HARDWIRE
			
Written by Ian Cowburn on the Net Yaroze for the GDUK 98
                       competition
                     
       
Gameplay Instructions
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Blocks will descend the screen in the time-honoured
tradition imprinted with various pieces of circuitry that
look like:
                            

It's your job to make connections between any of the
connectors lining the sides and bottom of the pit using
the pieces dropped down the screen at you.  A complete
connection will cause the circuitry to burn up, making
more room for the never-ending supply.

Every 30 pieces or so a special block will fall that once
laid in place will blow up all circuit pieces that match
the ones surrounding it.

If the blocks (even a special) overflow the top of the
pit, it's game over and back to the dole office.



Title Screen Controls
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On starting Hardwire you will be presented with a menu.
Use UP/DOWN on the joypad to select an option and either
LEFT/RIGHT to alter the value for that item, or the CROSS
button to select it.  Pressing START will start the game
(no matter what option you currently have selected) while
pressing SELECT will quit the game.

The options available on the menu screen are:

Play Game  - Start playing Hardwire
Difficulty - Choose between EASY, HARD and HECK!!  Note
             that the HECK!! difficulty level truly is
             provided purely for the masochistic amongst
             us.
Speed      - Alter the starting speed between 1 and 10.
Pit Width  - Alter the width of the pit in the game
             between 6 and 9 circuitry part widths.
Backdrop   - If you find the animated backdrop off-
             putting, this will disable it.
Sound mode - Select between BOTH for both sound effects
             and music, SFX for solely sound effects and
             MUSIC just to have music.
Volume     - Alter the sound volume.
View       - See who was responsible for Hardwire
Credits



Game Controls
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During the game the controls are:

     LEFT/RIGHT		Move piece left/right
     DOWN		Drop piece faster.
     CROSS		Rotate piece clockwise
     SQUARE		Rotate piece anticlockwise
     START		Pause game.  Press START to resume or
			SELECT to quit.


Hints
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Separate circuit pieces making up the blocks will become
'unglued' and drop if there is space below when one of
it's member pieces is destroyed in a connection, or if it
is above a piece that gets destroyed in a connection.  It
should make more sense when you see it.

Try to avoid going for an 'easy' circuit that may leave
you with an awkward deep gap to fill.

Remember the corner pieces are the hardest to lose, and
the key to surviving.


Contact
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I can be contacted by email at ianc@noddybox.demon.co.uk


Hardwire (c) 1998 Ian Cowburn

Sources for this program can be freely distributed, but remain my
copyright