The A - Z of Spectrum Games

Barreldrop

Poor Gordon! His drainpipes are blocked again and the only way to clear them is to drop barrels down them. Gordon stands on the top of the roof with 5 barrels. When the game starts he'll roll one down the roof. Press SPACE to drop it through the roof accurately into the centre of a drainpipe and you'll score the number of points in the pipe, which will start to flash, and Gordon will get the barrel back for another go. The barrel will be lost if the drop is inacurrate, or into a pipe already filled, but - Flash the dog is on hand! If you know you're going to lose the barrel and you can see Flash peeping out from the bottom-right corner, press d and Flash will save it! Once you clean all 5 pipes, you will get a bonus, but there's a surprise in store before you get the next set of pipes to fill...