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| The obstacle course includes pits, moving platforms, tubes, teleporters, and more.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Neverball|url=https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/neverball/neverball/316250/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=PC World|language=en-AU}}</ref> | The obstacle course includes pits, moving platforms, tubes, teleporters, and more.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Neverball|url=https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/neverball/neverball/316250/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=PC World|language=en-AU}}</ref> | ||
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| Several camera modes are available to help the player guide the ball, including chase camera, allowing the player to move along with the ball, and a manual camera, allowing the player to move the camera around, unhindered. | Several camera modes are available to help the player guide the ball, including chase camera, allowing the player to move along with the ball, and a manual camera, allowing the player to move the camera around, unhindered. | ||
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| ''Neverball'' features a replay recording system, which records gameplay in any level. Recording begins automatically when the level begins. Replays can be saved when a level is cleared, or when the ball falls off the level. | ''Neverball'' features a replay recording system, which records gameplay in any level. Recording begins automatically when the level begins. Replays can be saved when a level is cleared, or when the ball falls off the level. | ||
| ''Neverball'' allows the creation of levels with ],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Neverball Mapping|url=http://icculus.org/neverball/mapping/|access-date=2020-09-23|website=icculus.org}}</ref> the level creation program for popular games such as '']''. GtkRadiant currently has versions for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. | |||
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| ==Expansion== | ==Expansion== | ||
| The user is able to expand both ''Neverball'' and ''Neverputt''. User-created maps can be downloaded from the ''neverforums'' and installed into the games to be played. Sometimes these downloadable packs get incorporated into the main game, such as the Tones Pack.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Neverball - Release Notes|url=https://neverball.org/release.php|access-date=2020-09-22|website=neverball.org}}</ref> When building the games from source, it is possible to compile them with VR and Wiimote support. ] | The user is able to expand both ''Neverball'' and ''Neverputt''. User-created maps can be downloaded from the ''neverforums'' and installed into the games to be played. Sometimes these downloadable packs get incorporated into the main game, such as the Tones Pack.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Neverball - Release Notes|url=https://neverball.org/release.php|access-date=2020-09-22|website=neverball.org}}</ref> When building the games from source, it is possible to compile them with VR and Wiimote support. ] | ||
| ===== VR Capabilities ===== | ===== VR Capabilities ===== | ||
| ''Neverball'' supports the ] headset<ref name=":3" /> among others | ''Neverball'' supports the ] headset<ref name=":3" /> among others | ||
| ===== Neverforum ===== | |||
| ''Neverforum'', the site that hosts the user forums for ''Neverball,'' has over 10,000 posts made by over 150 members.<ref>{{cite-web|last=|first=|date=|title=Neverforum|url=http://neverforum.com/fmpbo/index.php|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=2007-03-25|website=}}</ref> This makes it a very large base for people to chat about the game. Development builds of ''Neverball'' and ''Neverputt'' are also hosted there. This is also where additional levels are discussed, shared, and downloaded from<ref>{{Cite web|title=Custom — Neverforum|url=http://neverforum.com/fmpbo/levels.php|access-date=2020-09-22|website=neverforum.com}}</ref>. | |||
| ==Trivia== | |||
| In 2016, nevercorner.net, the site that hosted the ''neverforums'', closed down.<ref name=":3" /> The ''neverforums'' have since been migrated to <ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=neverforum.com :: Neverball|url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Neverball/discussions/0/357286663685916103/|access-date=2020-09-23|website=steamcommunity.com|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | The game was included in included in the Hot Picks section of the ] Issue 55 (July 2004) DVDs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Linux Format magazine archives|url=http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=5#55|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060324115840/http://www.linuxformat.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=5#55|archive-date=2006-03-24|accessdate=2009-03-29|website=}}</ref>, and was included in the ] projects' game section.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.theopendisc.com/programs/games/|title = OpenDisc project|accessdate =2009-03-30}}</ref> The game won 2nd prize at ] in 2009, at "Recreation" section.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Les Trophées du Libre - Neverball|url=http://www.trophees-du-libre.org/content/view/132|url-status=live|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20090621180332/http://www.trophees-du-libre.org/content/view/132|archive-date=2009-06-21|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Les Trophées du Libre}}</ref> | ||
| ==Ports== | |||
| There are several unofficial ports and forks of ''Neverball'', most notably , which is a ] port.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nuncabola|url=http://uppgarn.com/nuncabola/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=uppgarn.com}}</ref> There is an ongoing effort to port ''Neverball'' to the ].<ref>{{Citation|last=camthesaxman|title=camthesaxman/neverball-wii|date=2020-09-07|url=https://github.com/camthesaxman/neverball-wii|access-date=2020-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Neverball - WiiBrew|url=https://wiibrew.org/Neverball|access-date=2020-09-22|website=wiibrew.org}}</ref> Currently, ''Neverball'' has been ported to ], ] the ], ], and ]. ''Neverputt'' has also been ported to iOS and Android. | |||
| ===== iOS Ports ===== | |||
| There are actually two iOS ports, both unofficial. One port was released by Lazrhog in 2008 for jailbroken iPhones<ref name=":2" />, and was never released in the ]. The other port was released in 2020 by drodin, contains both ''Neverball'' and ''Neverputt,'' and is available right now.<ref>{{Cite web|title=drodin.com|url=https://drodin.com/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=drodin.com}}</ref> drodin also ported the game to the new macOS, as the original 32-bit Mac OS X release no longer runs on modern macs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Spence|first=Ewan|title=Apple's MacOS Catalina Update To 64-Bit Betrays Trust In MacBook Pro|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2019/10/15/apple-macos-catalina-mac-imac-macbook-pro-32bit-support-microsoft-office-broken-update/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ==Game Notability== | |||
| *''Neverball'' is included in the ] projects' game section.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.theopendisc.com/programs/games/|title = OpenDisc project|accessdate =2009-03-30}}</ref> | |||
| *''Neverball'' is an open-source software at near commercial quality.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
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| *''Neverball'' won 2nd prize at ] in 2009, at "Recreation" section.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Les Trophées du Libre - Neverball|url=http://www.trophees-du-libre.org/content/view/132|url-status=live|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20090621180332/http://www.trophees-du-libre.org/content/view/132|archive-date=2009-06-21|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Les Trophées du Libre}}</ref> | |||
| ===== Notable Versions ===== | |||
| 0.25.12- Support added for Mac OS X and BSD<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Neverball/neverball|url=https://github.com/Neverball/neverball|access-date=2020-09-22|website=GitHub|language=en}}</ref> | |||
| 1.0.0- Absolutely Nothing<ref name=":1" /> | |||
| 1.1.5- ''Neverputt'' integrated into ''Neverball''<ref name=":1" /> | |||
| 1.4.0- removed the ability to play ''Neverputt'' holes as levels inside ''Neverball''.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
| 1.6.0- First update in 5 years, source becomes available on Github.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Neverball - Home|url=https://neverball.org/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=neverball.org}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 08:17, 1 October 2020
2000 video game| Neverball | |
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| Developer(s) | Robert Kooima |
| Designer(s) | Robert Kooima Mehdi Yousfi-Monod Pasi Kallinen Derek Wilson Josh Bush |
| Composer(s) | Robert Kooima |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, BSD |
| Release | Windows 2000, Linux (Neverball)
Mac OS X, BSD (Neverball)
Windows 2000, Mac OS X, BSD, Linux (Neverputt)
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| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Both |
Neverball is a 3D platform video game developed by Robert Kooima and published on neverball.org. The game was released for Windows and Linux in 2003. Neverball was inspired by Super Monkey Ball, a similar game available for the Nintendo Gamecube. Neverball has many, many levels and the game is maintained entirely by volunteers. Neverball and Neverputt are open-source under the GPL2 license.
Gameplay
The main gameplay of Neverball is based on moving a ball using gravity by tilting the game world, not directly controlling the ball (it is somewhat similar to the game Labyrinth without the holes in the middle). The level must be tilted to help guide the ball to a goal, via an obstacle course, with a set time limit. Moving platforms and other objects get in the way, making levels progressively harder.
The obstacle course includes pits, moving platforms, tubes, teleporters, and more.
Several camera modes are available to help the player guide the ball, including chase camera, allowing the player to move along with the ball, and a manual camera, allowing the player to move the camera around, unhindered.
To unlock the goal on each level, the player must collect a required amount of coins. Coins come in three different colors: yellow, red and blue, each having the values one, five, and ten, respectively. Collecting 100 coins in "Challenge Mode" gains an extra life.
Neverball features a replay recording system, which records gameplay in any level. Recording begins automatically when the level begins. Replays can be saved when a level is cleared, or when the ball falls off the level.
Neverputt
Neverball comes with an additional miniature golf companion game using the same physics, called Neverputt, which comes with 3 course packs ranging from Easy to Hard. It's levels are similar to those of Neverball, and it is included in the Neverball source.
Expansion
The user is able to expand both Neverball and Neverputt. User-created maps can be downloaded from the neverforums and installed into the games to be played. Sometimes these downloadable packs get incorporated into the main game, such as the Tones Pack. When building the games from source, it is possible to compile them with VR and Wiimote support.
VR Capabilities
Neverball supports the Oculus Rift headset among others
Trivia
The game was included in included in the Hot Picks section of the Linux Format Issue 55 (July 2004) DVDs., and was included in the TheOpenCD projects' game section. The game won 2nd prize at Les Trophées du Libre in 2009, at "Recreation" section.
References
- "Neverball - Contributors". neverball.org. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- Patterson, Blake (2008-07-08). "Neverball: A Free Alternative to Super Monkey Ball". TouchArcade. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- "Super Monkey Ball". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ^ Giusti, Alessandro (2006-01-30). "Open source software and games". Linux.com. VA Software. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Neverball". PC World. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- "Neverball - Release Notes". neverball.org. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- Cite error: The named reference
:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - "Linux Format magazine archives". Archived from the original on 2006-03-24. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- "OpenDisc project". Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- "Les Trophées du Libre - Neverball". Les Trophées du Libre. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
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