---
name: "gemdropx"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "gemdropx"
version: "0.9-10"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gemdropx"
---

# gemdropx(6)

an interesting one-player puzzle game for X-Window

## NAME

gemdropx - an interesting one-player puzzle game for X-Window

## SYNOPSIS

**gemdropx \[--help\] \[--version\] \[--usage\] \[--nomusic\]**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. Instead, it has documentation in /usr/share/doc/gemdropx/README.txt.gz

**gemdropx** is an interesting one-player puzzle game for X-Window. It is a direct port of Gem Drop, an Atari 8-bit game written in Action! (a very fast C- and Pascal-like compiled language for the Atari).  The concept of the game Gem Drop is based on an arcade game for the NeoGeo system called "Magical Drop III" by SNK.

If you're familiar with games like Jewels, Klax, Bust-A-Move or Tetris, this game is similar to them all.  I consider it closest to Klax.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  Show a quick help page.

- **--version**

  Show version of program.

- **--usage**

  Show the command line arguments which gemdropx accepts.

- **--nomusic**

  Disable the music of the game (if sound was enabled during compile time).

- **--nosound**

  Disable all sound (including music).

## CONTROLS

- *Left/Right*

  Move left/right

- *K/L*

  Move left/right

- *Up/Down*

  Throw/Grab

- *A/Z*

  Throw/Grab

- *Return*

  Get more gems immediately

- *Space / P*

  Pause

- *S*

  Toggle sound

- *Q/Escape*

  Abort game

## MOUSE

- *Click Left/Right of Man*

  Move left/right

- *Left-click Above Man*

  Grab

- *Right-click Above man*

  Throw

## JOYSTICK

- *Left/Right*

  Move left/right

- *Button 1/2*

  Throw/Grab

- *Button 3/4*

  Get more gems immediately

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Christian T. Steigies \<cts@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).