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*[[KBounce]] - Written for [[KDE]]. Part of the [[Kdegames]] package. |
*[[KBounce]] - Written for [[KDE]]. Part of the [[Kdegames]] package. |
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*[[Late (game)|Late]] [http://late.sourceforge.net/ (site)] - Looks like a JezzBall clone, but with extras such as different types of ball. |
*[[Late (game)|Late]] [http://late.sourceforge.net/ (site)] - Looks like a JezzBall clone, but with extras such as different types of ball. |
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*[[Encompass (game)|Encompass]] [http://www.waterfallsw.com/encompass/ (site)] Jezz ball clone for Mac OS X. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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Revision as of 21:00, 29 July 2006
JezzBall is a computer game in which red-and-white 'atoms' bounce about a rectangular field of play. The player advances to later levels (with correspondingly higher numbers of atoms and lives) by containing the atoms in progressively smaller spaces, until at least 75% of the area is blocked off. You gain a bonus for getting more than 75%, which is calculated from the percentage over 75 that you manage to block off. It is similar to Qix, which was released during the Golden Age of Arcade Games.
JezzBall was programmed by Dima Pavlovsky and introduced in 1992 as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack, and also in the later Best of Windows Entertainment Pack. Despite Microsoft withdrawing support in 1996, it still has a dedicated fan base.
Gameplay
By using the left click to create a wall, and the right click to rotate a wall the user must contain atoms in smaller and smaller rooms. When a room is made that contains no atoms it turns black. The amount of black on the screen is displayed as a percentage, when this percentage reaches 75% or more the level is won.
The player starts out with a set amount of lives depending on the level. If an atom collides with a wall in progress, the player loses a life.
Clones
There are many JezzBall clones that have inundated the internet. A simple Google search will return over 400,000 results. The original game is not to be confused with any of these clones which normally offer updated graphics but lack the gameplay technique of the original.
Most of these clones are mere demos, wanting the user to pay for the downloading of additional levels. Many of these known clones are found on JezzBall.com, which is just a portal for the sale of these clones and is by no means an "official" JezzBall page. Some of these clones are:
- Jezzball Deluxe 1.1
- Jezzball Ultimate 1.4
- Cosmo Bots 1.0
- J-Ball
- Water Bugs
- SnowBall
- IceBreaker - Features Tux, the Linux mascot.
- KBounce - Written for KDE. Part of the Kdegames package.
- Late (site) - Looks like a JezzBall clone, but with extras such as different types of ball.
- Encompass (site) Jezz ball clone for Mac OS X.