About a month ago I was showing one of my friends – a bartender here in Tokyo – some applications on my iPhone. He asked “why is there no cocktail mixing application?” and I had to reply “I dunno!” And so Get Dirk Drunk was born.
What began as a simple cocktail mixing toy turned into the glorious game you see before you. In the game you play as the local bartender. Further explanation is on the website:
Dirk is your average guy out on the town on a Friday night. He has had a tough week slaving away for his corporate overlords and it is time for a drink. That’s where you come in. As the bartender of the local drinking establishment you’ve got to keep mixing drinks and pouring them into Dirk’s mouth to keep him drunk. If he sobers up, you lose!
So be a pal and Get Dirk Drunk!
If it isn’t obvious from the trailer the game has its tongue firmly planted in cheek. I built it in my spare time and it was easy to make time in my schedule as the game involves two things I enjoy: silly, crude humor and drinking.
I wanted to go through the full process of releasing an application – idea, design, development, hiring outsourcing, release preparation, marketing, licensing, etc. – to get more experience in the areas I haven’t had the chance to work in on the large teams I’ve been on. Specifically I wanted to gain more experience in the production side of the business and though this is a tiny minigame going through the process was valuable. It is onward and upwards from here.
Now, be a pal and go and help Get Dirk Drunk! iTunes store link.
(please drink responsibly)
HAHAHA!! Awesome.
“From the supplemental code intern who helped create the background image compression on GRIM FANDANGO!!!”
Nice one.
you are awesome.
GJ!
Glad you guys liked it. Considering how ridiculous this minigame is I thought a little self deprecation made sense. :-)