+cmart604 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Wow that looks good, and hard as hell! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Wow that looks good, and hard as hell! Its not as hard as it looks. If you stay out of the flower beds then you only have the Neighbour chasing you to to worry about (as well as avoiding the Dog). One of the yet to be implemented features is the ability to make the Dog attack the Neighbour at your command (by pressing fire). You can only do that for a fixed amount of time because the Dog eventually gets fed up of you telling it what to do. One of the other missing features is "turbo mode" where you can accelerate the mower if you keep moving for long enough in one direction. When you do that you leave the Neighbour (and also the Gardener) well behind but they still chase after you. There are some game balancing out elements like the mower overheating which makes you stand still (until it cools) and touching the dog makes you stall the mower for a few seconds as well. You need to develop a strategy for clearing the levels as quickly as possible. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 So you're supposed to mow the grass, but not the flowerbed? And if you mow the flowers, the gardener gets mad? I like how the guy just breaks into his neighbor's houses and steals their mowers. He totally ruins Jim's mower and then proceeds to borrow Bob's on the same day only to ruin that one as well. How rude! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 If anybody is not familiar with the game have a look at the Gameplay section in its Wiki entry here because it covers the rules of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Whew, it's nice to know that the guy isn't ruining his neighbor's mowers How do you control speed and prevent overheating? Avoid straight lines for too long, or is there a speed control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Hey! On the Hover Bovver wiki page, someone already submitted a change and now it lists intellivision as a platform. :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+grips03 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) Any chance for a kids mode? I'm trying to introduce my kids 4 and 8 to older video games, but need an easy mode. Edited May 20, 2013 by grips03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 just read jeff minters wiki page. i own both of the games llamasoft worked on the xbox 360 live arcade, space giraffe and space invaders extreme. 2 pretty cool games in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 you had me at space giraffe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Its not as hard as it looks. If you stay out of the flower beds then you only have the Neighbour chasing you to to worry about (as well as avoiding the Dog). One of the yet to be implemented features is the ability to make the Dog attack the Neighbour at your command (by pressing fire). You can only do that for a fixed amount of time because the Dog eventually gets fed up of you telling it what to do. One of the other missing features is "turbo mode" where you can accelerate the mower if you keep moving for long enough in one direction. When you do that you leave the Neighbour (and also the Gardener) well behind but they still chase after you. There are some game balancing out elements like the mower overheating which makes you stand still (until it cools) and touching the dog makes you stall the mower for a few seconds as well. You need to develop a strategy for clearing the levels as quickly as possible. You know, not having seen the game before, I got most (if not all) of that from the C=64 video posted before. The biggest difference that I see is that the bar graphs for the dog loyalty and neighbor health has changed to just numeric values due to space constraints. That's fine, and fits the Intellivision style of games. -dZ. -dZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 you had me at space giraffe Jeff Minter was a fan of big animals: Attack of the Mutant Camels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janzl Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Jeff Minter was a fan of big animals: Attack of the Mutant Camels He still is That's why he also goes by the name of "Yak". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 How do you control speed and prevent overheating? Avoid straight lines for too long, or is there a speed control? There is no keypad button assigned to speed control. The speed of the player's avatar is controlled by the length of time you move him in the same direction with a single push of the disc. So if you are always chopping and changing direction you won't accelerate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Any chance for a kids mode? I'm trying to introduce my kids 4 and 8 to older video games, but need an easy mode. Don't forget this game was played by kids back in the day . I don't have any plans for adding an easy mode at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 You know, not having seen the game before, I got most (if not all) of that from the C=64 video posted before. The biggest difference that I see is that the bar graphs for the dog loyalty and neighbor health has changed to just numeric values due to space constraints. That's fine, and fits the Intellivision style of games. When I was thinking about screen real estate a very early version had horizontal bars but it ate into the playing area too much. By converting the bars into numbers the original game's levels could be better matched on the Inty. The numbers change colour from green to yellow to red as they run out in the cases of the Dog's loyalty and tolerance or overheat in the mower's case. The colour changes allow you to play the game without keeping an eye on the exact amounts remaining but to quickly determine if things are good, getting worse or bad. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Cebus, sadly for you Rev and I have already bought ALL of the copies of this game and, as a result, you will have to plead and beg us to get a copy. Also, now that we know you love this game, we will be charging a ridiculous premium. You would, ya bum! Hey are you going to PRGE this year? We have some drinking to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 You would, ya bum! Hey are you going to PRGE this year? We have some drinking to do! I'm pretty sure I'm going to be able to go this year, what are the dates again? Of course there's no crazy Keyboard Component to shoot for but I'm sure I'll find other things to bring back to Vancouver to my underground lair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutlawTorn71 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 what are the dates again?..... Is this -> http://www.retrogamingexpo.com/schedule.php what you are speaking of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vprette Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Any incoming progress Groovy? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Is it done yet? I need to give you more monies! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar G. Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Any chance for a kids mode? I'm trying to introduce my kids 4 and 8 to older video games, but need an easy mode. Hello Grips, you may be interested in the following thread: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/210921-my-kids-finally-enjoy-intellivision/page__hl__+kids?do=findComment&comment=2740175 There are many kids friendly games out there Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar G. Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 BTW Thanks for the preview of the game Groovy. Looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+grips03 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Hello Grips, you may be interested in the following thread: http://atariage.com/...ds#entry2740175 There are many kids friendly games out there Cheers! Thanks for the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Is this -> http://www.retrogami...om/schedule.php what you are speaking of? Yep, looks like I'll be going this year barring something unforeseen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztee Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Don't forget this game was played by kids back in the day . I don't have any plans for adding an easy mode at this time. You should have asked for an olde git mode! Groovy is great at implementing them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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