continents! And, last of all, they built the strongest and most powerful space base ever to be seen- the B MOTHERSHIP! And they stole H's lowercase son again.

Now it’s up to H (and a whole new cast of Letter pals) to stop the B Army, along with a new entity, once and for all in a multi-continental quest of H-tastic proportions to rescue the High-Power Vowels and the H-Elements before all heck breaks loose!

And what do you know? Maybe some member of the B's might not be evil anymore?

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H-Tastic Features

- Five unique playable characters, each with their own platforming traits and abilities

- More than 120 stages in an epic story spanning eight chapters, plus over 30 more in a secret ninth area

- Special "Extra" stages to test your reflexes and put your platforming skills to the ultimate test, and "Kiwi" stages to adventure in an alternate dimension called "Kiwiland", while using "Kiwi-Quest" inspired mechanics such as plucking plants and items

- Hundreds of enemies, both Bs and non-Bs alike, waiting to be killed (or be killed by)

- Tons of bosses to beat, each with their own attack patterns to dodge

- Fantastic 16-bit music from the Sega Genesis (credits to Sega, Konami, and more), with every stage, town, and even boss having their own music to accompany it

- Lots of extras and hidden features, like five Orange H-Coins per level, mini-games, collection challenges, secret areas and goals, and the like

- An exciting whack-a-mole "Bonus Game" that players can play for a chance at an extra life

- Lots of items and power-ups to obtain, each character has their own set of "Special Character Power Up" items to use

- New "Experience Points" system that allows H to progress towards an extra life

- Unique "Star Mode" feature that allows H to take multiple hits of damage before going down, alongside the harder "Classic Mode" for single-hit deaths (with power-ups granting more hits)

- A whole new currency in the form of HectorDollars (H$ for short)

- A shop to spend your H$ on to buy items, experience points, extra lives, continues, and more

- A setting to disable player animations for the authentic 2018 H-Venture experience

- Various difficulty settings to tailor from the new players to the highly skilled

- Two different choices for voice acting- English and Japanese, each with professional voice actors for their roles

- Time Attack and Boss Bash modes for players seeking a challenge

- Collectable "Stamps" to obtain, each being obtained through a high enough Stage Score

- A ranking table to hold the best players in the main story, time attack, etc.

And much more!

Also, there might be a version update that adds a lot of bonus content, like an endless score-attack mode set in a secret world,  a special Master System / Game Gear inspired version, and even new playable characters! Look out for it later after release!

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Controls

While in the game, press the F1 key to open up a window describing the controls. You can also refer to this section below. Please note that the controls listed are for keyboard only. Refer to the game's manual or instructions window for gamepad controls.

Arrow Keys: Move H around, navigate menus

Z: Jump, confirm menu options

X: Dash, exit menus

C: Use Power-Up's effects (if has one)

V: Use selected H-Spell (if has one)

Q: Open menu

ENTER: Start or continue game

ESC: Hold for three seconds to terminate game and create suspend save

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Requirements

WIndows 7 or higher, and OS X Snow Leopard or higher, with upcoming ports to Linux, IOS, and Android devices.

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How To Download

Click the button below to download the game. The demo is coming soon, so please wait patiently.

You will get a zip file containing:

- The game (or demo)

- An instruction manual

- Some artwork of the game

- Wallpapers for your computer

- The source file*

You will also need to download the External Files, containing the sprites, sounds, and other graphics such as items, tiles, and backgrounds.

*This game is not only freeware, but open source. Mod the game or view the code! Who knows what you can make? Custom levels or storylines? New music? Or change the tile sets or graphics? You can decide!

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Credit to Louis Lembo (also inspired by)

A full on Game Mod of Super Mario: All Star Attack, by Stellar Synthesizer (edited, with custom assets). 

Made using Game Maker 8.2.

Copyright 2025 Nickem Games.