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What do Snurt the Dog and Biffo have in common? They both appear on the hi-score table at the beginning of this program. I think they both cheated!

Actually, it's not a bad game, this. Even deserves to be played by humans as well as dogs. You guide Felix up and down ladders as he searches for a small can of oil to top up the generator at the bottom of the screen.

Once he's found it, he has to rush down and fill up the tank, otherwise the generator grinds to a halt, at which point Felix dies from shock.

To make matters more complicated, the factory floors are patrolled by Gremlins and the occasional rat. Felix can jump over the rat if he's quick, but the Gremlins will kill him if he meets them.

To help him in his task, you can get him to pick up pitchforks and rat poison as you move him about using the cursor 'down' and 'P' keys for left and right, and the 'A' and 'Z for up and down. Pressing the cursor 'up' key makes him jump.

Once he's armed with his pitchfork, Felix can pitch the Gremlins to their death below.

Using the rat poison is more a matter of luck. Once dropped on the floor, it stays there unless a rat happens to cross that part of the screen, whereupon its demise is celebrated with bonus points.

At the bottom of the screen, between the last ladder and the generator. is a conveyor belt which Felix must negotiate before filling the tank.

Once he has completed his task, a new oilcan appears somewhere on the screen and our luckless hero is off again to increase his score or die in the attempt.

Felix In The Factory is a compulsive game with good graphics. Join Biffo and his pals at the keyboard if you can.