SHIPWRECKED

*This article is about the in-universe Nintendo 64 game. For the real game about and containing it, see SHIPWRECKED 64 (game).*
**Broadside Beach: SHIPWRECKED 64** is a licensed Nintendo 64 video game developed by Cogware Games. It's based on the characters made by Broadside Animation.

The game saw a soft launch in 1997 and information about it has been sparse until it was dumped online by Squeaks D'corgeh via a custom emulator; the game would not work with any other emulators.

The game is available to play on both Game Jolt and itch.io. An overhauled version was released on Steam on January 1st, 2024 and is available to purchase for $8. You can currently purchase the game here.

## Development

Cogware Games was allowed to develop SHIPWRECKED 64 with funding from Broadside Animation. Connor Thomas, the founder of Cogware Games, promised to Broadside that the game would be a technical marvel. Development did encounter some problems, such as extra funding and delays.

Soon after the official release of SHIPWRECKED 64 in 1997, the game was almost immediately taken off the shelves, after very disturbing tapes, video files, and other unsettling and mysterious items in the games files. In the Steam release, all of these disturbing files are accessible, as well in the original, yet the Steam release also features a version of the game made for those who wish to experience the game without the horror/ARG aspect.

Far into development, the Broadside Animation representative, Mark Mullins, visited Cogware Games to know about the game's progression and to film the commercial.

The game immediately met criticism from Mark, as he beredes the team for its poor game design, flawed graphics, etc. The in-game character models were difficult to recognize as any Broadside character, and the addition of a new character such as the wolves did not go well with Mark. Seeing that this project is not going anywhere, Mark stops the project which leads to Connor lashing out towards him.

Seeing the project dead in the waters, Connor Thomas broke down and decided to strike back against Broadside via inserting company secrets that can be accessed via secret methods. He also recorded his method of suicide and hid a secret message for his son, Patt Thomas.

In 1997, Connor Thomas was found dead, dying via suicide from jumping off a building, causing grief amongst the team, as well as his family and friends, and a website post was made informing the public of his passing. The game still received a soft launch, managing to get some numbers but not enough to gain enough notoriety. Skip to 2022, and Squeaks D'Corgeh managed to have gotten a copy from an Ebay seller named Daniel.

## Description

*Bucky and his gang are in danger and they need your help!!*
*With this brand new 3D platformer, Bucky and his friends are going to be taken on a wild ride through an island they had crashed upon. Help out your pals and get the ship back up and running so you can go home once again!*
- Game description, included on the back of the original Nintendo 64 box for the game
The game's story is fairly simple: Bucky, Olive and Giovanni were on a fishing trip until a storm caused their ship to crash on an island inhabited by wolves. As punishment for ruining the peace, the wolves force Bucky's friends to do their tasks and Bucky, controlled by the player, has to help free them of their tasks.

Olive Otter needs help collecting 20 coconuts, Giovanni Goose needs help turning off all of the ovens, and Bucky needs to collect treasure from a faraway place to get his boat back. Bucky also encounters Walter Walrus, who had managed to get his boat stuck on a hill, which Bucky helps getting down.

Done with every task, Bucky and his friends sail away.

## Oddities

* Leaving oddly worded signs inspected on the screen for an extended period will flash odd imagery. These signs read "KBZFQ [?] QPPN [?]", which translates to "LAYER [?] ROOM [?]".
* Failing all four tasks three times replaces the island's music into repeated organic crunching sounds.
	+ If you were to check all of the LAYER ROOM areas and view the Starling Application Forms, returning to Bucky's boat gives you an extra task of locating wooden puppets across the island. After locating all the puppets and listening to all the dev logs, returning to the boat replaces the title screen with an eyeless Bucky alone on his boat with a dark sky.

### Olive Otter's task

You can rush failing Olive's task by attacking her, reducing the time limit by 10 seconds.

* Failing this task for the second time gives a false cutscene of Olive thanking Bucky. The cutscene stops and Olivia Finch will appear via datamoshing through the scene.
* Failing this task for the third time shows an audio log of Olivia Finch giving an anonymous complaint that Brandon Lester, in the Bucky costume, has been pounding his head towards her cabin's glass until four in the morning.
	+ After Olive disappears, you're allowed in the "LAYER 2 ROOM 1" room. This room is a locker room leading to a white-tiled pool and a Starling application form for Olivia Finch.

### Giovanni Goose's task

The only way to fail Giovanni's task is to be inactive.

* If you fail Olive Otter's task three times, she will appear faceless and follow you around.
* Failing this task for the second time gives you an abrupt cut to Gary Wilson's death scene.
* Failing this task for the third time cuts to recorded footage of the employees discovering Gary Wilson's corpse in the deep fryer.
	+ After Giovanni disappears, the locked door behind him opens up which shows a room filled with framed pictures of several Starling victims and Studiogrounds.

### The Wolves' task

You can fail the Wolves' tasks by being caught by the monster or by reaching the time limit before collecting 40 treasure.

* Failing this task for the third time tells you there is nothing here until a Starling-like Bucky fades into view.

### Walter Walrus' task

Failing Walter's task is by moving when it gets dark. Bucky will get swept away by an unknown force.

* If you fail Olive Otter's task three times, she will sometimes appear faceless on the first island.
* If you fail Giovanni Goose's task three times, the ovens from his task will be spread across the island, including having a time limit.
* If you fail Giovanni Goose's task three times, the ovens may instead of being spread across the island, instead all be set aflame at once, instantly causing the player to fail the challenge once more.
* Failing Walter's task for the second time shows a scene of Nathan Stewart being assaulted by Brandon Lester by an office chair.
* Failing Walter's task for the third time has a small scene of Brandon crouching down and crooking his head.
	+ After Walter disappears, the room "LAYER 2 ROOM 3" is accessed. The room is a new area on the island with a giant marble statue of Bucky Beaver along with a Starling application form for Nethan Stewart.

## Gallery

### Screenshots

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### Miscellaneous

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### Game Jolt Community

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## References

1. ↑ https://youtu.be/pznESUP2Omc?t=1213
2. ↑ https://youtu.be/YPMrs9ov0Tw?t=3444
3. ↑ https://youtu.be/R0iYnMaPxKk?t=186
4. ↑ https://youtu.be/pznESUP2Omc?t=334
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/64Shipwrecked/status/1555004863154720768
6. ↑ https://gamejolt.com/c/shipwrecked64-gv8ph7
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/moomoovil/status/1549113182563848193