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Play Pipe Dream (US edition · English) Online
Pipe Dream
Play Pipe Dream online. Place pipes ahead of the flooz, meet the distance target and use loops and special pieces to build a high-scoring route.
Browser play
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Pipe Dream
Quick start
Press a button to reach Menu Selection. Use the D-pad to choose one player, A Game and an early level, then press START. Move the cursor and press A to place the next pipe from the dispenser, building outward from S. Watch DIST: it must reach zero before the flow runs out of connected pipe. Save SELECT for when your route is ready.
Controls
D-pad: move the placement cursor and choose menu options. A: place the current pipe; placing it over an eligible empty pipe replaces that piece. START: begin play or pause/resume a round. SELECT: accelerate the flooz in FAST mode for doubled scoring, so avoid pressing it while still planning. Filled pipes and special pieces cannot be replaced.
Pipe Dream — About this game
Pipe Dream gives you a fixed sequence of pipe pieces and a countdown before the flooz begins to flow. Place bends, straights and crossings to carry it through the required distance, then keep extending the route for points. Replacing an empty pipe costs time and score, so planning useful connections ahead is safer than constant repairs. Later boards introduce one-way pipes, reservoirs, pumps and tunnels. Standard, Tournament and One Shot modes offer different progressions, with both solo and two-player options.
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 · nes
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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