Shark Turtle for Mac & PC

Tile-matching puzzle video game. Fully featured desktop coffee break game.

SameGame (さめがめ) was originally released under the name CHAIN SHOT in 1985 by Kuniaki "Morisuke" Moribe for Fujitsu FM-7/8 home computer. The concept is as old as Tetris, perhaps even older, and at one time SameGame in its many guises was more popular than Tetris in Japan. One version had an active modding scene and some had strategy guide books.

Shark Turtle is a version of the SameGame concept. I made a version for Playdate back in 2023 and released it earlier this month. Then I realised I wanted to play it on my Mac from time to time so why not make a desktop version?

The result is a feature-rich, native desktop version of SameGame with fast calculation, animated block removal, mouse/keyboard control, incremental scoring, variable grid sizes each with their own high score table, multi-level undo, lots of options, and great music. It’s a lot of fun and ideal to play little-by-little when you have a spare moment, as you dictate the pace of the game turn-by-turn.

Controls

• MOUSE = select a group of blocks
• LEFT CLICK or X = remove selected group of blocks
  
• RIGHT CLICK or Z= undo last move
• CURSOR KEYS = move cursor
• ESC = pause

Features

• Variable grid size by resizing the window
• Top 10 high scores saved for each grid size
• Retry (to play the same game again)
• Pause menu game stats
• Multiple music tracks
• Dynamic sound effects
• Multiple tile sets (add your own!)

Free DLC

• 320 classic user-created tile sets

Hints

• Random removals will only get you so far
• It is a game of strategy not luck
• Plan ahead and don't forget to use undo
• Aim to remove large groups of blocks
• Consult the pause screen block totals
  
• The game lets you know when you're scoring well
• Fewer block shades make things easier
• Larger grids are also slightly easier

Music

1. Cosmic Mini — MATSU
2. はてなパズル — MATSU
3. Starry Mind — Flehmann
4. City Lights — Yuhei Komatsu
5. Another Face — Yuhei Komatsu
6. モラトリアム — Yuhei Komatsu
7. Think As Smart — Keyta

• Playlist: YouTube

Sound

• Some sounds by Sound Effect Lab
• Others made by me using my mouth

Where my tiles at?

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/sharkturtle/images
• Windows:  %APPDATA%\sharkturtle\images