<s>
Super	B-Application
DX-Ball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shareware	B-License
game	O
by	O
BlitWise	O
Productions	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2004	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
brick-buster	B-Application
hit	O
DX-Ball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
new	O
features	O
since	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
DX-Ball	I-Application
introduces	O
refined	O
,	O
classic-style	O
graphics	O
(	O
as	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
dimension	O
of	O
bricks	O
with	O
various	O
shapes	O
and	O
sizes	O
(	O
originally	O
inspired	O
from	O
Rival	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
)	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
in	O
a	O
Breakout-style	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
common	O
concept	O
of	O
Breakout	B-Application
clone	I-Application
,	O
the	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
clear	O
all	O
the	O
bricks	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
advance	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power-ups	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
DX-Ball	I-Application
are	O
direct	O
clones	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
minor	O
alterations	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmed	O
by	O
Michael	O
P	O
.	O
Welch	O
in	O
2004	B-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
DX-Ball	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
indirect	O
sequel	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Rival	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
classic	O
style	O
,	O
recycling	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
the	O
bricks	O
and	O
power-ups	O
,	O
a	O
pure	O
black	O
background	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
an	O
updated	O
texture	O
for	O
the	O
paddle	O
(	O
vaguely	O
resembling	O
the	O
"	O
Vaus	O
"	O
from	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
aspect	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
DX-Ball	I-Application
is	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
geometric	O
bricks	O
with	O
various	O
shapes	O
and	O
sizes	O
that	O
creates	O
an	O
artistic	O
board	O
design	O
and	O
eye-catching	O
patterns	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
of	O
a	O
Breakout	B-Application
clone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
MegaBall	O
3	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
including	O
a	O
hidden	O
MegaBall	O
board	O
pack	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
20	O
boards	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
the	O
Classic	O
board	O
pack	O
(	O
which	O
contains	O
all	O
50	O
boards	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
DX-Ball	O
)	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
easter	O
egg	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
version	O
1.1	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
obtained	O
by	O
clicking	O
the	O
grey	O
Amiga	B-Device
Boing	O
Ball	O
icon	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
,	O
between	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
DX	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
BALL	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
registered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
DX-Ball	I-Application
Deluxe	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
245	O
boards	O
,	O
expanding	O
the	O
demo	O
board	O
packs	O
to	O
their	O
entirety	O
of	O
30	O
boards	O
each	O
for	O
Challenge	O
,	O
Surprise	O
,	O
and	O
Fun	O
,	O
and	O
75	O
boards	O
for	O
Retro	O
.	O
</s>
