History VideoGame / HeadOverHeels

An {{isometric|Projection}} puzzle game by John Ritman and Bernie Drummond released for the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum in 1987 and later ported to more machines.

* AcidTripDimension: On the UsefulNotes/AmstradCPC version, and even more so on the UsefulNotes/AtariST version, wearing sunglasses is advisable for certain screens. In the case of the UsefulNotes/AtariST port, this is because Ritman and Drummond had no control over the colour schemes used.

An {{isometric|Projection}} puzzle game by John Ritman and Bernie Drummond released for the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum in 1987 (later ported to more machines),

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An {{isometric|Projection}} puzzle game by John Ritman and Bernie Drummond for the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum (later ported to more machines), ''Head over Heels'' is considered to be one of the best games in the genre not developed by [[Creator/{{Rare}} Ultimate]]. The gameplay is very similar to their previously developed Franchise/{{Batman}} title, and contains numerous surreal friends and enemies, most famously a [[Series/DoctorWho Dalek]] with [[UsefulNotes/CharlesIII Prince Charles]] for a head. The player can switch between Head and Heels at will, and while the start of the game focuses on getting them together in order to complete the escape, the game soon has you needing to split them up again.

An [[IsometricProjection isometric]] puzzle game by John Ritman and Bernie Drummond for the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum (later ported to more machines), ''Head over Heels'' is considered to be one of the best games in the genre not developed by [[Creator/{{Rare}} Ultimate]]. The gameplay is very similar to their previously developed Franchise/{{Batman}} title, and contains numerous surreal friends and enemies, most famously a [[Series/DoctorWho Dalek]] with [[UsefulNotes/CharlesIII Prince Charles]] for a head. The player can switch between Head and Heels at will, and while the start of the game focuses on getting them together in order to complete the escape, the game soon has you needing to split them up again.

* GravityBarrier

* InconvenientlyPlacedConveyorBelt
* InformedEquipment

* IsometricProjection

* MalevolentArchitecture
* OneHitPointWonder

* SpikesOfDoom

* TemporaryPlatform

An [[IsometricProjection isometric]] puzzle game by John Ritman and Bernie Drummond for the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum (later ported to more machines), ''Head over Heels'' is considered to be one of the best games in the genre not developed by [[Creator/{{Rare}} Ultimate]]. The gameplay is very similar to their previously developed Franchise/{{Batman}} title, and contains numerous surreal friends and enemies, most famously a [[Series/DoctorWho Dalek]] with Prince Charles for a head. The player can switch between Head and Heels at will, and while the start of the game focuses on getting them together in order to complete the escape, the game soon has you needing to split them up again.

Retrospec [[VideoGameRemake has remade]] the game with updated graphics, and you can download it for free here: http://retrospec.sgn.net/game/hoh

* BinomiumRidiculus: * The manual gives the title characters silly Latin-inspired names: Headus Mouthion and Footus Underium.

Undercover spies Head and Heels, working to overthrow the corrupt emperor Blacktooth, have been captured and thrown into separate cells. The pair must escape from prison, gather the tools of their trade, and then meet up before attempting to spark revolutions on all of the worlds occupied by the evil empire by finding and recovering the lost crowns of their original rulers.

Retrospec [[UpdatedRerelease has remade]] the game with updated graphics, and you can download it for free here: http://retrospec.sgn.net/game/hoh

** The jingle played when you enter a room in Safari is from ''SabreWulf''.

An [[IsometricProjection isometric]] puzzle game by John Ritman and Bernie Drummond for the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum (later ported to more machines), ''Head over Heels'' is considered to be one of the best games in the genre not developed by [[{{Rare}} Ultimate]]. The gameplay is very similar to their previously developed Franchise/{{Batman}} title, and contains numerous surreal friends and enemies, most famously a [[Series/DoctorWho Dalek]] with Prince Charles for a head. The player can switch between Head and Heels at will, and while the start of the game focuses on getting them together in order to complete the escape, the game soon has you needing to split them up again.

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[[caption-width:282:"Charlie is my Dalek, my Dalek, my Dalek..."]]

[[caption-width:282:Heels and a Prince Charles Dalek]]

* DeadEndRoom: In Egyptus, it is possible for Heels to miss a critical jump and fall into a room where only Head is supposed to go. Since there is no way for Heels to get out of this room (not even by joining up with Head), the only option is to quit and restart. Let's hope you ate a Reincarnation Fish recently...

* ShoutOut: The jingle played when you enter a room in Safari is from ''SabreWulf''.

* AcidTripDimension: On the UsefulNotes/AmstradCPC version, and even more so on the AtariST version, wearing sunglasses is advisable for certain screens. In the case of the AtariST port, this is because Ritman and Drummond had no control over the colour schemes used.

An isometric puzzle game by John Ritman and Bernie Drummond for the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum (later ported to more machines), ''Head over Heels'' is considered to be one of the best games in the genre not developed by [[{{Rare}} Ultimate]]. The gameplay is very similar to their previously developed Franchise/{{Batman}} title, and contains numerous surreal friends and enemies, most famously a [[Series/DoctorWho Dalek]] with Prince Charles for a head. The player can switch between Head and Heels at will, and while the start of the game focuses on getting them together in order to complete the escape, the game soon has you needing to split them up again.

* AcidTripDimension: On the AmstradCPC version, and even more so on the AtariST version, wearing sunglasses is advisable for certain screens. In the case of the AtariST port, this is because Ritman and Drummond had no control over the colour schemes used.

An isometric puzzle game by John Ritman and Bernie Drummond for the ZXSpectrum (later ported to more machines), ''Head over Heels'' is considered to be one of the best games in the genre not developed by [[{{Rare}} Ultimate]]. The gameplay is very similar to their previously developed Franchise/{{Batman}} title, and contains numerous surreal friends and enemies, most famously a [[Series/DoctorWho Dalek]] with Prince Charles for a head. The player can switch between Head and Heels at will, and while the start of the game focuses on getting them together in order to complete the escape, the game soon has you needing to split them up again.

* SequenceBreaking: Mapping a key to the 'jump' and 'change character' actions, then hammering it, will allow Heels to jump the barrier seperating him from Head at the beginning of the game. Don't forget to fetch his bag first though, or you'll be blocked. (This helpful bug has of course been eliminated from the remake.)

An isometric puzzle game by John Ritman and Bernie Drummond for the ZXSpectrum (later ported to more machines), ''Head over Heels'' is considered to be one of the best games in the genre not developed by [[{{Rare}} Ultimate]]. The gameplay is very similar to their previously developed {{Batman}} title, and contains numerous surreal friends and enemies, most famously a [[Series/DoctorWho Dalek]] with Prince Charles for a head. The player can switch between Head and Heels at will, and while the start of the game focuses on getting them together in order to complete the escape, the game soon has you needing to split them up again.

* CanisLatinicus: The manual gives all of the characters in the game silly Latin-inspired names.

* SequenceBreaking: Mapping a key to the 'jump' and 'change character' actions, then hammering it, will allow Heels to jump the barrier seperating him from Head at the beginning of the game. Don't forget to fetch his bag first though, or you'll be blocked.