You can use 'x' for A button and 'c' for B button normally pressing 'f' should put the game in full screen but it might not work in all browsers. Pressing 'f3' with the game activated will switch between playdate and colored graphics. Progress is saved locally in an "indexed db" database from your browser.  You can also use an xbox controller to control the games if your browser (like chrome) supports this


Puzzle Land is a remake of the Gameboy game Daedalian opus also known as puzzle road in Japan. The gameplay and levels are the same but the graphics, music sounds have changed. It's a puzzle game with 36 levels. It is a tribute to a game i spend endless hours playing as a child.

Playdate Game Features:

  • 36 Levels
  • Faithfull Gameboy game Remake
  • Autosaves progress

Playing the Game:

The aim of the game, is to solve the puzzles in any puzzle room with the pieces you are given by moving the pieces into place such that the predefined shape is completely filled.

Play version with colored graphics

The windows, mac, (self build) linux and html (web assembly) versions can switch out the default playdate graphics with colored graphics if you press the F3 button on the keyboard or the X Button on your (xbox) gamepad. The game will restart with the next source folder and remember which source folder you are using the next time you start the game.

Controls

ButtonAction
Dpad Select menu's, options. During gameplay move the selector hand around.
A Confirm in menu. During gameplay select a puzzle piece
B Back in menu. During gameplay HOLD the button then press Dpad up to rotate the puzzle piece, Dpad left to flip the puzzle piece vertically and Dpad right to flip the puzzle piece horizontally

Controls Windows / Mac / Web (keyboard)

KeyAction
Arrow keys Select menu's, options. During gameplay move the selector hand around.
X Confirm in menu. During gameplay select a puzzle piece
C Back in menu. During gameplay HOLD the key then press up key to rotate the puzzle piece, left key to flip the puzzle piece vertically and right key to flip the puzzle piece horizontally
F Switch between fullscreen & windowed mode
F3 Switch Source Folders (switch between playdate and colored graphics)
F4 Quit game

Controls Windows / Mac / Web (Gamepad)

ButtonAction
dpad & joystick Select menu's, options. During gameplay move the selector hand around.
A Button Confirm in menu. During gameplay select a puzzle piece
B Button Back in menu. During gameplay HOLD the button then press Dpad up to rotate the puzzle piece, Dpad left to flip the puzzle piece vertically and Dpad right to flip the puzzle piece horizontally
X Button Switch Source Folders (switch between playdate and colored graphics)

Credits

Yann R. Fernandez aka Ryf Made the main character, fairy, shadow and the clouds graphics.

Music by MusMus https://musmus.main.jp/

Fonts by donald hays

Download

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

PuzzleLand.pdx.zip 28 MB
Puzzle Land playdate Mac Os (x64).tar.gz 37 MB
PuzzleLand i686.zip 40 MB
PuzzleLand x86_64.zip 40 MB

Development log

Comments

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The Playdate version is Fantastic!

 

Merci. Très bon casse-tête ^^