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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 24, 1995}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 24, 1995}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Hover! }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
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|lutris      = hover
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|mobygames    = hover
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|wikipedia    = Hover! (video game)
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|wikipedia    = Hover!
|winehq      =  
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|winehq      = 2518
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|license      = former commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Hover!}}
 
 
{{Disambig|the original Windows 95 game|the remake|[[Hover (2013)]]}}
 
{{Disambig|the original Windows 95 game|the remake|[[Hover (2013)]]}}
  
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| official | ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/deskapps/games/public/AAS/Hover.EXE | DRM-free | Free download from Microsoft's FTP server. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| official | https://archive.org/details/HOVER_201708 | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Microsoft\Hover!\}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Microsoft\Hover!\}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} High scores are stored in the configuration file(s) location.
 
{{ii}} High scores are stored in the configuration file(s) location.
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Hover! settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Hover! settings.png|General settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/hover/en
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/hover/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      =  
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|acceleration option      = unknown
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers         = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =  
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|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Hover! audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Hover! audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    = On/off only.
 
|separate volume notes    = On/off only.
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|mute on focus lost notes = Game automatically pauses and mutes when focus is lost.
 
|mute on focus lost notes = Game automatically pauses and mutes when focus is lost.
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = unknown
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|subtitles = unknown
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|notes    =
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|ref      =
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|fan      =
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{ii}} Music does not start correctly on modern versions of Windows.
 
{{ii}} Music does not start correctly on modern versions of Windows.
  
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Open Sound Options|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
{{Fixbox/fix|Open Sound Options}}
 
 
# Open the Options menu and choose Sounds.
 
# Open the Options menu and choose Sounds.
 
# Close the Sound Options box that appears.
 
# Close the Sound Options box that appears.
 
# Music will now work until you close the game.
 
# Music will now work until you close the game.
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}}
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==Other information==
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      =
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 95
 
|minOS    = 95
|minCPU  = 486/33 processor
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|minCPU  = 486/33
 
|minRAM  = 8 MB
 
|minRAM  = 8 MB
 
|minHD    = 16 MB
 
|minHD    = 16 MB
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|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
|recCPU  = 486/66 DX processor
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|recCPU  = 486/66 DX
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  

Latest revision as of 04:11, 15 February 2024

Hover!
Hover! cover
Developers
Microsoft
Release dates
Windows August 24, 1995
Taxonomy
Series Hover!
Hover! on MobyGames
Hover! on Wikipedia
Hover!
Hover! 1995
Hover (2013) 2013

This page is for the original Windows 95 game. For the remake, see Hover (2013).

Key points

Originally bundled with Windows 95, now a free download.
Modern systems need a workaround for music (see Music doesn't play).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Windows

Essential improvements

Higher fullscreen resolution

Switch to fullscreen mode with Shift+F4 instead of F4. The game will render at 640x480 instead of doubled 320x240.

Skip 256 color warning

Go to the compatibility settings for HOVER.EXE and set 256 color mode.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Hover!\
High scores are stored in the configuration file(s) location.

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
640x480 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
On/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Game automatically pauses and mutes when focus is lost.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Music doesn't play

Music does not start correctly on modern versions of Windows.
Open Sound Options[citation needed]
  1. Open the Options menu and choose Sounds.
  2. Close the Sound Options box that appears.
  3. Music will now work until you close the game.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) 486/33
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 16 MB
Video card (GPU) SVGA


References