Pipeline - MSX

Publisher:Unknown  Info
Developer:Volker Becker  Info
Year:Unknown
Category:Puzzle
Game Manual:N/A Game Music:N/A

Also on: Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Commodore Amiga, Microsoft DOS, Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Video from another systemArcade version shown because a MSX video is unavailable.
Arcade version


A real-time puzzle game, reminiscent of Pipe Dream's basic idea crossed with a sliding-block puzzle. The goal is to form a continuous pipeline, conducting the flow of a red liquid from source to destination. Each level starts with a grid of jumbled pieces; the player is represented by a movable tile, which can slide in four directions, exchanging places with adjacent tiles.

Non-player tiles are either blank or occupied by a pipe section: a horizontal or vertical straight line, a corner, or a cross-shaped piece (which allows both horizontal and vertical flow). The liquid starts flowing as soon as the level begins, and the pieces must be re-arranged in real time to carry it safely from start to finish. Pieces can no longer be moved if they contain liquid; the round is lost if the liquid reaches a gap, or tries to flow into an ill-fitting pipe section.

Up to two human players may play simultaneously, using the keyboard. Pipeline features fifty levels of increasing difficulty, which can be played in no particular order - some levels add a computer-controlled third "player" which moves about at random, frequently blocking your movement and destroying your carefully-constructed plumbing.


Play your favorite classic games and more with the GameEx front end. Read more.

Most viewed MSX games:
 Dungeon Master
 007 - The Living Daylights
 Dig Dug
 Trashman
 Mouser
 1942
 Spirits
 Bubble Bobble
 Dragon Slayer
 Nemesis 2
 Donkey Kong
 Blagger
 Gauntlet
 Arkanoid
 Strange Loop (1987)
 Jaws
 Raid On Bungeling Bay
 Galaga
 Pac-man
 Road Fighter
 Time Pilot