GEMDALUS
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Gemdalushas you controlling a gem harvester, which starts each level in the central home square. As the harvester moves away from home, it leaves behind a pipe and can only change direction at intersections. The harvester can retreat along the pipe by holding Fire (lifting any sections it passes over until Fire is released) and the aim is to clear all the on-screen gems while avoiding the patrolling drones. The harvester can kill drones, but if a drone touches the pipe (or the harvester hits its pipe), a life is lost. Bonuses include the Zapper that lets the pipe kill drones and the Brake that slows drones down for ten seconds. Meanwhile, the Skull Malus stops the pipe from retracting but awards extra points. Selecting Fixed layouts on the title screen gives identical level layouts every game and allows the high score to be saved; switching Fixed layouts off gives different procedurally generated levels.