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{{page title|''Pikmin.com SpaceForce''}}{{game icons|p=y}} | {{page title|''Pikmin.com SpaceForce''}} | ||
'''''Pikmin.com SpaceForce''''' is a partially lost browser game made by Nintendo of America to promote [[Pikmin (game)|the first ''Pikmin'' game]]. Not much is known about its gameplay, and while archives of the website | {{game icons|p=y}} | ||
'''''Pikmin.com SpaceForce''''' is a partially lost browser game made by Nintendo of America to promote [[Pikmin (game)|the first ''Pikmin'' game]]. Not much is known about its gameplay, and while archives of the website do exist, it's not clear if the game itself is contained within these archives. The game was developed by the Seattle-based digital media company Martini Design, using the now-discontinued {{w|Adobe Flash}} (known as Macromedia Flash at the time), and was accessed from [http://www.pikmin.com www.pikmin.com]. It was released during November 2001, and taken offline a few months into 2002. | |||
==Menu screens== | ==Menu screens== | ||
[[File:PikminSpaceforceRegistration.png|thumb | [[File:PikminSpaceforceRegistration.png|thumb|250px|The homepage.]] | ||
The homepage at www.pikmin.com featured some promotional art for ''Pikmin'', and various links related to the game. These included links to a few Nintendo websites, a button to enter the main page of the game itself, and links to download the browser plugins required to play the game (Macromedia Flash Player and Apple's QuickTime).{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20020328220708/http://www.pikmin.com/|pikmin.com homepage, 28 March 2002|the Wayback Machine}} | The homepage at www.pikmin.com featured some promotional art for ''Pikmin'', and various links related to the game. These included links to a few Nintendo websites, a button to enter the main page of the game itself, and links to download the browser plugins required to play the game (Macromedia Flash Player and Apple's QuickTime).{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20020328220708/http://www.pikmin.com/|pikmin.com homepage, 28 March 2002|the Wayback Machine}} | ||
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The main page featured a similar background to the homepage, with some additional game-related graphics. There was a ''Pikmin''-style day counter and sun meter, which appear to have shown the number of days until the game released. On the right side there were a few buttons, one of which says that the game would be coming soon. It is presumed this would turn into a play button, but there is no archive showing the button looking like this. Below that were buttons to access a "Leaderboards" page and a "Tips & Info" page. To the left of that bubble was another one which has a log-in area with the title "My Team Headquarters"; it is unknown exactly what this refers to. In the bottom right corner, there were buttons to get email updates, view parental info, and read an FAQ.{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20020206100735/http://www.pikmin.com/flash.jsp|Main page of Pikmin.com SpaceForce, 6 February 2002|the Wayback Machine}} | The main page featured a similar background to the homepage, with some additional game-related graphics. There was a ''Pikmin''-style day counter and sun meter, which appear to have shown the number of days until the game released. On the right side there were a few buttons, one of which says that the game would be coming soon. It is presumed this would turn into a play button, but there is no archive showing the button looking like this. Below that were buttons to access a "Leaderboards" page and a "Tips & Info" page. To the left of that bubble was another one which has a log-in area with the title "My Team Headquarters"; it is unknown exactly what this refers to. In the bottom right corner, there were buttons to get email updates, view parental info, and read an FAQ.{{cite web|https://web.archive.org/web/20020206100735/http://www.pikmin.com/flash.jsp|Main page of Pikmin.com SpaceForce, 6 February 2002|the Wayback Machine}} | ||
[[File:PikminSpaceforceOverview.png|thumb | [[File:PikminSpaceforceOverview.png|thumb|250px|The overview page.]] | ||
Clicking the "Game Overview" link on the main page led to a page with different background artwork, where an overview of {{p1}} was written. The buttons on the right side still remained, but there were 4 additional buttons to view videos explaining [[Red Pikmin]], [[Yellow Pikmin]], [[Blue Pikmin]], and [[Olimar]]. These videos cannot be found in any archive of the site. | Clicking the "Game Overview" link on the main page led to a page with different background artwork, where an overview of {{p1}} was written. The buttons on the right side still remained, but there were 4 additional buttons to view videos explaining [[Red Pikmin]], [[Yellow Pikmin]], [[Blue Pikmin]], and [[Olimar]]. These videos cannot be found in any archive of the site. | ||
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PikminSpaceforceYPellet.gif|A yellow pellet worth 10 points. | PikminSpaceforceYPellet.gif|A yellow pellet worth 10 points. | ||
PikminSpaceforceFood.jpg|A page displayed when food is found on another website. | PikminSpaceforceFood.jpg|A page displayed when food is found on another website. | ||
ErrorPromptSpaceForceGameFiles.png|An error message that can be seen offscreen in the game files. | |||
PikminSpaceforcePromo.png|Advertisement for the game in a [[Nintendo Power]] ''Pikmin'' promotional booklet.{{cite web|https://archive.org/details/pikminpromobook_201906/page/n11/mode/2up|Page 13 of a Nintendo Power ''Pikmin'' promotional booklet|the Internet Archive}} | PikminSpaceforcePromo.png|Advertisement for the game in a [[Nintendo Power]] ''Pikmin'' promotional booklet.{{cite web|https://archive.org/details/pikminpromobook_201906/page/n11/mode/2up|Page 13 of a Nintendo Power ''Pikmin'' promotional booklet|the Internet Archive}} | ||
NintendoPowerSpaceForce1.jpg|Image of a Nintendo Power article showcasing the developers of the game. | |||
NintendoPowerSpaceForce2.jpg|Image of a Nintendo Power article announcing that the game can be played. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Spin-offs]] | [[Category:Spin-offs]] | ||
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