[DS project - Game] QBX

[Didou]

QBX
A cubes game(a Tetris-Like, ;-) in 3D


http://francois.pessaux.neuf.fr/files/Q ... 8_2006.zip (Beta version: 04 August 2006)


Presentation :
QBX is a thinking game in which the aim is to make lines in a 3D cube 5x5x5-sized.
The shape comes from above and can only be translated forward/backward and left/right.
The cube, can only rotate around its 3 axes
The shape does not fall automatically. Hence, you have time to place it. Then you chose when you want it to fall. Then, it will go down in one shot.

Screenshots :



History :
08/07/2006 First release. No sound yet.

12/07/2006:
* Second release.
* Update for compatibility with M3 who had screens flipped.
* Changed some uggly textures.
* A few animations added.

15/07/2006:
* Changed again some uggly textures.
* Add randomizer init at startup.
* Changed the scoring system: each dropped shape weights 10 * the number of cubes it is compound of.
One line scores 200,
2 score 200 * 3
3 score 200 * 6
4 score 200 * 10
...
n score 200 * n * (n+1) / 2 (200 * summ of the n first integers)
* Changed fonts digits.
* Added a few animation for hibernation screen.
* SELECT button bound to "drop shape".
* Added a smiley showing score rank in case of highscore.
* Sounds ... (may be not final).

04/08/2006: Fourth version
New sounds.
Names in scores with the handwriting recognition system (partially, currently only letters from 'a' to 'g').
Various bug fixes.
Documentation.

How to play :
You have to move the shape and rotate the cube in order to make the shape going inside the cube to make lines. Any line made of 5 little cubes will then disapear..

To move the shapes and rotate the cube, keypad is used(up/down/left) (A/X/Y/B ). This choice can be configurated.
The bottom screen additionnaly proposes 5 big buttons (to be able to lay our big thumbs, full of chocolate :) ) that allow to (from left t right)

1. Drop the shape
2. Zoom in
3. Reset zoom
4. Zoom out
5. Drop the shape (this, way, lefties and righties won't have to complain ;)

Other information :
QBX will be sumbitted to theNeo Summer Coding contest. :-'
Sources will of course be available, as always, as soon as the Neo contest dead-line is over.

-- Didou

[Dwedit]

You really should delete those font tags.

[tepples]

I think I've seen something like this on the Virtual Boy as 3D Tetris and on the PlayStation as Geom Cube.

[Mrshlee]

Doesn't work right in M3.. FLIPSCREENS!

[Didou]

Doesn't work right in M3.. FLIPSCREENS!

On real hardware with EZ-2 or FlashAdvance, the screens are properly set.
On Dualis, of course, screens must be flipped !

-- Didou

[Sausage Boy]

Use a command such as lcdMainOnTop() or lcdMainOnBottom().

[Mrshlee]

Yeah... apart from that - Good game man :)
Impressive.. make sure you set the screens for compatability and release an update ;)

Works on GBAMP fine but M3 has the standard M3 Issues.

[Didou]

Hi,

I fixed the screens flipping problem.
By the way, I added a few animations.
I changed some of my UGGLY :)) textures.
Please, find the new version from the first message of this thread. I'll keep the link up to date.

Cheers,

-- Didou

[Zed0]

Great game IMO, one suggestion: map Select to put the block down so that you don't have to hold the stylus all the time.

[Didou]

Hi,

Great game IMO, one suggestion: map Select to put the block down so that you don't have to hold the stylus all the time.

No problem. So I'll do in the next release.

-- Didou

[Didou]

Hi,

All is in the subject.
Please find history and files in the first message of this thread.
I'll always keep the link up to date.

-- Didou

[Didou]

Hi,

All is in the subject.
Please find history and files in the first message of this thread.
I'll always keep the link up to date.

-- Didou

[LiraNuna]

Congradulations!
You have just disqualified yourself from the NeoFlash summer competition be releasing an entry before the deadline.

Edit: I smell PAlib...!

[kevinc]

Congradulations!
You have just disqualified yourself from the NeoFlash summer competition be releasing an entry before the deadline.

Edit: I smell PAlib...!

Where does it say so? All I could find is this:

Well, I'll be entering my game for the Nintendo DS that i'm working on for this contest ^^ ( Been working on it for the past three days straight ^^).

I was just wondering though, are we allowed to release our games before the contest is up to get advice from people for improvements and what not and continue to develope it for the contest? Also, will it be okay if something is submited a week before the deadline? (i'll actually be gone arround the deadline time i think....most likly with no internet connection Sad ). I haven't entered any of the past compos, so i'm not sure how the submision process works or anythign here :S

yes you can.

[chatterbug89]

Congradulations!
You have just disqualified yourself from the NeoFlash summer competition be releasing an entry before the deadline.

Edit: I smell PAlib...!

Uh...your wrong...unless everyone has to get permision or something. I explicity asked myself if i could release my game for getting bug reports, suggestions, etc. anywhere I like before my final release for the NeoFlash compo. Plus, I had their splash screen in my pre-release.

Don't worry about it ;-) I'm looking forward to playing your game (i'm so busy at the moment, but i'll try it out after the neo compo)....i'm sort of rushign to put the final touches on my game :S

EDIT: So what if PALib is being used? Though....i'm realy starting to wish I never used PALib myself....also...not using PALib would have helped me with my current projects i'm working on now with embedded hardware...but oh well.

EDIT2: OH! ...you quoted me already...i was just about to quote myself :-P