Web site: www.newbreedsoftware.com/gemdropx/
Category: Games
Sub-Category: Puzzle
Platform: Linux, OS X, Windows, RiscOS, Amiga, AROS, MorphOS, Symbian, Sega Dramcast, PalmOS
License: GNU GPL
Interface: GUI
Wikipedia:
First release: 1999
Gem Drop X – an interesting, a fast-paced puzzle one-player puzzle game using the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) libraries.
It is a direct port of “Gem Drop,” an Atari 8-bit game written in Action! (a very fast C- and Pascal-like compiled language for the Atari).
It was originally ported to X11, using SDL for sound and music. Eventually, the Xlib graphics calls were removed and replaced with SDL calls.
The concept of the game “Gem Drop” is based on an arcade game for the NeoGeo system called “Magical Drop III” by SNK.
Features:
– Special objects, which help (or hinder) you on the way.
– Progressive levels. More gems when you start, and less time before new ones appear.
– Expert levels. Levels 15 to 20 have twice as many different colored gems as levels 1 to 14, making it even more difficult to get matches.
– Play with keyboard, joystick, or mouse.
– Beautiful graphics, most 3D rendered
– Stereo music and sound effects.
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Includes source code for both Gem Drop X (in C, using libSDL), as well as the original “Gem Drop” code (in Action!, for the Atari 8bit).
The game is played with YOU at the bottom of the screen. At the top is a random assortment of colored shapes (“gems”). As time goes on, more gems appear at the very top of the screen, pushing the rest downwards. The game is over when the gems reach the bottom.
