Classic Palm Game - Vexed!

[pjohnston]

This is a Windows version of the the addicting puzzle game Vexed. Most people who've ever owned a Palm handheld should be familiar with it. The idea of Vexed is to clear the screen of all blocks, by matching them up. See game for further instructions. It's addictive, and will works your brain very hard after the first 10 or so levels. Right now I'm working on a loader that reads the original level pack format. (more levels w00t!)

This is my first big Turing game, so the code might be a little bit messy. Criticism is quite welcome.

Thanks in advance for your replies.

[TheGuardian001]

Very impressive. Unfortunately I suck at it and am not getting anywhere, but hey, still a great program.

[andrew.]

An amazing game. Great job!

[Turing_Gamer]

Very well done. Maybe you can add a hint option.

+ 50 bits

[pjohnston]

BUGFIX: If you pull off a really long combo. (3 block cascades after one move) blocks may stop responding to gravity. Gravity checker now has more iterations. It could still use improvement.

Feature: Messed with the executable file, removed HoltSoft garbage. (many thanks to people who posted tutorials about that)

@ Turing_Gamer: Also, once I finish the new file format for levels, they will include solutions, which you can check if you get stuck.

[padewar]

This is great. I was waiting for someone to make a good vexed version for windows for years and I think this is it. We just need now a good vexed editor to creat levels backwards.
Thanks

[pjohnston]

padewar @ Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:37 pm wrote:

This is great. I was waiting for someone to make a good vexed version for windows for years and I think this is it. We just need now a good vexed editor to creat levels backwards.
Thanks

The windows version of Vexed just got even better! This version contains the following improvements:

BUGFIX: Gravity/death checker no longer causes input delay on slow computers.
BUGFIX: It is no longer possible to make a block hover in mid air.
BUGFIX: The game no longer crashes spectacularly when you drag the bottom layer.
BUGFIX: Game generally runs better on crap hardware now.
BUGFIX: Caught some spelling mistakes on the help screen.
BUGFIX: Various issues with the Block class have been addressed for future expansions.

FEATURE: Game now includes a converter which lets you play the level packs from the Palm OS version.
FEATURE: The levels now include solutions, which will show you the steps of the puzzle when you get stuck.
FEATURE: Graphics are much prettier, and the game now starts with a spiffy title screen!
FEATURE: The game now has a complete scoring system, similar to the Palm OS version.

Enjoy the new version! Both source material and Windows executables are included.

[Turing_Gamer]

Wow and nice work with the solution button and title.
How long did it take you to make this and how big is your file?

[padewar]

This is fabulous. Vexed is by far the best puzzle game, and it was unbelivable that there wasn't any good version for Windows. Thank you so much. You should think now about a level editor.