Supaplex
A downloadable game
OpenSupaplex 32X (supaplex.32x)
A complete, bare-metal Sega 32X port of OpenSupaplex compiled into a 4.00 MiB (4,194,304-byte) cartridge ROM (supaplex.32x) designed for real Sega 32X hardware attached to a Sega Genesis / Mega Drive console.
Sega Genesis / 32X Controller Mod (src/sega32x_input.c, src/supaplex.c)
Designed for both 3-Button (D-Pad, A, B, C, START) and 6-Button (+ X, Y, Z, MODE) Sega Genesis / Mega Drive controllers with zero keyboard or mouse required:
| Button | In-Game Action | Main Menu / Controls PCB / Virtual Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad | Move Murphy (Up / Down / Left / Right) | Discrete Focus-Snap Navigation between all 12 Main Menu panels, 12 Controls PCB chips, and the 4×10 On-Screen Keyboard (Up/Down scrolls LEVEL-LIST or RANKINGS directly when focused) |
| Button A (or X) | Snap (hold A + D-Pad to eat adjacent Infotron/Base without moving) or Plant Red Disk (hold A while still) | Activate focused menu item / Type highlighted character on Virtual Keyboard / Cycle next player on PLAYER box / Confirm SKIP LEVEL or DELETE PLAYER |
| Button B | Show Red Disk Inventory Count on Status Bar | Backspace / Cancel on Virtual Keyboard, Cancel SKIP LEVEL / DELETE PLAYER, Exit STATISTICS / GFX-TUTOR / CONTROLS, or hold B + Up/Down on Main Menu to fast-scroll the 111-level list |
| Button C (or Y) | Toggle Bottom Status Panel On/Off (when pressed standalone) | Activate focused menu item / Type highlighted character on Virtual Keyboard / Cycle previous player on PLAYER box |
| START | Open / Close In-Game Pause & Advanced Options Menu (RESUME, RESTART, SAVE/LOAD GAME STATE, SPEED, VOLUME, EXIT LEVEL) | Save & Confirm new player name on Virtual Keyboard, or Launch Selected Level immediately from anywhere on the Main Menu |
| B + START (or MODE) | Immediately Exit / Self-Destruct Current Level | Open Advanced Options Menu from the Main Menu |
Credits
Vibe-ported by D-Mar The Daytripper (https://dmar3000.itch.io/) With use of Haroldo-Ok's Sega 32X Skill for Claude and Chilly Willy's 32XDK
- Original Game (1991): Dream Factory (Philip Jespersen, Michael Stopp, Robin Heydon, Matt Smith, David Whittaker) — Published by Digital Integration Ltd.
- SpeedFix & Windows/DOS Versions: Herman Perk (v1–4, v6.x) & Elmer Productions (v5.x).
OpenSupaplex (v7.x): Sergio Padrino (sergiou87/open-supaplex).
Install instructions
Runs in any 32X emulator (PicoDrive, Ares, Jgenesis) or from a flash cart on real hardware.




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