Pipe Mania

Pipe Mania

Original box artDeveloper(s) The Assembly LinePublisher(s) Lucasfilm Games (NA)

Empire Interactive (EU)Video System (Arcade)

Designer(s) Akila Redmer, StephanL. Butler

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"Pipe Dream (video game)" redirects here. For other uses, see Pipe dream.Pipe Mania is a puzzle game developed in 1989 by The Assembly Line for the Amiga. Itwas ported to several other platforms by Lucasfilm Games, who gave it the name PipeDream and acted as general distributors for the US. In this game, the player mustconnect randomly appearing pieces of pipe on a grid to a given length within a limitedtime.The Windows version of the game was included in the MS Windows Entertainment Pack.In 1990, it was released as an arcade game by Japanese manufacturer Video SystemCo. Ltd., though with slightly altered gameplay, giving the player the task to connect asource and drain with the random pipe pieces.

Contents [hide] 1 Gameplay2 Later versions3 Remake4 In other games5 Reception6 References7 External links

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L. ButlerPlatform(s) Acorn Archimedes,

Acorn Electron, Amiga,Amstrad CPC, Apple II,Apple IIGS,Apple Macintosh,Arcade game, Atari ST,BBC Micro,Commodore 64,Game Boy, NES, PC(MS-DOS/Windows),Psion 3a, Sam Coup,ZX Spectrum

Release date(s) June 1989 (Amiga, AtariST, DOS)[1]1990 (Electron, Arcade,CPC, Apple II, BBC, C64,GB, Mac, NES, ZX)1991 (Windows)

Genre(s) Puzzle gameMode(s) Single-player

Using a variety of pipe pieces presentedrandomly in a queue, the player must constructa path from the start piece for the onrushingsewer slime, or "flooz" (the 1991 Windowsversion's help files refer to it as "goo"), whichbegins flowing after a time delay from the startof the round. The player can keep clicking thesame square to change the pipe pieces. Theflooz is required to pass through a given

number of pipe pieces in order for the player to pass to the next round. Some roundsalso include an end piece, which must be the end of the pipeline the player hasconstructed, in addition to fulfilling the minimum pipe length requirement.Completing the sewer pipeline in the time allotted allows the player to advance to thenext level, which means a shorter interval from the start of the round until the flooz startsflowing, as well as faster-flowing flooz. On higher levels, some special pipe piecesappear in the game, such as reservoirs, one-way sections, and bonus sections.Obstacles and wrap-around sections also appear on the game board on higher levels.If a player is able to finish the level using five cross-section pieces and filling them bothways, 5,000 bonus points are awarded.

Later versions [edit]A version with 3D graphics was released for the PlayStation in 2000, titled Pipe Dreams 3D. Many clones of Pipe Mania have beenproduced, under titles such as Wallpipe, Oilcap, Oilcap Pro, MacPipes, Pipe Master, Pipeworks, DragonSnot, PipeNightDreams, andFun2Link. A macabre interpretation called Troubled Souls was released for the Macintosh in 1994. There is also an open sourceclone named Vodovod available for both the Windows and Linux operating systems. Many Nokia cell phones come with a freeversion of the game called Canal Control.[1]

Remake [edit]On March 10, 2008, Empire Interactive announced a remake of Pipe Mania for the PC, PlayStation 2, Wii, Nintendo DS, andPlayStation Portable.[2] It was released in September 2008.[3]

The game was ported to the iPhone by software publishers Virtual Programming and Robosoft, and released as an application in

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In other games [edit]Within BioShock, a variation of the game exists as a means of hacking machinery. A successful hack is beneficial to the player.[4]

Within Alien Swarm, there is a simplified version of Pipe Mania akin to the one in Bioshock.Within North Korean game called Railway Assemblage (Chosongul: Hanja: ) sponsored by North Koreanpropaganda regime Uriminzokkiri (Chosongul:), there is a simplified version of Pipe Mania. The game consists in joiningtogether sections of railway in order to build as fast as possible a railroad track which constitute a path from South Korea to NorthKorea, before the KTX-shaped train appears on the screen. This game is released as an application on December 9 2006.Within Puzzle Agent, there is a puzzle where Nelson Tethers, the protagonist, must repair a chimney flue using a similar style ofgameplay to pipe mania.Within Warframe, an altered version of pipe mania shows as a means of overriding security in order to progress.

Reception [edit]The game was reviewed in 1994 in Dragon #211 by Jay & Dee in the "Eye of the Monitor" column. Jay did not rate the game, butDee gave the Macintosh version of the game 2 out of 5 stars, and the Windows version 4 stars.[5]

References [edit]1. ^ [2]2. ^ "Empire Interactive announces Pipe Mania for PC and Consoles" (PDF). Empire Interactive. 2008-03-10.3. ^ "Pipe Mania 2008 remake website" . Empire Interactive. 2008-09-03.4. ^ Qualls, Eric. "BioShock Review (X360) at Xbox.about.com" . About.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.5. ^ Jay & Dee (November 1994). "Eye of the Monitor". Dragon (211): 3942.

External links [edit]Pipe Dream at MobyGamesKLOV entry for Pipe DreamPipe Mania at Astoria Theodor Lauppert's HomepagePipe Mania at World of SpectrumIGN review of remake

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