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A Commodore64,128  game

V1.0.1:

  • Added C128 turbo mode support, speed will be doubled on C128! -> much smoother gameplay
  • Better deletion handling for eliminated orbz

Welcome to the Orbix solar system! Your mission is simple: eliminate all the orange Orbz by launching a ball from the top to clear each level. But it's not just about accuracy-plan your shots carefully, use puzzle-solving skills, or rely on a bit of luck to conquer the game.

Watch out for special elements like:

  • Tray: Save balls by targeting the tray.
  • Cannons: Catch the balls and fire them in your wanted direction.
  • Portals: Teleport your ball to different parts of the screen.
  • Lasers: Dangerous, do not touch them or deactivate them.
  • Switches: Unlock hidden areas or activate special mechanics.
  • Bombs: Cause explosive chain reactions to clear obstacles.
  • Gravity swaps: Change the direction of gravity to add a twist to your shots.
  • Extra balls: Need some more power, unlock other balls.
  • Bumbers: Boost your ball.

Plan ahead, aim wisely, and overcome every challenge to rack up as many points as you can! But be careful-the number of balls is limited. Run out, and its game over.

Scoring system:

The more Orbz eliminated the multiplier rises which multiplies the points.

  • Orange orbz: 100 points.
  • Blue orbz: 10 points.
  • Bonus orbz: 500 points.
  • All clear Bonus orbz: 500 points.
  • Round score: If the ball is gone you get points for hit orbz.
  • Level score: When the level is completed, you get points for remaining balls.

Credits

Programming, graphics, and levels by fleischgemuese

Music by picrard

Special thanks to DrMortalWombat, Lone Coder

Sources

adaumann/orbix


Updated 6 days ago
Published 27 days ago
StatusReleased
Rating
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Authorfleischgemuese
GenreAction
TagsBreakout, commodore128, Commodore 64, orbix, Pinball, Singleplayer
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsJoystick

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For C64,c128, ultimate64: orbix_c64_c128_V1.0.1.zip 54 kB

Development log

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It’s now the third evening in a row that the whole family has been playing Orbix. Both the very young kids and my wife are enjoying it. Each game brings a new record to beat. I’d say it’s fun but not trivial. In fact, you really need to figure out how to get past some not-so-easy levels. Reaching level 10 is very rewarding. Hopefully, some issues will be resolved, which seem to happen only when using the mysterious FPGA.

Well done!

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Very nice game! Could easily pass as a Peggle demake, which I really enjoyed playing on the Nintendo DS. However, only the C128 version actually plays well (we showed both versions). Our German-language review can be found in our recorded livestream starting at 00:45:19. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂

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thank you presenting, I think I made the C64 version as much good playable as possible… the nasty border color bug is already solved

Cool game - C128 version!

Cool game - definitively worth a few bucks. Especially since the C128 version is out!

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Added support for C128 turbo mode... means much smoother gameplay

Does the latest version also utilize the extra horsepower of the U64?

I have no U64 hardware, but someone from Forum64 reported he could use it up to 4 Mhz (should be compatible with C128 Turbomode)

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Finished my longplay today. I discovered a tiny bug in level 17. At 47:40, the ball should actually be caught, but it didn't. Great game! I really enjoyed it. Please don't be surprised that I saved so many balls. It's all because of the save states. ;)

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Great game, like pinball and breakout together. I also included it in my new "Gameplay of New C64 Games from October 2024" video, in addition to the other C64 games released in October.

So... Only works on EasyFlash? 

I get blackscreen on my real C64 + U1541-2...

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it is easyflash only, but was tested with Ultima II a disk version is not possible due to the software design. 

I hope other Ultimate 1541-II+ could try and load this game. When I try on my PAL machine all I get is a black screen.

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The community fixed version for Ultimate64 can be downloaded on this page... this is untested but reported to work. 

Niiice game! :)

Good job! https://c64universe.wordpress.com/2024/10/27/orbix-2024-fleischgemuese/

Cool game, thank you.

Amazing!! I have not seen such a game for the C64 before. Obviously it's quite taxing for the cpu to do all the calculations, but the game is surprisingly playable. I would love to see a C128 optimized or SCPU compatible version of this one. Great work!

C128 optimized version is available!

Hats off to you, Sir! the C128 version plays great, big improvement

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Awesome game. Nice original take on pinball/plinko machines. Cool music and sounds. It will take a while for me to get used to this game, but I love it. Well done.

Edit: I just tried running this game on the Ultimate64, but it seems that the game is not compatible with it. So I'll have to stick to VICE / theC64 for now until this problem can be solved. It is still a great game. :)

see above for a workaround