Comments on: The Legend of Microsoft Hover http://johnlamansky.com/tech/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-legend-of-microsoft-hover Fri, 18 May 2012 16:58:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kyle http://johnlamansky.com/tech/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/comment-page-1/#comment-13961 Kyle Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:39:56 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/22/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/#comment-13961 Microsoft. I demand you release the source code to Hover so people can expand the game so it will be preserved for eternity. :) Microsoft. I demand you release the source code to Hover so people can expand the game so it will be preserved for eternity. :)

]]> By: Kyle http://johnlamansky.com/tech/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/comment-page-1/#comment-13960 Kyle Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:38:53 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/22/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/#comment-13960 If you don't think it's hard why not give it a shot? I know squat when it comes to programming. If you don’t think it’s hard why not give it a shot? I know squat when it comes to programming.

]]> By: Kyle http://johnlamansky.com/tech/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/comment-page-1/#comment-13959 Kyle Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:38:07 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/22/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/#comment-13959 Like the Sim City crowd somebody needs to mod their own levels so the levels can be expanded on this legendary hidden game. Like the Sim City crowd somebody needs to mod their own levels so the levels can be expanded on this legendary hidden game.

]]> By: Jacob http://johnlamansky.com/tech/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/comment-page-1/#comment-5414 Jacob Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:44:18 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/22/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/#comment-5414 Yeah, I remember being stumped on that for the longest time until I finally realized what to do. You need to have at least one spring pod handy, and as you are approaching the floating platform, hit the jump button (A by default) to launch yourself upward and you can grab the flag. Unlike platforms in the other environments, these are just barely low enough for you to reach in a jump. I must say, though, I always wished that a red flag would appear up there once in a while and I could just laugh at the enemy drones. Yeah, I remember being stumped on that for the longest time until I finally realized what to do. You need to have at least one spring pod handy, and as you are approaching the floating platform, hit the jump button (A by default) to launch yourself upward and you can grab the flag.

Unlike platforms in the other environments, these are just barely low enough for you to reach in a jump.

I must say, though, I always wished that a red flag would appear up there once in a while and I could just laugh at the enemy drones.

]]> By: Callum Gare http://johnlamansky.com/tech/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Callum Gare Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:46:34 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/22/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/#comment-40 You can download hover off Microsoft's public FTP server: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/deskapps/games/public/AAS/Hover.EXE Here's the wikipedia page with the link at the bottom: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hover! Aparently it still plays on all windows operating systems released since Windows 95. You can download hover off Microsoft’s public FTP server: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/deskapps/games/public/AAS/Hover.EXE

Here’s the wikipedia page with the link at the bottom: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hover!

Aparently it still plays on all windows operating systems released since Windows 95.

]]> By: Nathan http://johnlamansky.com/tech/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Nathan Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:27:43 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/22/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/#comment-39 actually, that wouldn't be that hard :D if someone could find a way to decompile it they could just insert new levels real easy... or if Microsoft had the balls to release the source code. actually, that wouldn’t be that hard :D if someone could find a way to decompile it they could just insert new levels real easy… or if Microsoft had the balls to release the source code.

]]> By: Jim Herzog http://johnlamansky.com/tech/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Jim Herzog Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:57:57 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/22/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/#comment-38 It'd be GREAT if some wiz could write/program the game with more levels,.. It’d be GREAT if some wiz could write/program the game with more levels,..

]]> By: Nathan http://johnlamansky.com/tech/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Nathan Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:46:07 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/22/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/#comment-37 Wow, this brings back SO many memories... memories of when i used to play Tom Clancy's Rainbox Six from 1997 then i would play this :D it was awesome Wow, this brings back SO many memories… memories of when i used to play Tom Clancy’s Rainbox Six from 1997 then i would play this :D it was awesome

]]> By: sathacker http://johnlamansky.com/tech/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/comment-page-1/#comment-36 sathacker Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:58:49 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/22/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/#comment-36 Runs perfectly on Linux under wine....... Oh they joy :) Runs perfectly on Linux under wine……. Oh they joy :)

]]> By: Karen http://johnlamansky.com/tech/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Karen Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:23:34 +0000 http://www.johnlamansky.com/2005/12/22/the-legend-of-microsoft-hover/#comment-35 I played this game on my Win 95, 98 XP Pro, Home and now on Win 7. Easy game to play and relaxing, strange but true. I can still access the .exe file on my 95 disc. I also found that it was amongst the folder hierarchy and not in plain sight. I played this game on my Win 95, 98 XP Pro, Home and now on Win 7.
Easy game to play and relaxing, strange but true.
I can still access the .exe file on my 95 disc. I also found that it was amongst the folder hierarchy and not in plain sight.

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