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This article is about the 1998 video game. For a list of other South Park games, see Portal:Games.

South Park is a first-person shooter adventure video game based on the first few seasons of South Park, mostly taking inspiration from the episodes "Starvin' Marvin", "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig", and "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe". The game is powered by the Turok 2: Seeds of Evil game engine and was released in 1998 by Acclaim for the PC, Nintendo 64, and Sony PlayStation. A Game Boy Color version was in development but was canceled during the development process due to its mature themes. A Dreamcast version was set to be released by 2002 but was canceled during development for unknown reasons.

The Brazilian version of the N64 game was published by Gradiente, which translated the game into Portuguese. On January 13, 1999, Acclaim announced a sequel to South Park for release in 2000 on N64, though no further information was given and it was never released.

Plot[]

A malevolent green comet of combined evil blasts across the universe towards Earth and flies through the town of South Park. The comet causes several major occurrences to befall the town and it is up to the boys to destroy the evil created from it, their first problem is wild rampaging turkeys.

Operation: Turkey Butt[]

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Cartman about to cross the finish line of the level.

Mutant Turkeys have returned and are now invading South Park, the boys must head through a Renaissance Fair until they reach Chef's Love Shack. Chef then tells them of Tank Turkeys and how they birth more Mutant Turkeys, he then tells them to head through the tunnels and up the mountain until they reach his other love shack where Chef tells them of their sinister nest made throughout the complex tunnels of the Volcano after it exploded. The Boys scale the nest and discover the Mother Turkey, after distressing it to leave the boys to follow and destroy the mother turkey before it can reach the town, they then return home and eat Thanksgiving dinner outside the school.

A Clone of Your Own[]

Chef informs the boys of a mysterious green glow near the Warehouse Docks and asks them to investigate, they then discover that Big-headed mutants have been the source of the glow and that there are several clones of residents (such as Big Gay Al, Officer Barbrady, Jimbo Kern, and Dr. Mephisto) from the town, the boys then find Chef outside the small warehouse and discuss the problem, the boys then resolve to destroy the clones in the warehouses, after destroying the clones, they reach the last warehouse and see the clones have been falling from the second floor of the warehouse, they then discover a strange machine and destroy it which destroys the entire warehouse. Chef then informs the boys the next day that the true source of the clones has been coming from an art museum in town, the boys then fight their way and discover the grotesque Mother Clone Blob, then they destroy it and rejoice at the dead clone monster.

Close Encounters of a Bovine Kind[]

The aliens have returned to South Park and are now wreaking havoc, the boys travel the open fields and discover that aggressive cows and flying spaceships are all over the mountains, then destroy them and head back to South Park. The boys talk to Chef and must head out to the distant Craterville, where alien activity is highly prominent, the boys head there and discover the ville is overrun with aliens, they then find the mother-ship and must take down several aliens until they find the key. They then traverse the inner mother-ship and defeat several stronger aliens along the way, they then discover the violent electrical core and destroy it.

Something Wicked This Way Clunks[]

Robotic Televisions have begun appearing in South Park and Chef informs the boys that the Seismic Center (where Randy Marsh works there) has been picking up several disturbing signals, the boys head to the center and discover several telebots destroying it. The boys traverse several rocky grounds to get to Ned Gerblansky & Jimbo Kern's Militia Camp, which has been overrun by the telebots, then discover Ned & Jimbo have been captured and imprisoned in a cliffside robot factory, they navigate the treacherous halls of the factory and come into a boss battle with the head robot (powered by Mr. Hat) they destroy the robots and rescue Ned & Jimbo, who are thankful for it, the head of a robot falls on Kenny McCormick and squishes him.

Some Disassembly Required[]

The comet's visit to South Park is coming to an end tonight, but Chef tells the boys that there is one last problem, Killer Toys are on the loose and rampaging the streets, the boys then fight their way down to the Toy Store Parking Lot, where more toys are slowly bred by Jack-in-the-boxes, then destroy the Toy Tanks and enter the Toy Store where several toys are lurking through its shelves, the boys destroy the Tanks guarding the doors to the next rooms. They then come face to face with the final boss: The Ultra Mega Man, the boys put up a valiant effort and destroy the amazing toy boss.

Epilogue[]

Eric Cartman is playing with his toys celebrating himself being so heroic and then tells Mr. Kitty to go away from being a dildo, Chef then congratulates the boys on defeating the evil that plagued the town, a safe then falls out of nowhere and squishes Kenny, Chef then exclaims "Oh my god! They killed Kenny!", Stan Marsh and Kyle Broflovski begin to discuss who exactly "They" are...

The credits then roll. In the N64 Version, the South Park versions of the cast and crew appear as a backdrop. In the PC version, it shows a replay of level 1.

Gameplay[]

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Cartman meets an innocent Bear in the snowfields.

The game is a first-person shooter. The game's single-player mode places the player in control of one of four characters: Cartman, Kyle, Stan, or Kenny. The player must defeat a variety of enemies using the various weapons found throughout each stage. The player has a total of 100 health, whenever they are attacked by an enemy then lose some health, losing all health causes a Game Over and a high score screen to appear if the player has many points, the player can gain health by finding Cheesy Poofs boxes littered around the stages, there are also Snacky Cakes boxes which fully restore health but are rare to find, there are also Beef Cake cans which grant invisibility, finally, there is armor in the form of football pads, which protect the player and instead deduct armor points instead of health points. Innocent creatures are spread around the levels of story mode. Killing an innocent creature costs the player a hefty amount of points, in one instance, Officer Barbrady can be found in the Toy Store parking lot and is killable.

The game was mostly developed using the Turok 2 engine which emulated the First Person style.

N64 Version

A screenshot of the N64 version of the game.

Weapons[]

  • Snowball: standard weapon. Weak, but fast and can take out small enemies. Has unlimited ammo. Its secondary function is a "yellow snow" ball (a peed-on snowball), which slightly boosts its power, at the cost of longer preparation time.
  • Dodgeball: stronger throwing weapon. Bounces around after being thrown, and can be picked up again. Powerful enough to efficiently dispose of Tanks. The player can carry a maximum of 80. In its secondary function, it can be thrown in an arc for extra power, bounce and speed.
  • Toilet Plunger Launcher: rifle weapons. Plungers that are fired can be picked up again. The secondary function allows for three plungers to be fired at once.
  • Sponge Dart Gun: rapid-fire weapon. Each shot is individually weak, but compensated by the quick rate of fire. Maximum ammo of 200. Its secondary function is a high-damage charged shot, with the fire button needing to be pressed five times to actually shoot.
  • Terrance & Phillip dolls: grenade weapons. By standard, Phillip is used; the doll explodes in a fart cloud upon impact. The Terrance doll works as the secondary function, acting as a proximity mine; it will only go off when anyone walks over it, including its user. Maximum ammo 100.
  • Super Sniper Chicken: sniper rifle, as the name implies. Shoots an egg projectile at high speeds, but takes long to reload. Not only it allows for shooting from a distance, it also causes decent damage.
  • Cow Launcher: rocket launcher-like weapon. A cannon that fires cows, which explode in a fart cloud upon impact. In its secondary function, the cow latches onto the head of whichever enemy it hits until they die.
  • Warpo-Ray: special weapon. A weapon that has different effects depending on its function, being the only weapon with three functions; its primary function shoots piranhas at enemies which gradually deplete their health by nipping at them. The secondary fires a powerful beam that, on multiplayer, shrinks opponents. The tertiary fires an even more powerful beam which, in multiplayer, turns the opponent into an innocent creature. Maximum ammo 200.
  • Alien device: in Story Mode, it only functions as a plot device, necessary to finish Stage 2 of A Clone of Your Own. On multiplayer, if an enemy is hit with it, they will dance uncontrollably for a short time and be unable to do anything else.

Multiplayer Mode[]

A multiplayer mode is made available for the player and other friends to play, access to multiplayer cannot be granted unless there are two controllers connected to the console. For the PC version, multiplayer was changed to be online.

The players have a choice of several characters from the show. The boys will always default to the selection. To unlock more characters the player must play through the entire Story Mode to discover codes, or "enter cheats", which unlock the characters. There are several stages to choose from, some basic while others are high priority death traps, there are also choices of game styles to choose from.

Additionally, some weapons found in the Story Mode can be successfully used only in Multiplayer whereas it was useless in Story Mode, these include Cow Launcher (A successful hit K.Os the player with a shot of the Cow's anus), Warpo Ray's 3rd function (Causes the player to turn into an animal) and the Alien Dancing Gizmo (Causes the player to act out the song Cartman and Barbrady sang in the original episode of the show).

Characters[]

Multiplayer Characters[]

Development[]

The game was developed by Iguana Entertainment, best known for the Nintendo 64 game Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and its three sequels. It was developed concurrently with Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, and shared the same game engine and some of the development staff. The game's composer, Darren Mitchell later bemoaned it as being "not a fun project" in part due to the Nintendo 64 being difficult to work with, and also because of the extremely fast development time forced on the development team by publishers Acclaim, who wanted the game released in time for Christmas 1998.[1]

Cancelled Game Boy Color Version[]

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The screenshot of the GBC version of the game in Nintendo Power.

A version of the game was also in development for the Game Boy Color by Crawfish Interactive. However, it was canceled due to Matt Stone and Trey Parker stating that the Game Boy Color was marketed towards children and therefore South Park would not be fitting on that console. The one prototype version of the game is said to belong to Matt and Trey. The game's source code and frameworks were reused in other Game Boy Color games, such as the New Adventures of Mary Kate & Ashley (1999). Almost two decades later, on August 6th, 2018, the game was found by a person on the Internet contacting the crew developers.[2]

Quotes[]

Stan Marsh

  • "Whoa, dude! I'm good!"
  • "Somebody's making brownies... *chuckles*"
  • "Dude, this shit is great!"
  • "Sick dude, that smells like pee!"
  • "Yellow snow sucks!"
  • "Next time you hit me with that motherfucking thing, I'm gonna kick your ass!"
  • "Yeah, your head may be big, but I can still kick your ass!"
  • "Hey, it's my turn to kick their asses!"
  • "Bitchin'!"
  • "Time for total annihilation!"
  • "Take that, evil dolly!"
  • "Oh yeah? Visit this!"
  • "Clone that, dumbass!"
  • "Thought you guys are unbreakable, huh?"
  • "Die, evil turkeys, DIE!"
  • "I'm gonna puke!"
  • "Damn bastards!"
  • "Dude! Stop! I'll kick your ass!"
  • "Fucking get off!"
  • "Quit it, dildo!"

Kyle Broflovski

  • "I'm gonna show you how to kick ass!"
  • "Out of my way dumb-dumb, I'm gonna kick some butt!"
  • "Let me at 'em!"
  • "I'll get you for that!"
  • "Hey, what's happening?!"
  • "Go back to your home planet!"
  • "Die evil robots! Die!"
  • "Stupid cow!"
  • "Take that! AND THAT!"
  • "Hey! You guys suck shit!"
  • "Hey, clone! Your shoelaces are untied."
  • "This is just like cow-tipping!"
  • "Kick-Ass!"
  • "Man these clones are so dumb!"
  • "Die, evil turkeys!"
  • "You bastard!"
  • "Hey stupid, I'm over here!"
  • "Where are you guys?!"
  • "Take that, peckerhead!"
  • "Well, screw you! The only reason you won is because YOU CHEATED!!"

Eric Cartman

  • "Sweet!"
  • "My mom always told me I was cool."
  • "Ah, kickass!"
  • "I was kind of like Michael Jackson there."
  • "Eh, I was kind of like Boy George there."
  • "I better find the other guys."
  • "Eric, it's up to you to stop them!"
  • "I don't like you guys anymore."
  • "You dirty tree-hugging hippies!"
  • "That's for sticking stuff in my ass!"
  • "Back and to the left."
  • "Screw you guys, I'm going home."
  • "My mom cooks you guys for breakfast!"
  • "Kickass!"
  • "You got any Cheesy Poofs?"
  • "You will respect my authoritah!!"
  • "I... am... so... PISSED."
  • "Hey! Hamburger!"
  • "Hey guys, these clones are easy!"
  • "You ass fucker!"
  • "Oh look at all the lovely toys!"
  • "Kick-ass!"
  • "Stupid clone!"
  • "Oh gross! you sick bastard!"
  • "Die, evil turkeys, DIE!!!"
  • "AY! I'll kick your ass, you sick bastard!"
  • "Here comes the hot shit!"
  • "Ahh! That hurt, you buttlicker!"
  • "Son of a bitch, I'll kick you in the NUTS!!!"
  • "Why you dirty motherfucking fucking piece of shit!"
  • "Son of a- *coughing*"

Terrance

  • "Ow! I think I farted!!"
  • "I think I'm gonna fart!"
  • "Ow! You hit me in the fart bone!"
  • "FART!!!!"
  • "Ooooo! Ha Ha Ha!"
  • "I win! Now I get to fart on your head!"
  • "Oh, I'm so mad! I think I could fart! Ha Ha Ha!"
  • "Owie!"
  • "Cut it out!"
  • "I'm gonna fart on you for that!"

Phillip

  • "Hey! *fart*"
  • "I fart on your grave!"
  • "Come over here so I can fart on you!"
  • "Son of a fart!"
  • "Yeow!!"
  • "I'm gonna fart on your mouth for that!"
  • "Oh, I'm so angry I could fart!"
  • "Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... *farts*"
  • "I win! Now I can fart on your nose!"

Officer Barbrady

  • "Move along, people, nothing to see here!"
  • "Okay, time for some police brutality!"
  • "Assault a police officer, will you?!"
  • "Okay, you're going to jail!"

Mr. Garrison

  • "Ow! YOU HIT MR. HAT!!! NOW YOU'RE IN FOR IT!!!"
  • "I'm gonna teach you a lesson in pain."
  • "YOU LITTLE BASTARD! YOU GO TO HELL! YOU GO TO HELL AND YOU DIE!!!!!"
  • "Stop that!"
  • "KILL! KILL! KILL! KILL!!!"
  • "I'm gonna spank you like a little red-headed stepchild!"
  • "Mr. Hat, will you kick their asses?"
  • "Who knows what the term payback means?"
  • "You have angered Mr. Hat, and will suffer terribly for it!"
  • "I win, everyone else report to detention."
  • "What a victory, Mr. Hat. Yes, Mr. Garrison."
  • "Okay, detention."
  • "Ow! Cut that out, you little bastards!"

Mr. Mackey

  • "Uh, hitting is bad."
  • "Hey, I told you not to do that. Mmkay?"
  • "HEY!!! Mmkay?"
  • "YEOW! Mmkay?"
  • "Mmkay, so we learned that I am the best. Mmkay?"
  • "Stop that! Mmkay?"
  • "What do we call people who hit? Bad people. Mmkay?"
  • "Are you on drugs? Drugs are bad. Mmkay?"
  • "Don't make me kick your ass. Mmkay?"

Jimbo Kern

  • "All you little bastards suck!"
  • "I'll hunt you down for that!"
  • "You little bastard!"
  • "Hey, you made me spill my beer!"
  • "Hey!"
  • "Hey, cut that out, you little bastards."
  • "That's a dirty little bastard!"
  • "I'mma gonna hunt you down!"

Ned Gerblanski

  • "Mmmm, damn it, I gotta remember my training."
  • "Mmmm, you want some of this?" Mmmm..."
  • "Mmmm, incoming!"
  • "Hey, stop that, I'm a vet!"
  • "Ooohhh, it hurts! It hurts!"
  • "Mmmm, it was comin' right for us!"
  • "Ow, my arm!"
  • "Mmmm, game over, man."
  • "I'm the pride of the marines."
  • "Mmmm, come get sommme."

Mephesto

  • "I'm going to clone you a new ass."
  • "Ow, my ass! Don't do that!"
  • "I will eliminate you!"
  • "Cut that out, brain donor!"
  • "You've just volunteered for my new five-ass experiment."
  • "Excellent!"

Wendy Testaburger

  • "Hey, don't fuck with Wendy Testaburger!"
  • "Stan, help me!"
  • "You're not supposed to hit girls, you fucking asshole!"
  • "I said cut that shit out, you asswipe!"
  • "Hey, no fair!"
  • "Quit it, you fucking asshole!"
  • "Oh, I won! Maybe Stan and I can get married now!"

Pip Pirrip

  • "Jolly good show!"
  • "Hooray for the Queen of England!"
  • "Sir, can I hit you now?"
  • "I'm beginning to feel as if no one really likes me that much..."
  • "Oh, hello!"
  • "Can you please stop that, sir?"
  • "Blimey! I suppose asking you to stop won't help, will it..."

Ike Broflovski

  • "Cookie Monster."
  • "Don't kick the baby."
  • "Cookies."
  • "Ohhh!"
  • "Baraterndr nfard fy."
  • "No como go kiwi."
  • "Turtle bad."
  • "Ba ba."
  • "Baby turtle..."
  • "I todd a nurra."

Liane Cartman

  • "Oh, how wonderful!"
  • "Now now, boys, stop that!"
  • "Oh, you are so naughty!"
  • "No more Cheesy Poofs for you tonight."
  • "I know a certain kitty who's getting a spanking tonight!"
  • "Oops!"
  • "Oh, that's very naughty!"

Reception[]

Upon release, the PC and PS1 versions of South Park were received poorly by critics. GameRankings has 41.22% as the average score for the PlayStation version and the PC version has an average score of 51.72%.

GameSpot gave the Nintendo 64, PC, and PlayStation versions scores of 5.8/10, 4.1/10, and 1.4/10 respectively. They stated in the PlayStation version that "South Park is definitely one of those games that is bound to come up when you start thinking about the worst game you've ever played." IGN called the PlayStation version "frustrating" due to poor graphics, repetition of the voice acting, and lack of play value for the head-to-head mode. GameSpot stated in the PC version that "A good license and good graphics aren't enough". The voice acting, done by the original voice actors, was criticized for being repetitive, isolated, and old. The weapons of the game were also criticized for being unprofessional.

Despite the negative reception from both versions, the Nintendo 64 version was praised for its 3D graphics and nice storyline, with IGN calling the game "just as funny as the Comedy Central series". GameSpot stated in the Nintendo 64 version that the level design "it's really not very good on its own, but given the license, it at least makes sense".

On the DVD commentary for the episode "Starvin' Marvin", Trey Parker called it the "crappiest video game", mostly because of the first level where you repetitively shoot hordes of turkeys. Like most of the South Park merchandise released at the time, Parker also mentions that he was "bummed out" about it. Because of this, Trey and Matt have not agreed to the development of many videos games since.

Beta Version[]

  • Originally, The game was titled South Park: Deeply Impacted.
  • There was a level where it involved several characters (Including Liane Cartman) being kidnapped by the Visitor.
  • Scuzzlebutt was intended to be a boss, but was soon scrapped after copyright issues about Scuzzlebutt's leg being Patrick Duffy.
  • The multiplayer mode had 5 different modes to play with, such as Capture the Flag, Grudge Match and Kick the Baby.
  • The beta version had more guns and gore than the original game. Soon after Comedy Central saw the video of the gameplay, they denied it because of a school shooting that happened weeks before the release. They then added more of a comedic feel with gadgets and toy guns to replace the gore and violence.

A Week in South Park[]

Another game that was made during this era was a canceled point-and-click game called A Week in South Park. It was being developed for the PlayStation and PC by DreamForge Intertainment, who had previously developed another point-and-click game called Sanitarium. A Week in South Park was apparently fifteen percent finished during the Gamecenter report, but it was never mentioned again.

The game would've involved the player controlling the Boys cooperatively to complete various missions and goals given out by the show's characters. The game was also mentioned to have voice acting and cutscenes made to resemble the show.

The first mission would've been to help Pip Pirrip collect insects for his entry to a science fair being held at the school, where he had the chance to win a "brand-spanking-new copy of the sought-after Terrance & Phillip video game".

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