Super Boy 4 is the fourth and supposedly final game in the Super Boy series by Zemina. It was released in 1992 exclusively for the Sega Master System, and differentiates from the first two Super Boy I games again, similar to how Super Boy 3 was. The game is infamous for the Glove powerup, which turns Super Boy black.
Super Boy 4 once again deviates from the usual pattern of the previous three Super Boy games by changing Super Boy's design completely, this time not being based off of Mario. The graphics, however, are still ripped from Super Mario World but with reduced color depth due to the Master System's technical limitations. Despite this, they are an improvement on Super Boy 3's due to the Master System having better graphical capabilities than the MSX or SG-1000. The sound effects are ripped from Super Boy 3, and some of the songs are reused from Super Boy 3. The game's items, unlike the first three Super Boy games, are not randomized, and are the same regardless of whether you started another game or not. This is believed to be the final Super Boy game.
Gameplay
The gameplay of Super Boy 4 is similar to Super Boy 3's gameplay, featuring the same physics and basic gameplay engine as Super Boy 3. The powerups and enemies are the same, but more detailed. The controls are notably poor, probably due to poor programming. There are also a few known glitches in the game, such as Koopa shells getting stuck, Super Boy himself getting stuck, and that invisible items can be stood upon (therefore revealing their position).
Trivia
Super Boy 4's Gameplay
This is the first Super Boy game to be an exclusive for the Sega Master System.
This is also the first Super Boy game not to base Super Boy's design off of Mario.
If Super Boy gets a Glove powerup, which lets him shoot fireballs, he infamously turns black, and wears differently colored clothing.
During the ending, after Super Boy gets into his scripted position, his legs continue to move.
The Super Boy character (in his small form) appears on the front page of BootlegGames Wiki.
The game was also released for the Megadrive, although this is just the Master System game housed in a Megadrive cartridge.
The box art is taken and modified from Kickle Cubicle for NES.
