Coding: Janne Hellsten, GFX: Der Piipo, Music: Zardax
Download: http://nurpax.github.io/posts/2018-05-21-bintris-on-c64-part-2.html
Falling black & white blocks must be lined up to create binary sequences that match decimal numbers. Matching numbers increases the width of the playing area and the size of the numbers. A pleasant variation on Tetris.
Blok Copy RX
Coding and GFX: TMR/Cosine, Music: Odie
Download: http://cosine.org.uk/products.php?prod=blok_copy_rx&4mat=c64
Re-arrange the shuffled columns into numerical order by shifting rows and columns. A fun puzzler, with shiny new graphics and PETSCII mode (hold the Commodore key when starting).
An entry for Ludum Dare #41, mixing two different game genres and produced in just 72 hours. Type in the sentences to keep the bird flying, in a combination of Flappy Bird and a typing tutor.
Superb conversion of the classic ZX Spectrum game, with explorer Sabre Man turning into a wolf when night falls. The options include rotational or directional controls, support for the C64GS joystick (two buttons) and atmospheric in game music. Special mention to Ste's outstanding loading screen too. Only the random start points and high difficulty mark this down.
Entered into Ludum Dare #43, explore the maze to reach the treasure but beware the poisonous walls. Reach your corpse to retrieve a spare life. Simple and frustrating.
Quad Core 64
Coding: Richard Bayliss, GFX: Shine
Download: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=162622
Heavily inspired by Cosine's Reaxion, switch coloured blocks on and off to remove them from the playing field. Nicely presented and includes a level editor to make your own puzzles, but the built in levels vary wildly in difficulty and it feels too close to its inspiration to stand out.
Coding: Richard Bayliss, GFX: Alf Yngve
Download: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=165226
Defeat waves of ninjas unleashed by the evil Chow Mein, picking up extra throwing stars from the magic chests that appear. Very simplistic single screen game, with some cute small sprites but a disappointing ending for grinding through the levels.