Hover Bovver (1984) by Jeff Minter

This is the reverse-engineered and [commented source code] for the 1986 Commodore 64 game Hover Bovver by Jeff Minter. Following the build instructions below you can compile and run Hover Bovver from scratch yourself on a Linux or Windows desktop.

You can play Hover Bovver in your browser at https://mwenge.github.io/hoverbovver/. (Ctrl key is 'Fire', Arrow Keys to move.)

Current Status

The game compiles and plays. Lots of redundant data and code still need to be removed. Commenting/labelling not started.

Build Requirements

• 64tass, tested with v1.54, r1900
• VICE
• Exomizer

Build Instructions

To compile and run it do:

$ make

The compiled game is written to the bin folder.

To just compile the game and get a binary (hoverbovver.prg) do:

$ make hoverbovver.prg