Howdi
I've got a playable demo of the puzzle game I'm working on for the puzzle compo and I'd like some early feedback.
The concept is a simple one, based on a seriously old Nintendo puzzle (it's dated 1980 so it's long before Mario and Zelda every appeared!). Basically you have 5 stacks of balls held in around a cylinder. The ends of the cylinder move up and down shifting 3 of the stacks up or down and storing 3 balls in either of the cap ends. You can then rotate the cap ends around together (since they're joined) to reposition the balls. The middle is split into two pieces that can rotate around just the same. The idea is to get all the different colour balls into their stacks.
This screen shot shows the completed puzzle.
The extra 3 black balls are the cap balls and they need to be in the cap ends when the puzzle is complete. You'll get a better idea of how it works if you play around with it. The controls are as follows:
Mouse - move the camera around the puzzle.
Left Mouse Button - shift the cap piece (3 stacks will move either up or down)
1 and 2 - Rotate the cap ends.
Q and W - Rotate the upper piece in the middle.
A and S - Rotate the lower piece in the middle.
Z and X - Rotate the cap ends.
Escape - Quit
At the moment there's no 3d structure to the puzzle other then the balls. So you may find the controls a little difficult to understand for the moment. The puzzle begins at the completed state, so just have a play with the mechanics of it and let me know what you think.
Here's the link:
http://avanmadisen.dbspot.com/demos/puzzle.rar
Thanks
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