Development
The first TAGAP took almost four years to develop, starting in November 2003 as one-man-project, led by Jouni Lahtinen. Jouni soon joined forces with Petja Heiskanen in early 2004 and the duo went under the alias of the Penguin Development Team. The game cost almost 2500 Euros to make, which was 2500 Euros over the budget, since the game was intended to be freeware. Nearly all the money was spent on software and hardware. TAGAP was originally five levels long instead of the current ten. The remaining five levels were meant to become a post-release expansion pack. However, since five levels felt ultimately too short in game testing, the levels were incorporated into the game. The game is dedicated to Snowdrop, an Albino African Penguin (pictured). It was a resident of Bristol Zoo Gardens from November 2002 until August 2004.
Read more about this topic: TAGAP: The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins
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