Hard Hat for the Intellivision

[Eric7100]

Why doesn't anybody ever talk about this game?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSVQHq1NAuY

[+intvsteve]

Not sure. I think this ships on either Intellivision Lives! or Intellivision Rocks!. Don't remember ever reading any directions, but figured out how to put the plates of glass up on the tower. My favorite part is what happens when the horn blares. It looks like your guy takes a break smoking a cig while sitting on the can. That also seems to be when you get points. I thought there were directions somewhere, but I can't recall where I saw them.

Edited January 18, 2014 by intvsteve

[intvdave]

Not sure If I wrote this. Seems like it since the date of my file is 2003.

 

 

HARD HAT (Unfinished)
Cartridge Instructions
(For 2 players)

Place your workman on the floor where the center moving scaffold is. Run to the
scaffold and your workman will jump from the building to the scaffold. Pick up a
pane of glass and move it into place. Complete your building before your
oppenent does. If your oppenent is getting ahead of you, do not fret, run over
to their building and knock off their panes!

OBJECT OF THE GAME

Collect points by picking up panes and moving them into your building. The
points do not show up until the workman climbs to the roof and jumps up, hitting
the scoreboard. Knocking panes off the building subracts points.

PRESS RESET BUTTON: Title will appear on TV screen.

SELECT SPEED Press button 1,2, or 3 to select a SLOWER game speed. Press
Direction Disc for fastest speed.

GAME CONTROLS

ANY SIDE BUTTON:

1 - Move your workman to where a pane is already in place. Press to knock the
pane to the ground.

2 - When located on the the center scaffold, press to pick up a pane. Use the
DISC to slide the pane onto building. Once it's in place, press again to
lock the pane in place.*

* When on the lift, make sure your workman is located on the side where your
building. This determines which building he moves to when he picks up a pane.

DIRECTION DISC:

Make the workmen climb exposed plumbing to move from floor to
floor. Jump from the building to the center moving scaffold. Move the pane into
place.

[wolfy62]

Hi Dave! Please find a way to release this game it would be awesome! I am in for 2 if you do!

 

 

Thanks for all you have done for us Intellivision people. Dale W.

[First Spear]

What makes this game "unfinished"?

[+Darrin9999]

Its on the Intellivision Flashback. Its a pretty cool game!

[+intvsteve]

I remember finding it on one of the ! CDs and had fun with it.

 

Maybe it's unfinished because it doesn't seem to really go anywhere. Except for making simple mistakes like walking off the edge of the building, the game won't end. There aren't any real adversaries nor does difficulty ramp up. You'd want to have a one-player mode if the case is that it's a competition or adversarial gameplay. Kinda like Utopia in that regard, but without the satisfaction of seeing the other island descend into madness.

[Eric7100]

Its on the Intellivision Flashback. Its a pretty cool game!

 

It being on the Flashback makes no sense. If the game never previously existed in commercial/retail/playable form, then what exactly are we "flashing back" to?

Edited September 6, 2014 by Eric7100

[+JasonlikesINTV]

 

....then what exactly are we "flashing back" to?

That vintage feeling of anticipation of a new release followed by disappointment Edited September 6, 2014 by JasonlikesINTV