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Margo Puzzle
Margo Puzzle
General
Author	Cosmigo, Fatality
Type	Puzzle
Version	1999
License	Mixed
System	CGB
Last Updated	1999/09/26
Links
	Download
	Website

Latest revision as of 02:21, 6 August 2024

Port of the ZX Spectrum game of the same name.

It was entered into Bung Enterprises 2nd Gameboy Coding Competition.

User guide

Main menu

When the game begins, after company and team logos, you can see a small menu with three options:

START - Begins the game.
LEVEL: EASY - Toggles between EASY and HARD difficulty.
CREDITS - Displays information about the creators.

Once a level is chosen, the game begins. All game process are controlled with cursor (shinning arrow).

Game interface

Main game elements:

TIME/ENERGY Bar - Located on the left side of the screen, this bar displays the remaining time.
MAGIC STONE BARRIER - At the center of the screen is the main game area, with 36 colored, numbered stones arranged in the barrier.
HEART - In the top-right corner, a heart icon shows the current number of lives remaining.
SHAFTS - Below the lives indicator, a schematic displays four different shafts where you must place stones from the barrier.
HANDS - Further below the shafts is the hands area, which holds one stone at a time.

Button functions:

BACK - Returns a stone from hands to the barrier. This option will decrease energy level (not available on HARD difficulty).
STOP - Restarts the game and returns to the main menu.
REFRESH - Randomly regenerates the barrier, all the stones will be replaced in random order. This will reduce the number of lives.
MUSIC - Toggles the background music on or off.

Game rules

There are 4 rules:

Complete the level by placing all stones into the shafts.
Place stones in the order from 1 to 9, one per shaft.
You can place any rightmost stone from the barrier to the shafts.
You can move the stones at the barrier by taking a stone to the hands area and then placing it in an empty field, where there is a stone with the same number on the left.

Please note that if you move a stone into the shaft while there is already a stone in the hands area, the stone in the hands area may get stuck and cannot be removed unless there is a suitable spot to move it to.

Screenshots

Credits

Margo Puzzle:

Code - Arseniy Astapenko.
Graphics - Alekhsei Golubtsov.
Music, SFX - Brian Farkas.

Presented by Cosmigo 1999.

Original ZX-Spectrum game released by Fatality 1997.

External links

Author's website - http://fatality.8m.com/ (archived)
Bung Enterprise - http://www.bung.com.hk/ (archived)
Demozoo - https://demozoo.org/productions/179435/

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 ==User guide==
+===Main menu===
 When the game begins, after company and team logos, you can see a small menu with three options:
 *START - Begins the game.
@@ Line 28: / Line 29: @@
 *CREDITS - Displays information about the creators.
-After level choosing, you will start the game. All game process are controlled with cursor (shinning arrow).
+Once a level is chosen, the game begins. All game process are controlled with cursor (shinning arrow).
-===Interface===
+===Game interface===
-The game interface includes:
+Main game elements:
-*A TIME/ENERGY bar on the left.
+*TIME/ENERGY Bar - Located on the left side of the screen, this bar displays the remaining time.
-*A central MAGIC STONE BARRIER with 36 colored, numbered stones. The main gamefield.
+*MAGIC STONE BARRIER - At the center of the screen is the main game area, with 36 colored, numbered stones arranged in the barrier.
-*A heart icon in the top-right corner indicating the number of lives.
+*HEART - In the top-right corner, a heart icon shows the current number of lives remaining.
-*A schematic of four SHAFTS below the heart for placing stones.
+*SHAFTS - Below the lives indicator, a schematic displays four different shafts where you must place stones from the barrier.
-*A HANDS area further below for holding one stone.
+*HANDS - Further below the shafts is the hands area, which holds one stone at a time.
-*Four buttons: BACK, STOP, REFRESH, and MUSIC.
 Button functions:
-*BACK - Return a STONE to the BARRIER. This option will DECREASE energy level (not available on HARD level).
+*BACK - Returns a stone from hands to the barrier. This option will decrease energy level (not available on HARD difficulty).
-*STOP - Restart the game (go main menu).
+*STOP - Restarts the game and returns to the main menu.
-*REFRESH - Randomly regenerate MAGIC STONE BARRIER. All the stones will be replaced in random order. This option will DERCREASE quantity of lives.
+*REFRESH - Randomly regenerates the barrier, all the stones will be replaced in random order. This will reduce the number of lives.
-*MUSIC - Toggle music on/off.
+*MUSIC - Toggles the background music on or off.
 ===Game rules===
-There are only 4 rules:
+There are 4 rules:
-*Complete the level by placing all STONES into the SHAFTS.
+*Complete the level by placing all stones into the shafts.
-*Place STONES in the order from 1 to 9, one per SHAFT.
+*Place stones in the order from 1 to 9, one per shaft.
-*You can take STONE and drop it to SHAFT if this stone are from the LEFT EDGE of the BARRIER.
+*You can place any rightmost stone from the barrier to the shafts.
-*You can replace the stones at the MAGIC STONE BARRIER by moving a stone to the HAND and then placing it in an empty field on the left, next to a stone with the same number.
+*You can move the stones at the barrier by taking a stone to the hands area and then placing it in an empty field, where there is a stone with the same number on the left.
+Please note that if you move a stone into the shaft while there is already a stone in the hands area, the stone in the hands area may get stuck and cannot be removed unless there is a suitable spot to move it to.
 ==Screenshots==
-https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/gbhomebrews/margopuzzlegbc2.png
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/gbhomebrews/margopuzzlegbc4.png
-https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/gbhomebrews/margopuzzlegbc3.png
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/gbhomebrews/margopuzzlegbc5.png
 ==Credits==