| Readme: | Short: Head over Heels, isometric remake of the 1987 classic
Author: Jorge Rodriguez Santos, Douglas Mencken
Port: Papiosaur
Type: game/actio
Version: 1.4 (08-11-2026)
Architecture: ppc-morphos
Requires: MorphOS 3.20+
Distribution: MorphOS-Storage (Games/Action)
URL: https://github.com/dougmencken/HeadOverHeels
Head over Heels for MorphOS
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The free and open source remake of Head over Heels, Jon Ritman and Bernie
Drummond's isometric arcade adventure (Ocean, 1987). Head jumps high and
fires doughnuts; Heels runs fast and carries things. Apart they are
limited, joined together they can do everything -- free the five planets of
the Blacktooth empire and escape.
Everything is in this archive, there is nothing else to download.
HOW TO RUN IT
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Double-click the HOH icon. The first screen lets you choose the language.
Settings and saved games go to the "savegames" drawer next to the game.
CONTROLS
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Keyboard (can be redefined in the options):
Cursor keys move
Space jump (and select in the menus)
c take / drop an object
b take and jump
n fire a doughnut (Head)
x switch between Head and Heels
m pause
Tab map of the visited rooms
Escape menu / save
Alt + Return switch between window and full screen
Gamepad: stick or d-pad to move; first four buttons jump, take, take and
jump, switch character; shoulder buttons doughnut and map; Start pause,
Select menu. In the menus the stick moves and the first button selects.
CONTENTS
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HOH the game
HeadOverHeels/ graphics, sounds, music, rooms and texts
LICENSE GNU General Public Licence v3
Papio-Software opens papio-software.com
Support support the port
MORPHOS PORT
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- built on Allegro 5 running on SDL2
- real 640x480 full screen screen (Alt + Return), window by default
- gamepad support (SDL game controller API, raw joystick as fallback)
- saved games and settings next to the game
- clean quit through the window close gadget
CREDITS
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Jorge Rodriguez Santos Head over Heels remake (2001-2009)
Douglas Mencken current version
Jon Ritman, Bernie Drummond original game (Ocean, 1987)
THANKS
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- MorphOS Team for MorphOS
- BeWorld for SDL2 on MorphOS
LICENCE
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GNU General Public Licence v3 (see LICENSE).
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