Pixel Attack changelog

PlayStation Portable developer slicer4ever visited the QJ.NET Forums earlier to announce the release of Pixel Attack v0.3. The biggest upgrade that's been added to this homebrew game is its MP3 support. Players can now load whatever tunes they've got stored in their MUSIC folder directly in the game. As for the rest of the changes to version 0.4 (quoting slicer4ever's post)

• added mp3 support directly from music folder
• added more background effects
• rainbow effect
• life ball(increases life)
• psp-hacks splash screen

slicer4ever notes that users will need the recently released 1.5 add-on for this game to run properly. Installation and usage details are available in the file bundle's readme. Those interested in further information regarding Pixel Attack v0.3 will want to visit slicer4ever's release thread at the QJ.NET PSP Development Forum.

Stick around guys - the dev's planning to add some interesting new features to this game's future versions, including online Hi-scores, Ad-Hoc multiplayer, and WLan multiplayer.

Sony PlayStation Portable homebrew developer slicer4ever recently dropped by the QJ.NET forums to give us a heads up that his homebrew game Pixel Attack has just been updated, and boy is the changelog a very meaty one. Let's look at what has changed from the last version, and what sort of challenge we'll be going up against in this new build.

For the improvements, here's the changelog:

• added background explosions
• added background music
• re-wrote entire code
• major overhaul of physics
• controls are far better and more interactivity
• move across entire screen now
• Circles more estatic
• Name in highscore
• Both 1.5 and non-1.5 included

Very nice, indeed. For those of us new to Pixel Attack, the point of the game is simple: survive and get a high score. That's pretty much it. And you'll have a heck of a time doing it, since you'll be avoiding stuff of all kinds - from pixels to orbs to everything else. And as always, if you have any questions regarding installation and use, all you need is the readme file in the downloadable archive. Enjoy!

Pixel Attack is the latest homebrew game release from coder slicer4ever (of Impact and Celestial Cunning fame) for the Sony PlayStation Portable. The goal of the game is really simple: you are the cyan-colored circle and you just have to avoid all of the falling and bouncing balls.

However, as you can see from the screenshot, the balls you have to avoid are as diminutive as your cyan circle. They also come in Zerg-like numbers so good luck with that.

Use your analog stick to control your movement. If you've grown tired with your cyan circle, you can also change its color to blue, green, red, yellow, purple or white.

For good measure, developer slicer4ever also included the source code. Now, be sure to also check the readme before doing anything. It never hurts to be careful.