''Boovie'' is a 1998 Czech puzzle video game by Future Games for

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released in early 1998. It came out on CD-ROM in January 1999. It is based on two games: ''Boovie'' (1994) and ''Boovie 2'' (1998) for

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from the same authors.

Gameplay

The player controls Boovie, and must push a bright brick into a teleporter to progress to the next level. The game has 20 to 40 levels, depending on the selected difficulty.

Development

''Boovie'' is a remake of the game of the same name, which the authors programmed in 1994 for the

. It's a game inspired by ''

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'' (1983). After the game, the developers had long tried to create a second part in spring 1999. None of the authors however didn't last long and the project died. The game has been translated into

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Reception

The game is Bonusweb's favourite from

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, who noted similarities between ''Boovie'' and another game from the studio named

Bloodie ''Bloodie'' is a 1998 Czech puzzle video game for MS-DOS. Development The game began life as a demo program and variation of '' Boovie'', and it uses the same graphics engine as the other game. The game is similar to the ''Moorhuhn ''Crazy Ch ...

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