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Poisson (Found prototype of "Transformice" massively multiplayer online Flash game; 2009-2010)

A screenshot of the Game.

Status: Found

Date found: Febuary 26th 2023

So the game is found for a while, but I cannot publish this article as there is currently no references, which is a requirement. If anyone has decent references pertaining to the game, please add them. I am unable to find the references myself as I no longer play Transformice. Thanks. - Bluemothsword

Transformice is an online game developed by French indie developer Atelier 801. Players play as a mouse, with the main objective being to bring the cheese back into the hole, though in most maps in certain modes, a special type of mouse called a "shaman" is chosen based on whoever has the highest score, serving as a guide to help their followers to collect cheese. Prior to Transformice's release, there were two games with a similar concept, one of them being Poisson (lit. Fish).

Poisson had gameplay similar to Transformice, moreso than Aaaah!, another game sharing the same concept. However, it seems to have a couple of differences; notably the playable characters being fish, the main goal of the game being to enter the fishbowl before dying, the existence of an upwards cannonball, which existed in early builds of Transformice, the players always starting on the bottom-left corner, the limited amount of anchors available, and the guide player being able to stop time. Poisson shut down a few months later, though when exactly is unknown.

While Transformice and its earliest predecessor Aaaah! continue to exist as downloadable games following Adobe Flash's demise in December 31st, 2020, Poisson remains completely lost, with screenshots, gameplay footage, and very few assets from the game itself the only remaining evidence of its existence. According to Tigrounette in the now-defunct Extinction site, Atelier 801 doesn't seem to have the source code anymore, rendering the chances of Poisson resurfacing to be very slim.

Though, in Febuary 25th 2023 Taikohhh shared a partially complete source code of the server and the client on a private friends group, though he couldn't seem to run it, then on the 26th, Taikohhh and iPedroLB managed to run the server, and get the client to connect to the server, after a few tweaks, they managed to play the game. Then on midnight of the 28th, Taikohhh shared a complete gameplay of Poisson, the first one on YouTube in 10 years. And they plan to make a public server of the game, though it is unknown when.

iPedroLB plans to make a documentary about the game and how they found it and tweaked the game to make it work, as soon as the public server run by them opens. No ETA for now though.

Gallery

A screenshot of Poisson's Login Screen

A screenshot of the Poisson Game, 10 years after it shut down.

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-==Unknown Fire Emblem 3DS remake (lost build of cancelled tactical role-playing game; existence unconfirmed; late 2010s)==
+==Poisson (Found prototype of "Transformice" massively multiplayer online Flash game; 2009-2010)==
-'''The unknown fourth 3DS title of the''' '''''Fire Emblem''''' '''series''' is a rumored game that was supposed to be released in the late 2010's, only to be cancelled sometime later. Said game was also supposed to remake one of the older games in the series, just like ''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'', which served as a remake to the original ''Fire Emblem Gaiden''.
+{{InfoboxFound
+|title=<center>Poisson</center>
+|image=Poisson Game.png
+|imagecaption=A screenshot of the Game.
+|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
+|datefound=Febuary 26th 2023
+|foundby=[https://www.youtube.com/@taikohhh Taikohhh] and [https://www.youtube.com/@iPedroLB iPedroLB]
+}}
+'''So the game is found for a while, but I cannot publish this article as there is currently no references, which is a requirement. If anyone has decent references pertaining to the game, please add them. I am unable to find the references myself as I no longer play Transformice. Thanks. - Bluemothsword'''
-However, the only time it was ever mentioned was in a Halloween 2019 episode of ''Kinda Funny Games Daily'', during a discussion between Greg Miller and ex-Game Informer editor Imran Khan. When they discussed about the game, Khan also brought up that the project would soon be revived for the Nintendo Switch, but nothing new has been brought up about the game since. The exact reason as to why the mysterious ''Fire Emblem'' title was shelved is unknown, but poor sales of another Nintendo RPG ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey'', combined with the Nintendo 3DS nearing the end of its life, is what probably led to its cancellation.
+''Transformice'' is an online game developed by French indie developer Atelier 801. Players play as a mouse, with the main objective being to bring the cheese back into the hole, though in most maps in certain modes, a special type of mouse called a "shaman" is chosen based on whoever has the highest score, serving as a guide to help their followers to collect cheese. Prior to Transformice's release, there were two games with a similar concept, one of them being '''''Poisson''''' (lit. Fish).
+''Poisson'' had gameplay similar to ''Transformice'', moreso than ''Aaaah!'', another game sharing the same concept. However, it seems to have a couple of differences; notably the playable characters being fish, the main goal of the game being to enter the fishbowl before dying, the existence of an upwards cannonball, which existed in early builds of ''Transformice'', the players always starting on the bottom-left corner, the limited amount of anchors available, and the guide player being able to stop time. ''Poisson'' shut down a few months later, though when exactly is unknown.
+While ''Transformice'' and its earliest predecessor ''Aaaah!'' continue to exist as downloadable games following Adobe Flash's demise in December 31st, 2020, ''Poisson'' remains completely lost, with screenshots, gameplay footage, and very few assets from the game itself the only remaining evidence of its existence. According to Tigrounette in the now-defunct Extinction site, Atelier 801 doesn't seem to have the source code anymore, rendering the chances of ''Poisson'' resurfacing to be very slim.
+Though, in ''Febuary 25th 2023'' Taikohhh shared a partially complete source code of the server and the client on a private friends group, though he couldn't seem to run it, then on the 26th, Taikohhh and iPedroLB managed to run the server, and get the client to connect to the server, after a few tweaks, they managed to play the game. Then on midnight of the 28th, Taikohhh shared a complete gameplay of ''Poisson'', the first one on YouTube in 10 years. And they plan to make a public server of the game, though it is unknown when.
+iPedroLB plans to make a documentary about the game and how they found it and tweaked the game to make it work, as soon as the public server run by them opens. No ETA for now though.
+== Gallery ==
+[[File:Poisson Login Screen.png|thumb|left|A screenshot of Poisson's Login Screen]]
+[[File:Poisson Game.png|thumb|right|A screenshot of the Poisson Game, 10 years after it shut down.]]
+{{Video
+  |service1     =youtube
+  |id1          =v=YTb-q4bPWIc
+  |description1 =Taikohhh's Gameplay of Poisson.
+}}
+== External Links ==
+* [https://atelier801.fandom.com/wiki/Poisson Article on the Atelier 801 wiki detailing the game.]
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20120429012537/http://www.extinction.fr/poisson/ Archive of the game's website in the Wayback Machine.]
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}