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Classic version of Supaplex for Windows from 1991. Classic MS-DOS release of Supaplex. Now fully supported on Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10. SUPAPLEX UNIVERSE! This series of games can captivate you for months or even years, that's why we have named it - SUPAPLEX UNIVERSE! For beginners: - Supaplex (Classic) - Legendary classic Supaplex! - Supaplex SQUARES - Unusual square levels! For professionals: - Supaplex HARD - Complexity and speed! Supaplex Gameplay & Info An awesome remake of the classic game Supaplex. Play as a PC bug-hunter and collect as many infotrons and use it to fix all the bugs inside the computer.
Description of Supaplex
In one of the best Boulderdash clones, gameplay in Supaplex is similar to that classic: as Murphy the bug-hunter living inside a computer, you must collect enough infotrons in each level and exit as fast as possible without getting killed. Quick-thinking is required as well as arcade reflexes, as the path to infotrons often involve moving objects and manipulating them.
It's a lot of fun, and best of all, it's now freeware thanks to the auspices of Digital Integration, copyright holder and original publisher. Two thumbs up, way up!
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Comments and reviews
ireminannesi2020-05-161 point
Görür görmez yüzümde tebessüm oluştu yavrumla yıllar önce oynardık, şimdi malesef büyüdük ve herşey değişti, onu cok özledim ve geri gitmek istiyorum...ağlıyorum
tmp00002019-03-130 point DOS version
It takes me about of 7 years to finish this game. Unbelievable!
Jimbob2018-04-020 point
This is the best game ever me and my mates spent many years playing this game wit only a couple level we couldn't do, we needed a joystick without diagonal movements, had some great times and got through many joystick, finding the best one is the old atari, it could take some beatings
Supaplex 3000
Juliex2014-09-140 point DOS version
When i try to open it in dosbox, then what do i type to open he game?
Now it writes 'c:supaplex: ' but i need a command to open the game..
vabna2014-07-241 point DOS version
I try to download sins 7 years today I found if verrrrry goooood
trtop2014-02-071 point DOS version
verygood
Carolina2013-11-080 point DOS version
My God! I spent YEARS trying to find this game! Could not find anywhere.... This website is amazing! Thank youuuuuuu
kirito2013-09-262 points DOS version
many hours of my childhood went into this, i used to skip level though, it was mind-numbingly hard at times
Piter2013-09-141 point DOS version
That's my favourite game in my whole childhood!
Really cool levels and gameplay!
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- Year:1991
- Publisher:Digital Integration Ltd.
- Developer:Think!Ware Development
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| Supaplex | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Think!Ware Development |
| Publisher(s) | Dream Factory (Digital Integration) |
| Designer(s) | Philip Jespersen Michael Stopp |
| Series | Boulder Dash |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, MS-DOS |
| Release | 1991 |
| Genre(s) | |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Supaplex is a video game created by Philip Jespersen and Michael Stopp, two Swiss students, and published by Digital Integration in 1991. It is an extended clone of Boulder Dash.
History[edit]
Designed as a version of Boulder Dash that could fit onto a floppy disk, the designers had a hard time developing better graphics under said constraint. The original Amiga Supaplex version had to fit on a standard 880kB floppy disk and it needed to run on a standard 512kB Amiga like the original A500 or A2000. In fact: The Amiga version could not be copied onto the hard drive due to copy protection and its custom disk format.
The game was released for Amiga and MS-DOS. (Two people from the London area started developing a full version for the Atari ST, but it was never released, because of the limited graphical support.) Unofficial ports have been made to other platforms, such as the ZX Spectrum.
Due to hardware dependent programming, the PC version of Supaplex ran twice as fast as PCs became faster. Herman Perk disassembled the game, debugged it and re-assembled it again. The result became known as SpeedFix. Extra features have also been added without changing the game itself.
The developers of the game have declared the software to be freeware.[1]
Following the game's release, numerous clones and reimplementations for various platforms have been created, with additional features such as updated graphics and non-standard level sizes.[2]
In early 2020, an open source 1:1 reimplementation of the original game called OpenSupaplex[3] was released.
The game[edit]
The game comes with 111 levels though many unofficial level sets have been released that greatly increase that number. Although the levels must be played in order, the game allows up to three levels to be skipped at any given time. Also, it was very easy to skip additional levels by editing the file that contained the list of levels successfully completed. The game is very challenging, but unlike many Boulder Dash-related games the difficulty comes from solving the puzzles in each level rather than from semi-responsive controls. Furthermore, Supaplex does not use time limits for solving the puzzles, unlike Boulder Dash.
Most objects are identical in behaviour to those in the original Boulder Dash, simply redrawn with a computer hardware theme.[4]Murphy replaces Rockford, who collects objects called Infotrons, which are reminiscent of schematic representations of atoms, instead of diamonds. Instead of dirt, the levels are filled with printed circuit board simply called base in the game's manual, and not lined with brick walls, but with computer chips and other hardware, and filled with Zonks instead of rocks. The enemies are moving scissors, called Snik Snaks, and electrons which resemble sparkling stars.
Supaplex introduces a number of new elements that were not present in Boulder Dash, including bugs, pieces of base that randomly cause life-threatening electrostatic discharges, Ports, which limit Murphy's movement to specific directions, and terminals, which set off yellow Utility Disks. Utility Disks are explosive floppy disks and come in three different colors: Orange Disks work like Zonks, but explode when hit or when falling. Yellow Disks do not fall yet may be pushed in any direction, but not pulled (which allows creating Sokoban-like puzzles), and explode when the Terminal is used. Red Disks can be carried and dropped when convenient, exploding seconds after.
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Supaplex is the first Boulder Dash-like game that is not fully grid-based: while the playing field is an obvious grid, the objects do not 'snap' from one grid position to another, but can be halfway or 'in between' grid positions while moving or falling. This behavior has led to a number of well-known bugs that can be turned to the player's advantage, many of which need to be exploited to complete fan-made levels. For instance, by turning around quickly, the player can cause an enemy or rock to 'bounce' off Murphy.
The game also applies 'gravity' on some levels, which means that Murphy will fall down empty spaces and will be unable to go back up, unless he climbs up by using bases. Gravity is not actually designated - the player can only notice via trial-and-error.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Supaplex History'. www.elmerproductions.com.
- ^'Supaplex Links'. www.elmerproductions.com.
- ^'sergiou87/open-supaplex'. July 6, 2020 – via GitHub.
- ^'Supaplex Cast'. www.elmerproductions.com.
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