SQUAREB

Square Ball (MSXdev'21)

Description

This is a freeware MSX puzzle game developed by R. van Hoorn in co-operation with M. Krooshof for the MSX Dev '21.

Controls

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)

Goal

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.

Files
Package
Individual files
Default install directory
A:\SQUAREB
Build files
Build script
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
  • 1.0-1 2021-05-20
  • First release
Details
Category
Games
Author
RAY2DAY MSX Software, in co-operation with mafcase
Packager
Carles Amigó (fr3nd)
License
 Freeware
Url
 https://www.msxdev.org/2021/05/18/msxdev21-16-square-ball/
Install instructions
hub install SQUAREB