Rabbit Pie
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Description 

Rabbit Pie is a Collect'em Up by Illusion Software, Ltd. from 1985. The player steers a rabbit named Roy through two different, alternating game sections. 

 In the first screen you need to collect top hats, which have the offspring inside peeping out, through a labyrinth of hedges, while Jones the farmer tries to shoot the grown-up with his shotgun. 

 In the second screen the task is to eat the field of carrots in a limited time and at the same time avoid an aggressive crow named Bernie, who bombs you with exploding eggs. Collecting a bubbling bottle makes sure that there is no ammunition for the crow for a short time. Wenn all carrots are collected, you can leave the screen through the entrance and you get a time bonus. Then the game starts again with changed layout of both screens. 

Of course it is nonsense, that rabbits bring up their offspring in top hats – real wild rabbits live in oversized cowboy hats.

Simple graphics with a slight Spectrum flair meets equally unnoticed sound effects and a short title melody. The dithering of the rabbit after getting hit, adds a slightly morbid touch to the game. In the 2-player mode one player takes Roy the rabbit and the second player farmer Jones and the crow Bernie. There is a highscore list, but it is not saved. 

 Controls 
 
Animation from the game which could have a nice comment, if the English language would know about rabbit jokes with carrots...
 O  : call up "O"ptions mode 
 F1  : 1-2 player mode 
 F3  : change from normal to random level sequence (and back) 
 F5  : show highscore list 
 F7  : leave options mode 
 : start game 
 : hopple swiftly 

 Solution 
 In the second screen empty the vertical corridors directly after the bird has thrown an egg. 
 The upper rim of the screen is especially dangerous, because the bird is faster than the rabbit. 
 Meanness: if you have collected all carrots and lose a life after that, the whole labyrinth is filled again. 
 You start the game with five lives; you get another life every five completed levels (maximum seven lives). For each carrot you get 5 points. For each cleaned carrot field and leaving it afterwards you get additionally 100 x level number points. 
 After the 7th run the level repeat themselves (and then you know how the cat, er... rabbit jumps...). 

Trivia

Ingredients for rabbit pie: 1 wild rabbit, 225g smoked bacon, 1 tsp breadcrumb, thyme, marjoram, sage, laurel, nutmeg, salt, pepper, 2 eggs, 2 tsp cognac, parsley, laurel leaves, juniper berries. You might enjoy a rosé or a light red wine. 
In the highscore table hides a small side blow towards Jeff Minter from Llamasoft: "Rabbits rule o.k. - Llamas no chance"


http://www.c64-wiki.com/index.php/Rabbit_Pie
