The Secret World of Alex Mack | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Thomas W. Lynch Ken Lipman |
Starring | Larisa Oleynik Darris Love Meredith Bishop Michael Blakley Dorian Lopinto |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 78 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer(s) | David Brookwell Sean McNamara Matt Dearborn Gary L. Stephenson Greg A. Hampson |
Production location(s) | Valencia, California |
Running time | 24 minutes |
Production company(s) | Lynch Entertainment RHI Entertainment Hallmark Entertainment Nickelodeon Productions |
Distributor | RHI Entertainment/Hallmark Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network | Nickelodeon |
Original release | October 8, 1994 – January 15, 1998 |
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The Secret World of Alex Mack is an Americantelevision series that ran on Nickelodeon from October 8, 1994 to January 15, 1998, replacing Clarissa Explains It All on the SNICK line-up.[1][2] It also aired on YTV in Canada, Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and NHK in Japan, and was a staple in the children's weekday line-up for much of the mid-to-late 1990s on the ABC in Australia. Repeats of the series aired in 2003 on The N, but it was soon replaced there. The series was produced by Thomas Lynch and John Lynch of Lynch Entertainment, produced by RHI Entertainment, Hallmark Entertainment, and Nickelodeon Productions, and was co-created by Tom Lynch and Ken Lipman.
Plot[edit]
Alex Mack is an ordinary teenage girl, living with her parents, George and Barbara, and older sister, Annie, in the town of Paradise Valley, Arizona. While walking home after her first day of junior high school, she is nearly hit by a truck from a chemical plant, and during the incident, she is accidentally drenched with a top secret chemical called GC-161. She soon discovers that it has given her strange powers, such as telekinesis, shooting electricity from her fingers, and the ability to dissolve into a mobile puddle of water. However, her powers prove to be unpredictable (such as when her skin starts glowing brightly when she is nervous). She confides only in Annie and her best friend Ray, choosing to keep her powers a secret from everyone else, including her parents, for fear of what the chemical plant CEO, Danielle Atron, will do to her if she finds out.
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Characters[edit]
Main[edit]
- Alexandra 'Alex' Mack (played by Larisa Oleynik) - Alex is an average teenager in Paradise Valley. While walking home from school, she is nearly hit by a truck carrying GC-161 and is doused with it, thus; giving her extraordinary powers.[3][4][5][6] Among them are telekinesis, the ability to generate electricity from her hands and the ability to liquify/travel from place to place in the form of a puddle of water.
- Raymond 'Ray' Alvarado (played by Darris Love) – Alex's best friend and next door neighbor, and the only one besides Annie to know about Alex's powers.
- Annie Mack (played by Meredith Bishop) – Alex's older sister, and a scientific genius in her own right. Next to Ray, she is the only one who originally knows about Alex's powers.[7] She administers various scientific tests to ensure Alex's safety. She also hopes to one day present her research, in an effort to stop Danielle Atron.
- George Mack (played by Michael Blakley) – Annie and Alex's father. He is a brilliant chemist who works for Danielle Atron at the Paradise Valley Chemical Plant.
- Barbara Mack (played by Dorian Lopinto) – Annie and Alex's mother. She is a more down-to-earth woman who works in a public relations firm.
Recurring[edit]
- Louis Driscoll (played by Benjamin Kimball Smith) – Alex and Ray's abrasive friend. At first Alex is jealous of Louis, but they eventually become friends.
- David 'Dave' Watt (played by John Nielsen) – The dim witted truck driver who was driving the truck that accidentally dumped the GC-161 chemical on Alex. As the only witness to the accident, Dave is often forced to serve as a partner to Vince Carter (see below) in trying to capture Alex. After seeing Alex using her powers while she was in high school, Dave keeps it a secret from Danielle to protect her as he knew what kind of horrible experiments Danielle had planned for her.
- Scott Greene (played by Jason Strickland) – Alex's junior high crush.
- Jessica (played by Jessica Alba) – Scott's first girlfriend and Alex's first school rival.
- Kelly Phillips (played by Hilary Salvatore) – Scott's second girlfriend and Alex's second school rival. Kelly deviously discredits Alex at every given turn, much to Alex's dismay.
- Robyn Russo (played by Natanya Ross) – One of Alex and Ray's neighborhood friends. Though she possesses a sardonic sense of humor and is fun to be around, she suffers from low self-esteem.
- Nicole Wilson (played by Alexis Fields) – Another of Alex and Ray's friends. An opposite personality to Robyn, has a take-charge attitude and strong-willed demeanor.
- Danielle Atron (played by Louan Gideon) – The owner/CEO of the Paradise Valley Chemical Plant who is the main antagonist of the series. She wants to market GC-161 as a radical new weight-loss drug, and has made it her mission to find the GC-161 child (who she does not know is Alex) and capture her, as both a test subject and a threat to the secrecy of her plans.
- Vincent 'Vince' Carter (played by John Marzilli) – The maniacal head of security at the Paradise Valley Chemical Plant, he makes it his obsession to find the GC-161 child (even after he gets fired from the Plant).
- Lars Frederickson (played by Kevin Quigley) – A skilled chemist hailing from the Paradise Valley Chemical Plant's foreign branch in Vienna. He becomes Danielle Atron's chief subordinate after Vince gets fired. He is named after one of the members of punk rock group Rancid.
- Hunter Reeves (played by Will Estes) – Hunter comes to Paradise Valley with an agenda concerning the disappearance of his father in relation to GC-161.
Episodes[edit]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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1 | 13 | October 8, 1994 | February 4, 1995 | ||
2 | 20 | October 14, 1995 | September 28, 1996 | ||
3 | 25 | October 5, 1996 | March 4, 1997 | ||
4 | 20 | September 23, 1997 | January 15, 1998 |
Filming locations[edit]
The series was filmed in Valencia, California and the Santa Clarita Valley. The Mack home and Paradise Valley Chemical Plant interiors were filmed in a converted warehouse used as a soundstage. The junior high scenes were filmed at Charles Helmers and James Foster Elementary Schools. Castaic Middle School was used for senior high scenes.[8] The house, used for exterior shots, is located in the Westford Place neighborhood of Valencia.
Availability[edit]
The show's first season (consisting of 13 episodes on two discs) was released by Genius Entertainment on DVD format on October 2, 2007.[9] The set is noteworthy for giving Jessica Alba top billing on the package, most likely in an effort to sell more copies, even though she actually only appears in a supporting role, and only in a few episodes. This was then released in Region 2 on April 2, 2012 and in Region 4 on June 6, 2012.
The first and second seasons are available through Amazon.com's Instant Video section and through iTunes. Episodes of the series have been seen on a sporadic basis on TeenNick's 1990s-oriented block, The '90s Are All That.
Mill Creek Entertainment released the complete series on DVD for the very first time on August 1, 2017.[10]
Book series[edit]
A book series aimed at young readers was released along with the series. The first and last books of the series were novelizations of the first and last episodes, respectively. The rest of the series consisted of completely original stories, tied into the main series through the mentioning of various plot points from the TV episodes.
References[edit]
- ^'SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : Larisa Oleynik finds the secret is to have fun as 'Alex Mack''. The Los Angeles Times. 1994-10-02. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^Mangan, Jennifer (1994-10-05). 'Magic `Mack''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^'Morphing Magic'. Sun Sentinel. 1996-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^'`Alex Mack' Star Just An Ordinary Teen'. Chicago Tribune. 1995-10-19. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^'Zap! You're Famous; Tv Show Turns Actress Into A Star'. Chicago Tribune. 1995-08-01. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^'Mack Attack For The Star Of The Secret World Of Alex Mack, Life Is More Than Being A Puddle Of Goo'. Sun Sentinel. 1995-08-22. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^'Morphing Teen Plays To Kids' Fantasies In `Alex Mack''. Chicago Tribune. 1996-06-10. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^Schubert, Mary. 'NICKELODEON SHOW `ALEX MACK' FEELS RIGHT AT HOME'. The Los Angeles Daily News. March 23, 1997, accessed March 15, 2011.
- ^'Secret World of Alex Mack - Season 1'. DVD Talk. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^'The Secret World of Alex Mack - SCOOP: Press Release Announces 'The Complete Series' on DVD!'. TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
External links[edit]
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SuperPower 2 | |
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Developer(s) | GolemLabs |
Publisher(s) | DreamCatcher Interactive |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
Release | Microsoft Windows Steam April 18, 2014 |
Genre(s) | Government simulation game |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
SuperPower 2 is a real-time strategywargame developed by Canadian based GolemLabs and published by DreamCatcher Interactive in 2004, following SuperPower.[1] It was released between October 11 and November 19, 2004 in North America and Europe, respectively. On April 18, 2014, Nordic Games officially released SuperPower 2 on the Steam Store.
Players may join a game as any of the 193 nations recognized by the United Nations at the time of its development. All standard games start in the year 2001, with the player taking control of their nation. They then must work toward their predefined goals, such as achieving world peace, balancing your nation's resources, or conquering the world, or, if they did not set any predefined goals, they have the opportunity to work toward developing their nation's infrastructure, increasing their military strength through new unit designs and development, and encouraging the economic and cultural growth of their nation.
Any nation not controlled by a player is considered an AI nation. If there are predefined objectives, the player will attempt to reach this objective to win the game. The AI will have their own objectives, which they will try to reach as well. If and when the player and the AI have conflicting goals, it is up to the player, and occasionally the AI, to decide if diplomacy is the way to go, or if war is the answer to their problems.
Because SuperPower 2 is a real-time game, there is no preset end date. This means that a single game can, in theory, run indefinitely.
SuperPower 2 was released in English, French, German, Spanish, Korean, Chinese and Russian.[citation needed]
Spheres[edit]
Political sphere[edit]
Political Sphere
- Political sphere (menu structure)
- Constitutional
- Internal Laws
- Treaties
- New Treaty
- View Selected
Political sphere consists of all political activity, domestic and international, of the selected nation. This sphere allows players to see (and modify if own nation is selected) internal laws, government type, and diplomatic agreements.
Military sphere[edit]
Military Sphere
The Military sphere consists of all military and covert operations. This sphere allows players to buy, sell, build, train, deploy, disband a variety of military units. It also allows players to train intelligence cells and conduct covert warfare. In addition, strategic warfare is controlled from this sphere.
Strategic warfare[edit]
Strategic warfare consists of nuclear missiles being launched from land based locations, or from submarines. Nuclear warfare is devastating for both the attacker and the victim. When a nuclear missile is launched and detonates in another nation, relations with nations around the world decline, depending on the importance of the nation attacked. The attacker's nation also becomes less stable, increasing chances of a revolution.
The Russian Federation launching a nuclear strike against the United States.
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Economic sphere[edit]
The economic sphere consists of all financial activity. From this sphere player can view (and control if the selected nation is the same as the player's) income and expenses as well as trade and taxes. Players can set national interest rates, income tax levels, tariffs, and spending levels in this sphere. Players can also nationalize or privatize portions of their economy. This is also where the 'Autarky' bug does most damage because in the game trade is almost always the most income generating source and when the bug sets in, this well of wealth inevitably dries up when no other nations buy your goods. However, playing country with high levels of raw resources like South Africa with precious metals, seems to not fall victim to the bug as quickly as countries relying on services and agriculture. Also, by invading nearby countries followed by annexation and high levels of taxes can also stave off autarky. At this point however, convincing the rest of the world not to invade is a bigger problem.
Reception[edit]
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Although slightly improved over the original SuperPower, the sequel received 'mixed' reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]
Many critics referred to the game as highly ambitious but critically flawed. One of the most positive reviews, from GameZone, said that 'The number of options, the good graphics for the globe and almost limitless gameplay adds up a game that is worthy of United Nations attention.'[6]
However, many high-profile gaming publications panned the game, with common criticisms including frequent crashes, a poorly designed user interface, features that were either not implemented or apparently ineffective, and frequent implausible, nonsensical, and unexplained events occurring during the game (such as Poland declaring war on Burkina Faso for unclear reasons). A reviewer for GameSpy described SuperPower 2 as 'a bunch of pointless hand-waving in a half-hearted attempt to pawn off a ponderous spreadsheet as a game', also stating that '...because the game is so devoid of personality, it's not even engaging as a way of experimenting with nightmare scenarios. There's nothing satisfying about taking control of the U.S. and changing it to a military dictatorship without freedom of speech or women's suffrage, only to see your political standing inch to the right and maybe your approval rating dip for a while.'[5]IGN was also critical of the game, giving it a score of 4.5 out of 10 and stating, among other things, that 'The art of international war itself is conducted here according to principles that would make Sun Tzu burn his book and restart life as a caterer.' The game also features plenty of mods to choose from which change and edit the game play to specific real time or fictional settings.[7]
Steam release[edit]
After nearly 10 years from the original release date, the game was released on the PC game distribution platform Steam on April 18, 2014, after a successful Steam Greenlight campaign. The Steam version features updated code and patches for bugs that were long neglected in the older version. However, this version also came with its share of problems, such as fullscreen mode not being an option, and the updated code breaking user-made modifications from the older version. The former was fixed however. Steam achievements were also added, as well as a new authentication system and server browser, which replaced GameSpy, its former server browser service that discontinued the game earlier in the year.
GOG release[edit]
Remastered DRM-free version of the game was released on the PC game distribution platform GOG.com on August 13, 2015 with a 4 day -50% launch discount.[12] Game is sold with additional manual, design document, concept arts and team photographs. Much like Steam version it lacked full screen mode. Remastering included support for widescreen resolutions, new multiplayer matchmaking with modified multiplayer user interface, and an updated source code to offer support for modern operating systems. Initial reviews were mixed.[13]
Bugs[edit]
After playing for a long period (the exact amount varies from game to game), a bug called Autarky sets in. The Autarky bug will always happen if the game is going on for a long period. It makes it nearly impossible for a nation to trade because everyone has a surplus of many of the items they trade. This causes nations to begin to lose money, since they can no longer make money from trade. While in most cases the bug eventually occurs, the use of extensive measures within player controlled countries- such as explosive population growth manipulation, severe limiting of human development and minimal infrastructures and telecommunications development- can maintain a permanent, large, and increasing resource deficit, which results in permanent importing for the player country, and massive export growth for virtually all other countries. With extreme population manipulation through the building and canceling of large numbers of soldiers while paused, it is possible to sustain a pan-global computer nation export economy with one underdeveloped, vastly overpopulated nation.
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There are several patches made by the modding community fixing bugs.
References[edit]
- ^'History'. GolemLabs. Archived from the original on August 8, 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ ab'SuperPower 2 for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^McDonald, Thomas L. (February 2005). 'SuperPower 2'(PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 248. Ziff Davis. p. 84. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^Todd, Brett (October 22, 2004). 'SuperPower 2 Review'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ abChick, Tom (October 26, 2004). 'GameSpy: SuperPower 2'. GameSpy. Ziff Davis. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ abAceinet (October 26, 2004). 'Superpower 2 [sic] - PC - Review'. GameZone. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ abBrenesal, Barry (November 2, 2004). 'SuperPower 2 Review'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^'SuperPower 2'. PC Format. No. 169. Future plc. December 25, 2004. p. 111.
- ^'SuperPower 2'. PC Gamer UK. Future plc. January 2005.
- ^'SuperPower 2'. PC Gamer. Future US. February 2005. p. 70.
- ^'PC Review: SuperPower 2'. PC Zone. Future plc. January 2005.
- ^'Release: SuperPower 2'. GOG.com. August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^'SuperPower 2'. GOG.com. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
External links[edit]
- SuperPower 2 at MobyGames
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