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Posted February 18, 2016
A cultivated student is the perfect fertilizer for society's growth. Or something.



<span class="bold">No Pineapple Left Behind</span>, a playful insight into the fruitless methods of modern education management, is available now DRM-free on GOG.com for Windows, Mac, and Linux, with a 10% launch discount.

Do you remember that kid from junior high who reminded you of a pineapple? Always eager to please the teacher, sit quietly through classes, take tests, and compare grades? For a school principal, this is the stuff of dreams. But because life is a cruel hag, he is usually stuck with *human* children instead. Ugh. Well, thankfully, this travesty is finally coming to an end!

See, running a school is no child's play. The little devils are unruly, demanding, unpredictable beings. But pineapples express no desires and exhibit no tendencies towards insubordination. Good grades and unquestionable obedience are profitable for the school, so as a sensible businessman, your job is to turn children into pineapples and not ever let them change back. Some parents may raise concerns and you've also got the teacher's work schedules, the students' curriculums, and the needs of your staff to manage, but with spells like "Trigonomancy" at your disposal, this should be easier than reciting the alphabet. It starts with a "p", right?



Weed out the bothersome students and fill your buzzing classrooms with compliant fruit in the satirical manager/simulation <span class="bold">No Pineapple Left Behind</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com. And if you enjoy the whimsical sound of studious pineapples, make sure to also grab the game's <span class="bold">OST</span>. The 10% launch discount will last until February 25, 4:59 PM GMT.
Posted February 18, 2016
I love the objective to simultaneously destroy the teachers' Union while dehumanizing children with on site police officers.

It rings so disgustingly true, when written out as it is I don't know whether to laugh out loud or cry. Anyway, looks like a solid effort with an interesting "hook" (introducing the pineapple and the concept of magic).

Looking forward to some impressions!
Posted February 18, 2016
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Chacranajxy: Sorry, too niche for me.
If we're all just gonna sit around here and state the obvious...

Not too niche for me, bought.
Posted February 18, 2016
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Chacranajxy: This game is missing something...

Tanks. It needs more tanks, and clunky gameplay. Fortunately, we got two of those today. However, those, too, are too niche for me.
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DancingEngie: May I recommend Girls Und Panzer?
I'm afraid both anime and German are off the charts on the niche scale. The potential audience for such thing is precisely ... not much.
Posted February 18, 2016
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DancingEngie: May I recommend Girls Und Panzer?
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Chacranajxy: I'm afraid both anime and German are off the charts on the niche scale. The potential audience for such thing is precisely ... not much.
World Of Tanks? Company of Heroes?
Posted February 18, 2016
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vicklemos: Hi! I do. This:

"Manipulate a child's feelings with lasers"

As a father of 2yr old twins I'm quite curious ;D
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DancingEngie: That isn't a question, strictly speaking, but we can infer you're inquiring about the lasers system.

Basically teachers can zap students for small bonuses, such as an anti-cheating ray that may stop a student from cheating, a ray that makes them lose friends so they'll get better grades, and a ray that dehumanizes them.
If you could see my face now you'd jump off your chair, sir. I'm pissing myself in both laughter in here since I just saw the release trailer and heard the theme song. Another masterpiece. I'm speachless!
As a father/ex-teacher now I really wish a zapper like this one ;D

One more thing: what's with the pineapples? Are they the brainless fruit ever? To me, it's a metaphore for "hey now you don't have anymore desires of your own nor fun and you're a part of the 'system' now, kiddo. Be a pineapple, be another brick in this juicy wall".
Riiiiight? :D

Thanks!
Post edited February 18, 2016 by vicklemos
Posted February 18, 2016
I liked this video better than the one which is on the storepage now.
Posted February 18, 2016
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Chacranajxy: I'm afraid both anime and German are off the charts on the niche scale. The potential audience for such thing is precisely ... not much.
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DancingEngie: World Of Tanks? Company of Heroes?
War is highly niche, and though I may be from a warmongering nation, I have a responsibility to pretend like I'm not. I cannot be associated with such games. Sorry.
Posted February 18, 2016
is "No Child Left Behind" still in place? please tell me it isn't...

I too am not really into sims or games like this, but this might just be too fun to pass up ...some day eventually, maybe...
Post edited February 18, 2016 by drealmer7
Posted February 18, 2016
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drealmer7: is "No Child Left Behind" still in place? please tell me it isn't...

I too am not really into sims or games like this, but this might just be too fun to pass up ...some day eventually, maybe...
Yes, yes it is. This is the main inspiration of the game.
Posted February 18, 2016
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drealmer7: is "No Child Left Behind" still in place? please tell me it isn't...

I too am not really into sims or games like this, but this might just be too fun to pass up ...some day eventually, maybe...
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DancingEngie: Yes, yes it is. This is the main inspiration of the game.
I figured it was the inspiration, given the title and subject matter. Very smatr.

Oooof, I can't believe it's still an existing program. My goodness, how horrible.

Someone should do something about that (other than make a game satirizing it that is, which I commend.)
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DancingEngie: That isn't a question, strictly speaking, but we can infer you're inquiring about the lasers system.

Basically teachers can zap students for small bonuses, such as an anti-cheating ray that may stop a student from cheating, a ray that makes them lose friends so they'll get better grades, and a ray that dehumanizes them.
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vicklemos: If you could see my face now you'd jump off your chair, sir. I'm pissing myself in both laughter in here since I just saw the release trailer and heard the theme song. Another masterpiece. I'm speachless!
As a father/ex-teacher now I really wish a zapper like this one ;D

One more thing: what's with the pineapples? Are they the brainless fruit ever? To me, it's a metaphore for "hey now you don't have anymore desires of your own nor fun and you're a part of the 'system' now, kiddo. Be a pineapple, be another brick in this juicy wall".
Riiiiight? :D

Thanks!
Sorry, didn't notice that comment there.

During our (failed) Kickstarter campaign, we created a video answering this question, which you can see here. Basically, the pineapples are a reference to a reading comprehension test concerning a short story called "The Hare and the Pineapple", which perplexed many students, teachers and parents.
Post edited February 18, 2016 by DancingEngie
Posted February 18, 2016
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vicklemos: Hi! I do. This:

"Manipulate a child's feelings with lasers"

As a father of 2yr old twins I'm quite curious ;D
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DancingEngie: That isn't a question, strictly speaking, but we can infer you're inquiring about the lasers system.

Basically teachers can zap students for small bonuses, such as an anti-cheating ray that may stop a student from cheating, a ray that makes them lose friends so they'll get better grades, and a ray that dehumanizes them.
I wish I had this back when I was invigilating undergraduate biology exams as a grad student. :P
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Ixamyakxim: I love the objective to simultaneously destroy the teachers' Union while dehumanizing children with on site police officers.

It rings so disgustingly true, when written out as it is I don't know whether to laugh out loud or cry. Anyway, looks like a solid effort with an interesting "hook" (introducing the pineapple and the concept of magic).

Looking forward to some impressions!
I remember when someone on the TIS-100 release thread said something to the effect of, "A game where you do programming in assembly!? I do that crap at work already, why the hell would I want to play it as a game!?" As someone working in education, I feel the exact same thing about this game. :/
Post edited February 18, 2016 by rampancy
Posted February 18, 2016
This one's for P1na.
Posted February 18, 2016
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vicklemos: One more thing: what's with the pineapples? Are they the brainless fruit ever? To me, it's a metaphore for "hey now you don't have anymore desires of your own nor fun and you're a part of the 'system' now, kiddo. Be a pineapple, be another brick in this juicy wall".
I'd say so, since the main person behind this game was a public school/charter school teacher himself, and his motivation behind making this game was his experience in the US education system.
Posted February 18, 2016
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