 The original author released in 2012 the source code of "MegaBall" under the Apache license.Michael P. Welch designed "DX-Ball" in 1996 as PC remake of MegaBall which was only available for the Amiga platform.According to a message of the programmer in the game's leaderboard screen, it was originally dedicated for Michael's wife, so that she can play something in the PC that was similar to her favorite Amiga game "MegaBall".