PSP Pileup

PSP Pileup
General
Author	Sangheili
Type	Arcade Games
Version	0.4 alpha
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2008/07/06
Links
0.3 Download
Website
[0.4a Source]

PSP pileup is a PSP homebrew arcade game created by Sangheili. It is based on the arcade game Staker, a minigame section was added in the later release.

This was a contest entry for PSP-Hacks' Homebrew Idol in 2008.

Note: The link is for v0.3 only (latest release is 0.4 Alpha).

User guide

Stack bricks while testing your speed and reflex skills through each increasingly faster level. There are 3 difficulty levels to choose from.

Minigames sections:

It has pong game, a game called 1000 and a shooter/dodger game (added in v0.4a).

Easter Egg:

You can unlock Ultra Difficulty level through the following steps. In the difficulty menu, go to back. Press Down then press Cross.

Controls

Menu:

D-Pad - Up and down

Cross - Accept

In game:

L - Pause

Cross - Lay the block

Changelog

0.4 Alpha

• Made the music stream.
• Ported the entire thing to oslib, for image rotation etc.
• Cleaned up the interface and added som menu specialFX.
• Made the code less “dangerous” not using labels anymore.
• Added a shooter, not really a shooter but a “dodger” since the bullet system is not quite ready.
• Added fade in/out screens, they make it look really cool.
• Added an “end” though you can keep on playing afterwards.
• Added fonts, sorry for “stealing” from NIGathan’s Shootuh.
• Added a new way to play, “new age” based on the “shooter”.

0.3a

• Added music.
• If you want to add your own music, add your mp3’s into PSPileup/bricks/and name it the next number in the sequence.
• Added a new minigame; “1000″.
• Added an easter egg in 0.2.

0.3

• Overall improvement.
• Got rid of bugs, a few too many to list here.
• Made a score system.
• Made a mingames section, pong doesnt have levels because of a bug coming up when you change the speed of the ball.

0.2

• Bugs fixed.
• Being able to cheat, not disclosing however.
• Not being able to play the game twice in a row.

0.1

• Features for initial release.
• Some nice menus and gameplay.
• Has unlimited levels so you can beat those annoying arcade machines that this is based on.
• Editable .png files so you can create your own graphics for it.
• Three difficulty levels.
• Source code included for those other devs that want to fix a bug they find intensely annoying and cant wait for me to fix it.
• An easter egg for those people to find, it involves 'almost twin' cousin over in malaysia.

External links

• PSP-Hacks - http://www.psp-hacks.com/2008/07/06/psp-pileup-04-alpha-released (archived)
• DCEmu - http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/threads/119060-PSP-Pileup-0-4-Alpha-Released