Rocks'n'Diamonds is a retro-style arcade game that offers a challenging gameplay experience. The game involves navigating through various levels to collect diamonds while avoiding enemies and obstacles. It features various game modes and a level editor for players to create their own levels.
One of the key features of Rocks'n'Diamonds is its support for network multiplayer games, allowing up to four players to compete against each other on the Unix platform. The software also offers local multiplayer games for all supported platforms.
The game boasts smooth scrolling with 50 frames per second, making for a seamless and immersive experience. Customizable keyboard and joystick support allow users to tailor their gaming experience to their preferences.
Rocks'n'Diamonds features stereo sound effects and music, as well as music modules and fullscreen in the SDL version. It also includes levels to play Boulder Dash, Emerald Mine, and Sokoban, with over 10,000 additional levels available for download.
For developers, Rocks'n'Diamonds is an excellent option, as it is distributed with full source code under the GNU General Public License. The software is available for Unix (all flavors), DOS, and Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP) and is known to work under BeOS and Mac OS X. It should compile on any platform supporting either X11 or SDL.
Recent updates have addressed a major bug that prevented private levels from being edited with the level editor. Overall, Rocks'n'Diamonds is an exciting and accessible software for arcade-style gamers of all levels.
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