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Hover! is a video game that combines elements of the games bumper cars and capture the flag. It was included on CD-ROM versions of the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system. It was a showcase for the advanced multimedia capabilities available on personal computers at the time. It was not included with later versions of Windows, but still works on modern Windows. The game will not run on earlier versions of Windows. It was officially remade in 2013 as a browser game to showcase the WebGL support in Internet Explorer 11.

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Released
1995-08-24
User rating
0.00 / 5
Genres
Casual
Platforms
PC
ESRB
Everyone 10+

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Hover! was a video game that was included on CD-ROM versions of the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system. It was a showcase for the advanced multimedia capabilities available on personal computers at the time. It is still available from Microsoft and will run on all of Microsoft's 95-compatible operating systems, from Windows 95, up to and including Windows 7 and 8. Additionally, Hover! will run in WINE on Unix-like systems. The game is a combination of bumper cars and capture the flag. Hover! was also officially re-released by Microsoft with partnership with Internet Explorer for Window…

Released
1995
Genres
Shooter, Sport, Strategy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes
Single player
Developer
Microsoft
Publisher
Microsoft

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Video game.title
Hover!
Video game.image
Hover.png
Video game.caption
Opening screen
Video game.developer
Microsoft
Video game.publisher
Microsoft
Video game.composer
Stan LePard
Video game.genre
Bumper cars, capture the flag
Video game.modes
Single-player
Video game.platforms
Microsoft Windows

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publication date
1995-01-01
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Hover! is a video game that combines elements of the games bumper cars and capture the flag. It was included on CD-ROM versions of the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system. It was a showcase for the advanced multimedia capabilities available on personal computers at the time. It was not included with later versions of Windows, but still works on modern Windows. The game will not run on earlier versions of Windows. It was officially remade in 2013 as a browser game to showcase the WebGL support in Internet Explorer 11.

== Gameplay == thumb|left|Gameplay screenshot showing the first map Hover! has three mazes that resemble a medieval castle, a futuristic city, and a sewer. Each maze has its own unique texture maps, music theme, and spawn locations.

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