[Found: Numerix] Obscure PD Shape Fitting Game

manic23 · 01 May 2014, 23:54

I am trying to rack my brains to remember the name of a PD game I played back in the day. Must have been 90-92.

It was one of those fit the shapes into the grid games, now before you start groaning, I am aware that there was roughly 96.7 billion games like that for the Miggy but this one has a very distinctive look, it had a brown or red colour scheme and nice graphics. I think it began with a T something like tess... Something.

Any ideas?

Devlin · 02 May 2014, 00:09

I think I remember that, was it made in AMOS? trying to think of the name now, I think when I played it, that it was on one of the Assassins PD disks so I'm going to try find it.

s2325 · 02 May 2014, 00:12

something like Pinomania? http://hol.abime.net/5725

manic23 · 02 May 2014, 00:14

Thanks Devlin, greatly appreciated. I'm afraid I don't know if it was an AMOS game or not.

Yes s2325 it was that type of game but not that actual one.

Devlin · 02 May 2014, 00:32

I'm going to just rifle off whatever I find that matches or gets close to what you're looking for (this could involve multi-posting, sorry mods)

Lettrix (http://hol.abime.net/881)

manic23 · 02 May 2014, 00:33

No that's not the one, really nice of you to look though

Devlin · 02 May 2014, 00:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by manic23

No that's not the one, really nice of you to look though

It's cool, I wanna play it myself too! i remember being pretty fond of it

s2325 · 02 May 2014, 00:47

Pentomino? [ Show youtube player ]

Greyfox · 02 May 2014, 01:10

I remember something similar was this an IQ game? As I remember a game like that and I think it was AGA also, were you dragged and dropped shapes into an area but you didn't visibly see it, one of these brain teasers.

manic23 · 02 May 2014, 06:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by s2325

Pentomino? [ Show youtube player ]

Nope, not that one either I'm afraid

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greyfox

I remember something similar was this an IQ game? As I remember a game like that and I think it was AGA also, were you dragged and dropped shapes into an area but you didn't visibly see it, one of these brain teasers.

Hmmm, doesn't sound like the game I remember

Nobby_UK · 02 May 2014, 19:13

Thingamajig (1990) ?

vroom6sri · 02 May 2014, 19:26

Cubulous?

manic23 · 02 May 2014, 19:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nobby_UK

Thingamajig (1990) ?

Not it's not that one I'm afraid.

Quote:

Originally Posted by vroom6sri

Cubulous?

Can't seem to find a reference to that game anywhere on the net. Do you have a link?

Thanks for all your help though guys

vroom6sri · 02 May 2014, 22:38

Sorry, I have no links to anything Cubulus related. The name of the game just dropped into my head when I read this thread.

manic23 · 02 May 2014, 22:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by vroom6sri

Sorry, I have no links to anything Cubulus related. The name of the game just dropped into my head when I read this thread.

It's OK I think I found it here and it's not the one!

s2325 · 02 May 2014, 22:40

If it's http://hol.abime.net/3143 rules are different as you need to match colors, not shapes.

lilalurl · 03 May 2014, 00:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by s2325

If it's http://hol.abime.net/3143 rules are different as you need to match colors, not shapes.

Is that some sort of "flat" Rubik's cube (judging from the screenshots)?

s2325 · 03 May 2014, 00:52

Yes but it's harder as there are so many blocks. Only one in-game screenshot must be for some reason.

manic23 · 30 March 2019, 16:17

I am terribly sorry for resurrecting such an old thread but 5 years after posting this I finaly found the game!! It's called Numerix a public domain game released in 1993 by Gary Brown & Neal Boyd. the game play is not exactly like I remember it, you place pieces on a board to score points rather than simply to fit the pieces together, but this is defiantly the game and I have had a blast playing it again, super game!

Link on YT, [ Show youtube player ]

DamienD · 30 March 2019, 18:16

Glad to hear that you finally found this game manic23

Thread title updated accordingly.

01 May 2014, 23:54	#1
manic23 Only Amiga! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London / UK Age: 53 Posts: 512	[Found: Numerix] Obscure PD Shape Fitting Game I am trying to rack my brains to remember the name of a PD game I played back in the day. Must have been 90-92. It was one of those fit the shapes into the grid games, now before you start groaning, I am aware that there was roughly 96.7 billion games like that for the Miggy but this one has a very distinctive look, it had a brown or red colour scheme and nice graphics. I think it began with a T something like tess... Something. Any ideas?

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02 May 2014, 00:09	#2
Devlin Bane of Magic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bradford, UK Age: 38 Posts: 335	I think I remember that, was it made in AMOS? trying to think of the name now, I think when I played it, that it was on one of the Assassins PD disks so I'm going to try find it.

02 May 2014, 00:12	#3
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	something like Pinomania? http://hol.abime.net/5725

02 May 2014, 00:14	#4
manic23 Only Amiga! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London / UK Age: 53 Posts: 512	Thanks Devlin, greatly appreciated. I'm afraid I don't know if it was an AMOS game or not. Yes s2325 it was that type of game but not that actual one.

02 May 2014, 00:32	#5
Devlin Bane of Magic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bradford, UK Age: 38 Posts: 335	I'm going to just rifle off whatever I find that matches or gets close to what you're looking for (this could involve multi-posting, sorry mods) Lettrix (http://hol.abime.net/881)

02 May 2014, 00:33	#6
manic23 Only Amiga! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London / UK Age: 53 Posts: 512	No that's not the one, really nice of you to look though

02 May 2014, 00:47	#8
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Pentomino? [ Show youtube player ]

02 May 2014, 01:10	#9
Greyfox Pixel Blender! Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 51 Posts: 267	I remember something similar was this an IQ game? As I remember a game like that and I think it was AGA also, were you dragged and dropped shapes into an area but you didn't visibly see it, one of these brain teasers.

02 May 2014, 19:13	#11
Nobby_UK Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Liverpool Posts: 2,598	Thingamajig (1990) ?

02 May 2014, 19:26	#12
vroom6sri Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Peterborough Age: 47 Posts: 845	Cubulous?

02 May 2014, 22:38	#14
vroom6sri Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Peterborough Age: 47 Posts: 845	Sorry, I have no links to anything Cubulus related. The name of the game just dropped into my head when I read this thread.

02 May 2014, 22:40	#16
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	If it's http://hol.abime.net/3143 rules are different as you need to match colors, not shapes.

03 May 2014, 00:52	#18
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Yes but it's harder as there are so many blocks. Only one in-game screenshot must be for some reason.

30 March 2019, 16:17	#19
manic23 Only Amiga! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London / UK Age: 53 Posts: 512	I am terribly sorry for resurrecting such an old thread but 5 years after posting this I finaly found the game!! It's called Numerix a public domain game released in 1993 by Gary Brown & Neal Boyd. the game play is not exactly like I remember it, you place pieces on a board to score points rather than simply to fit the pieces together, but this is defiantly the game and I have had a blast playing it again, super game! Link on YT, [ Show youtube player ]

30 March 2019, 18:16	#20
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Glad to hear that you finally found this game manic23 Thread title updated accordingly.

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