Neverball
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 Skill game |
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| developer | Robert Kooima Mehdi Yousfi-Monod Pasi Kallinen |
| Current version | 1.6 (May 21, 2014) |
| operating system | Linux , FreeBSD , Mac OS X , Windows , MorphOS , AmigaOS 4 , Dreamcast |
| programming language | C. |
| category | Skill game |
| License | GPLv2 |
| neverball.org | |
Neverball is a free 3D video game similar to the hit games Super Monkey Ball and Marble Madness . The originality of the game is that you control the playing field under the ball and not the ball itself. You use the mouse (or a joystick, etc.) to adjust the slope of the playing field.
principle
The game simulates a floating, tiltable playing surface on which a ball rolls, obeying the laws of gravity and inertia. By adjusting the inclination of the surface, the player influences the speed and direction of movement of the ball. The aim is to steer the ball around obstacles to the exit, as quickly as possible or at least within the specified time.
In order to open the exit and get to the next level of the game, you have to collect a minimum amount of game coins. There are several with different scores, e.g. B. yellow with 1, red with 5 and blue with 10 points. In addition, with 100 points you can gain an additional “life” in challenge mode, which you lose if the ball falls over the edge or if the time runs out. There are up to 141 levels.
Three camera views are available to watch the ball.
Other properties
- Neverball sets the goals of getting the maximum score in a minimum of time, or simply finishing the stage as quickly as possible. Records are recorded for both goals.
- Thanks to GtkRadiant it is possible to create your own levels.
- The game requires very few resources by today's standards: at least a 500 MHz processor and a 3D card.
- Neverball comes with Neverputt, a mini golf game based on it .
photos
Choose the right way
Don't fall into the water
Choosing the right time
Cope with curves
Web links
- Official Neverball Site source code for GNU / Linux, Mac OS X and Windows
- Debian - executable packages for GNU / Linux
- Freshports - source code for BSD
- Neverforum - the official forum for Neverball
- Nuncabola - translation in Java
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neverball 1.6.0 release notes neverball.org; Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ↑ The neverball Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page . In: Open Hub . (accessed on July 18, 2018).