Software information: Hopper

Overview

A recreation of a 1980s-era arcade game. Runs full-screen.

Playing instructions

Help the frog hop its way to safety across a busy road and over the rapids, collecting tasty flies along the way. Watch out for the poisonous snake and hungry crocodile.

Default keys (alterable from the !Hopper icon bar menu)
’ – up
/ – down
Z – left
X – right

Other keys
ESCAPE quits a game. Press ESCAPE again to return to the desktop.
F9/F10 – pause/unpauses
F1/F2 – turn sound on/off
F5/F6 – turn music on/off

Issues

• The Raspberry Pi cannot run the game natively, but if you use a RISC OS 3 emulator such as !ArcEm or !ArchiEmu, Hopper will run under emulation.
• Older versions of RPCEmu cannot run the game. Upgrade to RPCEmu 0.9.1 or later.

If you are experiencing other problems with this software, first check to see if a ticket has been raised on the Bug tracker page. You may also want to visit the Bugs forum.

If you have a general query related to the software, you can enquire on the Community Support forum.

History of the component

To view the release history for versions available on the ROOL web site, visit the GitLab Commits page (releases are “tagged” with the version number).

Obtaining the software

This software is usually supplied as part of the standard HardDisc4 build.

The latest version of the software can be obtained from the Packages server.

To obtain the source code, visit the GitLab source page.