Hover Bovver (PC version)
Again, it's probably a bit cheeky of me to release the PC version
of Hover Bovver- after all, this version is really only the PocketPC version
running in a window, and is really only intended as a convenience for test
purposes whilst developing the PocketPC version.
However, several people have asked me if I would release the
PC version since they don't have a PocketPC, and being as the game is perfectly
playable on the PC, I thought what the hell, and so here it is.
There are of course some differences in the controls from the
PocketPC version. The arrow keys are used instead of the d-pad to move your
mower. The Space baa is used as your Dog button. The Quit key is the "End"
key on the keyboard. The control button setup menu item doesn't have any effect
in the PC version (although you can still switch to Stylus mode if you want
to - I wouldn't recommend it on the PC, but it's there anyway. In Stylus mode
the Dog button maps to the right mouse button). And obviously, any references
to "tap screen" just mean "click the mouse in the window"
;-).
Minimizing the window, will pause a game in progress. You can
resize the window to whatever size you like. It defaults to 480x640.
And should you actually think that it's worth a fiver, you
can get the full version via SWREG from here:
Why not buy both games at once for a tenner?
It's one convenient download for you, and it saves me a
quid in SWREG commission!
As ever, you should download and test the demo on your machine
to make sure it behaves itself before paying any money for the full version.
I've tried it on Windows XP, Windows 98 and Windows 2000 and it seems to work
OK on those machines, but YMMV. Be safe and try the demo version first :-).