THE SPECTRUM GAME DATABASE SPLIT PERSONALITIES PUBLISHER Domark AUTHOR YEAR 1986 DESCRIPTION Split Personalities is a conversion of the old sliding block puzzle, with a few improvements to ensure it's not as boring as the real thing. CONTROLS Keyboard or joystick INSTRUCTIONS Please see the inlay card text. SEQUELS/PREQUELS None. INLAY CARD TEXT The idea is simple - build up a split picture of the character by arranging the squares in the right order. The spinning cursor is controlled with the direction keys/joystick. At the start of the game you'll find it in the top lefthand corner under the arrow. You can make pieces of the picture or bonus items appear by pressing fire while the cursor is in the box. You'll have noticed by now that the little screen on the right hand side is lighting up as you pass over each piece of the picture. This shows the correct position for the piece that the cursor is spinning over. If you want to move a piece or item then put the spinning cursor on that particular piece, hold down fire and press down whichever direction you wish to move it. Notice you can only push a piece until it either hits the wall or another square, watch out for the black cracks in the border or you're in for a surprise. Have you noticed that there are several little doors opening and closing automatically? If they are closed, they act like the normal wall of the playing area, however, if they are open then the moving piece will disappear through the hole. If it is a piece of the picture then this is put to the end of the "queue" of pieces waiting to be brought on to the playing area. If it is a bonus item, then it disappears forever. When you have completed a level the computer waits until the fire button is pressed before continuing onto the next stage. If you're in doubt try it out. BONUS SCORE Each level has several items associated with the person you are trying to create. If these are pushed together they will give you bonus points. However is you push the wrong items together they will both be destroyed with no bonus points being given. CLUES 1) The bomb: Explodes after 5 seconds. Destroy it by pushing it through doors. 2) Water Tap: Push it against bomb to destroy it and earn 5000 points. 3) Diamond: Push it against another diamond and your time limit's increased. 4) Fuel: Don't throw it against the match, its explosive. 5) Match: Don't throw it against the fuel, its explosive. 6) Pistol: Throw it against a bullet and your bonus will be doubled. 7) Bullet: Throw it against a pistol and your bonus will be doubled. 8) Hammer/Ice Cream/Cup Coffee : Mystery Items! (Tip: You'll find it helpful to get rid of pieces which are not useful by throwing them through the little doors). LIVES You have 3 lives during the game, these are shown in the black squares in the bottom righthand corner. However; After an explosion of an item or if your time runs out (shown by marker at bottom of screen) your lives will be decreased by one. If you reach a score of 100,000 you are awarded one extra life. If you complete a level within the limit, you will get bonus points. Otherwise, they will be awarded for throwing items together. SCORES RECEIVED 90% - Crash 30 (July 1986) URL GENERAL FACTS NOTES It was originally titled Splitting Images, but the TV program of similar name took offence, and so the name was altered.