BLOK
A downloadable game
A small puzzle game for Amiga computers, where you roll a blue blok through 24 levels of increasing difficulty.
Controls
- Movement: Joystick or Arrow keys
- Interact: Button1 or Enter (Open ingame menu)
- Reset level: R
Credits
- Code, gfx, sfx by zooperdan
- Music by zooperdan
(Requires 1Mb Chip, A500+, 600, 1200 etc.)
Verified to run on real 500+, 600 and 1200
{Version 1.0.3]
- Switched level 8 and 21 to match their difficulty.
- Added a "How to play" screen describing the different elements in a level.
{Version 1.0.2]
- Fixed a blok positioning bug when dying on top of a grating.
- Fixed a bug which displayed wrong death animation when dying on top of a grating.
- Fixed another graphics flicker bug which sometimes appear on faster systems.
{Version 1.0.1]
- Added disabling of CPU cache on startup (re-enabling on quit). This should hopefully remove the graphic glitches seen on faster systems than 68000.
Download
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Development log
- Difficulty adjustment and help screen45 days ago
- Bug fixes46 days ago
- Disabled CPU Caches on startup49 days ago
Comments
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Hello, in my last issue of Retro News Flash, I covered the game BLOK and ran a short report on it. It´s a really great game, I really liked it. All the best from Magisthan´s Spielekiste. 🙂
Thank you for the kind words :) I'm happy you liked it. Also, thank you for the video review!
Amigo Aaaron from Amigos Retro Gaming streamed a number of your games on Twitch tonight and I thought they were fantastic, so I bought Blok and Wordz and will probably be back for more after playing those oh my A1200. Bravo!
https://www.twitch.tv/amigosretrogaming
Thank you for the kind words and the donation. It means a lot to me :)
I missed their stream last night, but I watched the VOD earlier today. Fun stuff !
Glad you could check out the stream. I was absolutely addicted to Blok and Wordz today.
‘BLOK’. You control a 1x1x2 block that can roll and tilt. What initially looks easy and flows smoothly becomes increasingly difficult with each level. Planning and logic is one of the most important skills you need as a player. Even though I really like these types of games, this game unfortunately falls into the category of ‘difficult to control’, as the movement is diagonal and it is very easy to make a mistake with the joystick and steer in the wrong direction. There are also a few places that have to be played ‘against the clock’, which can really get on your nerves. I may return to this title to finish it, but I wouldn't wait around for that ;-).
"BLOK". Du steuerst einen 1x1x2 großen Block, der rollen und kippen kann. Was Anfangs noch leicht aussieht und flüßig von der Hand geht, wird mit jedem Level zusehens schwerer. Planung und Logik ist hier einer der wichtigsten Fertigkeiten, die man als Spieler mitbringen muss. Auch wenn ich solche Art von Spielen sehr mag, fällt dieses Spiel leider unter die Kategorie "Schlecht zu steuern", da die Bewegung in der Diagonalen geschieht und man sich sehr schnell mit dem Joystick vertut und in die falsche Richtung lenkt. Auch gibt es ein paar Stellen, die "Gegen die Zeit" zu spielen sind, die Einen echt Nerven kostet. Eventuell werde ich zu diesem Titel zurückkehren, um ihn zu beenden, aber ich würde hier nun nicht darauf warten ;-).
Thank you for the video :) I know some people struggle with diagonal controls, but it seems that most people handle it well. Thank you for trying it :)
I love your game. But sometime the controls just killed me, haha. Keep up the good work! FUNFUNFUN! :-D
Excellent puzzle game, I enjoyed playing it. I have also included it in my new video along with other recently released games. I hope you like it.
Thank you for the video :)
very good game! I enjoyed playing it. Good combination of a puzzle and dexterity game in certain levels
Especially the last level was very hard for me, it took me more than an hour to solve only this one stage! But finally I played it through. Juhuu! :-)
Blok is no match for someone like you! Congrats :) and thank you for the kind words!
This was a fun game! Very nice gfx. I really like that it is unlimited continue and level codes! Great job! I play the game on real Amiga with CRT :D
Thank you for the kind words and I'm happy you like it! :)
Real Amiga with CRT is the way to go! :D
Fun puzzler, quite taxing in places. But as the final screen says, Blok is no match for me. :D
Thanks for another great Amiga game, Zooperdan!
You're on a roll! (get it? lol) Thank you for playing and congrats on completing it. Also thank you for the support :)
This looks super cool zooperdan!
Thank you so much! :D
Your game is fantastic. I really enjoy it! I was wondering if there's a way to contact you privately to share some thoughts or ask a few questions. I used to develop games for the Amiga back in the day, so this really brings back memories.
Hey. Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you like it :) You may contact me here: zooperdan at zoopersoft.com (replace at with @)
I haven't gotten this game yet, but this kinda looks like bloxorz
Yes, and? There are several games with similar concept.
Are you taking my comment in a bad way? I was just saying that it looks like bloxorz and that bloxorz is cool. NO hate for bloxorz (and that applies to the games with a similar concept that you didn't list)
Not at all, but your comment is open for interpretation and offered little informational value other than stating that my game looks like another game. I just wanted to clear the ambiguity.
cool! I like the rendering quality 😎
Thank you! :)
Awesome game!
Wow, that was quick! Thanks for the video. I am happy you like it :D