Memorix, by Markus Dresch, www.palmside.com, Free
Reviewed August 2002

There are many clones of Memory game where you pair up images by remember the positions of the cards when you see them. Memorix stands out because its large selection of skins and the game is free. Developed by Markus Dresch, Memorix inherited the traditional Memory game play, but doesn’t stop there.

You can create your own skins (images you need to pair up) by using the tool provided by the developer. Download the zip file, replace the 22 bmp images with your own, and make your images for Palm at 22 x 23 and Clie 44x46. The .bat file will create a pdb file for you. Load the pdb file, you are done.

There are over 20 standard and hi-res skins available for downloading from the developer’s site and you can add yours to the list. The ability of changing the images in a Memory game is not only nice but also necessary. I can’t play more than a few Memory games at one time because the memory of the card positions will blur between all the games. Having different images solve this problem. You can mix up the images of Simpsons characters with Chinese symbols, or flags with StarTrek ships. Among the available skin collections, you will see Car and Trucks, Planets and Aliens, lots of cartoons, Star War faces and ships, Japanese buildings and more.

There are four levels in Memorix: Easy level gives you 2 minute limit, Normal 1:30, Hard 1 minute and No Stress that has no time limit.

Memorix supports all Palm OS devices including Hi Res Clie and QVGA HandEra 330. And remember, for all that, you pay nothing! If you run the prc file off of a storage card, make sure your pdb files are loaded in the main memory.

Playing Hints and Tips:
Download a few skins you like and switch skins between games.