Pyongyang racer

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Pyongyang racer
Studio Korea NorthNorth Korea Nosotek
Publisher China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Koryo Tours
Erstveröffent-
lichung
December 18, 2012
platform Web browser
genre Racing game , browser game
control keyboard
language English, Korean
information First worldwide published video game from North Korea.

Pyongyang Racer is a browser game from North Korea . It was developed as a promotional game for a tourism company that organizes trips to North Korea.

Gameplay

The keyboard is used to play, the controls are illustrated during the loading process. The player drives through the North Korean capital Pyongyang in a car and passes all kinds of sights in the city, such as B. the triumphal arch . The goal is to drive the route as quickly as possible and without accidents in order to be able to enter the global highscore .

Game elements

Barrels must be collected so that the fuel does not run out. Other vehicles are not allowed to be rammed, and you should avoid going off the road. The player may commit three mistakes, if more than three mistakes the game ends prematurely. A traffic policewoman is displayed for each violation, warning the player.

The player passes eleven sights of the city. A stamp can be collected for each of these sights along the way. The stamps depict the monument to the Memorial to the Patriotic Liberation Struggle . In detail, the following stations are covered:

  1. Pyongyang ice rink
  2. Pyongyang indoor stadium
  3. Pothong Gate
  4. Ryugyŏng Hot'el
  5. Memorial for the Fatherland Liberation Struggle
  6. People's Army circus
  7. Triumphal arch
  8. Ch'ŏllima statue
  9. Monument to the Chuch'e ideology
  10. Koryo Hotel
  11. Great People's Study Hall

development

The game was developed in 2012 by students from Kim Ch'aek Technical University in collaboration with Nosotek and Koryo Tours .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Brian Ashcraft: This Game Was Developed in North Korea. Play It Right Now. December 20, 2012, accessed September 14, 2015 .
  2. Pyongyang Racer | Koryo Tours. In: pyongyangracer.co. Retrieved September 14, 2015 .
  3. Play this: 'Pyongyang Racer' is the first game developed in North Korea for Western audiences. In: The Verge. December 20, 2012, accessed September 14, 2015 .
  4. Pyongyang Racer | Koryo Tours. In: pyongyangracer.co. Retrieved September 14, 2015 .
  5. Want To Play A Video Game From The Most Isolated Country On Earth? In: The Huffington Post. December 23, 2012, accessed September 14, 2015 .