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Lechuck wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2025 11:24 am This is my version of the popular Puzzle game 'Columns', for the VIC-20.
Download from here



Original game was developped by Jay Geertsen in 1989 for the HP-UX operating system. SEGA acquired the rights and released it for their consoles. Game was later ported to many platforms (including 8 bit computers and mobile phones). There was already a version for the VIC-20, called ViColumn, but it is different to the original one (more rows / columns and it doesn't check diagonals, just horizontal and vertical lines). In this version I have tried to mimic original SEGA version.

As for the music, I would have liked to include original 'Clotho' theme (music in this game is very distinctive...), but I wasn't able to come up with something that sounded even close (I'm terrible with music) so have included thre classic themes that will play on loop (every 30 gems, level is increased and the theme music will switch between one of these three). As soon as you get fed up with the music (very soon, I guess), you can mute it by pressing 'M'.

Cheers

TheVic20User wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2025 12:04 pm Thank you for this great game!

Rich wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2025 1:46 pm Thank you nice to see new games in the new year

MrSterlingBS wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2025 3:42 am This game is very good and makes a lot of fun!

THX for sharing it.

BR
Sven

Rick-T137 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2025 7:31 am Oh! That's a very lovely game! I love how smoothly the column move. VERY satisfying to play! Thank you.

Rick-T137 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2025 7:31 am Here it is in action on my VIC-20:

radventure wrote: ↑Sun Apr 06, 2025 6:32 pm Thank you for this. My Vic has been packed away for a bit, I've got incentive(more) now to get it back on the desk!