Assembloids 2600 for Atari VCS

Assembloids 2600 is a fast paced reaction puzzler for the Atari 2600. The goal is to complete figures consisting of four colored pieces. The more uniform the color of a finished figure, the more points you score. But during all that the timer bar decreases faster and faster…
This game was realized in 4 KB to stay true to the original spirit of the early days.

• The playfield consists of 5 windows, arranged in a plus shape. Parts of creatures in different colors appear in the central one, and then have to be moved to one of the four other windows using the joystick.
• If a window already has the space of that part occupied the player will lose a life. A life is also lost if the player takes too long to move the part.
• When a full creature is assembled the player is awarded points. The more uniformly colored the creature is the higher the point gain. If the player manages to clear all the windows an extra life is awarded.
• The game gets faster as it goes on, losing a life will slow it down a bit, but upon doing well again it goes back to getting faster pretty quick. There are a number of difficulty settings available, which have an impact on how fast the game gets and how quickly the speed picks up.

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Credits:

• Programming & sound: Martin “enthusi” Wendt
• Graphics and artwork: Sven “Ptoing” Ruthner
  Please visit him on Twitter or Pixeljoint
• Original Concept: Richard Davey and Ilija “iLKke” Melentijevic
  based on the game “Quartet” by Photon Storm

Specs summary:

• Fully handwritten 6502 Assembler
• Complete game in 4K
• 9 different creatures
• Highscore
• Animated title screen
• 8 difficulty levels
• SAVEkey support for each level
• Demo play

Distribution:

• Boxed version available at AtariAge store

Social Media / Forum:

• Facebook
• Atariage

Database Entries:

• Pouet.net (demo)
• Mobygames

Coverage:

• Featured in Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion

Reviews:

• 8Bit-Guy
• Metal Jesus Rocks
• ZeroPage
• VideoGameCritic
• Moonbeam Arcade

Charity:

• The early prototype was sold to a collector in a charity auction for EUR 201
  (the full sum was donated to doctors without borders).
• Signed boxed Assembloids 2600 sold for 100% charity for EUR 241
  (the full sum was donated to doctors without borders).

Achievements:

• 3rd place Silly Venture 2013