• Hugh Bowman PI V1.14 - A new RISC OS Game!

    From tony@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, November 23, 2025 11:15:03
    TEN YEARS OF NEW ORIGINAL RISC OS GAMES

    Over the last 10 years we have released over 23 games including:
    Overlord,
    Legends of Magic, Xeroid, Mop Tops, Mutant Penguin, Cyborg, Protector,
    Island
    of the Undead, Stunt Drivers, Escape From The Arcade, Star Mine, Scuba
    Hunter,
    Spy Mission:The Ice Caves of Dr. Atom, The Haunted Tower Hotel, 3D
    Pingo, 3D
    Turbo Boost, A-maze-ing, TIMERUN, Wizard Lore, Light Gate, 3D Moonbase
    Attack,
    Morphix and Hugh Bowman PI.

    In addition, the RDSP Virtual Sound Chip and AMCOG Development kit have
    been
    released.

    Thanks to everyone for their support over the last 10 years. Here's
    looking
    forward to the next 10 years.


    HUGH BOWMAN PI V1.14 RELEASED

    Available to Buy for œ 14.99

    We are pleased to announce that as of the 16th of November 2025 Hugh
    Bowman PI
    Version 1.14 is available for download from the:

    http://www.plingstore.org.uk/ps/download.aw

    If you bought the game at the RISC OS London Show, please update your
    copy
    via the !Store using your download code which you can enter via "Special Instructions, promo code etc." in the !Store app.

    Here is a link to the product page on our website: https://www.amcog.co.uk/hbowman-pi.htm

    A game play video is here:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63dTX2fROms

    Hugh Bowman PI is an arcade puzzle game that draws inspiration from
    Impossible Mission and Film Noir.


    HOW TO PLAY

    After meeting your client you break into Professor Von Sparks
    base. The patrol bots won't bother you once you are inside
    one of the buildings.

    When in there - search the items in the building. If there is
    something contained within, it will go into your held items.
    Use the mouse to select an item to find out more about it.

    By default you can use SPACE to search and ENTER to use an
    object (e.g. a key or a donut). Some items must be used via
    Von Sparks electronic phone system. This includes the robot
    freeze cards and the lift reset cards.

    Once you have gathered enough clues you can enter some words
    into the phone. If you are close then you will told how close
    you are. The game looks for keywords - and these do not need
    to be whole space separated words. So you can either just
    type which words you think are right or a whole sentence
    if you prefer.

    Good luck!

    FEATURING

    3 cases to solve
    4 original music tracks
    HD graphics
    Multiple modes of play
    Sound effects via RDSP
    Joystick support for RISC OS 5 on the Raspberry PI
    (Retropie controller>
    Voice samples
    User defined keys
    Full source code for use in your own projects

    COMPATIBILITY

    Hugh Bowman PI is compatible with RISC OS 4.02 and RISC OS 5 on the
    Raspberry Pi 0,2,3,4,400, Titanium, ARM X6, Pandaboard, Beagleboard,
    RPCEmu and Virtual Acorn SA

    Best Regards,
    Tony Bartram
    AMCOG


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