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A 3D packing game for your Java (J2ME  MIDP) mobile phone
Nokia®   Motorola®   Siemens
®  Ericsson ®

Current verion is  2.0


About the game
Releases (preview & download links)
Manual (download & online)
World Wide Scores
Preview
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About the game

If you like Tetris TM, and looking for a simple way to extend your experience to a new dimension, check this out.  You  probably wouldn't  think of anything easier  (and  more addictive) than packing rectangular prisms  ("3D oblongs") having at least two reebs (sides) of same size, and this is what the game is about !

Originally released in 1990 by Simsalabim Software (Max Shapiro & Per Bergland),  FRAC  very soon became a bestseller in  Mac and MS DOS world and still has supporters all over the world.  For Linux the code was rewritten completely from scratch  with adding 'demo' mode,  256colour support, and more.and  and released in 2000  as ifrac.  Windows part of ifrac (wifrac) appeared in 2001.

This release is based on my Palm release (PiFrac) appeared a month earlier for which the code was substantially revised.

Features:

  • More relaxed  game conditions:  rollover from level 9 back to level 1 (registered version only)
  • Consistent scroring: the  new scoring system encourages skipping levels or starting with a non-empty keybopard
  • Local table of high scores (number of scores depends on the implementation)
  • World-wide score table on the web (up to 60 entries) 
  • Demo mode (plays itself!) - unavailable for Nokia series 30
  • Sound effects (Nokia 7210, Motorola A830 and i95cl)
  • Background music

Currently supported J2ME MIDP devices are

  • Siemens  - all J2ME models
  • Nokia Series 40 - all models   
  • Nokia Series 30 - minimum 50MB midlet suit:  3410, 3510i   
  • Motorola - T720, A830, i95cl
  • Ericsson  T610 and P800 - experimental-
  • A generic J2ME device with MMAPI support (AMR, WAV, MIDI sounds) - experimental
  • A generic J2ME device with screen size 120x160 or more (no sound support)
FYI  Given a variety of mobile phone manufactiurers, we can't test the application anywhere. Please, try before you buy, and your feedback of any king is extremely regarded.


About the game
Releases (preview & download links)
Manual (download & online)
World Wide Scores
Preview
Other Links


Download

All packages include java descriptor (jad), java classes (jar) and manual  (pdf). After decompression, you need to transfer jad and jar files to your mobile device (cable, infared or bluetooth - whatever applies), and install the application there

Alternatively you can the application over the air (OTA) from Handango® using links below.

At last, if you already installed JiFrac and want to find more about it's features, just get the manual


Download
OTA
Target platform Features
JiFrac_S30.zip
Download from Handango Nokia Series 30 (screen size 95x65 pixels) 50KB or more RAM.
Tone sound effects,
no demo mode.
JiFrac_S40.zip
Download from Handango
Nokia Series 40 (128x128)
Tone sound effects
(Nokia API).
JiFrac_Sms64T.zip
Download from Handango
Siemens screen size 101x64 (C55, M50)
Tone sound effects
(Siemens API),
 no demo mode
JiFrac_Sms80T.zip
Download from Handango
Siemens screen size 101x80 (SL45i)
Tone sound effects
(Semens API)
JiFrac_Sms80M.zip
Download from Handango Siemens screen size 101x80 MMAPI compatible
(S55, SL55, M55)
Sound effects and
Background music
(MMAPI, MIDI)
JiFrac_T720.zip
Download from Handango Designed for Motorola T720, but might work with another J2ME device screen size 120x160  or more.
No sound support
JiFrac_A830.zip
Download from Handango Motorola A830 and compatible
Wave sound effects
Background music
(Motorola game API)
JiFrac_A95cl.zip
 
Motorola i95cl
Sound effects
Background music
(IDEN MIDI Player API)
JiFrac_MM128T.zip  
A J2ME MMAPI compatible device, screen size near 128x128, or more.
Tone sound effect
Background music
(J2ME MMAPI)
JiFrac_MM128A.zip
Download from Handango
A J2ME MMAPI compatible device, screen size near 128x128 or more, supporting AMR sound format
(try Sony Ericsson T610).
Wave (AMR) sound effects
Background music
(J2ME MMAPI)
JiFrac_MM128W.zip
 
A J2ME MMAPI compatible device, screen size near 128x128 or more, supporting WAV sound format.
Wave (WAV) sound effects Background music
(J2ME MMAPI)
JiFrac_P800N.zip
Download from Handango Sony Ericsson P800 (No sound)
No sound
JiFrac_P800A.zip
Download from Handango
Sony Ericsson P800
Wave (AMR) sound effects
Background music (MIDI)
JiFrac_MM176T.zip
 
A J2ME MMAPI compatible device, screen size 176x203 or more.
Tone sound effects Background music
(J2ME MMAPI)
JiFrac_MM176A.zip
Download from Handango
A J2ME MMAPI-compatible  device, screen size 176x203 or more, supporting AMR sound format
Wave (AMR) sound effects
Background music
(J2ME MMAPI)
JiFrac_MM176W.zip
 
A J2ME MMAPI-compatible  device, screen size 176x203 or more, supporting AMR sound format.
Wave (WAV) sound effects Background music
(J2ME MMAPI)
JiFrac_STD176.zip
 
A J2ME device with screen size 176x203 or more. No sound

About the game
Releases (preview & download links)
Manual (download & online)
World Wide Scores
Preview
Other Links

Manual

Download manual  (PDF zipped):  
JiFracManual-2_0.zip
Read manual online (PDF):
JiFrac_Manual-2_0.pdf
Read manual online (HTML):
JiFrac_Manual-2_0.html

World-Wide Scores

To see World-Wide scores for Palm and mobile phones, click the following link

iFrac  World  Scores for J2ME MIDP  phones.

To submit your scoremake sure you have your score and submission code ready.
You will have to enter your name or alias, location (country and state/province), and optionally age and contact email:  

Submit your score !


Other Links

Palmcrust Home Page

IFRAC for Linux, X11 and Windows

IFRAC for Palm

IFRAC for  Symbian OS devices (Nokia 7650, Nokia Communicator 9210i, etc)


About the game
Releases (preview & download links)
Manual (download & online)
World Wide Scores
Preview
Other Links

Maintained by   Michael Glickman