The memory game (Super Simon Plus)

This is a memory game applet. It is based on the Super Simon game, but has more options, including the ability to change the number of buttons, and can run longer sequences.

To play a game, click on the applet and press "G." Then try to match the computer-generated sequences, which start at length 1, but get longer and longer. You can match the sequences with either your mouse or the keyboard. (You will need to reclick on the applet any time after it opens up a message box, as the message box will take you off the applet.)

You can change the number of boxes by pressing the plus or minus keys. The number of boxes can be anything in the range 2-16, or 26. (The option with 26 boxes is also a typing game.) See the detailed instructions below if you want to change the key controls, modify the time parameters, change the sequence length needed to win, change the instruments, etc. . .

Even if you have Java installed, depending on your web browser, the sound may not work if you do not have a Java soundbank installed.

Detailed instructions

The program has a large number of options for changing how the program runs. Only a few of the options are really useful; I got a little carried away in programming in different options.

This is a memory game. You need to match the sequence displayed by the computer. After the computer shows a sequence, you have to match it. If at any point you deviate from the sequence, or take too long to enter your choice, you will lose. If you match the sequence, the computer will increase the sequence length by one, and you will go again. You win if you can match a sufficiently long sequence; the default length needed to win is 100, although you can lower this number if you want.

You can select a box in any of the following ways:

• 1) Clicking in its white region.
• 2) Pressing spacebar while the mouse is in the white region.
• 3) Pressing enter while the mouse is in the white region.
• 4) Pressing the key associated with it (displayed on the top bar of the box.)

Commands:

• Press or `H'(elp) to display the help screen.
• Press or `G'(ame) to start a game.
• Press or `L'(ast) to show the last sequence of the last game.
• Press or `D'(isplay letters) to toggle whether the display of letters at the top of the boxes.
• Press or `I'(nstruments) to change the instruments.
• Press or `N'(oise) to toggle sound on or off.
• Press or `S'(equence length) to change the sequence length needed to win.
• Press or `T'(ime) to modify the time parameters.
• Press or `K'(eys) to change the key controls.
• Press or `#' to change the number of boxes. (You can also change the number of boxes with `+' and `-', or and )

You can move the colored boxes by clicking anywhere on their top of their frame, and then dragging them. You can change the color of a box by clicking in the bottom-left corner of their frame. You can change the size of a box by clicking in the bottom-right corner of their frame, and dragging the frame.