Flibbidy Jibs — What to expect
The aim is to get your Flibbidy Jib to the goal plunger and push it in to stop the machine before the timer hits zero. You ascend the play area using the falling blocks and tokens — but watch out, they can seriously squash you. If you're squashed you're brought back from the top of the screen inside a re-incarnation block, and shrunk for a short while as a penalty for being a worthless Jib. You can jump one block high at a time and three blocks left or right, and push single loose blocks to build a stairway to the top. Crack blocks open by kicking and butt breaking, collecting power-ups on the way up to boost your abilities — or hinder your opponents.
Your aim every level is the same: STOP THE MACHINE. Get to the plunger and push it in. Plungers sit in different spots each level, and are sometimes blocked by a coloured puzzle block you'll have to free first.
The timer appears top-middle. The stats pipe sits at the top of the screen showing your character's face, your score, your current weapon and how many you have.
When you're squashed you drop in from the top of the screen inside this block with your face on it, then pop out — shrunk for a short period as a penalty.
Kick a block by standing next to it, pushing left or right and pressing kick — it cracks and destroys. If it's a special item, a token pops out. Butt-break by standing on top of a block and pressing kick.
