Piposh
The first in a franchise of Israeli games that gained fame in the boundaries of the small country. A humorous adventure game featuring a failed actor that tries his luck in Hollywood.
Piposh is an adventure developed by Guillotine, released 31 December 1999 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Piposh is
Piposh is an adventure game developed by Guillotine and released in 1999. It was published by hed arzi. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Hezi Piposh is the Israeli actor that played Elimelech Egoz, the main character in Guillotines first game: In The Midst of Rating. After gaining no fame and no fortune from appearing as the failed detective Eliemlech Egoz, the failed actor wishes to try his luck in Hollywood. He orders a cruise from Israel to Hollywood, but goes on the wrong ship. Aboard this ship are a cavalcade of odd characters: The ships captain - Capitolomihu Krupnic, the ship mechanic Henry Steam, the ship maid Brigett, a crazy German doctor Fritz Fon Bzzz, and many more. Also on board, is a murderer that has been knocking off people every day. It is Piposh's role to find the killer and save the ship.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Piposh series
Piposh is the first of 5 entries we hold in the Piposh series. The next entry was Piposh 2 in 2000.
What it launched against
Piposh launched on 31 December 1999, within three weeks of Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead and Little Fighter 2.
Released around the same time: Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead, Little Fighter 2.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 4 videos →
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