<s>
Piposh	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
Israeli	O
media	O
franchise	O
that	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
comedic	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Guillotine	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hed	O
Arzi	O
Multimedia	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
an	O
eponymous	O
actor-turned-detective	O
who	O
embarks	O
on	O
several	O
adventures	O
solving	O
murders	O
,	O
the	O
titles	O
include	O
Piposh	B-Application
,	O
Piposh	B-Application
2	O
,	O
Halom	O
SheItgashem	O
(	O
spinoff	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Piposh	B-Application
3D	O
:	O
HaMahapecha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Piposh	B-Application
entitled	O
Piposh	B-Application
:	O
Hollywood	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Piposh	B-Application
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
franchise	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
soundtrack	O
being	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
continues	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
dedicated	O
fanbase	O
,	O
and	O
Piposh	B-Application
conventions	O
have	O
been	O
regularly	O
held	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
fans	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
games	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
titles	O
have	O
often	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
their	O
amateurish	O
visual	O
style	O
and	O
clunky	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
looked	O
at	O
fondly	O
by	O
critics	O
who	O
see	O
Piposh	B-Application
as	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
Israeli	O
pride	O
and	O
a	O
key	O
milestone	O
in	O
the	O
advancement	O
of	O
the	O
local	O
industry	O
throughout	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Piposh	B-Application
follows	O
the	O
quirky	O
adventures	O
of	O
its	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
flawed	O
actor	O
Hezi	O
Piposh	B-Application
and	O
"	O
morbidly	O
tactless	O
guy	O
in	O
his	O
attempts	O
to	O
reach	O
Hollywood	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
big	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Piposh	B-Application
2	O
,	O
Piposh	B-Application
finds	O
himself	O
trapped	O
on	O
an	O
island	O
populated	O
by	O
dwarves	O
,	O
who	O
help	O
him	O
assemble	O
an	O
aviation	O
device	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Piposh	B-Application
3D	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
political	O
revolution	O
that	O
ensues	O
because	O
the	O
entire	O
country	O
decides	O
to	O
become	O
vegetarian	O
,	O
replacing	O
meat	O
with	O
tofu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
it	O
led	O
the	O
duo	O
to	O
decide	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
second	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
Piposh	B-Application
,	O
under	O
their	O
new	O
development	O
company	O
Guillotine	O
( גיליוטין	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gluzman	O
brothers	O
wrote	O
the	O
text	O
and	O
the	O
code	O
,	O
drew	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
created	O
the	O
animations	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
they	O
convinced	O
actors	O
Shai	O
Avivi	O
,	O
Amos	O
Shuv	O
,	O
Anat	O
Magen	O
,	O
Ilan	O
Peled	O
,	O
Dudu	O
Zar	O
,	O
Meni	O
Pe'er	O
,	O
and	O
Ilan	O
Ganani	O
(	O
as	O
Piposh	B-Application
)	O
to	O
voice	O
characters	O
voluntarily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
Ronan	O
used	O
the	O
program	O
Macromedia	B-Operating_System
Director	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
he	O
created	O
each	O
game	O
screens	O
from	O
scratch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
Piposh	B-Application
was	O
released	O
;	O
it	O
became	O
a	O
hit	O
among	O
teenagers	O
and	O
sold	O
6000	O
copies	O
over	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
one	O
year	O
in	O
retail	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
ultimately	O
sell	O
or	O
over	O
7000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
Piposh	B-Application
's	O
royalties	O
were	O
donated	O
to	O
the	O
animal	O
rights	O
and	O
welfare	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
officially	O
a	O
Piposh	B-Application
title	O
,	O
In	O
the	O
Interest	O
of	O
Ratings	O
has	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
within	O
Piposh	B-Application
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
–	O
a	O
flawed	O
actor	O
–	O
claims	O
to	O
have	O
played	O
Egoz	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
own	O
Ronan	O
began	O
to	O
suffer	O
financially	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
continue	O
for	O
years	O
while	O
making	O
the	O
Piposh	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
took	O
1.5	O
years	O
to	O
make	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
spent	O
a	O
year	O
making	O
Piposh	B-Application
2	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
year	O
making	O
Halom	O
SheItgashem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
distribution	O
company	O
was	O
very	O
large	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
time	O
to	O
invest	O
into	O
a	O
small	O
local	O
game	O
like	O
Piposh	B-Application
so	O
the	O
games	O
ended	O
up	O
being	O
sent	O
out	O
two	O
weeks	O
later	O
than	O
intended	O
,	O
once	O
the	O
advertising	O
and	O
buzz	O
had	O
died	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Piposh	B-Application
3D	O
was	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
foray	O
into	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
after	O
using	O
traditional	O
animation	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
;	O
this	O
title	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Roy	O
Lazarowitz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2004	O
saw	O
the	O
English	O
release	O
of	O
Piposh	B-Application
entitled	O
Piposh	B-Application
Holywood	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Phantom	O
after	O
Phantom	B-Device
Entertainment	I-Device
bought	O
the	O
distribution	O
rights	O
electronically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guillotine	O
had	O
aimed	O
to	O
translate	O
their	O
first	O
Piposh	B-Application
game	O
to	O
break	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
international	O
market	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
text	O
and	O
dubbing	O
translations	O
became	O
an	O
astronomical	O
task	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
having	O
a	O
badly-constructed	O
programming	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Piposh	B-Application
saw	O
numerous	O
opportunities	O
for	O
franchise	O
expansion	O
over	O
its	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Piposh	B-Application
,	O
the	O
duo	O
started	O
creating	O
a	O
weekly	O
comic	O
section	O
in	O
the	O
local	O
youth	O
newspapers	O
Rosh	O
1	O
and	O
Maariv	O
LeYanar	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
created	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Hed	O
Artzi	O
,	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Piposh	B-Application
and	O
Other	O
Vegetables	O
"	O
( פיפוש	O
ושאר	O
ירקות	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
from	O
the	O
official	O
Guillotine	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
thought	O
of	O
porting	O
Piposh	B-Application
to	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
having	O
already	O
set	O
up	O
documents	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
instillation	O
guide	O
;	O
however	O
this	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Fox	O
wanted	O
to	O
sign	O
a	O
contract	O
,	O
Guillotine	O
refused	O
as	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
give	O
up	O
the	O
rights	O
and	O
the	O
artistic	O
freedom	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
censored	O
from	O
using	O
the	O
swear	O
word	O
קיבינימט	O
and	O
from	O
mentioning	O
that	O
Piposh	B-Application
's	O
father	O
drowned	O
in	O
the	O
Yarkon	O
River	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
album	O
featuring	O
music	O
,	O
interviews	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
content	O
entitled	O
At	O
the	O
Piposh	B-Application
Tavern	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Guillotine	O
and	O
the	O
Tag	O
Group	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Running	O
until	O
at	O
least	O
2004	O
,	O
'	O
Piposh	B-Application
Congresses	O
 '	O
have	O
been	O
held	O
as	O
national	O
meeting	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
fans	O
of	O
Piposh	B-Application
and	O
Guillotine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
sold	O
an	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
Pipposi	O
Proud	O
"	O
game	O
package	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
5	O
game	O
discs	O
including	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
titles	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Piposh	B-Application
3D	O
and	O
a	O
disc	O
with	O
rare	O
files	O
and	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Piposh	B-Application
fans	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
died	O
prematurely	O
,	O
started	O
a	O
campaign	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
chapter	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
started	O
looking	O
for	O
volunteers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
through	O
their	O
company	O
Sellotape	O
( סלוטייפ	O
)	O
was	O
entitled	O
Piposh	B-Application
2.5	O
and	O
the	O
Stolen	O
Vase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
aim	O
was	O
to	O
"	O
remember	O
,	O
save	O
,	O
and	O
enjoy	O
"	O
the	O
Piposh	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
immediately	O
after	O
Piposh	B-Application
2	O
,	O
saw	O
the	O
protagonist	O
try	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
magic	O
'	O
vase	O
of	O
life	O
 '	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
resurrect	O
characters	O
that	O
died	O
in	O
the	O
prequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
site	O
contained	O
a	O
"	O
build	O
your	O
own	O
character	O
"	O
minigame	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
flash	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
forum	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
resurrection	O
of	O
Piposh	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben-Ari	O
believes	O
the	O
work	O
boosted	O
the	O
Piposh	B-Application
community	O
in	O
Israel	O
and	O
introduced	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
many	O
new	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Piposh	B-Application
was	O
surrounded	O
by	O
a	O
loyal	O
fanbase	O
who	O
held	O
onto	O
the	O
franchise	O
even	O
while	O
no	O
games	O
were	O
in	O
active	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
a	O
game	O
quote	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Piposh	B-Application
Facebook	O
groups	O
would	O
be	O
met	O
with	O
relevant	O
written	O
responses	O
and	O
memes	O
,	O
and	O
links	O
to	O
legally	O
download	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Piposh	B-Application
creators	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
produce	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
due	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eser	O
felt	O
that	O
Piposh	B-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
semi-decent	O
adventure	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Ynet	O
asserted	O
that	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
of	O
Israeli	O
origin	O
such	O
as	O
Piposh	B-Application
were	O
"	O
quite	O
negligible	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
scope	O
and	O
technicality	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
"	O
not	O
close	O
to	O
being	O
competitive	O
in	O
the	O
global	O
market	O
"	O
,	O
however	O
in	O
2003	O
the	O
site	O
saw	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
Israeli	O
pride	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bikorate	O
thought	O
Piposh	B-Application
2	O
surprised	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
witty	O
and	O
satirical	O
jokes	O
about	O
Israeli	O
society	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hebrew	O
site	O
Eser	O
,	O
despite	O
having	O
sympathy	O
for	O
Israeli	O
game	O
developers	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
"	O
forced	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
almost	O
impossible	O
conditions	O
"	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
their	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
colleagues	O
,	O
gave	O
Piposh	B-Application
3D	O
a	O
scathing	O
review	O
;	O
while	O
calling	O
its	O
premise	O
amusing	O
,	O
and	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
patient	O
Piposh	B-Application
fanbase	O
would	O
overlook	O
its	O
inferior	O
graphics	O
the	O
site	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
very	O
bad	O
,	O
likening	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
singer	O
singing	O
without	O
makeup	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
Walla	O
thought	O
Piposh	B-Application
3D	O
was	O
a	O
bad	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
looked	O
like	O
a	O
masterpiece	O
in	O
comparison	O
with	O
Dangerous	O
Vaults	O
,	O
a	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
parody	O
that	O
forces	O
players	O
to	O
have	O
sex	O
with	O
animals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
news	O
of	O
a	O
fan-made	O
Piposh	B-Application
2.5	O
was	O
brought	O
to	O
Nana	O
10	O
,	O
the	O
site	O
made	O
an	O
emotional	O
appeal	O
to	O
its	O
readers	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
attract	O
anyone	O
who	O
could	O
"	O
help	O
this	O
promising	O
project	O
take	O
shape	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
hoping	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
many	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noting	O
a	O
recent	O
campaign	O
to	O
name	O
a	O
road	O
in	O
Israel	O
"	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
street	O
"	O
,	O
Nana	O
10	O
hoped	O
that	O
soon	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
Piposh	B-Application
street	O
"	O
to	O
honour	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
paper	O
believed	O
Piposh	B-Application
to	O
the	O
possibly	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
and	O
profitable	O
Israeli	O
computer	O
gaming	O
project	O
,	O
deeming	O
Guillotine	O
a	O
champion	O
of	O
the	O
local	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
back	O
at	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
Ronen	O
was	O
impressed	O
at	O
how	O
the	O
humour	O
held	O
up	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
ultimately	O
that	O
Piposh	B-Application
is	O
"	O
not	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
technology	O
,	O
but	O
of	O
people	O
,	O
behavior	O
and	O
relationships	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ronen	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
What	O
Piposh	B-Application
is	O
good	O
at	O
is	O
being	O
crazy	O
,	O
being	O
delusional	O
and	O
telling	O
a	O
good	O
story	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
humor	O
and	O
Israeliness	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
