Rubik's Cube

Rubik's Cube
General
Author	Morgan Robertson
Type	Puzzle
Version	1.1
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2007/12/26
Links
Download
Website

Rubik's Cube is a remake of the 3D puzzle toy Rubik's cube for the NDS.

Features

• Extensive touchscreen support.
• Nice graphics.
• Cube scrambling.
• Sequence storage for up to 18 turns, then access them quickly and easily with A/B/X/Y.
• All six sides of the cube are also displayed on the top screen.

User guide

How to play

On the Rubik's Cube, each of the six faces was covered by nine stickers, each of one of six solid colours: white, red, blue, orange, green, and yellow.

The goal is to by rotating the faces, get back to the original solved pattern with each side being a single color.

Menu options

• Resume - Return to gameplay.
• Mix cube - Scramble the cube.
• Quit - Return to the main menu.
• Backlight - Turn the backlight off and on.
• Reset cube - Set the cube to its solved state.
• Save new sequence - Store a sequence of turns to the A/B/X/Y buttons.

Controls

Can be controlled by stylus.

Start - Access options menu

A/B - Select menu options, Execute stored sequence

X/Y - Execute stored sequence

L/R - Rotate cube

D-Pad - Move menu cursor, Rotate cube

Screenshots

Online emulator

Can use gamepad or customise in the control settings.

Nintendo DS	Keyboard

Changelog

v1.1

• Added timer.
• Switched X/Xi rotation functions for up/down buttons.
• Fixed bug that results in impossible cubes after mixing.

v1.0

• Initially released in the forums at palib.info on December 21, 2007.

Credits

Programmed & Graphics by Morgan Robertson.

Special Thanks to:

• Mollusk and everyone at PAlib for writing a great library and other resources.
• Everyone who offered help and support in the PAlib forums.
• Everyone at devkitPro.
• Stephen Berg and John Menietti for their inspiration.
• Erno Rubik for inventing the Rubik's Cube.

External links

• Author's website - http://robertson.heliohost.org/rubiks.html