Ollie's Follies

Ollie's Follies

Game No.	317
Voting	6.23 points, 13 votes
Developer	Frank Cohen
Company	Fanda
Publisher	Access Software, Americana Software
Release	1984 Access Software, 1986 Americana Software (re-release)
Platform	C64, Atari 400/800XL/XE
Genre	Platformer, Jump & Run
Gamemode	Single player 2 players (in turns)
Operation
Media
Language

Description[edit | edit source]

The aim of the game is to guide Ollie safely through 24 rooms. A locked exit can be opened with a key. If Ollie reaches the opened exit, he will enter the next room. After touching an "Energizer", Ollie's hair colour changes to white. Now he has five seconds to eliminate some robots.

Game elements

robots
lifts
feeders
pipe systems
ventilators
teleports
spring boards
tightrope walks
laser beams
flashes

Design[edit | edit source]

Simply kept, clear multicolour graphics without scrolling. The platforms are shown in 3D. Pleasant sound effects emphasize certain situations in the game. The title music was later built into the Americana version in 1986.

In the upper status area the current player (1 or 2) is flashing. Further information as points, room number and highscore follow.

Room #1 - the simple starting level

Room #3 - the first small obstacles are already luring

Hints[edit | edit source]

Controls in the title screen

F5 number of players: 1 or 2
F7 start the game

Controls in the game

move character left/right
jump up (multiple jumps are possible)
+ jump in walking direction (multiple jumps are possible)

F1 or Restore : abort game - back to the title screen

Tips

There is no time limit. If the character is in a safe place, the room can be analysed calmly to find a solution.
If you let go of the fire button after a jump, the character will move some more into the viewing direction.
Multiple jumps are possible (also into the opposite direction)

Solution[edit | edit source]

the meek ending

A password system was built into the version by Americana. If the password is entered correctly while the game is running the player gets into the desired room.

Room	Password
5	FRANK
9	FANDA
15	NORBI
19	ZOOOM

Cheats[edit | edit source]

Voting[edit | edit source]

Voting of the C64-Wiki users (10=the best vote):
6.23 points at 13 votes (rank 739). You need to be logged in to cast a vote.
C64Games	7	8th December 2010 - "vey good" 2263 downs
Lemon64	6,6	04th January 2011 - 16 votes
ZZap64	70%	Issue 7/86

Reviews[edit | edit source]

Werner: "A stable Jump & Run game without big weaknesses. The difficulty grade is balanced, there are no unfair situations. But the game is also no big highlight. Upscale mean - I give 8 points for the Americana version."

Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]

Screenshot comparison C64 / Atari 8-Bit[edit | edit source]

Commodore 64

Atari 400/800/XL/XE

The Atari 8-Bit version plays the title melody a bit faster and the sound effects a bit smoother than the C64 version. Controls and game speed are almost identical.