(Apple IIe) Sixies

SIXIES is a fast-paced dice-merging puzzle game for the enhanced Apple IIe. Place and rotate dice on a 5x5 grid, connect three or more matching values, trigger chain reactions, and chase a place on the high-score table. Features monochrome DHGR artwork, animated ripples, screen shake, sprite effects, comic callouts, and Apple II speaker sound effects. 

Commodore C64 Verion here: sixies

Enhanced Apple IIe

• 65C02 CPU at approximately 1.023 MHz
• 128 KB RAM
• 560x192 monochrome double-hi-resolution graphics
• Built-in Apple II speaker sound
• Keyboard controls
• ProDOS 2.4.3 bootable 140 KB disk image
• Written in C and 6502 assembly using cc65
• Runs on real hardware or the izapple2 emulator

How to Play

Place single or paired dice onto empty spaces on the 5x5 grid. Move the dice with the arrow keys or WASD, rotate pairs with E or Q, then press Space or Return to place them.

Connect three or more matching dice horizontally or vertically to merge them into the next value. Merged sixes disappear and award a 50-point bonus. Chain multiple merges to increase your score.

Keep enough empty space available for future dice. The game ends when the grid is full and no placement remains.

Controls

• Arrow Keys or WASD: Move dice
• E or Q: Rotate paired dice
• Space or Return: Place dice
• I: Open instructions
• Space: Return from instructions
• N: Request a new game
• Y/N: Confirm or cancel a new game
• M: Toggle sound
• A-Z: Enter high-score initials

Download Files:

.po: ProDOS sector order. Best for ProDOS-aware tools and modern emulators. 

.dsk: DOS 3.3 sector order. More compatible with older Apple II emulators and disk-transfer utilities.

SIXIES still uses the ProDOS filesystem in both files. Only the physical sector arrangement inside the image differs. Use .po by default and .dsk when a tool specifically expects it.