Pico's School is a 1999 Flash game developed by Tom Fulp for his website Newgrounds . At the time of its release, it was "one of the most sophisticated" browser games, exhibiting "a complexity of design and polish in presentation that [was] virtually unseen in amateur Flash game development". It has been widely credited with kickstarting the Flash games scene and helping launch Newgrounds "as a public force".
28-614: [REDACTED] Look up Pico , pico , piĉo , picó , or pico- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pico may refer to: Places [ edit ] The Moon [ edit ] Mons Pico , a lunar mountain in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin Portugal [ edit ] Pico, a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Verde Pico da Pedra ,
56-449: A metric prefix denoting a factor of 10 PICO dark matter experiment PICO process , a medical technique to frame and answer a clinical question Computing and electronics [ edit ] Pico (text editor) , a simple text editor Pico (programming language) , developed at Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pico (supercomputer) , an IBM supercomputer Sega Pico , a video game system designed for young children Pico-8 ,
84-448: A metric prefix denoting a factor of 10 PICO dark matter experiment PICO process , a medical technique to frame and answer a clinical question Computing and electronics [ edit ] Pico (text editor) , a simple text editor Pico (programming language) , developed at Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pico (supercomputer) , an IBM supercomputer Sega Pico , a video game system designed for young children Pico-8 ,
112-511: A U.S. religious training organization Island Trees School District v. Pico , a U.S. legal case Pico (mango) , a mango cultivar from the Philippines See also [ edit ] Pica (disambiguation) Pico Agudo (disambiguation) Picco (disambiguation) Picus (disambiguation) Piko (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
140-446: A U.S. religious training organization Island Trees School District v. Pico , a U.S. legal case Pico (mango) , a mango cultivar from the Philippines See also [ edit ] Pica (disambiguation) Pico Agudo (disambiguation) Picco (disambiguation) Picus (disambiguation) Piko (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
168-653: A character created by Tom Fulp that debuted in the Newgrounds Flash game Pico's School , also featured in Friday Night Funkin' Pico, a character created by American comedy duo The Jerky Boys Pico de Paperis, an Italian name for Ludwig Von Drake , a character in the American Walt Disney cartoon series Pico, the eponymous character of the hentai anime Boku no Pico Science and medicine [ edit ] pico-,
196-445: A character created by Tom Fulp that debuted in the Newgrounds Flash game Pico's School , also featured in Friday Night Funkin' Pico, a character created by American comedy duo The Jerky Boys Pico de Paperis, an Italian name for Ludwig Von Drake , a character in the American Walt Disney cartoon series Pico, the eponymous character of the hentai anime Boku no Pico Science and medicine [ edit ] pico-,
224-520: A city in the Province of La Pampa, Argentina Pico da Neblina , a mountain in the State of Amazonas, Brazil Pico de Orizaba , a volcano on the borders of Puebla State and Veracruz State, Mexico Pico do Fogo , a volcano on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde Pico, Lazio , a comune in the Province of Frosinone, Italy Pico Paraná , a mountain in the State of Paraná, Brazil Río Pico, Chubut ,
252-677: A civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, São Miguel, Azores Pico Island , the largest island in the Central Group of the Azores archipelago Mount Pico (Montanha do Pico), the distinctive stratovolcano that stands on the island of Pico Pico da Vara , the highest mountain on the island of São Miguel, Azores United States [ edit ] M. Pico Building , a building in Lafayette County, Florida PICO Building (Sanford, Florida) Camp Pico Blanco ,
280-430: A collaboration with part-time animator Jose "MindChamber" Ortiz but was cancelled without an announcement sometime in the 2010s. Two prototype versions were made available to supporters of Newgrounds in 2016. The Kickstarter for popular rhythm game Friday Night Funkin' (which features Pico as a recurring character) promised to finish and release Pico 2 should its Kickstarter reach $ 5 million in funding, though this goal
308-555: A fantasy console and friendly game-making software Pico projector, a handheld projector Raspberry Pi Pico , a microcontroller Pico 4 , a virtual reality headset developed by ByteDance Other uses [ edit ] Beretta Pico , a small, semi-automatic pistol manufactured in the United States by Beretta Laser Pico , a small sailing dinghy Pico de gallo , a salsa made from fresh vegetables, especially tomatoes, onions, and peppers PICO National Network ,
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#1732765292960336-492: A fantasy console and friendly game-making software Pico projector, a handheld projector Raspberry Pi Pico , a microcontroller Pico 4 , a virtual reality headset developed by ByteDance Other uses [ edit ] Beretta Pico , a small, semi-automatic pistol manufactured in the United States by Beretta Laser Pico , a small sailing dinghy Pico de gallo , a salsa made from fresh vegetables, especially tomatoes, onions, and peppers PICO National Network ,
364-458: A movie based on the game. A contemporary write-up of Newgrounds on the Japanese tech site Impress Watch by Mie Aoki recommended the game and called it a good way to test how stuck your mind is in elementary school. In a 2020 article, Wired called the game "irreverent pulp". Tom Fulp, the game's creator, has referred to Pico's School as a "real defining moment for Newgrounds". The game
392-626: A neighborhood in Los Angeles Pico, California, an unincorporated community now part of Pico Rivera, California Pico School District, now part of the Whittier City School District Elsewhere [ edit ] General Pico , a city in the Province of La Pampa, Argentina Pico da Neblina , a mountain in the State of Amazonas, Brazil Pico de Orizaba , a volcano on the borders of Puebla State and Veracruz State, Mexico Pico do Fogo ,
420-496: A school lesson on apples and bananas, Pico's classmate Cassandra interrupts the class to denounce the American education system, which she believes to be "bullshit", before opening fire upon her fellow students. Pico blacks out during the chaos, managing to escape the classroom only to discover the majority of his classmates have been killed. As Pico fights the goth kids, he discovers they are being manipulated by Cassandra. Cassandra
448-629: A summer camp in Monterey County, California Pico Mountain , a ski resort in Rutland County, Vermont Pico Boulevard , a major street in Los Angeles, California Pico-Union, Los Angeles , a neighborhood in Los Angeles Pico, California, an unincorporated community now part of Pico Rivera, California Pico School District, now part of the Whittier City School District Elsewhere [ edit ] General Pico ,
476-751: A village in the Province of Chubut, Argentina People [ edit ] Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–1494), Italian philosopher Pío Pico (1801–1894), Mexican politician Andrés Pico (1810–1876), Mexican general Salomon Pico (1821–1860), Mexican soldier, Californio Bandit Pico Iyer (born 1957), British writer Jeff Pico (born 1966), American baseball player Sol Picó (born 1967), Spanish dancer and choreographer Anderson Pico (born 1988), Brazilian football player Pico (footballer) (born 1988), Spanish footballer Aaron Pico (born 1996), mixed martial artist, wrestler Andres G. Pico , American politician Fictional characters [ edit ] Pico,
504-943: A volcano on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde Pico, Lazio , a comune in the Province of Frosinone, Italy Pico Paraná , a mountain in the State of Paraná, Brazil Río Pico, Chubut , a village in the Province of Chubut, Argentina People [ edit ] Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463–1494), Italian philosopher Pío Pico (1801–1894), Mexican politician Andrés Pico (1810–1876), Mexican general Salomon Pico (1821–1860), Mexican soldier, Californio Bandit Pico Iyer (born 1957), British writer Jeff Pico (born 1966), American baseball player Sol Picó (born 1967), Spanish dancer and choreographer Anderson Pico (born 1988), Brazilian football player Pico (footballer) (born 1988), Spanish footballer Aaron Pico (born 1996), mixed martial artist, wrestler Andres G. Pico , American politician Fictional characters [ edit ] Pico,
532-400: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pico [REDACTED] Look up Pico , pico , piĉo , picó , or pico- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pico may refer to: Places [ edit ] The Moon [ edit ] Mons Pico , a lunar mountain in
560-518: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pico%27s School The game is a point-and-click adventure/shooter that was inspired by the Columbine High School massacre , putting the player in the shoes of the titular Pico, who has to fight a group of stereotypical goth kids who have killed their classmates. Location: Columbine High School ( Columbine, Colorado ) During
588-561: Is then revealed to be an alien, and Pico must defeat her. The game lets players choose multiple pathways through the school's halls, have conversations with surviving students, and engage in enemy fights, all driven by mouse clicks. Tom Fulp stated in an interview that he was inspired to make the game following a variety of angry e-mails sent to his website Newgrounds following the Columbine massacre, many of which would blame internet websites for distributing offensive content. The game
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#1732765292960616-416: The highest mountain on the island of São Miguel, Azores United States [ edit ] M. Pico Building , a building in Lafayette County, Florida PICO Building (Sanford, Florida) Camp Pico Blanco , a summer camp in Monterey County, California Pico Mountain , a ski resort in Rutland County, Vermont Pico Boulevard , a major street in Los Angeles, California Pico-Union, Los Angeles ,
644-432: The northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin Portugal [ edit ] Pico, a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Verde Pico da Pedra , a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, São Miguel, Azores Pico Island , the largest island in the Central Group of the Azores archipelago Mount Pico (Montanha do Pico), the distinctive stratovolcano that stands on the island of Pico Pico da Vara ,
672-443: The original Pico's School was replaced by Pico's School: Love Conquers All , a re-telling of the story in which the massacre never happens. An article published by Spin referred to the game as the work of a "sick genius". Andrew Lerner of Troma Entertainment commented that when he first saw the game, he laughed so hard he almost wet his pants. Troma Entertainment were reportedly at one point in talks with Tom Fulp about making
700-406: The title Pico . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pico&oldid=1248620071 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
728-406: The title Pico . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pico&oldid=1248620071 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
756-420: Was "hailed by many as the pinnacle of Flash ... 'programming ' " and is said to have "offered a first model for the type of point-and-click interactivity that would become a standard". The titular Pico would go on to become essential iconography for Newgrounds, being featured in a number of games and animations. A sequel with the working title Pico 2 was under development for a number of years since 1999 as
784-451: Was developed in Flash 3 prior to the advent of the scripting language ActionScript , which almost all subsequent Flash games would use. To simulate stored data, Fulp claims to have created a complex web of movie clips to simulate in-game variables, an innovative technique which created a considerable strain during highly interactive sequences, such as boss fights. On April Fools' Day 2021,
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