Platypus (game)
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The music in both Platypus and Platypus 2 on all platforms except iPhone consists of various remixes of Commodore 64 game tunes by various Commodore 64 composers, and performed by various remixers of Commodore 64 music. They originally appeared on CDs from the C64Audio.com label, and were licenced to Idigicon Ltd. by High Technology Publishing Ltd., the current publishers for all composers whose music appeared in the game except Jonathan Dunn who is represented by Bucks Music Publishing Ltd. (and who at the time was unpublished). Where possible, full credits appeared in the distributions, albeit in text file form.
in his home country of New Zealand at the time the game was created, he re-used the same lump of gray plasticine to create all the models, photographed them with a digital camera, and added color to the digital images on Adobe Photoshop
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console. On March 26, 2009 it became available for download on the Playstation Network. The game functions the same as its full PC downloadable version, but with minor changes for the PSP version, like the new screen size.
The music in both Platypus and Platypus 2 on all platforms except iPhone consists of various remixes of Commodore 64 game tunes by various Commodore 64 composers, and performed by various remixers of Commodore 64 music. They originally appeared on CDs from the C64Audio.com label, and were licenced to Idigicon Ltd. by High Technology Publishing Ltd., the current publishers for all composers whose music appeared in the game except Jonathan Dunn who is represented by Bucks Music Publishing Ltd. (and who at the time was unpublished). Where possible, full credits appeared in the distributions, albeit in text file form.
Claymation
All the artwork for the game is created using a process called Claymation. Anthony Flack has stated that due to limited availability of PlasticinePlasticine
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in his home country of New Zealand at the time the game was created, he re-used the same lump of gray plasticine to create all the models, photographed them with a digital camera, and added color to the digital images on Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop
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PSP Release
On November 17, 2006, Platypus saw a release for Sony's PlayStation PortablePlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
console. On March 26, 2009 it became available for download on the Playstation Network. The game functions the same as its full PC downloadable version, but with minor changes for the PSP version, like the new screen size.
External links
- Idigicon Software - Copyright Owner
- Official Website
- Squashy Software
- Gamespot Review
- The official follow up to Platypus, Platypus 2, and the spiritual successor, Nux were later released by Idigicon.
- High Technology Publishing
- Anthony Flack's latest game, Cletus Clay, is now in development with Tuna