itch.io

I am the author. Thank you so much for you very detailed review!

The version here on itch.io is from 4 years ago though. (7.05)

I have been working on and off on this game for over 25 years now.

There is a newer version, with many changes.

The best place to look is on my project page at github:

The version there is 7.24.1 from October 2022.

But I have been madly working on it since then. Its not ready for another release yet, but I have made so many changes..

Some of the biggest ones are the multiplayer, which has been completely redone

and now works great over internet connections as well as LAN..

The official master repository is: https://github.com/mweiss001/purple_martians

The documentation pages are here: https://mweiss001.github.io/purple_martians/

This project is written in C/C++ and uses:
Allegro 5
gcc / MinGW-w64 zlib
libnet
Code::Blocks

Development envoronments can be set up for windows or linux, see: docs/dev_setup/

Please send me an email (mweiss001@gmail.com) with any questions, comments, suggestions, etc...

Project page on allegro.cc: https://www.allegro.cc/depot/PurpleMartians

Youtube channel with Purple Martians demonstration videos and original music: https://www.youtube.com/mweiss0001

Level 8 just requires that you jump on the switches in certain order to get past the first part.

The second part, you have to destroy a huge brick wall with bombs to proceed.

The last part, you have to collect all the keys, jump on all the switches, get another key, then do it again.

Thank you again for your interest. Please try the new version. Email me direct if you have any questions.

In the file called readme_linux:

The executable is called 'pm'

But you can't run it directly until the libraries are set up.

Option 1:
Use the script 'pml' to run the game:
The contents of pml are:  "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./linux_libs ./pm"

Option 2:
Copy the contents of /linux_libs to /usr/lib
Then you can run 'pm' without needing the script

Currently only 2 libraries are needed:
liballegro_monolith.so.5.2
libdumb.so.1

https://mweiss001.itch.io/purple-martians

A really cool platform game like Bubble Bobble, Lode Runner, or Super Mario.

Its completely free.

Features:

•  many fun and challenging levels
• lots of items and enemies that are completely customizable with the level editor
• bombs you can carry and throw
• rockets you can ride and steer
• movable lifts you can ride
• switches that change blocks solid and back
• springs that let you jump very high
• keys that open locked blocks
• doors to transport you to other places in the level
• cloners that copy enemies and items
• podzilla plants that pop up and shoot at you 
• helpful pop-up messages to help you figure stuff out
• LAN networked game mode with up to eight players
• user definable setup for keyboard and/or joystick
• homemade sound effects
• fancy scrolling help screens with images and animations
• the game can handle almost any screen size from 320x200 to 4K
• very smooth moving graphics
• you can zoom in or out to make the amount of level shown on the screen bigger or smaller
• you can adjust the frames per second to anything you like
• you can choose between 15 different colors for your player
• a nice graphical level selector

 And the best feature of all: The Level Editor to make your own levels!

If you create new levels, please send them to me, the only levels I get to play are ones that I created myself, and how challenging could that be? 

System Requirements (or systems that I tested it on):

• Windows XP
• Windows 7
• Windows 10
•  ubuntu-16.04.4-desktop-amd64
• ubuntu-17.10.1-desktop-amd64
• ubuntu-18.04-desktop-amd64
• linuxmint-18.3-cinnamon-64bit
• elementaryos-0.4.1-stable.20180214 
• antergos-18.4-x86_64 
• CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveGNOME-1708.iso 
• CentOS-7-x86_64-LiveKDE-1708.iso 
• Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-27-1.6

The netgame works identically across all platforms

See the help file for more details, or email me. (mweiss001@gmail.com)

If you download it, please take a few minutes to send me some feedback.

Send your comments to: mweiss001@gmail.com Email me your new levels as e-mail attachments.

Created with:

• Allegro 5.2.4
• MinGW-w64
• 7.2.0 Code Blocks 17.12 
• libnet-0.10.11 
• zlib-1.2.8