Neave Games Help

Please note: "Neave Games Help" is an unofficial title.

Neave Games Help is an FAQ and QnA sites about Neave Games.

Neave Games Help on 2003-2006
Game development

All the games featured on Neave Games are provided merely as a fun distraction, remade out of my love and fascination for the classic arcade games of my youth.

I'm not a games developer by trade. I'm an interactive designer fully employed at interactive design agency magneticNorth in Manchester, UK, and so cannot personally take on offers of work. However, I may be open to taking on some work through magneticNorth, in which case take a look at the mN goodness.

Games on your website

Unfortunately, I am no longer supporting the use of my games for other websites, and game downloads for private use is not provided due to my personal time and legal constraints.

If your website is currently using some of my games, then you are still free to do so. But please be aware of the legal issues surrounding these games listed below.

Please feel free to link to my games from your own websites. You may also link to the individual game page, game.php, found under the PLAY GAME link on each game page.

Legal issues

All of the games featured on Neave Games were written entirely by Paul Neave using Macromedia Flash MX. They are not exact copies of the original games but merely a close approximation.

I am unauthorised to sell or license these games as I do not own their copyright. The respective copyright owners are as follows: My games are unofficial clones of the original arcade games and are not endorsed by any of the above trademark and copyright owners, and should not be treated as such.
 * Asteroids: Atari Interactive, Inc.
 * Hexxagon: Argo Games
 * Pac-Man®: Namco Ltd.
 * Space Invaders: Taito Corp.
 * Tetris®: The Tetris Company

I own the copyright to the remaining games: Simon, Tic-Tac-Toe and Snake. Although their concept is not new, my versions are unique interpretations and so avoid any copyright confliction.

Requirements

To play the games you will need the following:
 * Flash Player 6 must be installed.  You can download the latest version from Macromedia's website.
 * At least a 500MHz computer or games may play slowly.
 * Pop-up blocking software must be disabled, otherwise games cannot open when you click the PLAY GAME link.
 * JavaScript or Scripting in your Security Settings should be enabled, although this is not essential to play games.
 * You must be connected to the Internet if you want to keep high scores.  If you disconnect whilst playing, you must reconnect before the end of the game.

Joysticks and controllers

Unfortunately, joysticks or any type of external controllers cannot be used with my games. There is no native support for joysticks in the Flash Player, and unless Macromedia have a change of heart, I will not be including joystick support for my games in the near future. Sorry about that!

You can always ask Macromedia to add joystick support to the next version of Flash by going to their online wishlist form.

Suggestions or bugs

If you've spotted any faults or discrepancies with the original games that you'd like to see redressed, then please let me know and I'll be glad to take a look at it for you!

Neave Games Help on 2006-2008
Q: Can I put a game onto my website/MySpace profile?

A: You can use the code found on either MySpace ModWorld or MySpaceGens. It'll work if you have your own website or a only a MySpace page (Hi5, Facebook, Friendster, Windows Live Spaces etc.).

Q: Can I download a game or have its source code?

A: Sorry, downloads and source code are not available.

Q: Can you customise a game for me?

A: No, I'm afraid I do not licence or make custom-made games.

Q: Can I link to your games?

A: Yep, please feel free to link to anything you to want on Neave.com.

Q: Nothing works on this site. I hate you.

A: Make sure you have JavaScript enabled, you have the latest Flash Player installed and you're using a decent web browser and not Internet Explorer.

Q: A question about Arcade! Classic Arcade Pack

A: I didn't make the software available on Download.com or Openwares.org even though it features some of my games. The author is someone called "Zobber" and if you have any questions about it, please put them to Openwares directly rather than myself.

Q: What happened to Pac-Man?

A: The original copyright owners decided they didn't like me any more.

Q: Can I use a joystick or controller with the games?

A: Nope, sorry. Unfortunately Flash does not support joysticks or external controllers of any kind, and so they cannot be used with the games.

Neave Games Help on 2008-2011
Having trouble? Here are some frequently asked game-related questions to help you out. If you have read the FAQs and are still none the wiser, get in touch and I'll do my bestest to help. //

//  Who made these games?

I, Paul Neave made all the games featured on Neave Games. But I didn't make the  original  arcade games. Those were made by many different people and video game companies ranging from  Atari  to  Taito. My versions are faithful recreations of the original arcade games, made from scratch using lots of coding jiggerypokery in Adobe Flash.

//  It doesn't work when I click PLAY

Please make sure JavaScript is enabled and the latest Flash Player is installed. I also recommend using a fast, modern web browser such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox instead of Internet Explorer.

//  Can I play a game in full screen?

Yes, by clicking on the up arrow in the top-right corner of the game window (whilst playing), the game will start again in full screen mode. You can also right-click (Mac owners control-click) and select the option "Start game in full screen" from the drop-down menu. Make sure any pop-up blockers are disabled as this may prevent the full screen window from opening.

//  How do I control a game? What are 'arrow keys'?

Games can be played either with the  mouse  or  arrow keys  on the keyboard. Games which use arrow keys are Asteroids, Frogger, Tetris N-Blox, Pac-Man, Snake and Space Invaders. Arrow keys can be found in the lower-right part of your keyboard. If you would prefer to play with different keys, you can use the following alternatives:

Up –  W  or   ’

Down –  S  or  /

Left –  A  or  Z

Right –  D  or  X

Pause game –  P

Quit game –  Q

Mute sound –  M

Fire or other –  space key

All games also have the option to pause at any time by pressing the  P  key, mute the sound by pressing the  M  key or quit the game by pressing the  Q  key.

//  How did  N-Blox  become Tetris® N-Blox™?

Originally,  N-Blox  was an unauthorised  Tetris  game. However, pursuant to an agreement between myself and  Tetris Holding, LLC , Tetris N-Blox is now an official  Tetris  version. I have assigned  Tetris Holding, LLC  my legal copyrights and trademark, giving it 100% ownership of the game. Fortunately, for you and other players currently enjoying  Tetris N-Blox, the game will continue to be made available here as well as on Tetris Friends Online Games — enjoy!

//  Do you own freetetris.org or freepacman.org?

No, although versions of games I personally developed are available on those sites, none of them are licensed by, affiliated with, or for that matter even endorsed by Neave Games.

//  Can I add a game to my website/MySpace/Facebook profile page?

With the exception of  Tetris N-Blox, you can copy and paste the HTML code found at the bottom of each game page or use the code found on Widgetbox to add a game to your website or profile page. It should work if you have your own website or a page on MySpace or other social networking website. The  Tetris N-Blox  HTML code is not available for use either on my website or through Widgetbox.

//  Can I have my own high score table?

No, only one universal high score table is available.

//  Can I download a game or have its source code?

Sorry, downloads and source code are not available for the games.

//  Can you make a game for me?

No, I'm afraid I do not licence or make customised games.

//  Can I link to your games?

Sure, please feel free to link to anything you to want to on Neave.com.

//  Can I use a joystick or controller with the games?

Flash does not support joysticks or external controllers directly, but there are third party programs such as Xpadder that can allow you to connect a game controller or similar device.

//  When are the high scores reset?

High scores for all games are reset at every midnight PST, which is 8am GMT.

//  How do some people get such high scores?

They must be very clever. Here's a video of one guy scoring 13 million in Tetris N-Blox and another person managed to score over 8500 on the Python level in Snake.

//  Can I put the games onto my Joomla site?

With the exception of  Tetris N-Blox, you can use a component called PUArcade. Tetris N-Blox  is not available for use within Joomla.

//  Did you make the Arcade! Classic Arcade Pack?

I didn't create the software available on arcadeclassicpack.com or Openwares.org even though it features some of my games. The author is called "Zobber" and I'd appreciate if you could put any questions about it to Openwares directly rather than to myself.

//  Will you be making any more games?

I would love to, but due to the copyright problems I've had already I'm in no rush to make any more games soon. If you have any suggestions for new games or ideas for improving the current ones, please send them in to me.

//  What's with all the pink?

It's more magenta than pink. And I think it looks very cool. So there.

//  Your games are old and boring

I love the old skool games, and even though they may be old, it's the simplicity I like about them. Yes, they don't have fancy whizz-bang XBox 360 graphics, but that's the point. They're designed to be basic and to give the feeling of playing the original retro arcade game.

//  Why is N-Blox not called Tetris?

Tetris  was renamed N-Blox at the request of  The Tetris Company LLC  as it was seen to be an illegal use of their trademark. The  N  stands for  Neave, the  Blox  stands for... blocks, and it fits nicely into the space where the word  Tetris  used to be. Other than that, it's a very silly name and it should really be called  Tetris, but I'm not allowed to call it that any more. Hopefully it doesn't spoil the game too much though.

//  What happened to Pac-Man?

The copyright owners Namco decided they didn't like me any more and I had to remove it. Calling it N-Maze wouldn't have helped either. Even so, the Flash version can still be found lurking around on the web if you search for it.

Trivia
1. The video where a person managed to score 8500 score in Snake is removed for unknown reasons.