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Qwirks

Qwirks is an English adaptation of Puyo Puyo (1992) for home computers licensed from Compile. Unlike Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, and Kirby's Avalanche it does not involve the use of a particular license…

31 March 1995

Qwirks is a puzzle, released 31 March 1995 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Qwirks is

Qwirks was released in 1995. It was published by Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the year 2581, the evil Warlords of Zapf saw their chance to discredit Earth's Alliance of Worlds. By infesting the Intergalactic Zoo with creatures called Qwirks, the Warlords hoped to destroy the Alliance's scientific showpiece. At first, the plan worked well. The Qwirks began multiplying quickly, threatening to overrun the entire facility. Furthermore, their telepathic powers overwhelmed the minds of several Zoo creatures, turning them into evil monsters. But the Alliance scientists fought back. They captured and domesticated two Qwirks, whom they named Cosmo and Bigelow, to help in their lab experiments. They discovered that Qwirks of the same color have a special telepathic affinity…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Qwirks launched on 31 March 1995, within three weeks of Chrono Trigger, Discworld, Mortal Kombat 3 and Gex.

Released around the same time: Chrono Trigger, Discworld, Mortal Kombat 3, Gex.

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When did Qwirks come out?
Qwirks was released on 31 March 1995 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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