Tile Time

A sliding-tile puzzle. A 5 x 5 tray holds 24 lettered tiles, A to X, and one gap. Move the cursor onto any tile in the same row or column as the gap and press the button: that tile and every tile between it and the gap slide one place toward the gap, as one move. The tray is mixed at the start, and your job is to put the letters back in order, A to X, with the gap at the bottom right. Each letter is coloured by the row it belongs on. Choose a full mix, or a light mix for beginners. The cursor shows yellow on a tile that can slide and red on one that cannot. When the tray is solved you see your moves and time, and the best move count is kept.

Controls: The stick moves the cursor (hold it to repeat) and the left button slides; hold the right button for two seconds to give up. On the title, up and down choose and a button starts. Either controller works.

ColecoVision version credited in the source to Claude (an AI made by Anthropic) for Amy Studio, in Amy, the language by Amy Bienvenu, 2026: a reimagined adaptation of the published rules. From Ahoy! No. 17, May 1985, page 81: original Commodore 64 program by Larry Murdock. This is a modern homebrew adaptation, not a commercial Coleco release.