But I really think she enjoys traveling me. “It’s how she met me,” Whitmoyer grinned. Newly married to Kelly, the couple lives near Stevensville in the Bitterroot Valley.Īnd what does Kelly think of her husband being a clown? It looks like I’m going to be busy with rodeos 10 of the 12 months of the year,” he said. He’s starting his third year with the PRCA, but this is the first time he was eligible to be chosen to work the Circuit Finals. “I like to see everyone out there having fun at my expense.” “That’s one thing I get a lot of enjoyment out of,” Whitmoyer said. I do take my business seriously but I’m not about to get uptight about anything.”Ĭlearly, making folks laugh makes his day. “I prefer relaxed jeans and a long-sleeved insulated shirt. But that doesn’t mean he prefers a business suit. He owns two business degrees, an associate’s from North Dakota State School of Science and a bachelor’s from Carroll College. “Now that rodeo’s picked up I’m focusing on that,” Whitmoyer said. Lyman also helped Whitmoyer by hiring him as a clown at several college rodeos. Shane Moran, a former star bronc rider, and University of Great Falls rodeo coach Dick Lyman are two of former bosses in the outfitting business. He has groomed trails at Great Divide Ski Area near Helena and has been a hunting guide. Whitmoyer is that rare college graduate who prefers blue-collar, outdoor work. “I love to do the bullfighting thing, too, bring the barrel in close and be there to help,” Whitmoyer said. Because there’s nothing funny about anyone getting hurt in the rodeo arena. I’ve accepted that, and because of that the job is very fulfilling.”įor sure, he’s not opposed to joining the bullfighters in protecting the cowboys. Thus, new levels may seem difficult for newcomers, but an experienced player can pass all ten levels automatically and without problems.“I’m a clown,” he grinned the other night prior to a rodeo performance at the Pacific Steel and Recycling Four Seasons Arena. Moreover, the game has some tricks to make passing levels easier. It is impossible to pass the level without knowing the location of these platforms. For example, there are false platforms in the last levels, and falling from them almost always leads to the death of Dave and the loss of life. The passing of the game requires some knowledge gained by experience. If the hero loses all his life, the game starts from the beginning. There is no save function, so you have to start from the beginning of the level every time. It is worth noting that this game has no "bosses," giant monsters with many lives, but the last levels look impassable even without them. Sometimes you have to touch the beast because you have no weapon, and the monster dies, but the player loses one of their lives. On some levels, monsters throw yellow comets at Dave. Getting into them, Dave dies and is reborn at the beginning of the level. There are hazards in the game: fire, water, and plants. To get there, you need to do something strange and dangerous, e.g., go beyond the "edge" of the level. In addition to the standard levels, there are four unique levels called warp zones. A hint appears at the bottom of the game screen: "Go through the door." Some trophies are impossible to get in a usual way, so you have to use a jetpack, allowing you to fly. Once Dave finds an award on the level, a wooden door opens, and he can move on. A trophy is the only required item in the level. To increase points, you can collect other items scattered around the level, such as blue and red gems, rings, and wands, but this is unnecessary. Dave has four lives, and each time he reaches 20.000 points, he gets a new one. The goal of the game is to guide Dave alive through ten levels and collect ten trophies. However, this game is much deeper, and we will tell you more about it. At first glance, it seems like a clone of the notorious Super Mario, and the game's mechanics, wall sprites, pipes, and even the protagonist's appearance are very similar. The first game in the series, Dangerous Dave, was created by John Romero, one of the founders of id Software, in 1988.
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