Short:        Neverball and Neverputt, tilt the floor and mini golf
Author:       Robert Kooima and the Neverball team
Port:         Papiosaur
Type:         game/actio
Version:      1.6.0 (08-11-2026)
Architecture: ppc-morphos
Requires:     MorphOS 3.20+, TinyGL (3D hardware)
Distribution: MorphOS-Storage (Games/Action)
URL:          https://neverball.org


Neverball 1.6.0 for MorphOS
===========================

Tilt the floor to roll a ball through an obstacle course before the time
runs out: collect coins to open the goal, use switches, teleporters and
moving platforms. Neverball is part puzzle game, part action game and
entirely a test of skill.

Also included: Neverputt, a hot-seat mini golf game for up to four
players, built on the physics and graphics of Neverball.


HOW TO RUN IT
-------------
Double-click the Neverball or Neverputt icon. Settings, scores, replays and
screenshots are saved in the "save" drawer next to the games.


CONTROLS
--------
Neverball:
    Mouse           tilt the floor
    Cursor keys     tilt the floor
    S / D           rotate the view
    1 / 2 / 3, E    camera modes
    R               restart the level
    Escape          pause / back to the menu
    Alt + Return    switch between window and full screen

Neverputt:
    Mouse           aim, then hold the left button to set the power
    Escape          next player (quit with Exit or the window gadget)
    Alt + Return    switch between window and full screen

Gamepad: stick or d-pad to tilt or aim, first button to confirm, Start to
pause. Buttons and axes can be changed in the options.


CONTENTS
--------
    Neverball        the ball game
    Neverputt        the mini golf game
    data/            levels, graphics, sounds and music
    LICENSE.md, legal/   licences (GNU GPL v2 or later)
    Papio-Software   opens papio-software.com
    Support          support the port


MORPHOS PORT
------------
- version 1.6.0, Neverputt included
- OpenGL functions taken straight from TinyGL (SDL could not give the
  ARB entry points, the game froze with an empty window)
- vertex buffers emulated in memory, like the 2025 test port
- goal and jump stars drawn as camera facing quads (TinyGL has no point
  sprites), beam colour fixed
- real 800x600 full screen screen (Alt + Return), window by default
- d-pad of the gamepad works like the stick
- shadows and mipmaps off by default for speed, reflections on
- clean quit


CREDITS
-------
    Robert Kooima        Neverball and Neverputt
    and the Neverball team: levels, graphics, music and code


THANKS
------

- Michal 'kiero' Wozniak for the original MorphOS port of Neverball 1.4
- MorphOS Team for MorphOS
- BeWorld for SDL2 on MorphOS
- bigfoot for TinyGL


LICENCE
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GNU General Public Licence v2 or later (see LICENSE.md and legal/).