Hubie
 

One of my favorite games growing up was the shareware puzzle game Hubie by Serendipity Software. You played as a little red grasshopper looking thing that could push, crush and fly through various blocky puzzles containing springs, fire, ice, rocks, and conveyor belts among other things. The registered version included a fairly robust level editor and new items like clouds.

With a little searching on the internet, you can find the unregistered version, but for many years I could never find the full version.

A couple years ago, however, I managed to find the full version. In fact, it's a recovered copy of the same one I played as a child, given that there are several custom series that bear the mark of a 8-year-old learning how to use the computer.
In a remarkable instance of heartwarming coincidence (serendipity?), the Board.exe and Hubie.exe bear the date of my 6th birthday as the date they were last modified.

I notice that Hubie is not on Abandonia, and I think quite a few people are missing something wonderful with this little gem. I would love to share my version with everyone, but I don't know anything about the laws or rules about that. I highly suggest seeking it out, and if it turns out I can offer my full version for others to enjoy, I'd very gladly clean it up and oblige.

I've attached some images from Hubie to this post. Of course, they barely scratch the surface of this wonderful game.

YES!
 

Hi,

I also loved Hubie as a kid and somewhere along the line, I lost my floppy disk for it (probably because I hadn't owned a floppy drive for several years). I'm sorry to say that I don't know much about the copyright for Hubie, but considering Serendipity Software is completely defunct and there is no way to even try to pay for a registered copy, I'd say you're probably fine to upload it. I'll do a little more research and post again though.

On a more selfish note, would you be so kind as to e-mail me a copy? It's been so long and now you've got my hopes up. I'm visually impaired and this was one of the games I could play just as well as any sighted person, so this game holds a special place in my heart.

My e-mail:
CaseyWHarris@gmail.com

PM sent to JKalenad

Serendipity Software & Copyright
 

So I did some digging and searched through a number of lists of federal copyrights and found only Serendipity Software's copyright which has expired. Nobody else seems to have any claim to this game, so it can most definately be considered abandonware now. If you'd like links to the databases I searched, let me know.

I'd still love a copy of my own too, if you can get around to it. You could either e-mail it to me (CaseyWHarris@gmail.com) or just upload it somewhere for anyone to download and let me know where. This game definately belongs in the lexicon of great old DOS games.

Dear Casey,

It must be unprecedented, but still, I'd like to ask if you would like to register on this website. You wouldn't have to expose your e-mail address to the public, and while I don't believe it is going to be spammed to infinity, you could handle such communication quite discreetely. Well, your choice, and, if you feel like giving us a hand in validating whether a game is protected, we're curiously awaiting your help.

Oh, dear! I'm sorry for not replying for over a month!
I managed to archive my copy of Hubie, and I'm in the process of looking for the original floppy disk.
I'm glad that my post has brought the game back into the light!

WHAT?!? unbleaveable
 

I cant believe after all these years someone has the game!!! This is amazing, I spent so many hours as a kid on this game. I hope your floppy still works JKalenad.

Wow, so someone DO have it... I loved that game, would love to play the full version! I'll be watching this post for more news.

:DDDDD
 

I wanna play Hubie registered game too :DDDD

I was looking for Hubie a few years ago and managed to get in touch with the developer (Sim Dietrich) who sent me a link to the full version.
I've uploaded it again. Here it is:

http://www.mediafire.com/?25pb71u4zt9liqt

Enjoy :)