Fat Sow
By M.Dickie
mdickie@lineone.net

What is it?
The owner of Fat Sow sees her as a delicious meal, and intends to eat her. Fat Sow desperately 
needs to flaunt her other talents so that her owner couldn't possibly kill her. In the game you must 
perform stunts from the top of a barn and ensure that your owner sees them. You must fight for 
his attention by whatever means, because if he isn't impressed by the end of his work he will 
proceed to eat you

Game Modes
There are 3 basic game modes in Fat Sow, they are as follows:

?	Time Game 
Choose from either a 60secs limit or 120secs. Fat Sow has a limited time to accumulate 
a good enough score, so it is essential that no time is wasted on poor stunts.
?	Attempts Game 
Choose either 5 attempts or 10 attempts. Fat Sow can only make a certain number of 
jumps before the owner will leave. This gives you more time, but puts more importance 
on each jump.
?	Practice 
Before the owner comes into work, Fat Sow has a chance to practice. Here, it is as 
though the owner is watching you at all times, so that you can see how many points you 
should get for each stunt  without having to worry about attention or limits.

Controls
The game is played using keys:

Keyboard
Action
Left/Right
Run left/right
Up/Down
Run up/down, rotate up/down, climb 
up onto the chimney, ring the bell
Space Bar
Basic Jump
C
Graceful Jump
V
Fat Jump
B
Ball Jump


Enter
Proceed
ESC
Quit from game, return to roof
Q
Quit to options
F2
Slow sound
F3
Normal Sound
F4
Fast Sound

Playing The Game
You start on the roof of a barn. You must jump from the barn, using one of the types of jump, and 
then rotate yourself into a required position  depending on which stunt you hope to pull off. If you 
position yourself well, you will hit the ground safely and will return to your feet, where you can run 
off-screen to the right and jump again. If you fall badly you will be temporarily crippled and must 
either crawl off the screen or press escape. You are awarded points for executing tricks, and 
these points obviously differ with difficulty  you will only receive points if your owner sees 
the stunt. Thus, you must also consider how to get the attention of your owner. There are bonus 
points to be had by jumping from the chimney, and also by landing on items below. You must 
decide how you can string all of these factors together to achieve the best score.

Moves
It is vital that you learn how to do all of the moves, so that you have a wide arsenal at your 
disposal. You may want to print out this page so that it can be referred to during play.

Stunt
Key
Trick
Splash
Space
Simply line your body up with the ground so that Fat Sow 
lands on her belly.
Plunge
Space
Aim to hit the ground at an angle, so that Fat Sow lands 
through her front legs.
Back Flip
Space
Face away from the landing area, jump then hold down until 
Fat Sow has rotated backwards onto her belly.
Backward Somersault
Space
Face the landing area, jump then hold down until Fat Sow 
does a somersault and lands on her belly.
Forward Somersault
Space
Face the landing area, jump then hold up until Fat Sow 
does a somersault and lands on her belly.
Front Flip
C
Face the landing area, jump then hold up until Fat Sow can 
land on her back.
Graceful Back-flip
C
Same as the normal back flip above, but ultimately more 
difficult.
Fat Splash
V
Jump then press up to tip her body so that she is in line 
with the ground and can land on her belly.
Back Drop
V
Jump then hold down until she can land hard on her back.
Sonic-sault
B
Jump then hold either up or down, and hope she makes 
enough rotations to land well.
Rump Drop
B
Face way from the landing area, then simply press jump 
and leave her to land in the default position  no rotation is 
necessary.

Gameplay Issues

Getting Attention
This is very important. When the owner is facing away from you he will not acknowledge any of 
your tricks, so you must ensure you only jump when he is watching you  and should make the 
most of the times when he is watching. There are 3 ways of getting his attention:

Patience
Simply wait until he faces your way during the course of his work.
Ringing the Bell
Holding up whilst on the chimney will make Fat Sow reach out and ring 
the farm bell. If you ring it a few times, the owner will look your way.
Waking his Animals
If you crush his cat or dog, they will scream and always get his 
attention.

Even if you are successful in getting his attention, he will not watch you for long  even if you are 
doing well, so you must constantly be aware of his glance. It is also possible to knock your owner 
down, by crushing him under a jump. This is perhaps the biggest mistake you can make, 
because whilst he is down on the floor he will not be able to pay you ANY attention  leaving you 
waiting for him to wake up.

Items
There are many items on the farmland, and you are rewarded for crashing through them  even if 
your jump is not successful. Amongst the normal items, there is usually one special item on the 
far left of the screen which is harder to reach, but gives you a few more points. Note, you will only 
receive a bonus for the first item you hit per jump.

Winning
You win by achieving a certain score, which is different for each of the game modes. The target 
scores are as follows:

Game Mode
Target
60secs Time Game
350pts
120secs Time Game
650pts
5 Attempts Game
260pts
10 Attempts Game
550pts

If you are successful, you will see a different ending for each of the 4 challenges, and one of four 
great game secrets will also be revealed


