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The Brainies cover art
Puzzle

The Brainies

by Atreid Concept SA·published by Brutal Deluxe Software, Inline Design, Kalisto

1991E31
PCDOSSNESAmigaAtari STApple IIgsAmstrad CPCMac

Reader score

6.9/ 10

14 votes

Trailer

Gallery

23

Screenshots

Key art

About

This puzzle game has 101 levels, in which you have to guide a varying number of Brainies of four different colors onto a spot that matches their color. You control a cross-hair, and press fire while over a Brainy to take or give up control of its motion. Running out of time costs you a life.

The challenge lies in the fact that you can only control the direction in which a Brainy will walk. Once this is set, he will continue to walk until he hits a wall, an obstacle or another Brainy.

To make things a bit more complicated, there are various obstacles like arrows that change the direction a Brainy is walking in and items than can optionally be picked up.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Included in

Interplay Collection 2

Ported as

Tiny Skweeks

Languages

1 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English——

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

3.5" Floppy Disk, 5.25" Floppy Disk

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Controller Types Supported

Digital Joystick

Save Game Methods

Password

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 8088 / 8086

Min. OS Class Required

PC/MS-DOS 3.3

Min. RAM Required

640 KB

Video Modes Supported

CGA, EGA, VGA

Sound Devices Supported

Sound Blaster

Box art

Also known as

The Tinies — Kalisto release title

Tiny Skweeks — European title

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Facts

Released

1991

Platforms

PCDOSSNESAmigaAtari STApple IIgsAmstrad CPCMac

Age ratings

ESRBE

Tags

Top-downFixed / flip-screen