Squigs

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Squigs

Developer(s)	Jon Hibbins
Publisher(s)	Future Publishing
Platform(s)	Amiga
Release date	September, 1993
Genre(s)	Retro/Puzzle
Mode(s)	Up to 2 players, simultaneously
Input methods	Joystick, Keyboard
Display	Raster, standard resolution

Squigs is a puzzle computer game like Columns and Tetris. It was first created in 1993 by Jon Hibbins on the Amiga. More recently Squigs has appeared as Squigs 3 on the PC.

Developed by Jon Hibbins and released to Amiga Power Magazine on the September 1993 cover disk 29.

1 Description
2 Game modes
3 Versions
4 Music
5 Links
6 Picture Gallery

[edit] Description

The game takes place inside a vertical well, as in Tetris. Columns of three shape and colour Squigs appear, one at a time, at the top of the well and fall to the bottom at varying speeds. They stack on top of each other until a row of 3 or more (5 is maximum) Horizontal, Vertical or Diagonal Squigs of the same type are matched, they then disappear making more space.

The player can move it left and right, and can also cycle the positions of the Squigs.

Randomly (Based on level) special blocks appear, Metal Blocks can only be exploded, Dynamite Removes a Column, Bomb removes left and right of the location dropped, Electric removes the row. Squigs fall at a faster after every level is reached. The game is over when the well is full.

[edit] Game modes

Normal : Progress is score and level based
Rescue : You must rescue the Squig shouting help at the bottom of the screen

[edit] Versions

Squigs : Amiga Power cover disk (No Music)
Squigs : Public Domain (With Music)
Squigs 2 : PC
Squigs 3 : PC, Credits to Greg Hibbins (Music) and Martin Baker (Art)
Squigs 4 : PC and Xbox 360 (In Progress)

[edit] Music

Although the Amiga Power version did not have music due to Floppy Disk constraints, a version was available on Public Domain with music (the tune was called Zit Pop) by John W

[edit] Links

[edit] Picture Gallery

Squigs Amiga Power Branding	Squigs Game Start	Squigs Orange Squig	Squigs Metal Blocks
Squigs Game Over	Squigs Statistics	Squigs Almost Full	Squigs Rescue
Squigs High Score Table