InkBall

InkBall is a video game developed by Microsoft for the Windows family of operating systems. It was first released in 2002 as a game for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, but could be played on a regular desktop version of Windows. It was included in Windows Vista and removed in Windows 7.

The Game

The goal of InkBall is to draw lines to navigate different coloured balls into the correct holes under a time limit. There are five different gamemodes, "Beginner", "Novice", "Intermediate", "Advanced" and "Expert".

In the Windows XP version of the game, the mouse cursor is hidden by default. You can show the mouse cursor by pressing the Alt key twice. The mouse cursor is shown by default in Windows Vista.

Custom levels

InkBall level data shown in HxD

It is possible to create custom levels for the game, by directly modifying the game executable through a hex editor.

Gallery

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  A "Beginner" level

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  A "Novice" level

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  An "Intermediate" level

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  An "Advanced" level

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  An "Expert" level