NeoItems.net: New Game?

Ooh, I like this game. Plus, like Mogul said, why would they make this if they weren't planning to revive Maraqua? I feel like writing up some instructions for anybody who hasn't played it yet!

I have to thank Setzer for pointing out that the Koi is invincible, which doesn't make sense, and, more importantly, for saying you have to get the gems together. Otherwise, I would have no idea what you're supposed to do. So here goes:

You are playing as a Koi who, for some unknown reason, is trying to merge all the gems on the ocean floor into one huge gem. To move a gem, simply stand next to it and press the spacebar while you are facing it. It will move forward until it hits a rock, bubble, "hard bubble," coral piece, or another gem. If it hits another gem, the two will combine into a super gem that cannot be moved; once a super gem is created, that is where it must stay. If another gem hits a super gem, it will combine to form an uber-gem. Only when the gems are together will you move to the next level.

Objects

Gems - The two-tone blue stars that sparkle. Their movement and all that has already been explained.
Rocks - the brown... things! ^^; You move them in the same way as you do gems. They will only stop moving if they reach a wall, coral piece, gem, or another rock; they will destroy all bubbles, hard bubbles, and enemies in their path. Anything that hits them will stop moving.
Bubbles - the light blue spheres. You move them in the same way as you do gems. They will destroy all enemies they hit but will stop moving if they hit gems, coral, other bubbles, or hard bubbles. They will destroy any enemies in their paths. Also, if you try to move one (press spacebar next to it) but it has no place to move, it will disappear.
Hard bubbles - dark blue spheres. They are the same as normal bubbles but cannot be destroyed.
Coral - the purple and yellow chunks. They cannot be moved or destroyed; they just stay where they are forever.

Enemies
You can destroy an enemy by sending any object through it. Right now, the enemies don't hurt you. In fact, I didn't even think they were enemies until Setzer pointed out that the Koi is invincible! Anyway, these are the types:

Jetsam
Slorg
Red-and-yellow stingray (edit: it's called a Ghoti - thanks to Suicune for pointing this out! )

There are probably more that I don't know about!

Gaining Points

If you destroy an enemy, you will get 5 points.
Occasionally, bubbles will float up from the bottom of the screen that have numbers in them. If you let a bubble hit you, you will get the points in it.

I hope that helps! Let me know what you think of these instructions and if you have anything to add to them!

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"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." -Abraham Lincoln

Edited by Infinity (27/04/2003 19:53)