FX-Ball Remastered is now available!

This is a revamp of my first completed Game Maker game, properly updated so I can share a tiny bit of my history as a game designer.

The Original 2003 Release

Back then, Game Maker was in its infancy. A reasonable first project was a tribute to my favorite breakout games: Arkanoid, DX-Ball, Beat Ball, Krakout, etc. Most of the logic was implemented with drag and drop events. I created the graphics with Paint Shop Pro, and since mp3 support was too limited in Game Maker 4, I used short wav clips from some of my own unreleased electronic music. There was support for CD audio playback during gameplay, so players could insert their favorite CD in the drive and enjoy a custom soundtrack.

The Remaster

For this version, I produced new tracks (some of them based on old unreleased songs) aiming for a 90's style demoscene inspired sound. I may have not reached that goal, but it was a lot of fun to go back to music production.
As for the graphics, I used the original ones with slight modifications to enhance readability. 
Gameplay is basically the same, but optimized for very fast and casual sessions. There's almost no downtime, and no "last brick syndrome" for the most part.

I hope you have fun. Thank you for playing!
- Milton