Strong Bad Episode 5: 8-Bit Is Enough

Strong Bad Episode 5: 8-Bit Is Enough

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Population: Tire - How to Play
By VolnuttHeroP64
In this Guide, I will show you how to play Population: Tire at Homestarrunner.com
   
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1. Premise
IN THE YEAR 19xx, THE CITIZENS OF STRONG BADIA ARE TERRORIZED BY A
FACELESS FOE. AS A TOP SECRET CRACK COMMANDO OPERATIVE, IT IS YOU JOB TO
PROTECT THE LAST REMAINING CITIZEN FROM TOUCHING THE TAINTED SOIL. YOU ARE
SOLDIER!

SCORE POINTS BY BOUNCING TIRE WITH MOUSE. HIT INFIDELS TO INCREASE THE
VALUE OF EACH BOUNCE. STRING COMBOS TO PREVENT THE VALUE FROM DROPPING OVER TIME.

YOU ONE ARE OF BRAVE FEW. ACCEPT YOUR MISSION AND STEP FOURTH.
AND REMEMBER; NEVER, EVER BREAK A COLD ONE.
2. Scoring Chart
The main objective of this game is to keep the Tire in the air as long as possible. You earn one point times your Multiplier for each bounce, and your score resets to 0 when the Tire hits the ground. The Multiplier appears when it is 2x or higher; otherwise, it is always 1x and never falls below this value. The Multiplier decreases by 1x every 5 seconds if you don't hit any objects.

You can increase your Multiplier by hitting various objects:
Balloon: +1x
Bird: +2x
The Cheat: +1x
Cold One: -5x

The Cheat can be hit repeatedly, but each time you hit him, he reverses direction and starts walking faster.
3. Strong Sad Effects
Strong Sad occasionally appears from behind the fence. Hitting him will award the effect indicated in his thought balloon:

2X: Your multiplier is increased by 2.
-2X: Your multiplier is decreased by 2.
BIG: The Tire increases in size.
FLY: The Tire falls more slowly.

SAD: Your multiplier is reduced to 1.
(The word in the thought balloon changes to x0, but you can still score 1 point per bounce.)

When you get FLY or BIG, the sound is different when you hit the tire.