Super Haxagon 3DS

Super Haxagon
General
Author	RedTopper
Type	Action
Version	3.9.1
License	MIT License
Last Updated	2025/04/23
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Super Haxagon, formerly named Super Hexaspire, is a cross platform, open source Super Hexagon clone for the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Windows, Linux, and the TI-Nspire (yes, the calculator).

It is developed in C++ and uses no additional libraries for the core logic, making it easy (in theory) to port to new platforms. It also has a GUI based level editor called Haxa Editor.

Features

• Cross Platform.
• Widescreen support.
• High Refresh Rate support.
• Custom Levels.
• OGG decoder for BGM.
• High Score Saving.

Installation

Available in 3DSX and CIA formats.

• CIA - Install the .cia with the CIA manager of your choice.
• 3DSX - Use the .3dsx provided with the Homebrew Launcher.

Additionally, feel free to check out the level editor at Haxa-Editor. There's a wiki that documents how to use it. External levels are supported by dropping the levels.haxagon in sdmc:/3ds/data/haxagon/. They'll load on the home menu after the builtin levels.

Note: You must dump your DSP firmware to hear the music.

User guide

Super Hexagon is a fast-paced twitch game in which you control a triangle on a hexagonal grid in the center while walls come from the edges of the screen.

The controls are simple: you must pivot the triangle to the opening in order to survive.

Screenshots

Changelog

v3.9.1

• nspire: There are now at least two buttons to perform all basic actions, in case one of your keys is sticky.
• sdl2 and sfml: Drivers and downloads have been renamed to better show what back-end the driver is using.
• all: Downloads now have a README.md that gives offline instructions on how to set up your platform, as well as a link back to this repo.
• all: Downloads now have a vX.X.X.txt file that includes some metadata for the release, like which commit hash the download came from, version information, how it was built, and the time it was built.

v3.9.0

• macos: new platform!
  • GitHub Actions will now build a macOS (M1) bundle automatically for new PRs going forward!
  • Intel-based macOS devices should still build, but there is no automated builds at this time.
  • Thanks @adc-ax for helping out with macOS bugs!
  • (macOS support was previously added by @mathieudel, but unfortunately I did not maintain it.)
• steamdeck: new platform!
  • The SDL2 flatpak build will auto-detect SteamDeck and enter fullscreen.
  • Switched to SDL2 for controller support in flatpak.
  • Tested on hardware!
  • (Technically you could install the flatpak on SteamDeck, but the experience wasn't very good.)
• all: License change to GPLv3 (or later) for the core game.
  • Drivers are dual licensed under GPLv3-or-later OR MIT.
  • All downloads now include a copy of the license AND licenses for all dependencies.
• all: Levels no longer speed up during "level ups"
  • Instead, one big speedup happens at 60 seconds.
  • Thanks @zaphod77 (Fixes #34)
• all: LAST Major driver refactor, ALL platform specific files are now located in driver
• all: All platforms now build with GitHub actions!

v3.8.3

• New features:
  • 3ds, switch: For platforms that embed music into the ROM, you can add custom title music by placing a title.ogg next to your scores.db file. #35
  • miyoo: This release uses the Ports folder instead of the Apps folder on OnionOS #39
• Fixes:
  • all: Pressing right no longer has priority over pressing left. Instead, the last direction to be pressed "wins". This makes switching directions faster and easier. #36

v3.8.2

• New features for this release:
  • portmaster: new platform!
    • Please use the "autoinstall" folder to install the zip manually from this repo. It is "Ready to Run" and contains all assets, including the romfs folder.
    • For muOS: /mnt/mmc/MUOS/PortMaster/autoinstall/
    • For Knulli: /media/SHARE/system/.local/share/PortMaster/autoinstall/
    • For other CFWs, see the Portmaster documentation for your platform..
  • miyoo mini: new platform!
    • Tested only on OnionOS.
    • Install by placing SuperHaxagon folder into /mnt/SDCARD/App/, then place romfs folder in /mnt/SDCARD/App/SuperHaxagon/romfs/
    • Pixelation filter applied to look extra retro (and totally not because I have to do software rasterization and rendering at full resolution would be too taxing for the CPU!).
  • 3ds: fixed a bug that prevented the proper loading of stereo .WAV files.
  • all: Replaced SFX with ones created by @TwistBit! Thanks! (Fixes #32).
  • all: Pumped up the level beats (Fixes #31).
  • all: Controls are shown on the title screen by pressing "back".
  • all: Main menu has new "tilt" effects while selecting levels.
  • all: New main menu music (I got tired of Werq).
  • all: Tilt effects for levels 2-4.
  • all: Zoom effects for levels 2-4.
  • all: Platform now shown on the top of the title screen.

v3.7.0

• New features for this release:
  • all: New title menu before the level select.
  • all: Camera pans and color transitions between most states.
  • switch: You can now use "X" to rotate right, like the 3ds.
• Under the hood features:
  • all: Drivers cleaned up to officially use "Pimpl".
  • all: Drivers no longer make excessive pointer de-references and instead direct calls to the Impl itself.
  • all: Drivers now have "Surface" classes that contain core rendering logic, split out from Platform.
  • all: Game uses new SurfaceGame class, which implements software matrix transforms.
  • all: Code cleanup, where applicable.

Credits

Thanks everyone for:

• The toolchain by devkitPro.
• The 3DS 2D engine by fincs at devkitPro/citro2D.
• The CTR User library by Smea at devkitPro/libctru.
• The Switch User library by Switchbrew at switchbrew/libnx.
• The font Bump IT UP by aaronamar at fontstruct.com.
• Steveice10 for the build tools at Steveice10/buildtools.
• Sean T. Barrett for OGG decoding at nothings/stb.
• The SFML developers for, well, SFML.
• Audio from Open Hexagon at SuperV1234/SSVOpenHexagon.
• ...and Kevin MacLeod for more music at incompetech.com.
• and all of the people on the contributors page.

Music Attribution:

• Werq by Kevin MacLeod (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 License).
• Screen Saver by Kevin MacLeod License.
• Open Hexagon:
  • Call Me Katla, Baby by Dunderpatrullen.
  • Captain Cool by Bossfight.
  • Commando Steve by Bossfight.
  • Dr. Finkelfracken's Cure by Bossfight.
  • Jack Russel by Bossfight.
  • The Maze Of Mayonnaise by Bossfight.

Super-Haxagon Timeline:

• 2021: TI-Nspire release
• 2020: Nintendo Switch release
• 2020: Windows and Linux release
• 2020: 3DS version 3 (Complete Rewrite)
• 2017: 3DS version 2 (Complete Rewrite)
• 2016: 3DS version 1
• 2013: TI-Nspire version Alpha

External links

• GitHub - https://github.com/RedTopper/Super-Haxagon
• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-super-haxagon-3-0.571175
• GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-super-haxagon.455778
• Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/3dshacks/comments/i2zxjp/super_haxagon_30_a_super_hexagon_clone
• Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/3dshacks/comments/5m2eiz/release_super_haxagon_a_super_hexagon_clone_for