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Play Hot Mind (Hard Times hardware) Online
Hot Mind (Hard Times hardware, set 1)
Play Hot Mind (Hard Times hardware) online. Shift the balls within a row to form horizontal sets of three matching symbols.
Browser play
Arcade — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| RetroPad A / B / X / Y | Z / X / A / S |
| L / R | Q / E |
| Insert coin | V |
| START | Enter |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Hot Mind (Hard Times hardware)
Quick start
- Select the current row.
- Hold Fire and move Left or Right to shift its balls.
- Align three matching symbols in a row.
- Press Fire B to move to the next row.
Controls
Hold Fire and move the joystick Left/Right to shift balls. Fire B changes to the next row. Horizontal sets of three matching symbols score points; the BAR trio awards five.
Hot Mind (Hard Times hardware) — About this game
Hot Mind (Hard Times hardware) arranges its puzzle around rows of coloured and patterned balls. Moving balls within the selected row creates horizontal sets of three matching symbols, with different symbols paying different points. The BAR trio is worth more than the ordinary one-point sets. Changing to the next row lets the player work on another alignment rather than moving the whole board in every direction.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · arcade
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
rwEmulator reviews edition metadata, release information, game manuals and first-hand browser-play notes. Available manuals are linked below; the editorial policy explains how facts are checked and corrections are handled.