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Revision as of 05:58, 31 March 2021
Not to be confused with VVVVV.
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| Developers | |
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| Flash | Terry Cavanagh |
| C++ | Simon Roth |
| C++ | Ethan Lee |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 11, 2010 |
| macOS (OS X) | January 11, 2010 |
| Linux | July 26, 2011 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 81 |
| OpenCritic | 81 |
| IGDB | 80 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Flip screen, Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Platform |
| Art styles | Pixel art |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
General information
- Developer website forum - technical support.
- GitHub page - source code and bug tracker.
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Official website | |
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VVVVVV: Make and Play Edition
- A limited version of VVVVVV, only containing the level editor and player made levels, is available here for free.
- Additional player made levels recommended by the developer can be found here and new levels can be found here.
Open Source Release
- The source code to the Flash and C++ versions was released on January 10, 2020[1] and is available on GitHub.
- Various bug fixes and improvements have been added to the C++ version, including support for arbitrary framerates.
- On 30 March 2021, this version was released as the 2.3 beta on Steam. It can be accessed by going to Properties > Betas, then selecting
2.3-testing.
Essential improvements
Skip fake loading screen
- In the 2.3 beta, you can press ACTION on the fake load screen to skip it. It can also be turned off and always skipped if you navigate to
game options>advanced options>fake load screen.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\VVVVVV\ |
| macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/VVVVVV/ |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/VVVVVV/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\VVVVVV\ |
| macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/VVVVVV/ |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/VVVVVV/ |
- Older save games (from before 2.0) can be converted to the new format using ConVVVVVVerter utility.
- 2.0 Linux uses
~/.vvvvvv/until 2.2. - 2.0 macOS uses
/Documents/VVVVVV/until 2.2. - 2.2 reorganizes the structure in the save directory; previous data is automatically migrated if new folder(s) do not exist, until 2.4.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Origin | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Ubisoft Connect | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | Scales from 320x240. Can be letterboxed or stretched to fit screen. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | Upscales to native resolution. Upscaling method can be set to Integer-Scaled (added in 2.2), Nearest, or Linear. |
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| Field of view (FOV) | Uses 2D pixel art. | ||
| Windowed | Window is fully resizable. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | 2.2 and below run at a locked 30 FPS with forced VSync. In the 2.3 beta, this can be toggled off in the graphic options. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Run the 2.3 beta and select toggle fps in the graphic options.See above. |
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| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Color blind mode | Allows reduction of visual effects. Gameplay itself does not require color discretion. | ||
Input
Game pad input settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | Mouse only used in the editor. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | The level editor cannot be navigated using controller. | |
| Controller remapping | Binding the restart key (the R key on keyboard) was only added in the 2.3 beta. | |
| Controller sensitivity | analog stick sensitivity option is for joystick deadzone. |
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| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers | ||
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| Button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
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| Button prompts | ||
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
| Steam Input | ||
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| Steam Input API support | Official Steam Controller bindings only. | |
| Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
| Official controller preset(s) | ||
| Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | 2.3 beta enables you to mute music separate from sound effects by pressing N; there are no volume sliders. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | All speech is text based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Added in 2.3 beta. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English |
Other information
API
| Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | ||||
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
| Linux | PowerPC support requires the open source release version.[2] |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | SDL2 mixer | |
| Input | SDL2 | Handles input and windowing. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 42 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.5.8, 10.6.3 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 2.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 42 MB | |
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 42 MB | |
References
- ↑ VVVVVV’s source code is now public, 10 year anniversary jam happening now! - last accessed on October 13, 2020
- ↑ freshports -- games/vvvvvv - last accessed on 2020-12-12