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{{GameInfobox | developer = The Assembly Line | publisher = Empire Interactive,LucasArts,Bullet-Proof Software,Microsoft Corporation | designer = Akila Redmer,Stephan L. Butler | ww_rel = {{Release|1989|||WW|Amiga,Atari ST,MS-DOS}} <br><br> {{Release|1990|||WW|1990|Acorn Electron,Arcade,Amstrad CPC,Apple II,BBC Micro,Commodore 64,Game Boy,Mac OS,Nintendo Entertainment System,ZX Spectrum}} <br><br> {{Release|1991|||WW|Microsoft Windows}} | genre = Puzzle | features = Single-player | platforms = Acorn Archimedes,Amiga,Amstrad CPC,Apple II,Apple IIGS,Mac OS,Arcade,Atari ST,Commodore 64,Psion 3A,Game Boy,Nintendo Entertainment System,MS-DOS,Microsoft Windows,SAM Coupé,ZX Spectrum,Acorn Electron,BBC Micro,Xbox 360 | dplatforms = Xbox Live Arcade | media = Cassette Tape,3.5" Floppy Disk,Cartridge | input = Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick }} '''''Pipe Mania''''' is a [[Puzzle video games|puzzle video game]] developed in 1989 by [[The Assembly Line]] for the [[Amiga]]. It was ported to several other platforms by [[LucasArts|LucasFilm Games]], who gave it the name '''''Pipe Dream''''' and acted as general distributors for the US. In this game, the player must connect randomly appearing pieces of pipe on a grid to a given length within a limited time. The Windows version of the game was included in the ''[[Microsoft Entertainment Pack]]'' for [[Windows 3.1]]. In 1990 it was released as an [[arcade game]] by Japanese manufacturer Video System Co. Ltd., though with slightly altered gameplay, giving the player the task to connect a source and drain with the random pipe pieces. ==Gameplay== Using a variety of pipe pieces presented randomly in a queue, the player must construct a path from the start piece for the onrushing sewer slime, or "flooz" (the 1991 Windows version's help files refer to it as goo), which begins flowing after a time delay from the start of the round. The flooz is required to pass through a given number of pipe pieces in order for the player to pass to the next round. Some rounds also include an end piece, which must be the end of the pipeline the player has constructed, in addition to fulfilling the minimum pipe length requirement. Completing the [[sanitary sewer|sewer]] pipeline in the time allotted allows the player to advance to the next level, which means a shorter interval from the start of the round until the flooz starts flowing, and also a faster-flowing flooz. On higher levels, some special pipe pieces appear 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. Also, if a player is able to finish the level using five cross-section pieces and filling them both ways, 5,000 bonus points are awarded. ==Later versions== A version with 3D graphics was released for the [[PlayStation]] in 2000, titled ''[[Pipe Dreams 3D]]''. Many clones of ''Pipe Mania'' have been produced, under titles such as ''Wallpipe'', ''Oilcap'', ''Oilcap Pro'', ''MacPipes'', ''Pipe Master'', ''Pipeworks'', ''DragonSnot'', ''PipeNightDreams'' and ''Fun2Link''. A [[macabre]] interpretation called ''[[Troubled Souls]]'' was released for the Apple Macintosh in 1994. There is also an [[open-source]] clone named ''Vodovod'' available for both [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[GNU/Linux]] operating systems. Many [[Nokia]] [[cell phones]] come with a free version of the game, titled ''Canal Control''. ==Remake== On [[March 10]], 2008, [[Empire Interactive]] announced a remake of ''Pipe Mania'' for the PC, [[PlayStation 2]], [[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]] and [[PlayStation Portable]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.empireinteractive.co.uk/corporate/files/PDFs/Pipemania%202008%20New%20_2_%20With%20Consoles.pdf|title=Empire Interactive announces Pipe Mania for PC and Consoles|publisher=[[Empire Interactive]]|date=2008-03-10}}</ref> It was released in [[September]] 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pipemaniagame.com/en/|title=Pipe Mania 2008 remake website|publisher=[[Empire Interactive]]|date=2008-09-03}}</ref> The game was ported to the [[iPhone]] by software publishers Virtual Programming and Robosoft, and released as an [[iOS]] application in July 2009. ==In other games== There is a version of ''Pipe Mania'' within the game ''[[BioShock]]'', presented to the player as a means of hacking machinery.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://xbox.about.com/od/xbox360reviews/fr/bioshockrev.htm | title = ''BioShock'' Review (X360) at Xbox.about.com | accessdate = 2007-11-04 | first = Eric | last = Qualls | publisher = [[About.com]]}}</ref> There is a simplified version of "Pipe Mania" also within ''[[Alien Swarm]]'' akin to the one in "BioShock" ==Reception== The game was reviewed in 1994 in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #211 by Jay & Dee in the "Eye of the Monitor" column. Jay did not rate the game, but Dee gave the [[Apple Macintosh]] version of the game 2½ out of 5 stars, and the Windows version 4½ stars.<ref name="Dragon211">{{Cite journal |title=Eye of the Monitor |author=Jay & Dee |journal=Dragon |issue=211 |date=November 1994 |pages=39–42}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== * {{MobyGames|pipe-dream|name=Pipe Dream}} * {{MOTG|9024|name=Pipe Dream}} * [http://members.chello.at/theodor.lauppert/games/pipe.htm Pipe Mania] at Astoria Theodor Lauppert's Homepage * {{WoS|0003729}} * [http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/920/920815p1.html IGN review of remake] * [http://nexus23.org/warfare/content/view/749/35/ The true free Pipemania Remake : Aqua] [[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]]
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