Pipe Mania (1990)

Pipe Mania was released in 1990 by Empire Software. The game was designed by The Assembly Line, with contributions from Brian Rogers and Kevin R. Ayre, while Steve Purcell provided the inlay and poster art.

This arcade puzzle game supports up to two players and features AY sound capabilities. Players can control the action using a Kempston joystick, Cursor, or Interface 2.

The cassette version was priced at £9.99, with the disk version retailing for £14.99. The title saw wide distribution across various platforms, including Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, MSX, NES, PC/DOS, Amiga, Acorn, and Atari ST.

The game achieved an average magazine score of 89.14%. It earned several accolades, including the Crash Smash award, Sinclair User Best Budget, and was twice named a Your Sinclair Megagame.

In Russia, the game gained recognition through numerous TR-DOS versions released by groups such as Queen Software, Walsoft, and Triumph. It was also featured in the local electronic press with various POKE codes and circulated via cracked cassette versions by crackers like Prospekt and Bill Gilbert.