DX-Ball 2
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DX-Ball 2 is a video game for Microsoft Windows
by Longbow Digital Arts as a follow up to the 1996
game DX-Ball
. Like the original, it is patterned after classic ball-and-paddle arcade game
s such as Breakout and Arkanoid
.
It was followed by two sequels, Rival Ball (2001) and Rival Ball Tournament (2004).
Longbow Digital Arts did not produce the original DX-Ball, although Seumas McNally
, the lead programmer
and designer of DX-Ball 2, was involved in the development of the original title. The original developer of DX-Ball, Blitwise Productions, released an alternative sequel, Super DX-Ball
(2004).
New to DX-Ball 2 are backgrounds, music not from cheats, and new powerups,like Mega Ball, which causes the ball to become bigger, and Eight Ball, which splits the ball into eight, but speeds it up drastically.
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
by Longbow Digital Arts as a follow up to the 1996
1996 in video gaming
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game DX-Ball
DX-Ball
DX-Ball is a freeware computer game for the PC first released in 1996 by Michael P. Welch. The game, an updated version of an earlier series of Amiga games known as Megaball, is patterned after classic ball-and-paddle arcade games such as Breakout and Arkanoid. It became a massive cult classic in...
. Like the original, it is patterned after classic ball-and-paddle arcade game
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
s such as Breakout and Arkanoid
Arkanoid
is an arcade game developed by Taito in 1986. It is based upon Atari's Breakout games of the 1970s. The title refers to a doomed "mothership" from which the player's ship, the Vaus, escapes.-Overview:...
.
It was followed by two sequels, Rival Ball (2001) and Rival Ball Tournament (2004).
Longbow Digital Arts did not produce the original DX-Ball, although Seumas McNally
Seumas McNally
Computer game programmer Seumas McNally , was the founder, president and lead programmer of independent game development company, Longbow Digital Arts...
, the lead programmer
Game programmer
A game programmer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebase for video games or related software, such as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer"...
and designer of DX-Ball 2, was involved in the development of the original title. The original developer of DX-Ball, Blitwise Productions, released an alternative sequel, Super DX-Ball
Super DX-Ball
Super DX-Ball is a popular one-player PC shareware game by BlitWise Productions, released on November 10, 2004. It is similar in style to games such as Breakout and Arkanoid, and is the follow-up to three previous games in the DX-Ball series: DX-Ball, DX-Ball 2, and Rival Ball...
(2004).
New to DX-Ball 2 are backgrounds, music not from cheats, and new powerups,like Mega Ball, which causes the ball to become bigger, and Eight Ball, which splits the ball into eight, but speeds it up drastically.