Super DX-Ball
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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. Among the changes made in Super are non- rectangle/square bricks, new look for the Laser Cannons, and refined graphics overall.
The game has six different board packs: DX-Ball, Retro, Fun, Challenge, Super, and Surprise. Like Pocket Tanks
(also developed by BlitWise) this game follows the standard shareware computer game paradigm; there are trial and fully licensed commercial versions, with the latter having more levels and bonuses. The upgraded version (known as the full version) is called Super DX-Ball Deluxe, and features 150 levels. One can also obtain some expansion packs for Super DX-Ball Deluxe after obtaining the game:
Note: Surprise Pack now included in 1.1 version, with a 3-board demo available in the demo version. The Surprise Pack has 30 levels.
The game also has the "Mega Ball" pack that has 20 more levels. One can access the "Mega Ball" mode by clicking on the Mega Ball Power-Up on the Power-Ups menu. Also note that the original DX-Ball set is no longer an easter egg.
The add-on "treasure pack" contains 10 new boards for the game. There is a secret message encoded (via binary code) into the final board that reads "DX-Ball 1996 to 2006 and still the best ; )".
Super DX-Ball has been updated to 1.1 to add board shuffle, unlock, continue, and difficulty features. (there is already a difficulty feature, but the number of difficulties have been raised).
IBM PC
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shareware
Shareware
The term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a...
game by BlitWise Productions, released on November 10, 2004. It is similar in style
Breakout clone
A Breakout clone is a sub-class of the "bat-and-ball" genre introduced with the Magnavox Odyssey's Tennis and Atari's Pong...
to games 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:...
, and is the follow-up to three previous games in the DX-Ball series: 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...
, DX-Ball 2
DX-Ball 2
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 games such as Breakout and Arkanoid....
, and Rival Ball. Among the changes made in Super are non- rectangle/square bricks, new look for the Laser Cannons, and refined graphics overall.
The game has six different board packs: DX-Ball, Retro, Fun, Challenge, Super, and Surprise. Like Pocket Tanks
Pocket Tanks
Pocket Tanks is a 1-2 player computer game for Windows and Mac OS X, and more recently, the iPhone, created by Blitwise Productions, developer of Super DX-Ball and Neon Wars...
(also developed by BlitWise) this game follows the standard shareware computer game paradigm; there are trial and fully licensed commercial versions, with the latter having more levels and bonuses. The upgraded version (known as the full version) is called Super DX-Ball Deluxe, and features 150 levels. One can also obtain some expansion packs for Super DX-Ball Deluxe after obtaining the game:
- Bonus Pack: 15 new levels (Free)
- Treasure Pack: 10 new levels (Free)
Note: Surprise Pack now included in 1.1 version, with a 3-board demo available in the demo version. The Surprise Pack has 30 levels.
The game also has the "Mega Ball" pack that has 20 more levels. One can access the "Mega Ball" mode by clicking on the Mega Ball Power-Up on the Power-Ups menu. Also note that the original DX-Ball set is no longer an easter egg.
The add-on "treasure pack" contains 10 new boards for the game. There is a secret message encoded (via binary code) into the final board that reads "DX-Ball 1996 to 2006 and still the best ; )".
Super DX-Ball has been updated to 1.1 to add board shuffle, unlock, continue, and difficulty features. (there is already a difficulty feature, but the number of difficulties have been raised).