South Park (Game)

South Park

GAME » on December 12, 1998

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The first game based on the crass cartoon of the same name, South Park is a first-person shooter where strange things are happening in the town of South Park, leaving the kid quartet to become unlikely heroes.

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Overview

The gang's all here.

South Park is a comedic first-person shooter developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim for the Nintendo 64 (Platform) on December 1998. It later received a Windows PC release on March 1999 and a Sony PlayStation release (ported by Appaloosa Interactive (Company)) on September 30, 1999.

The first game based on the Comedy Central adult animation of the same name, and running on the same engine as the studio's Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, South Park puts players into the role of kids Cartman, Kyle, Stan, and Kenny as they deal with various weird problems due to a comet flying close to South Park, Colorado.

Acclaim later followed up with the party game South Park: Chef's Luv Shack and the kart racer South Park Rally (Game). A handheld Game Boy Color (Platform) puzzle-platformer adaptation was also being developed, but was then instead re-tooled for other licenses as Maya the Bee andamp;amp;amp; Her Friends, The New Adventures of Mary-Kate andamp;amp;amp; Ashley, and Mary-Kate andamp;amp;amp; Ashley: Get a Clue!

Gameplay

South Park plays like a traditional first-person shooter, with some unique twists:

In the single-player mode, players switch between each of the four kids at any time, each of which have their own "Mood" gauge (which can cause them to leave the group if taking too much damage) and limited weapon slots. Each kid can only carry up to two weapons at a time.
Along with standard "Minion" enemies, the game includes larger "Tank" enemies that often drop Minions over time. In addition, some levels have a Penalty Round mechanic where if a Tank reaches the town, the player is taken to a stage where they must defend downtown South Park from an onslaught of enemies (which deplete a Town Damage Bar, causing a game over if it is empty).

The game supports the Expansion Pak for high-resolution graphics (including a letterboxed widescreen mode).

Power Ups

Cheesy Poofs - Restores 10% health
Snack Cakes - Restores all health
Beefcake - Enables Invincibility
Mr. Hanky - Turns you invisible
Zipp! Cola - Gives you a quick burst of speed
Football pads - Gives you armor for a short amount of time.

Weapons

Snoballs are the default weapon and, despite their weak damage, have infinite ammo and are chucked at a quick speed. Its secondary function toggles having character peeing on their snoballs (turning it yellow), which causes splash damage when thrown at the cost of a slower throwing rate.
Dodge Balls are also thrown, but can bounce off of walls and enemies alike and can be caught and re-used. Its secondary function toggles a bouncier, more powerful throw.
Toilet Plunger Launcher is a device that launches toilet plungers that stick to enemies and surfaces, where they can be re-collected. Its secondary function launches three plungers at once in a horizontal spread, like a shotgun.
Sponge Dart Gun is a hand-cranked toy gun that launches sponge darts at a rapid pace. Its secondary function allows it to be cranked multiple times for a more powerful foam missile.
Terrance & Phillip Dolls are thrown "gas grenades" that create damaging clouds of flatulence. Its secondary function toggles between Phillip (Character) dolls (which explodes on impact) and Terrance (Character) dolls (which explodes on proximity).
Warpo Ray is a ray beam that, by default, launches swarms of deadly piranhas instead. Its secondary and tertiary functions fire ray beams at differing strengths (yellow and purple). In multiplayer, yellow beam kills shrink the opponent to death and purple beam kills transform them into an animal.
Super Sniper Chicken is a chicken with a featherless butt that is used to launch eggs from its rear at a powerful velocity. Its secondary function toggles a "zoom" for longer-ranged sniping.
Cow Launcher launches a powerful explosive cow. It has a targeting reticule, and launching it against a "locked-on" enemy causes it to aim directly on top of them (which, if it directly impacts certain enemies, it gets the victim's head stuck up the cow's butt for a guaranteed kill before exploding). It has no secondary function.
Alien Dancing Gizmo is a multiplayer-only device that emits waves that cause opposing players to dance uncontrollably for a short time. Its ammo cannot be replenished and its secondary function places it on the ground as a proximity mine (which emits a wave blast based on its ammo count).

Stages

The game is split into five "episodes" of 3-4 stages each, each of which have their own unique assortment of enemies. Each episode starts with all weapons removed and with the boy chosen at the start of the game as he finds the other three.

Episode 1 - Operation: Turkey Butt

The boys encounter hordes of mutant turkeys.

Faire Game
Turkey Shoot
Search and Destroy
Homecoming

Episode 2 - A Clone of Your Own

The boys encounter hordes of imperfect clones of Big Gay Al (Character), Jimbo, Ned, Officer Barbrady (Character), and Dr. Mephisto.

There Goes the Neighborhood
Warehouse Run
Mother Lovin' Spoonful

Episode 3 - Close Encounters of the Bovine Kind

The boys encounter hordes of frenzied cows and alien visitors.

The Visitors Return
The Road to Craterville
One Mother of a Ship
Blow the Core

Episode 4 - Something Wicked This Way Clunks

The boys encounter manic robots.

Seismic Rumble
Militia Camp Madness
Nuts and Boltz

Episode 5 - Some Disassembly Required

The boys encounter killer toys.

Toy Rampage
Parking Problem
Batteries Included

Multiplayer

The game includes simple free-for-all deathmatch multiplayer, both with four-player split-screen (console version) and LAN/Online (Concept) (PC version).

Characters

Base Roster

Unlockable

Levels

The Ravine
Dugout
The Hill
Neighbors
Crater Fort
Splash Tower
Cabin Fever
Badlands
The Dam
Badlands 2
Warehouse
UFO Core
Gym Class
The Plant
Toy Store
Factory
Ware War

Trivia

The only ever GBC screenshot

Acclaim's CEO at the time Greg Fischbach announced a direct sequel to the game intended to be released sometime in 2000. However apart from this small nugget of information the game was never released and no further details were ever known.
There was Game Boy Color version of the game being developed, apparently it was cancelled because the show's creators did not believe the platform was the right demographic. Only one screenshot has been released to the public.

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