KWIRK - ZX SPECTRUM
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Kwirk the tomato is lost in a maze of rooms. Push blocks, turn rotors and
fill holes to clear a path to the exit. Some rooms have more than one
character, and every one of them has to get out.

An unofficial fan port of the Game Boy puzzle game.


WHICH FILE DO I NEED?
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  Spectrum 48K
    kwirk48.tap    tape image
    kwirk48.tzx    tape image (TZX format)
    kwirk48.z80    snapshot, starts straight at the title screen

  Spectrum 128K, +2, +2A, +3
    kwirk128.tap   tape image
    kwirk128.tzx   tape image (TZX format)
    kwirk128.z80   snapshot, starts straight at the title screen

  Spectrum +3 (disk)
    kwirk.dsk      +3 disk image, loads in about 35 seconds

The 48K version has Going Up, with beeper sound.
The 128K version adds Heading Out, the two-player VS mode and AY music.

Loading times from tape are about 3 minutes 40 seconds (48K) and
7 minutes 15 seconds (128K).


HOW TO LOAD
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  Tape (.tap / .tzx)
    48K:   type LOAD "" (J, then Symbol Shift + P twice) and press Enter.
    128K / +2 / +2A / +3: choose "Tape Loader" from the menu.
    Then start the tape. In an emulator, open the file and it usually
    loads by itself.

  Disk (.dsk)
    On a +3, insert the disk and choose "Loader" from the menu.

  Snapshot (.z80)
    Open the file in your emulator.


GAME MODES
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  GOING UP (48K and 128K)
    Climb the floors of the tower, one puzzle per floor. Choose a skill
    level and a starting floor.

  HEADING OUT (128K only)
    Clear a course of up to 99 rooms against the clock.

  VS (128K only)
    Two players race through the same rooms on a split screen. First to
    the end of the course wins the round; first to two rounds wins.


CONTROLS
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  Q / A / O / P   Up / down / left / right
  Space           Confirm, or switch to the next character
  U               Undo the last move (Going Up); back in menus
  R               Restart the room
  B               Going Up menu: REDO, END, BACK (undo)
  M               END menu: return to the game, floor, skill or main menu
  V               Switch between the overhead and diagonal views
  S               Sound effects on/off (the music keeps playing)

  In menus, use Q/A/O/P to choose and Space to confirm.

  In Heading Out, set the course length with Q/A (1 room) or O/P (10 rooms).

  Joysticks (one player)
    Sinclair 1 (Interface 2) and Kempston joysticks work too. Fire is the
    same as Space. A Kempston interface is found automatically.

  VS mode
    Player 1   Q up, A down, O left, P right, M fire
               or Sinclair joystick 1: 9 up, 8 down, 6 left, 7 right, 0 fire
    Player 2   Sinclair joystick 2: 4 up, 3 down, 1 left, 2 right, 5 fire
    Fire       Tap to switch character. Hold for a second to restart your
               room (your clock keeps running; your opponent carries on).
    U leaves the race and returns to the setup screen.


TIPS
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  - Blocks can only be pushed, never pulled. Think before you push.
  - Push a block into a hole to fill it and walk across.
  - Rotors swing round when pushed, but only if nothing is in the way.
  - Stuck? Press U to undo, or R to start the room again.