Hugo Pc Spel

[Christain Cobb]

Hugovideo game refers to more than a dozen video game adaptations of the early seasons of the originally Danish ITE's interactive entertainment show Hugo in the Hugo franchise. From 1992 to 2000, ITE would develop and publish various compilations of different scenarios of the essentially one game, as well as their later updated versions, for several computer and console platforms, in most cases targeted exclusively for the European markets.

The classic Hugo releases from the 1990s are action games that closely resemble the early editions of the children's television game show that they are based on, having the player guide the titular character or a small, friendly troll to navigate safely through dangerous environments in a collection of diverse but simple minigame scenarios. Completing a given set of the main scenarios followed by the final end-game scene results in Hugo either rescuing his wife and children from an evil witch or finding a hidden treasure.

Since 2011, Krea Media (Hugo Games / 5th Planet Games) has developed a series of mobile game remakes of some the classic minigames turned into endless runners. A series of inspired online slot machine have been also released since 2016.

The two PlayStation games, which reused the titles Hugo (1998)[10] and Hugo 2 (1999),[11] are partial remakes of the computer games. They feature the same scenarious but with improved graphics and sound (including musical tracks for each stage), plus a rendered opening animation in the second game. An early concept was more ambitious, promising "a new storyline for Hugo and special new scenarios using both 2D and 3D technology".[12]

Hugo was also ported by Laguna and Infogrames to the Game Boy as Hugo 2 in 1997.[13] This version features simplified graphics and gameplay and was later ported to the Game Boy Color by Bit Managers and Infogrames in 1999 under the title Hugo 2.[14]

In the games' usual story, a wicked witch named Scylla (often named differently in various countries, including Afskylia in the original Danish version) arrives at the home of Hugo the troll and once again kidnaps his wife Hugoline and their three young children (Rit, Rat and Rut) because she needs them for a magical beauty treatment. Hugo must undergo a series of dangerous adventures reach and rescue Hugolina and the children and perhaps even eliminate the hateful and cruel Scylla to bring peace to the Troll Forest. However, the witch is well prepared for Hugo as she watches his progress through a crystal ball and casts spells to stop him, having previously placed all sorts of devious traps in the various paths leading to one of her several "skull cave" lairs. Typically, if Hugo reaches Scylla's hideout, the witch will personally meet the troll in confidence that he cannot win and now she must be defeated in one way or another to truly finish the game. Some versions also feature alternative ending sequences that may not even feature Scylla.

The PlayStation Hugo 2 release is unique in that the game's story continues from where the first one left off, where Hugo's family has been rescued but the evil Scylla has fled and now is back for revenge. As Hugo is returning home in an old airplane with his loved ones the after celebrations, Scylla flies to her main castle, where she casts a spell to gain power over the clouds to take Hugolina again and destroy the plane. Hugo's children all parachute down before his plane crash lands in the snowy mountains. Once again, Hugo needs to again overcome many dangers that lie before him to save his wife from the witch who as always will use all her cunning and dark magic to stop him. This time, he will also need to first find each of his three missing children while on his way.

The player must complete a number of minigames composed of repeative quick time events, simple puzzles, and guessing games. Most of them use either 2D or 2.5D graphics and have the character of Hugo controlled with keyboard or joystick input as he uses a variety of means of transportation to traverse through levels. Hugo will typically start each scenario with three lives, triggering a relevant cutscene when any is lost. During the games Hugo (voiced in Danish by Michael Brockdorf and German by Michael Habeck, Oliver Grimm and Oliver Baier) and Scylla (voiced in Danish by Winnie Engell and in German by Karin Kernke) communicate with the player with digitized speech, and can also knock on (or scratch) the screen from the inside, breaking the fourth wall.

The games received mixed and often negative reviews. According to Francisco Delgada from Spanish magazine pcmana, while Hugo is "not a bad game", it is "a bit bland and repetitive, especially since the video game version only differs from television [game] in its difficulty".[74] Arkadiusz Matczyński from Polish magazine Świat Gier Komputerowych recommended it as a "fantastic" game for younger Amiga users, but noted the more mature audience might get bored quickly.[72]

PlayStation reviews were often much harsher. Mike Goldsmith from Arcade wrote about the PlayStation releases: "Advertised as being 'designed for children aged 6+', Hugo will come off as simplistic at best, patronising at worst - a real shame given the quality of edutainment titles that could be ported from PC and Mac".[75] German magazine Maniac called them some of the worst PlayStation games.[76] In 2003, PlanetStation, having previously given both Hugo and Hugo 2 the lowest possible score of 1 star,[77][78] included Hugo among the five worst games from the 50 issues of the magazines.[79] Retrospectively, PlayStation Official Magazine listed Hugo, described as "bloody rubbish", atop its list of worst PlayStation characters.[80] In 2012, Game Informer made a Replay-section retro video poking fun at the PlayStation Hugo and Bubsy 3D.[81]

Nevertheless, the series was a massive commercial success. The first PC game has remained Germany's #1 best-selling PC floppy disk game for a long time in 1995, including in March,[82] June,[83] July,[84] October,[85][86] and 1995,[87] as well as the #1 best-selling Amiga 500 game of September 1996,[88] while Hugo 3 landed #2 upon its premiere in 1996.[89] Previously, Hugo has been one of the best-selling computer games in Spain in 1992.[90] In August 1998, Hugo 2 for the Game Boy received a "Gold" sales award from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD), indicating sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[91] It was the #2 best-selling GB game in Germany in September 1999.[92] As such, Hugo Gold has been featured as a Classic of the Month at the Computerspielemuseum Berlin.[93]

A Hugo online slot game based on the game was developed by Play'n GO in 2016 (in Denmark it was released exclusively for RoyalCasino.dk). Its story involves finding treasures in a mine and rescuing Hugolina from Afskylia/Scylla.[94][95] It was followed by Hugo 2 partially based on "Ice Cavern" in 2018.[96] The 2019's Hugo's Adventure features elements from the airplane and ropes minigames.[97] Hugo Carts, inspired by the mine track scenario but having Hugo and Hugolina work together against Scylla, was released 2021.[98] Another slot game, Hugo Legacy featuring mine track inspired theme along with a symbolic version of the rope endgame, was released in 2023.[99]

Na twee jaar persconferenties heeft iedereen eigen ideen over het coronabeleid. Maar kunnen we het echt beter dan Hugo de Jonge? In dit spel kom jij voor dezelfde keuzes te staan, maar mag je je eigen weg door de pandemie kiezen.

Voer maatregelen in en hef ze weer op om de coronacijfers te zien veranderen, en hou het nieuws in de gaten om te kijken hoe jouw beleid in de samenleving valt. Krijg jij corona onder controle?

Natuurlijk kan je het altijd opnieuw proberen, om te kijken hoe het virus en de samenleving zou reageren bij een veel hardere lockdown, juist helemaal geen maatregelen, of elke combinatie daartussen. Kan jij het beter dan Hugo?

Lopen alle coronacijfers uit de hand en weet je niet wat je moet doen? Geen paniek! Het belangrijkste in het spel is dat je maatregelen neemt. Dat doe je door op de verschillende knoppen, zoals 'afstand houden' of 'winkels sluiten' te klikken. Hiermee voer je die coronamaatregel in. Zeker aan het begin van de pandemie is n maatregel alleen lang niet genoeg. Zoek dus een goede combinatie om ervoor te zorgen dat het virus zich niet ver kan verspreiden.

Tijdens het spel zie je in de grafieken de coronacijfers omhoog en omlaag gaan. Je kan zien hoeveel mensen er positief getest worden, hoeveel er in het ziekenhuis belanden, en hoeveel komen te overlijden. Zie je dat er nog steeds veel mensen besmet raken? Dan is een strikter beleid misschien nodig. Je wordt ook geholpen door het nieuws. Daar wordt je gewaarschuwd door experts, en hoor je wat mensen van jou als coronaminister vinden. Je kan elk moment op de pauzeknop klikken, als je meer tijd nodig hebt om het nieuws te lezen, of om naar de cijfers te kijken.

De belangrijkste tip: leef je uit. Grijp in op dag n om zo veel mogelijk doden te voorkomen, of probeer juist zo veel mogelijk vrijheid te behouden. Iedereen irriteerde zich in de afgelopen maanden wel eens aan het coronabeleid. Dit is jouw kans om te bewijzen dat je het beter kan dan Hugo de Jonge.

Leuk dat je het vraagt! Ik ben Quinten Coret: student, hobby-programmeur, fervent twitteraar, en vooral gn viroloog. Dat laatste wil ik graag benadrukken: ik heb de afgelopen maanden m'n stinkende best gedaan om het spel zo realistisch mogelijk te maken, maar uiteindelijk ben ik geen expert. Toch heb ik ondertussen, net als heel Nederland, genoeg meningen over wat er zoal mis is met het coronabeleid.

Zo ontstond in de zomer van 2021 het idee voor een spel: wat als jij het coronabeleid mocht bepalen? En hoewel het me veel te ambitieus leek, had ik tot mijn verbazing al vrij snel een heel simpel model aan de praat. Het n leidde tot het ander, en zo ben ik, zes maanden en vier versies later, tevreden met het eindproduct.

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