July 12, 1597
First mate of the frigate Sun Burst

We continue on our voyage towards the infamous Pirate Isle, trusting in a captain who is placing his faith in a rotten old map to get us there. It has been nearly two months since we left the harbor of Napoli, and the morale of the crew has been tattering since the fifth week out. Now the lookout has spotted another nasty storm brewing off of the starboard bow. I fear that if it is as bad as the last one we may not survive to reach our foolhardy destination...

On July 15, 1597 the frigate Sun Burst was wrecked upon the shoals of Pirate Isle. The only surviving crew member was a furry cheeked sailor named Slash. The adventure begins when Slash regains consciousness among the debris of his former vessel, determined to uncover the secrets of the island, its treasure, and to discover a means of returning home.

Slash is a sugar glider (click here for more information on gliders) from the distant land of Australia. Roughly the size of a small squirrel, sugar gliders have a membranous flap of skin connecting their forepaw to their hind feet. Sugar gliders can use this layer of skin in order to glide up to 150 feet through the air, jumping from tree to tree to escape the jaws of their predators. Our hero is a sea-worthy buccaneer who wears his trusty sabre always at his side. He was a notable sailor aboard his ship, being able to leap from mast to mast seemingly without effort. During his future adventures on Pirate Isle, Slash will be able to run, jump, climb, and glide his way to and past obstacles of all kinds. When strategic maneuvers are not an option, Slash can whip out his sabre to deal death to the most fearsome of foes. Sugar gliders love fresh fruit, so finding such items along the way can rejuvenate or even grant temporary powers to our stalwart marsupial. Using his unique talents, his uncanny wit, and his deft swordsmanship Slash must travel deeper and deeper into Pirate Isle, avoiding natural predators such as sea gulls, giant crabs, and hunting cats.

• Classic platform genre gameplay
  (What, you'd rather a FPS?)
• Variety of movement and swash-buckling action
  (Yes, pirates are in right now.)
• Underground levels and treasure chests
  (Gold, silver, bronze, oh my!)
• Knife throwing
  (Who could resist?)
• Tiki statues
  (You know you love them!)
• Self running demo
  (For those who like to watch before they play.)
• Fullscreen or windowed mode
  (Decisions, decisions...)
• Smooth OpenGL accelerated graphics
  (Did you expect anything less?)
• Fun for the whole family
  (Yes, content is suitable for household pets too!)
• Continuation and progress points to help younger players
  (No need to be perfect!)
• Supports Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
  (Peace, love, cross-platform!)

Current version is 1.0

Download for Mac OS 9, Mac OS X
Download for Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

Minimum System Recommendations:

• 400 MHz or faster processor
• OpenGL hardware accelerated video card with 16 MB video memory
• 128 MB RAM

There are currently no planned updates for Adventures on Pirate Isle. If you experience a problem, please let us know!

The current version of Adventures on Pirate Isle contains only six levels. We are hoping that the uDevGame contest will help us judge the interest from the Mac game community as to whether or not they would like to see the game completed and released commercially. If you enjoyed playing Adventures on Pirate Isle and would be interested in seeing a future commercial version, please send us an email!