Head Over Heels remake RELEASED !

tomcat666 · 23 September 2003, 09:44

Hey All !

The Retrospec' remake of Head Over Heels has finally been released. Everything is online, url :

http://retrospec.sgn.net/games/hoh/

Hope it plays as good as it looks ;-)

DeAdLy_cOoKiE · 23 September 2003, 11:03

Wow, mighty impressive game! It looks really good, and polished

I'm surprised about the quality of the music and sound effects too! It's is on par with the quality of the graphics.. I really love your engine with it's lighting capabilities. This game has it all.

I've never played HoH (shame on me, I know it's a classic), but I know I'm going to have a blast playing this version. It looks really really good. As best as a HoH remake can get, I suppose

Perfect!

23 September 2003, 11:43

FANTASTIC great graphics , great sound and superb playability.
well done on a classy bit of software.

tomcat666 · 23 September 2003, 12:45

Hmm, why ? If you deselect the Shortcut on Desktop and Start Menu icons it will just unzip itself into the directory of your choice and do nothing else

I put it into installer .exe because I remember getting shitloads of mails like "what do I do with this .zip file" and such :-( it is better this way.

And besides, I think it couldn't be easier to install this one. It is really simple

fiath · 23 September 2003, 13:18

Just out of interest, did you ever try to see if publishers were interested?

Make a wonderful GBA game

tomcat666 · 23 September 2003, 13:24

TBH, I didn't really. Graham had some talks with some company who bailed out when they learned they would have to get the licence from the copyright holders. So we actually never really bothered contacting anyone especially after Richard's Fairlight got canned because the original publishers wouldn't let him put it out for free.

Big-Byte · 23 September 2003, 13:28

Can I put the game on my ftp? Would save you a bit of bandwidth for your site. I would also of course put a readme directing people to your site with it so they know what its all about.

Dizzy · 23 September 2003, 13:36

Wow this is a fab release, better than all this crap games released today by big company with big budget...

tomcat666 · 23 September 2003, 13:36

Ofcourse you can :-)

Thanx BB !

Big-Byte · 23 September 2003, 13:52

A few questions before I try this out at work....

Can you exit back to the desktop?
Does it run in a window as well as fullscreen.
Does it have closedown quickly (for when the boss is coming? )

tomcat666 · 23 September 2003, 13:58

Runs in WIndow/Full screen (Window by default)
You can exit back to desktop from main menu only.

No boss key I am afraid... but you can move it to background if using windowed mode

DeAdLy_cOoKiE · 23 September 2003, 14:01

ALT + TAB

a powerfull combination of keys

Dalai · 23 September 2003, 16:26

Nice! Great music and atmosphere from those lighting effects.

Galahad/FLT · 23 September 2003, 17:59

nice.... oh, and it works fine on 300Mhz 60MEG Ram PC as well

I thought the 128mb was a little steep!

Bloodwych · 23 September 2003, 18:02

Quote:

Originally posted by Galahad/FLT
nice.... oh, and it works fine on 300Mhz 60MEG Ram PC as well

I thought the 128mb was a little steep!

He commented on the RAM in this thread

Which is also the thread where I added my praise - still playing it now!!!

Want to be top of that scoreboard for a long time.

tomcat666 · 23 September 2003, 19:28

Again, thanx for all the praise guys !

It really turned out great.

FromWithin · 23 September 2003, 20:18

Have you all seen this?

256 colour spectrum emulator

Unfortunately, I can't get it to work on my XP machine.

Antiriad · 23 September 2003, 21:27

Yes, thats quite an amusing and impressive emulator. I used to be able to get it to work on Win98 when I had running on a spare Hd.

Jherek Carnelia · 23 September 2003, 23:22

Excellent! What a talented pair you are, I love it...

Dastardly · 24 September 2003, 09:49

Whoa 15Mb. With a crappy dialup Ill have to wait til I get back in later before I can play

Im sure itll be great though

23 September 2003, 09:44	#1
tomcat666 Retro Freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Slovenia Age: 51 Posts: 1,647	Head Over Heels remake RELEASED ! Hey All ! The Retrospec' remake of Head Over Heels has finally been released. Everything is online, url : http://retrospec.sgn.net/games/hoh/ Hope it plays as good as it looks ;-)

23 September 2003, 17:59	#14
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,986	Respect.... nice.... oh, and it works fine on 300Mhz 60MEG Ram PC as well I thought the 128mb was a little steep!

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23 September 2003, 11:03	#2
DeAdLy_cOoKiE Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 122	Wow, mighty impressive game! It looks really good, and polished I'm surprised about the quality of the music and sound effects too! It's is on par with the quality of the graphics.. I really love your engine with it's lighting capabilities. This game has it all. I've never played HoH (shame on me, I know it's a classic), but I know I'm going to have a blast playing this version. It looks really really good. As best as a HoH remake can get, I suppose Perfect!

23 September 2003, 11:43	#3
Bonovox Posts: n/a	FANTASTIC great graphics , great sound and superb playability. well done on a classy bit of software.

23 September 2003, 12:45	#4
tomcat666 Retro Freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Slovenia Age: 51 Posts: 1,647	Hmm, why ? If you deselect the Shortcut on Desktop and Start Menu icons it will just unzip itself into the directory of your choice and do nothing else I put it into installer .exe because I remember getting shitloads of mails like "what do I do with this .zip file" and such :-( it is better this way. And besides, I think it couldn't be easier to install this one. It is really simple

23 September 2003, 13:18	#5
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	Just out of interest, did you ever try to see if publishers were interested? Make a wonderful GBA game

23 September 2003, 13:24	#6
tomcat666 Retro Freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Slovenia Age: 51 Posts: 1,647	TBH, I didn't really. Graham had some talks with some company who bailed out when they learned they would have to get the licence from the copyright holders. So we actually never really bothered contacting anyone especially after Richard's Fairlight got canned because the original publishers wouldn't let him put it out for free.

23 September 2003, 13:28	#7
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	Can I put the game on my ftp? Would save you a bit of bandwidth for your site. I would also of course put a readme directing people to your site with it so they know what its all about.

23 September 2003, 13:36	#8
Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395	Wow this is a fab release, better than all this crap games released today by big company with big budget...

23 September 2003, 13:52	#10
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	A few questions before I try this out at work.... Can you exit back to the desktop? Does it run in a window as well as fullscreen. Does it have closedown quickly (for when the boss is coming? )

23 September 2003, 13:58	#11
tomcat666 Retro Freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Slovenia Age: 51 Posts: 1,647	Runs in WIndow/Full screen (Window by default) You can exit back to desktop from main menu only. No boss key I am afraid... but you can move it to background if using windowed mode

23 September 2003, 14:01	#12
DeAdLy_cOoKiE Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 122	ALT + TAB a powerfull combination of keys

23 September 2003, 16:26	#13
Dalai Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK Posts: 148	Nice! Great music and atmosphere from those lighting effects.

23 September 2003, 19:28	#16
tomcat666 Retro Freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Slovenia Age: 51 Posts: 1,647	Again, thanx for all the praise guys ! It really turned out great.

23 September 2003, 20:18	#17
FromWithin Music lord Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 50 Posts: 630	Have you all seen this? 256 colour spectrum emulator Unfortunately, I can't get it to work on my XP machine.

23 September 2003, 21:27	#18
Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,141	Yes, thats quite an amusing and impressive emulator. I used to be able to get it to work on Win98 when I had running on a spare Hd.

23 September 2003, 23:22	#19
Jherek Carnelia Dazed and Confused Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: portsmouth/uk Posts: 242	Excellent! What a talented pair you are, I love it...

24 September 2003, 09:49	#20
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	Whoa 15Mb. With a crappy dialup Ill have to wait til I get back in later before I can play Im sure itll be great though

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