Straandlooper
Animation studio in Northern Ireland
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Straandlooper is an animation studio and video game developer based in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland. The studio was founded in January 2008 by Richard Morss, Alastair McIlwain and Tim Bryans.[2] They developed the episodic video game for iPhone, Hector: Badge of Carnage, which is based on their character Hector: Fat Arse of the Law. Straandlooper is notable for being Northern Ireland's first animation studio to produce a television series for the international market.[3] As a video game developer, they are notable for being the first company where Telltale Games took on a publishing role, rather than a directing role.[4] Telltale funded the development of the final two episodes of Hector: Badge of Carnage and published all three episodes on additional platforms, in addition to iOS.[5]
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| Industry | Video games, animation |
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| Headquarters | Donaghadee, Northern Ireland |
| Products | Cartoon series, graphic adventure games |
Number of employees | 4[1][better source needed] |
Television
Lifeboat Luke is a television program aimed at 4 to 7-year-old children inspired by the Donaghadee RNLI lifeboat. It is a partnership between Straandlooper and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, and is Northern Ireland's first domestically produced animated TV series for the international market.[3]
Video games
Hector: Badge of Carnage is a trilogy of point-and-click adventure games. It features adult humor, and is about a shady detective character called "Hector: Fat Arse of the Law". It is developed by Straandlooper, and published by Telltale Games in Telltale's first role as an external publisher.[citation needed]
