Pipe Dream is a puzzle developed by The Assembly Line, released 1 June 1989 on Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, Amiga and Amstrad CPC.
What Pipe Dream is
Pipe Dream is a puzzle game developed by The Assembly Line and released in 1989. It was published by Empire Software. It is available on Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and Mac.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Each level of this abstract puzzler challenges the player to set up a network of pipes to allow an unspecified substance known as 'flooz' to flow through as many of those as possible. The pieces are offered in random order, and there are seven different types - straight lines going horizontally or vertically, corners rotating in each of the four directions, and cross-over pieces which carry the flooz straight across horizontally and vertically. Each of these can be entered from either side. When the flooz hits a gap, or a piece which the previous piece can't flow into, the pipe is finished. Before the flooz starts flowing from its randomly-selected starting position, the player has several…
What it launched against
Pipe Dream launched on 1 June 1989, within three weeks of Tennis and Super Dodge Ball.
Released around the same time: Tennis, Super Dodge Ball.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
Pipe Dream — frequently asked questions
When did Pipe Dream come out?
Pipe Dream was released on 1 June 1989 for Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and Mac.
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