Square Ball (MSXdev'21)
This is a freeware MSX puzzle game developed by R. van Hoorn in co-operation with M. Krooshof for the MSX Dev '21.
The game is designed for one single player.
Use keyboard or a joystick/-pad connected to port1.
To start the game:
SPACE / FIRE BUTTON
Move:
LEFT, RIGHT, UP and DOWN
Select ball or square:
SPACE / FIRE BUTTON
Can't proceed in a particular level?/Stuck?:
ESC (to restart the stage with a loss of one life)
Switch between the ball and square by selecting it by pressing space / or fire. Move the ball or square in order to get the jewels. To complete a stage; Collect ALL jewels in the amount of moves shown on the right side of the screen.
mkdir -p package/
unzip SQUAREB.zip
mv "MSXdev21_SquareBall_v1.0.ROM" package/SQUAREB.ROM
mv "MSXdev21_SquareBall_v1.0.TXT" package/README.TXT
cat > package/SQUAREB.BAT << EOF
REM Look for SROM.COM in default dir
IFF EXIST %_DISK%:\SOFAROM\SROM.COM
%_DISK%:\SOFAROM\SROM.COM SQUAREB.ROM
ELSE
REM Try to run it from path
IFF EXIST SROM.COM
SROM.COM SQUAREB.ROM
ELSE
echo "SROM.COM not found. Install it with: 'HUB install SOFAROM'"
exit 1
ENDIFF
ENDIFF
EOF
unix2dos package/SQUAREB.BAT
unix2dos package/README.TXT
hub install SQUAREB