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  • #21
    I have "Pet Horsez" for Wii. Very entertaining! I don't buy games hoping for reaility. If I was looking for that I would go ride my horses!

    I am bugging the SO to buy me "My horse and Me"
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    • #22
      I got the PC version for my XP machine with 2 GB ram It works great and I beat every course and level AND the championship round in just 3 days WHILE working hahahaha. I was so sad when it ended. First glitch I ran into was after winning the last possible course (the GP)....the 'victory music' was skipping. I just turned it off

      VERY FUN THOUGH!

      *oh and I didn't play any of the butterfly games...lame
      Kelli
      Horse Drawings!

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      • #23
        Does anyone know anywhere you can buy it in Canada? I have Barnes and Noble gift cards but I guess it's considered int'l shipping and while the game is only $19.99, the shipping is like $35, which is disgusting so even though I have plenty on my gift cards to cover that I just can't do it because I'd feel like I was getting so ripped off. Amazon.ca doesn't have it, do any of you know where I can get it? The only thing I can do is order it from Barnes and Noble w/ my gift cards and have it sent to my grandmother in NJ because the shipping is like under $5 and then have her mail it to me but I don't know how much that would cost.

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        • #24
          So I was just playing the demo, and I realized you don't have to hit spacebar to make the horse jump. Does that seem weird to anyone else? That all you really have to do is steer? Does it stay like this through the levels or do you have to make the horse jump once you're not at the beginner level anymore?

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          • #25
            Originally posted by LexInVA View Post
            What glitches are you having? Are they related to audio or visual performance? Are you using a PC with less than 2GB of RAM?
            Audio, visual and shutting itself down. Hubby says it's the graphics card. We loaded it on the desktop (it was on my laptop) and it works fine. So I guess my laptop doesn't have the graphic ability that the game needs. Funny thing is... the desktop is older (about 3 years) but the laptop is less than a year old. Not sure what the RAM is on the laptop of the desktop. Have to ask hubby (he's an IT guy).

            That's okay. It will cut down on my playing time if I have to play it on the desktop as that's not as easily accessable.

            Edited to add: Hubby says laptop has 2GM RAM. As does the desktop.

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            • #26
              Originally posted by Roxy SM View Post
              So I was just playing the demo, and I realized you don't have to hit spacebar to make the horse jump. Does that seem weird to anyone else? That all you really have to do is steer? Does it stay like this through the levels or do you have to make the horse jump once you're not at the beginner level anymore?

              Haha I noticed that too...I never bothered to look at the controls and it turns out spacebar is 'brake'..oops. Got the game to work (obviously) and its pretty fun. Though the butterfly game is annoying.

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              • #27
                Wii game

                It took me a bit but you have to lift your hand up (right to go right, left to go left). I just went ahead and started doing courses. If you lift up both hands, the horse will slow down and eventually stop and start backing up. You are pretty much just steering around a course and going to the middle of the jumps. I try to get all technical and once I learn the course, I take short cuts when I can. To make tight turns you have to slow down a bit (press B) and then speed up again once you can straighten up (press A). My husband is determined to beat me on every course. I have given up trying to beat his times. They are really fast.

                Okay, this just shows I have way too much time on my hands. With snow and sick days, I've been sitting in front of my Wii more then I should. I'm ready for spring.
                "The joys of motherhood are never fully experienced until the children are in bed" UK

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                • #28
                  sounds fun!

                  I ordered it, and I should be getting it sometime this week.
                  Maybe it will give me something to do while I try to find a REAL horse.

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                  • #29
                    Yay! I found it at Future Shop!

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                    • #30
                      it came!

                      Mine came today! I did all of the training tutorials to get used to the steering, and it is so much fun! I still am not 100% with the steering- I tend to move both hands (as if I were really riding with one opening rein and one closed rein kind of) so the horse often stops when I do not intend to. I find it easier on the first-person mode (where you can't see the rider) but that may just be a personal opinion.

                      Does anyone else find themselves "releasing" a bit over the jumps? Or clucking when the horse slows down? Or giving an extra squeeze of the 'A' button to "help the horse off of the ground"? Haha I find myself doing ALL OF THIS and I don't know if I should be worried about my mental health or not....

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                      • #31
                        oooh, sounds fun! i got Horse Life for my DS & that's pretty fun. Once you get close to beating all the levels, you unlock the unicorn! neato.

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                        • #32
                          Resurrecting this thread to see if anyone has the Wii version and how you like it. I got it last week and was unsure at first (the tutorials are pretty boring) but now that I've gotten into the Semi-Pro jumping league it's pretty fun! I find my palms sweating and heart pounding just like in real life, only these jumps are WAY bigger!

                          Any tips from veteran users? I have issues with tight right-hand rollbacks but that's also true of riding in real life--is that weird or what?

                          And what's with the horse being on the wrong lead all the time? They swap very readily, but always to the wrong lead! Maddening.

                          I wish they would develop and eventing version--when I was pregnant and grounded I had such a blast with Mary King's "Riding Star". Unfortunately the game doesn't work on more modern PCs. Any good recommendations for an eventing game for PC (Vista) or Wii?
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                          • #33
                            I have the Wii game and love it.

                            My trick for the turns was to either pulse A (as opposed to holdind it down) or just taking my finger off of it all together since the turn slows the horse down. And believe me, the horse can jump the big fences from an unreasonably slow speed. lol

                            Good luck with the game! Hope this helped.

                            By the way - I totally agree that a 3-Day version of the game would be great fun and extend the game play.
                            The stirrups aren't just "home," the damn things are in the storm cellar.
                            -Snozberries

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                            • #34
                              I have it for wii and it's awesome! I got to elite(like grand prix) in like 3 days because I played it non stop and now I won the game! But it's really fun.

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                              • #35
                                Originally posted by make x it x so View Post
                                Mine came today! I did all of the training tutorials to get used to the steering, and it is so much fun! I still am not 100% with the steering- I tend to move both hands (as if I were really riding with one opening rein and one closed rein kind of) so the horse often stops when I do not intend to.
                                Re Wii version. I was excited about this game, but I still can't get a hang of steering. I think it's because the steering method is counterintuitive for those who actually ride in REAL life... My bf has been able to steer better than I.
                                Love my "Slow-T T B"
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                                • #36
                                  Originally posted by equest View Post
                                  Re Wii version. I was excited about this game, but I still can't get a hang of steering. I think it's because the steering method is counterintuitive for those who actually ride in REAL life... My bf has been able to steer better than I.
                                  Same here! I end up playing Wii Play more and racing cows.
                                  http://www.youtube.com/user/supershorty628
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                                  • #37
                                    Originally posted by deltawave View Post
                                    Resurrecting this thread to see if anyone has the Wii version and how you like it. I got it last week and was unsure at first (the tutorials are pretty boring) but now that I've gotten into the Semi-Pro jumping league it's pretty fun! I find my palms sweating and heart pounding just like in real life, only these jumps are WAY bigger!

                                    Any tips from veteran users? I have issues with tight right-hand rollbacks but that's also true of riding in real life--is that weird or what?

                                    And what's with the horse being on the wrong lead all the time? They swap very readily, but always to the wrong lead! Maddening.

                                    I wish they would develop and eventing version--when I was pregnant and grounded I had such a blast with Mary King's "Riding Star". Unfortunately the game doesn't work on more modern PCs. Any good recommendations for an eventing game for PC (Vista) or Wii?
                                    This is pretty fun:

                                    http://www.equestrianchallenge.com/info.html

                                    http://www.ciao.co.uk/Lucinda_Green_...lenge__6765337
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                                    • #38
                                      I have Ride! Equestrian Simulation and it's pretty fun. You actually have to find a distance and keep your balance over the jumps! It can get pretty frustrating though, because my rider tends to fall off a lot if I'm not right on with the balance. And if you go too fast/slow, the horse will refuse...just like real life. I'm so used to ripping around video game courses... Anyway, it has XC, SJ, and Dressage.
                                      Equestrianism
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                                      • #39
                                        Is it multi player on the Wii? I'll be getting a Wii and I don't want to buy any one player games to start with, but this looks fun!
                                        To be loved by a horse, or by any animal, should fill us with awe-
                                        for we have not deserved it.
                                        Marion Garretty

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                                        • #40
                                          I'm bumping this up as I am trying to decide between My Horse and Me and Petz Horsez 2 for the Wii. I want one that has a lot of riding (obv) but I also want to raise and train my own horses. Does anyone know which is better for that kind of stuff?

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