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'''Block slapping''' is a mechanic concerning [[block]]s, usable only in the [[Lynx]] version of [[Chip's Challenge]].
'''Block slapping''' is a mechanic concerning [[block]]s, usable only in the [[Lynx]] and Steam versions of [[Chip's Challenge]], and in [[Chip's Challenge 2]].


== Background ==
== Background ==
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It is likely that block slapping is an ancestor of the coding which allowed for the [[Mouse Panel Glitch]]. Both behaviors involve an attempted move in one direction, such that another direction entirely is moved. Since the flick is not possible in Lynx, block slapping is its closest relative.
It is likely that block slapping is an ancestor of the coding which allowed for the [[Mouse Panel Glitch]]. Both behaviors involve an attempted move in one direction, such that another direction entirely is moved. Since the flick is not possible in Lynx, block slapping is its closest relative.
== In the original Lynx game ==
Block slapping in the original Atari Lynx version of Chip's Challenge is more flexible than in Tile World's emulation. Someone more knowledgeable in the matter should expand this section.
== In Chip's Challenge 2 ==
In Chip's Challenge 2, whether or not a block can be slapped depends on the tile that is underneath. If Chip or Melinda could enter the tile normally if there was no block, the block can be slapped; otherwise, slapping is impossible. For example, [[Melinda]] could not slap a block on [[gravel]] unless she has [[hiking boots]], Chip could not slap a block on a [[female-only sign]], and neither Chip nor Melinda could slap a block off a [[lock]] unless they have the appropriate key.
In some situations, it is also possible to slap a block while moving only two tiles. Once again, someone more knowledgeable in the matter should expand this section.
=== Wall slapping ===
A variation of block slapping in Chip's Challenge 2 is '''wall slapping'''. If Chip or Melinda moves past a series of walls while holding a second key in their direction, the wall will be slapped. This can reveal [[hidden wall]]s and [[invisible wall]]s, clear fake [[blue wall]]s and expose real ones, and apply [[steel foil]] to walls.
== In official levels ==
Block slapping is required to solve [[Two Sets of Rules]] when playing in Lynx. It is also required to solve several Lynx-only levels in [[CCLXP2]]. In addition to this, several other official levels, including [[Zartacla]] and [[Reticulating Splines]], are busted due to block slapping.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Ram]]
* [[Ram]]
* [[Flick]]
* [[Flick]]
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