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1	''Helter Skelter'' is a fast-paced BizarrePuzzleGame published by Audiogenic Software. Originally developed by The Assembly Line for Platform/AtariST and released in 1989, it was ported to the Platform/{{Amiga}}, Platform/IBMPersonalComputer, Platform/BBCMicro, Platform/{{Commodore 64}}, Platform/ZXSpectrum and Platform/AmstradCPC.
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3	The player (or each player in two-player mode) controls the horizontal movement and downward thrust of a bouncing ball. The primary goal of each single-screen level is to eliminate all monsters by squashing them with the ball in a predetermined order indicated by pointing arrows. The secondary goal is to collect the bonus icons that appear randomly.
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5	Not to confuse with the [[Manga/HelterSkelter manga with the same name]] or a character with the same name from ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes''.
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7	!!Tropes appearing in this game:
8	* AsteroidsMonster: Hitting a monster out of order will cause it to split into two smaller monsters. Fortunately, the smaller monsters can't divide further.
9	* ColorCodedMultiplayer: The first player controls a red ball, and the second player controls a blue one.
10	* CoOpMultiplayer: Ten of the screens require the help of a second player to complete, and are accordingly skipped in single-player mode.
11	* EndlessGame: The game loops back to the beginning from the last level.
12	* LevelEditor: Level numbers from 81 to 128 are reserved for user-designed levels.
13	* NoPlotNoProblem: There isn't any explanation for why all the monsters are running around, nor is there any description of what world the abstract level designs are supposed to represent.
14	* PasswordSave: A password is displayed for every tenth level completed.
15	* SpellingBonus: Spelling E-X-T-R-A grants an extra ball, though duplicate letters cancel each other out.
16	* TimedMission: Each level must be completed on a strict time limit. There are bonus icons that add time to the clock or temporarily freeze it.
17	* WrapAround: Some levels wrap around vertically or horizontally.

Context VideoGame / HelterSkelter