This is a pico-8 port of Klax, mainly based on the Atari Lynx version, featuring:

100 levels
5 different backgrounds
warps
full klax combos and scoring system.

I needed a warm up project after taking some time off since finishing Masters of the Universe and I was thinking how Lynx screen resolution is not that far off from pico-8's and it gave me the idea of trying to port some games. I played a lot of this on my lynx and it seemed like the easiest one to start with.

Major thanks to Paul Niven for his feedback!

Hope you'll enjoy this.

More information

Status	Released
Platforms	HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux
Rating	Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (4 total ratings)
Author	TheRoboz
Genre	Puzzle
Made with	PICO-8
Tags	Demake, lynx, PICO-8, retrogaming

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klax_linux.zip 726 kB

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klax_osx.zip 3.2 MB

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klax_windows.zip 967 kB

Development log

Klax downloadable versions available.
Jun 17, 2022
Update to v1.1
Mar 21, 2021

Comments

renz941 year ago

is there a possibility of GB version?. I don’t like the original gb port it was ugly, confusing and needed colours like the Atari 2600 version

Retroguru1 year ago

Thanks. This one reactivated few memories :)

TinyLunchBox2 years ago

Love this game! Any chance of a Windows Executable please?

TheRoboz2 years ago(+1)

I’ll upload it soon, didn’t until now because it was the less played game. Also if you really like klax you can try an emulated version of the original on sega genesis or pc engine

TheRoboz2 years ago(+1)

They're online now! https://theroboz.itch.io/klax/devlog/393953/klax-downloadable-versions-available

TinyLunchBox2 years ago

Thank you very much! Really appreciate it! :-)

(PS. I've played all versions of Klax, including the MAME version, but I really like your version better for some reason. Love the PICO-8 sound and aesthetic)

TheRoboz2 years ago(+1)

Well, thanks a lot! Probably because it's based on the Lynx version which was always the best

Death Ray Games3 years ago

I use to play this game all the time as a kid