Talk:Hail to the Chimp

Release date

dang it people, write "(expected)" next to the release date in the infobox if the game hasn't come out yet. Today is 5/27/08, the day this article said the game would be released, and the game's not out yet. Why? because the release date is from last year, which is too ancient and outdated (in the software industry). so i had to update the date and tag it with "(expected)". if no one changed it, then people would have thought that the game came out already, or worse, the article would have had the wrong release date forever. we gotta make this more accurate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.140.205.228 (talk) 18:25, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Inspiration

Is this based off of that fictional movie in that one Simpsons episode? Brutannica (talk) 00:30, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

No, it is not.Minusman (talk) 09:14, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

The similarity is too much to be coincidence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.6.163.131 (talk) 18:14, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I agree, the simpsons episode in question showed a group of men in the white house talking to a president (who was a chimp) which proceeds to jump on the mans face and attack him with Homer retorting "That's what you get for not hailing to the chimp!". It's debatable, but I think the reference is quite clear. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AlexFili (talk • contribs) 19:47, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Homer also mentioned the title of the movie as Hail to the Chimp before pulling into the drive-in theatre, "they're showing Hail to the Chimp!" To be honest though, I think this is most likely a reference to Obama's candidacy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.6.163.131 (talk) 02:14, 1 February 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.180.29.195 (talk)

Since I work at Wideload and was present for the naming of the game, I'd like to think my words carry a little more weight than those of anonymous commenters guessing about what happened.

The initial working title for the game was Happy Happy Animal Fun Party because the political aspect had not been added to the backstory. When that became part of the mix, we wanted a name that alluded to animals and electoral politics. Hail to the Chimp was an early suggestion on a very long list, and the one that ended up sticking. A few of us were aware that it had been used on the Simpsons, but thought the phrase pre-dated the show.

In any case, none of the actual gameplay or characters in the game Hail to the Chimp are based on the movie depicted on The Simpsons.

And for what it's worth, none of the characters in the game are intended to represent or parody any human politician, living or dead. Anyone who claims otherwise is wrong.Minusman (talk) 22:48, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I remember a very old Simpsons episode that said "thats what you get for not Hailing to the Chimp". So I guess they did steal the name. Hopefully Matt Groening sues them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.168.235.48 (talk) 10:07, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

EU/AU/UK Release

I am fairly certain this one never came out outside of North America, at least in full.

For one, I have not seen actual photographs of an European copy on either PS3 or 360. Redump.org, a website dedicated to cataloguing all disc based video games also only documents a single North American release on each platform (http://redump.org/discs/quicksearch/hail-to-the-chimp/).

The game didn't seem to have a digital download release, but a downloadable demo was released in both North America and Europe (https://datomatic.no-intro.org/index.php?page=search&s=90)

Searching on the gamehistory.org magazine archive, the only mentions of the game in UK publications came from the industry publication MCV, where the game was included on a list of upcoming releases. First appearing in Issue 510 (October 24, 2008), it is listed as coming out on October 31st, published by Gamecock Games Group. After this, the game appears on the list in 7 more issues, with the release date being delayed each time. The last mention is in Issue 545 (July 10, 2009) where it is listed with a release date of July 17, 2009, this time with South Peak as the publisher. Between the North American release and supposed UK release, Gamecock was acquired by South Peak, which would explain the recurring delays in the UK release. However, I couldn't find any mention of the game on archived versions of South Peak's website.

Searching the PEGI database, there is a rating for the PS3 version, but no Xbox 360. It's specified as a PlayStation Network release, I'm guessing this must be the above mentioned demo, since no demo was ever released on 360. The PEGI entry lists a date of September 26, 2009 and this time the publisher is given as 10tacle Studios AG. However, according to MobyGames, their last game was released in 2007 and in August 2008 the company began insolvency proceedings (https://www.mobygames.com/company/6328/10tacle-studios-ag/).

Given all of this and the lack of any physical proof, it seems like an European release was planned but never released.

TL;DR: Original publisher, Gamecock, intends to release the game in Europe in October 2008 -> Gamecock is acquired by South Peak IN October 2008 -> The European release is repeatedly delayed well into the following year -> South Peak seemingly hands the game off to another company, 10tacle Studios -> 10tacle Studios releases a demo on the European PlayStation Network, but around the same time is in the middle of insolvency proceedings. TheBluegeek (talk) 19:35, 2 September 2026 (UTC)