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Harpooned - Japanese Cetacean Research Simulator (free pc game)

monoRAILmonoRAIL Registered User regular
edited January 2008 in Games and Technology
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Harpooned is a free pc game which I developed with Torque Game Builder. You take on the role of a Japanese scientist and your mission is to perform research on the whales around Antarctica.

Download it at the website: http://harpooned.org

Trailer on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR4KN6EfX6M

Screenshots: (click for larger version)


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    CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    This sounds awesome.

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    darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
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    This sounds like Greenpeace are going to be piiiiiiissed.

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    MarkyXMarkyX Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    As soon as I saw the Hamburger icon for "research", I knew you were trying to make a parody.

    Downloading.

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    ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I love the (unfortuantely accurate) irony of the game's title.

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    slash000slash000 Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    This is an interesting shmup. I love the title of the game.

    edit: beat'd by zxerol.

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    monoRAILmonoRAIL Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    darleysam wrote: »
    titmouse wrote: »
    This sounds like Greenpeace are going to be piiiiiiissed.

    Greenpeace are in the game, and so is Sea Shepherd. It's very hard to avoid shooting them with harpoons - just like in real life :lol:

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    ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Hah, I was talking about this (whale "research", that is).

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    OrogogusOrogogus San DiegoRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Just watched the Youtube clip. The "Highly Scientific" awards are pretty funny, but I just about lost it at around 1:42.

    "Commence Research" is pretty good, too.

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    RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Mmm. I loves me some tasty research.
    :|

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    Mai-KeroMai-Kero Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Our research has produced 290 cans of pet food and 440 whale burgers!

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    paco_pepepaco_pepe Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    man, those enviromentalists fuckers keep messing with my research, has noone told them that science is awesome?

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    paco_pepepaco_pepe Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    what the hell, one large whale's research is only worth $240? i cant even get a Wii with that. :(

    I guess im going back to researching baby seals.

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    monoRAILmonoRAIL Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    paco_pepe wrote: »
    what the hell, one large whale's research is only worth $240? i cant even get a Wii with that. :(

    I guess im going back to researching baby seals.

    You need to keep your multiplier up by chaining lots of meat. Don't collect the meat as soon as it appears - hit all the whales down to low hitpoints, then gather lots of meat at once and you'll get a big cash bonus.

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    JJJJ DailyStormer Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    There are no whales left to research why they are extinct. :(

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    randombattlerandombattle Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    HYPER SCIENTIFIC!!!

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    GooGoo Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Glorious and satiric! <3

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    DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Hahaha, this sounds awesome.

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    GooGoo Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Probably my favorite moment:
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    Page-Page- Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Good times.

    "All the whales in the area seem to be extinct. Cause of extinction - Unknown."

    Also, got a Mega Scientific. And Green Peace is godamn annoying.

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    ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    You should replace every 'kill' with the word 'research.' "Those Greenpeace bastards are ramming the ship! Research them!"

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    monoRAILmonoRAIL Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Goo - nice screenshot!

    Page - there are 2 combo levels higher than Mega Scientific, see if you can get above 70 chain to see the best one. My best is a 120 chain, got that on level 1 once.

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    DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    monoRAIL wrote: »
    Goo - nice screenshot!

    Page - there are 2 combo levels higher than Mega Scientific, see if you can get above 70 chain to see the best one. My best is a 120 chain, got that on level 1 once.

    Cheater. :P

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    scootchscootch Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    you're a beautiful human being.

    Need a Japanese language version.

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    GooGoo Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Oh man, a Japanese language version would be beautiful.

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    ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    scootch wrote: »
    you're a beautiful human being.

    Need a Japanese language version.

    We researching whares in the ocean

    We not kill, we research

    You want mirrion dorrar?

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    ArcticXCArcticXC Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I can't stop laughing at the video. Kudos sir.

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    MarlorMarlor Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Can you take hostages, and then make ransom demands?

    It wouldn't be authentic without those features!

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    monoRAILmonoRAIL Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Marlor wrote: »
    Can you take hostages, and then make ransom demands?

    It wouldn't be authentic without those features!

    I think I'm going to have to patch that in. I never expected that would be a required gameplay feature while I was designing it.

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    deadonthestreetdeadonthestreet Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    You are a hero for making this.

    You probably have some good stuff to contribute to this thread as well.

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    ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Hey, I just saw this on Attack of The Show. Not bad.

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    BarcardiBarcardi All the Wizards Under A Rock: AfganistanRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    the youtube links in there are amazing, i now that Japanese are xenophobic but i didn't know the Australia japan feud existed

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    MarlorMarlor Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Barcardi wrote: »
    the youtube links in there are amazing, i now that Japanese are xenophobic but i didn't know the Australia japan feud existed

    It's a fairly new phenomenon. There was always some tension, but it has got out of control since the 2ch brigade decided it was their patriotic duty to target Australians for their anti-whaling stance.

    So now, any anti-whaling Youtube video is sure to receive some anti-Australian comments (or a rebuttal video) from the 2ch mob.

    Also, there was a rather shocking Japanese Youtube video which attacked Australians, claiming (amongst other things) that Australia is only upset at Japan's whaling because Australians are xenophobic. The justification for this claim is that that Australia had racist Government policies in the early-to-mid 20th century. Oh, the irony.

    Really, it's no different to the animosity between Australia and France in the late 1980s and early 1990s over French nuclear testing in the Pacific. The only difference is that the ubiquity of the Web nowadays helps to make it more visible. In the 80s and 90s, outraged people just wore anti-France t-shirts. Now, they can post on Youtube.

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    SalmonOfDoubtSalmonOfDoubt Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Best game since Pac-man.

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    subediisubedii Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Marlor wrote: »

    Really, it's no different to the animosity between Australia and France in the late 1980s and early 1990s over French nuclear testing in the Pacific. The only difference is that the ubiquity of the Web nowadays helps to make it more visible. In the 80s and 90s, outraged people just wore anti-France t-shirts. Now, they can post on Youtube.

    MAkes me wonder whether the presence of an outlet like this is actually a good thing or a bad thing...

    What am I saying? Of COURSE youtube comments are a bad thing.

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    Mr_GrinchMr_Grinch Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    "We're whalers from Japan
    we research what we can
    but now their ain't no whales
    so we tell tall tales
    and spear the greenpeace man"

    I'm definitely trying this when I get home :)

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    subediisubedii Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Mr_Grinch wrote: »
    "We're whalers from Japan
    we research what we can
    but now their ain't no whales
    so we tell tall tales
    and spear the greenpeace man"

    I'm definitely trying this when I get home :)

    Singing off-key in the shower?

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    Mr_GrinchMr_Grinch Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I meant the game, I'll have you know my singing is always perfect!

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    AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Mr_Grinch wrote: »
    "We're whalers from Japan
    we research what we can
    but now their ain't no whales
    so we tell tall tales
    and spear the greenpeace man"

    I'm definitely trying this when I get home :)

    Oh man I laughed so hard I got Mountain Dew all over my pants! Thanks man, how am I going to explain this one to co-workers!?


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    monoRAILmonoRAIL Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Does anyone happen to have a recording of the Attack of the Show segment about Harpooned? I don't get attack of the show where I live. I've heard it was a pretty crazy segment involving some harpooning re-enactments!

    I think Attack of the Show is repeated on Saturday evening. If someone could record that segment for me I'd be very grateful!

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    SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2008
    From a purely game design point of view, the greenpeace boat is a pretty clever little dynamic. I'm not sure I can think of any other games where something you explicitly aren't supposed to shoot intentionally tries to get into your line of fire.

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