What amiga game was this?

the_jetsetwilly · 5 Jan 2011 at 23:18

describe the movement of the red ball, did it bonce/roll/jump?

ic1male · 5 Jan 2011 at 23:31

This has got me going now - whilst thinking of the game mentioned here I also remembered another one. You controlled this guy who was like an elongated balloon with legs and a big nose. It was a puzzle/platformer whereby you moved across these tiles collecting little pips. The tiles would fall away as you passed over them. I can't remember what it was called nor whether it was Amiga or C64.

EDIT: Just come to me - Bombuzal.

Lydzor · 5 Jan 2011 at 23:41

the_jetsetwilly said:
describe the movement of the red ball, did it bonce/roll/jump?

It bounced forward. The ball got bigger as it bounced higher, just like in Prism 3d, but more exaggerated.

ic1male said:
EDIT: Just come to me - Bombuzal.

I wouldn't have been able to guess that one either.

npjnpj · 6 Jan 2011 at 06:14

C64 - Thing on a spring?
Edit: Way wrong! I was thinking of Bounder, and that's already been named.

SkeeterUK · 6 Jan 2011 at 06:18

Maybe pop to a dedicated amiga forum if your sure it was for amiga. Make sure to post ur drawing and music thing their too as it could help.

npjnpj · 6 Jan 2011 at 06:26

That's right, the Lemon site would be your best bet, I think

Lydzor · 6 Jan 2011 at 15:41

I agree that's probably the best bet. Thanks all anyway.

mythicdawn07 · 6 Jan 2011 at 16:05

MikeHunt79 said:
Sounds similar to this,

apart from you were a green blob and not red...

god that has the worst VO ever lol.

MeatLoaf · 6 Jan 2011 at 18:06

Was it the one where the ball changed composition and colour? I remember a black ball that was sold, a blue ball that was bouncy i think. Did the ball have a face on it?

Bane · 6 Jan 2011 at 22:45

This won't be the game, but a web version you can play. HiRoads

Enter to start
Space to jump.

Was the ball the Amiga Boing? Red and white chequered pattern.

Could you move screen left and right if moved to the sides?

SkeeterUK · 6 Jan 2011 at 22:46

Tbh i have a feeling this was a wind up just to get us all searching for something that doesnt exist.

If it was then DAMN YOU! lol.

Bane · 6 Jan 2011 at 22:58

Could try this site advance search Hall of Light

But using category Reaction and Navigation I was none the wiser. Thought maybe RollerBall, but that doesn't meet you drawing decription.

geon106 · 7 Jan 2011 at 12:59

Lydzor said:
This seemed like the best forum to put this topic.

Can anyone remember a game where you played as a bouncing red ball and had to progress to the top of the screen. I think it was called Borland but can't find any information on it. It was reminiscent of the android game Prism 3D but had more background features if I remember correctly. This has been bugging me for years.

Is it a game where the level/map is like a diamond shape with a grid on it and you had to bounce the ball from the bottom to the top?

If so i'm looking for the same game lol

Absomalutely · 7 Jan 2011 at 15:58

Wasnt Borland the name of a company who created apps for programming in pascal / turbo pascal back in the day? If so, it might have just been a tech demo to demonstrate the awesomness of their programming language

Lydzor · 7 Jan 2011 at 16:17

geon106 said:
Is it a game where the level/map is like a diamond shape with a grid on it and you had to bounce the ball from the bottom to the top?

If so i'm looking for the same game lol

I only remember playing one level (it was pretty hard for me I think as a kid

). So it may have only been a demo or there might have been some diamond shaped levels too.

MeatLoaf said:
Was it the one where the ball changed composition and colour? I remember a black ball that was sold, a blue ball that was bouncy i think. Did the ball have a face on it?

I don't think it did, but as I say I only played one level. It didn't have a face however.

SkeeterUK said:
Tbh i have a feeling this was a wind up just to get us all searching for something that doesnt exist.

If it was then DAMN YOU! lol.

Haha if only! It wasn't even an amazing game for Amiga standards. It's been bugging me though.

Bane said:
This won't be the game, but a web version you can play. HiRoads

Enter to start
Space to jump.

Was the ball the Amiga Boing? Red and white chequered pattern.

Could you move screen left and right if moved to the sides?

Nope it definitely wasn't this.

Bane said:
Could try this site advance search Hall of Light

But using category Reaction and Navigation I was none the wiser. Thought maybe RollerBall, but that doesn't meet you drawing decription.

I'll have to experiment with some different terms in this. It could be useful.

Absomalutely said:
Wasnt Borland the name of a company who created apps for programming in pascal / turbo pascal back in the day? If so, it might have just been a tech demo to demonstrate the awesomness of their programming language

I came across this too, which is quite confusing. I have no idea if it was though.