![]() It is rough-looking, and not quite perfect, but it is undeniably fun. Your line falls into the water, you pull up fish and then you shoot them with guns to earn points. In it, you control a tiny fisherman sitting in a boat, with a fishing line. Vlambeer made a Flash-based game it called Radical Fishing. And it's legal, in short, because it is not yet illegal. In game development (particularly in the Wild West of mobile game development), they call it "cloning." Basically, someone took the guts of the game, made it look different, then sold it as their own. He looks away and the tears begin to fall.Īct One: You and I would call it stealing Act One: You and I would call it stealing Then, after a long pause, Ismail opens his mouth to speak, then stops. It happens suddenly, like the end of a hard rain. They just sit, staring and thinking - reeling in the wake of the tragedy-turned-triumph they've just relived. ![]() That's when a curious thing happens: These two - known for being rambunctious, irreverent, insubordinate and for never shutting up - stop talking. His voice, typically a loud, booming wave erupting from the center of his six-foot-plus frame is beginning to crumble. He's laughing, but it's not the "haha" kind of laugh it's the "ohgod" kind. "I'm finally starting to not be ill anymore after the launch," interjects Jan Willem ("JW") Nijman, the design half of Vlambeer. ![]() We know we worked really hard to get here, and we know what we went through to release this game in the end. As if somehow in the repetition of the word he'll find a way through the sensation to a place where he can rationalize how he's feeling. ![]() Only when the tale is told, all at once, in a rush, do the men themselves fully realize the weight of it. It is the story of Ridiculous Fishing, and how two men from the Netherlands rallied the worldwide community of independent game developers to take on the practice of game cloning and reclaim their invention to launch what will become (for a time) the best-reviewed iOS game of 2013. It is a story about the little guy getting bullied and making a stand. The story, told in pieces at least a hundred times in bars, at hamburger joints, on stages and in private circles of up-and-coming game developers, has now been told for the first time in its entirety. "Ridiculous Fishing is something very special." ~ exp."I think 'overwhelmed' is the right word," says Rami Ismail, the business half of Dutch design duo Vlambeer. One is medicine, the other is a painkiller." ~ Ben Kuchera (PA Report) "I'm hooked up to an IV and playing Ridiculous Fishing. "A rare pearl amidst the endless sardines of iOS games." ~ Chris Bateman (International Hobo) "Ridiculous Fishing is from an alternate iPhone gaming universe where Nintendo is the production quality standard and action is everything." ~ Robert Ashley (A Life Well Wasted) "I've come to think of Ridiculous Fishing as the unofficial game of Wes Anderson's movie The Life Aquatic." ~ Rob Hearn (PocketGamer) "It makes the mass destruction of innocent sea life absolutely adorable." ~ Andrew Webster (The Verge) "One of the most mechanically satisfying experiences you'll ever find, and wrapped in a dazzlingly cool aesthetic." ~ Eli Cymet (Gamezebo) - (5 / 5) In its simple, gleeful rhythms of play, it's sublime, too." ~ EDGE - (9 / 10) "Vlambeer's game is, as its title suggests, ridiculous. "Every aspect of the game, from the rewarding upgrade system to the unique graphics, displays an intricate craftsmanship we rarely see on the App Store." ~ Chris Reed (Slide2Play) - (4 / 4) "Ridiculous Fishing is such a complete package that it's an effortless recommendation." ~ Eli Hodapp (TouchArcade) - (5 / 5) Winner of the Apple Design Award 2013 Nominated for the 2011 Independent Games Festival Awards Declared Most Important News Story 2011 by industry magazine Control International Featured in The New York Times Even the hats are IAP-free.īased on Vlambeers popular 2010 original, Ridiculous Fishing was lovingly handcrafted over the course of two years by Vlambeer (Super Crate Box), Zach Gage (TypeShift, Spelltower, Bit Pilot, Unify) and Greg Wohlwend (Threes, Hundreds, Solipskier, Gasketball). * Dozens of unlockables, weapons and items including popular fishing gear like the Most Expensive Hairdryer In The World and A Bowling Ball. * Hours of gameplay across the continents including a never-ending Infinite arcade world. Chase your destiny on the high seas and embark on a heroic quest for glory and gills. This compatibility update makes Ridiculous Fishing compatible with the latest devices.Ī handcrafted game about fishing with guns, chainsaws & toasters.įollow Billy as he tries to find redemption from his uncertain past.
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