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WordUp!
WordUp!
General
Author	Superpanic
Type	Puzzle
Version	1.0
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2007/04/15
Links
	Download
	Website
	Source

Latest revision as of 11:12, 16 August 2024

WordUp! A word puzzle game for Nintendo DS created in 2007. Coded in C using the GBA HAM DevKit.

User guide

Game modes

WordUp is like Tetris with letters and words, it has two game modes:

WordUp! - An open ended game.
Arcade - With level progression.

How to play

Use the Stylus to connect letter into English words.

A word must be at least three characters long and they can be horizontal, vertical, and diagonal. They can also read forward or backward.

Once blocks are correctly connected to form a word, they will disappear form the screen.

If a column of blocks fill up the screen, the game is over.

Controls

Operate with Stylus.

Screenshots

Online emulator

Can use gamepad or customise in the control settings.
Nintendo DS	Keyboard

Compatibility

You need a flashcart to play the game on your Nintendo DS.

Works with most flashcart available like EZ Flash, R4, Ninja DS, Datel Constructions Kit, DS-Xtreme, etc.

This game is also playable on the NO$GBA emulator for Windows.

Changelog

all (final)

Much larger dictionary.
Updated graphics
Music (composed exclusively for the game by Syphus).
Hiscore save.
Timed full column warnings.
Awards.
Options and others.

Credits

Game design by Superpanic.

Music by Syphus.

All put together using PALib.

External links

Author's website - http://www.superpanic.com/wordup_download.html
GitHub - https://github.com/superpanic/WordUp

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-{{Infobox homebrew
+{{Infobox DS Homebrews
- | image     = [[File:wordupds.png|200px]]
+|title=WordUp!
- | type      = Puzzle
+|image=wordup.png
- | author    = Superpanic
+|description=The classic word games that gamers use the stylus to connect letter into English words.
- | version   =
+|author=Superpanic
- | licence   = Mixed
+|lastupdated=2007/04/15
- | download  = Media:wordupds.zip
+|type=Puzzle
- | source    = http://www.superpanic.com/wordup_download.html
+|version=1.0
- | website     = http://www.superpanic.com/wordup_download.html
+|license=Mixed
+|download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew2/wordup.7z
+|website=http://www.superpanic.com/wordup_download.html
+|source=https://github.com/superpanic/WordUp
 }}
+WordUp! A word puzzle game for Nintendo DS created in 2007. Coded in C using the GBA HAM DevKit.
+==User guide==
+===Game modes===
+WordUp is like Tetris with letters and words, it has two game modes:
+* WordUp! - An open ended game.
+* Arcade - With level progression.
-WordUp! is a homebrew puzzle game for the DS. In WordUp!, gamers use the stylus to connect letter into English words.
+===How to play===
+Use the Stylus to connect letter into English words.
-==Features==
+A word must be at least three characters long and they can be horizontal, vertical, and diagonal. They can also read forward or backward.
-A word must be at least three characters long and they can be horizontal, vertical, and diagonal. They can also read forward or backward.
+Once blocks are correctly connected to form a word, they will disappear form the screen.
+If a column of blocks fill up the screen, the game is over.
+==Controls==
+Operate with Stylus.
+==Screenshots==
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/wordup4.png
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/wordup3.png
+<!--BEGIN Online Emulator Section-->
+==Online emulator==
+{{EmulatorJS Main
+|width=515px
+|height=384px
+|EJS_backgroundImage=https://www.gamebrew.org/images/3/33/Wordup.png
+|EJS_core=nds
+|EJS_gameName=WordUp!
+|EJS_gameUrl=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/onlineemulators/nds/wordup.7z
+}}
+{{DS Control Settings}}
+<!--END Online Emulator Section-->
-Once blocks are correctly connected to form a word, they will disappear form the screen. If a column of blocks fill up the screen, the game is over. The game contains two game modes: WordUp!, which is an open ended game; the other mode, Arcade, features a level progression.
+==Compatibility==
+You need a flashcart to play the game on your Nintendo DS.
-Superpanic says this version of WordUp! has a few missing features:
+Works with most flashcart available like EZ Flash, R4, Ninja DS, Datel Constructions Kit, DS-Xtreme, etc.
-*The game sound effects is working but the music is missing
+This game is also playable on the NO$GBA emulator for Windows.
-*"Options" under the menu does not work yet
-*No pause function button (to pause the game close the lid of the DS)
-*No file system for saving high scores and the scores are reset on reboot
 ==Changelog==
+'''all (final)'''
+* Much larger dictionary.
+* Updated graphics
+* Music (composed exclusively for the game by Syphus).
+* Hiscore save.
+* Timed full column warnings.
+* Awards.
+* Options and others.
+==Credits==
+Game design by Superpanic.
+Music by Syphus.
+All put together using PALib.
-The new release has a new much larger dictionary, updated graphics, music (composed exclusively for the game by Syphus), hiscore save, timed full column warnings, awards, options and much more.
+==External links==
+* Author's website - http://www.superpanic.com/wordup_download.html
+* GitHub - https://github.com/superpanic/WordUp