Quarth (MSX2)

This page details one or more prototype versions of Quarth (MSX2).

This page covers the demo version of Quarth, which was sent to stores before the game's release.

Menu Differences#

• The game's font is positioned a pixel further to the left. This is especially noticeable in the game's title screen:

Demo	Final

• The menu boxes are black instead of blue.
• It is not possible to change the background music. This applies to all of the game's modes.

Demo	Final

Gameplay Differences#

General#

• Before a game starts, be it during the attract sequence or not, a screen that indicates the game's instructions is shown. Graphical data for this screen can still be found unused in the final game.

Basic Rules Make a square/rectangle to make blocks disappear.	Basic Rules Get higher points by making bigger blocks.

• Player 1's ship uses a stronger shade of red.

Demo	Final

• Pausing the game does not hide the playfield with Konami's logo.
• It is still possible to shoot squares after clearing a level or when the opponent player loses in 2P MODE 2.
• During the attract sequence or after finishing Stage 3 in 1P MODE, an advertisement screen shows up:

Decision	Classic software of the 90s	Quarth Price ¥5800

1P MODE/2P MODE 1#

• The number notations during a level are displayed in hexadecimal values, and seem to top at C (12). The final game tops at 10, and no notations are displayed afterwards.

Demo	Final

• The walls in Stages 1 and 3 use the same palette as Stages 0 and 2.

Demo	Final

• The playfield does not stop moving after the clear message is fully displayed.
• There is no retry system; losing takes the player back to the title screen.

2P MODE 2#

• The falling blocks are orange instead of blue.
• When blocks are being erased, they have a thicker outline.
• The design of the nuisance blocks is also much less polished, having the same thick outline.
• The message displayed when a player loses is much less clear.

Demo	Final