Humpty Dumpty in the Garden

Humpty Dumpty in the Garden is a puzzle-action game and a sequel to Humpty Dumpty Meets the Fuzzy Wuzzies . Humpty Dumpty now tends his own garden, where his task is to make flowers grow before the weeds outgrow them . He does this by running around and turning on water valves to release water into the pipes; turning them off blocks the water from proceeding . By turning certain taps on and blocking holes, you can direct the water from the sprinkler onto the flowers and not onto the weeds . When Humpty has watered enough flowers, he proceeds to the next level . The game ends if the weeds outgrow the flowers . There are 20 screens in total .

ZX Spectrum

Released in 1984 by Artic Computing Ltd for the 48K Spectrum, developed by Nigel P. Johnstone . The Spectrum version features complete multi-colour graphics across all 20 screens . The game is described on the cassette inlay: "Humpty Dumpty is having all kinds of problems. He has to water the flowers in his garden, but whilst he does, the weeds keep growing! Can you help Humpty Dumpty to keep his garden free of weeds" . The gameplay requires strategic planning: by turning certain taps on and blocking holes, you direct water from the sprinkler onto flowers while avoiding watering the weeds . The Spectrum version supports keyboard, Cursor joystick, and Kempston joystick . An original and charming puzzle-action sequel that shifts the setting from factory to garden while retaining the strategic planning elements of its predecessor .