Um. When this starts, the screen is stretched out way beyond the right border of my screen, and I'm unable to click on any commands to end displaying the rules or the choice of options or anything like that. Basically, it's frozen and all I can do is click on/off on various options and the like, but not proceed to an actual play screen. Is there an obvious solution I'm overlooking? (In the end I had to use the task manager to kill the program.)

I can't get it to run, I get an error message that says "Unable to set graphics mode". I gave up trying and uninstalled it. I'm on a Republic of Gamers built laptop running Windows 10.

If you don't already have this, and enjoy Arkanoid type games, grab this today!

This is a no-frills bat-and-ball game, but with some unique features, like the statue that duplicates balls, and the "change ball colour" arrows (TIP: going over one of these ten times "explodes" it and you get 100 or 200 points).

Genuinely challenging but easy to learn: thoroughly recommended!

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Gem Ball – Ancient Legends was available as a giveaway on :
March 14, 2007 and February 12, 2022

Giving me the following error when I try to start it:
"Unable to set graphics mode" and errors out

ERROR - Unable to set graphics mode ???

Today's game is self explanatory from a gameplay perspective but for those who may be new to this genre if you played the game Pong you will find the play mechanics similar where you have a paddle and have to hit the ball back and forth to break the power ups and bricks etc.

The game mode starts you out at adventure in an Egyptian setting with a story line and you have to fight your way through the different levels. The game starts out in a fixed mode but if you prefer a different angle, you can use the right mouse button to change it.

One thing I like about this game is that the screen does not swing back and forth when moving the paddle which makes this game totally enjoyable.

A small note on todays game. Some people may find that when you start the game it does not display properly. The 1024x768 resolution may have unintended effects on some displays. Simply go into options, switch to 800x600 32 bit and hit the escape key. Exit the game and restart and the game should appear proper.

That's about all I have to say on this game you will enjoy it.

Hope he also knows how much he is missed.

"Unable to set graphics mode" at startup. Tested several versions of Windows for possible compatibility. Uninstalled. Re-installed. Still get same error. Ideas? Thanks!

whiterabit-uk loved these kinds of games. I hope he is doing well wherever he is