The Wall
Overview
The first game release for dwarf city is a Tetris clone called 'The Wall'. It's a classic version with interesting graphics along the same theme of walls. I love playing this game, which made development very difficult. Every time I was testing the game I'd get carried away and spend hours playing instead of programming it. As a consequence my highest score is 28,470 which took a while especially when it reached the higher levels. Why not email me your highest score at dwarfcity@dwarfcity.co.uk and I'll post a list of the highest ones.
Objective
Score as many point as possible. Gain points by manoeuvring the falling bricks to complete a row of bricks in the wall. Once a row is complete it is removed from the wall. You get even more points if you remove more than one row at a time. The points also increase with the difficulty level.
Feature List
Graphics
Pleasing graphics which is a completely different design to the original.
Controls
Use either the traditional keys or enjoy a completely new world and use the mouse to have total control over the pieces.
Bricks
To give the game a bit of variety you can change the style of the bricks at any time. See below for the bricks available.
| Blocks |  |
| Discs |  |
| Stars |  |
| Pyramids |  |
High score
Keep track of your highest score. With an encrypted score sheet so you can't cheat.
Sound
The game sounds an explosion when you complete a row in the wall. As well as when you change level and become caved in. The sound can be switched off via the menu.
Screen Shots
Click on an image to see a larger version.
The main game playing screen |
The Game over screen |
High score screen, but only if your good enough! |
Download
Source
thewall.zip (26 KB) md5: 7eb67ffe422aa18bb5e6ba0bd8072d5c
Installs / Binary
TheWall.exe Version 1.0 (336 KB) md5: f4a715af95912f5b4d031ce9a5ff7a3d
Release Notes
- The game was developed on a Windows XP machine and hasn't been run on any other platform.
- There was a problem with windows 98 where it didn't render the falling blocks properly. I think I've fixed it but haven't got windows 98 installed to test it. So if you use it on Win98 and it doesn't work then let me know and I'll try again.
Instructions
Start a new game
You can start a new game at any time by clicking on new in the game menu.
Game Over
The game ends when a falling brick can't fit on the wall any longer. When the wall is built too high.
High Score
If you are any good then you will make the high score table. If during game play you want to know what score you need to beat to become top dog, then this can be reached from the game menu.
Controls
KEYS:
Use the cursor keys to control the bricks.
| Left Cursor | Moves the bricks left |
| Right Cursor | Moves the bricks right |
| Down Cursor | Speeds the falling rate of the bricks |
| Up Cursor | Rotates the brick |
| P button | Pauses the game |
MOUSE:
Make sure the mouse feature is enabled in the menu. Note the default is on.
| Move Mouse | Moves the brick left and right |
| Left Click | Rotates the current brick |
| Right Click | Speeds the falling rate of the bricks |
| Wheel Up | Rotates the brick anti-clockwise |
| Wheel Down | Rotates the brick clockwise |
Other features:
| Mouse enable | You can disable the mouse during play if it gets in the way. |
| Centring | Moves the mouse cursor to the centre of the wall every time a brick is cemented to the wall. |
Note: A wheel mouse is the easiest way of controlling the bricks.
FAQ's
Q: I can't see the mouse it won't work.
A: Make sure that you have got your mouse installed properly. And that the mouse is enabled in the menu. Access this from 'Controls » Mouse controls » enable mouse' and make sure there is a tick next to it.
Q: The bricks aren't following the mouse.
A: Make sure that you have the mouse enabled. See above. And that the game is the active window.
Q: My high scores aren't being saved.
A: The game stores the high scores in a separate file. Make sure that it can create this file. Also make sure the file isn't read-only.
Q: I can't stand the sound how do I turn it off? or I can't hear anything how do I turn the sound on?
A: The sound option is accessible from the 'Game' menu. A tick indicates the sound is enabled and no tick indicates the sound is disabled. Make sure it is set correctly.
