|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re: Where is Arulco?[message #215378]
|
Tue, 05 May 2009 18:05  
|
|
| systemfehler |
 |
Messages:117
Registered:September 2007
Location: Hanover, Germany |
|
|
Arulco is in the heart and in the soul of every JA2 player who in ten years never has given up the fight for freedom (and killing for cash). Arulco is everywhere.
Report message to a moderator
|
Sergeant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re: Where is Arulco?[message #226165]
|
Wed, 08 July 2009 01:50
|
|
 GreenKustom |
 |
Messages:21
Registered:July 2009
Location: Hyvink |
|
|
A VERY tricky debate.
As there is desert, water, tropic and forested areas. It is very hard to find such an unique place. And as Tracona, that is partly mountain and forested, is the nearest country to Arulco, it's even harder to find Arulco on a real map. Also as Ira says, "Father Walker says she fears crossing The Pope" would mean that Arulco is a catholic country. And they Recon-Intel says that Arulco is a "Third-world country".... We're between two fires here guys.
And the people... Well, it could be possible that Arulco could been a colony for Spain and thus, leaving a lot of spanish people, ex. Pablo. Though I cannot make a sure decision, I would like to hear you guys opinions on my info. And sorry for my grammar, I'm not a native-english-speaker
Report message to a moderator
|
Private 1st Class
|
|
|
|
| Re: Where is Arulco?[message #226171]
|
Wed, 08 July 2009 02:27
|
|
| Shanga |
 |
Messages:3482
Registered:January 2000
Location: Danubia |
|
|
My vote goes for Bolivia.
Silver mines anyone? Running out even...
During the early part of the 20th century, tin replaced silver as the country's most important source of wealth. A succession of governmentsl applied laissez-faire policies through the first third of the century.
CIA, misterious agency... mercenaries... hmmm...
Twelve more tumultuous years of national reform left the country bitterly divided and in 1964, a military junta overthrew President Paz Estenssoro at the outset of his third term; an event that many assert brought an end to the National Revolution and marked the beginning of nearly 20 years of military rule in Bolivia. Many scholars have looked to the CIA in explaining the November 1964 coup, but an increasing number of declassified U.S. documents refute the claim.
Put yourself in the years late eighties (when basically the first script of the series was written). Open you 80's TV and watch your 80's news. What would they be about?
Elections in 1978, 1979, and 1980 were inconclusive and marked by fraud. There were coups, counter-coups, and caretaker governments. In 1980, Gen. Luis Garc
[Updated on: Wed, 08 July 2009 02:40] by Moderator Report message to a moderator
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re: Where is Arulco?[message #235983]
|
Mon, 26 October 2009 16:59
|
|
| 90210 |
 |
Messages:13
Registered:October 2009
Location: Czech Republic |
|
|
I always thought that Arulco could be one of those little and chaotic Central Americans countries, with high infuence of United States and dictators. Something like Belize or El Salvador. Arulco is definitely not in Europe no matter which part or Asia. It just couldn`t be. The guy who wrote it in the first post of this topic must be crazy or he never left Australia or USA.
The reason why Prague is in the intro of JA2 is because Robert Sirotek, owner of Sir-tech is from Czech republic. Ian Currie told it in the interview for czech video game journalist. I live in Prague by the way and there are no posters of Lenin.:0)
[Updated on: Mon, 26 October 2009 17:04] by Moderator Report message to a moderator
|
Private
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re: Where is Arulco?[message #265016]
|
Mon, 18 October 2010 12:11
|
|
| D34THROW |
|
Messages:17
Registered:October 2010
Location: In Arulco, working for Ki... |
|
|
I just found this thread and I see that I'm not the only one to read Hamous's bio on AIM.
I think Sirtech put that in as an easter egg so we can try to locate Arulco in the world.
My post in the thread I made when this didn't pop up in search (oddly similar to the OP in this thread).
D34THROWBefore anyone leans into me for not using the search function to find a thread to post this in, I did. But every search phrase I tried for the location of Arulco turned up nothing relevant to the topic.
So I was poking through the AIM alumni files and I came across Hamous's file (can't believe he did an internship for AIM) and it said he stole the ice cream truck in Paris and was last seen heading for Istanbul in it.
Looking at Google Maps, I found that Paris and Istanbul lie roughly 3,000 kilometers apart, and the road to Istanbul passes through Germany, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, and Bulgaria. If Hamous stopped somewhere along that road, Arulco may be somewhere on the tiny spit of Romania between Bulgaria and Serbia.
Of course, this assumes that Hamous stopped along that road. If he didn't, then I'm stumped.
Report message to a moderator
|
Private
|
|
|
|
| Re: Where is Arulco?[message #265197]
|
Wed, 20 October 2010 11:55
|
|
| Fozzie |
 |
Messages:183
Registered:April 2010
Location: Germany |
|
|
I think Arulco is plainly a Duckburg/Mouseton ("Entenhausen" in German, where both are the same city) or Springfield kind of phenomenon, a patchwork of stereotypical characteristics, where - in our case - every "troubled country" aspect is thrown in to make a wild mix. I would guess that one reason why the designers decided to do it that way was to prevent any accusations of discrimination or geopolitical agenda (look at the uproar the yet to be released new Medal of Honor is causing right now with it's Afghanistan scenario). And most importantly, polysemy is always fun, especially for the fans who try solving the "unsolvable puzzle" they are presented with, like in this very topic. For instance, ask a hundred people about the "meaning" behind The Matrix and see if the number of results can be kept below four figures...
So I would say any theory and arguments brought up here are "correct" in a way. I would even throw in some South Africa as well, seeing as some of the NPCs seem to originate from Netherlands (at least in the German dubbing) and there are hints to a discrimination of black people, which adds an element of Apartheid to the mix.
In the end, Arulco is just some kind of "Boiling Point Theme Park" and we should enjoy it as such. How many visitors of Las Vegas complain about the inconsistency of stumbling out of an indoor miniature of Venice and running straight into a small version of the Eiffel Tower on the way to their bed in a Sphinx mockup? 
Report message to a moderator
|
Staff Sergeant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Re: Where is Arulco?[message #267342]
|
Wed, 24 November 2010 13:25
|
|
| Buns |
 |
Messages:655
Registered:September 2010 |
|
|
Yes, it is of course a fictional country, but nevertheless set in a certain geographical (and partly political) envoirement. By terms of geography my vote goes for Ecuador:
- Because of the high mountains (=Andes) it should be in South America, not Middle America.
- It has a more or less rectangular shape
- Judging from the speed of vehicles it would be about 160,000 km2 in size, so a rather small country.
- There should be a similar, but larger, state to the north (UB). This one would be Colombia.
[Updated on: Wed, 24 November 2010 13:35] by Moderator Report message to a moderator
|
First Sergeant
|
|
|
|
Blog
Search
Help
Members
Register
Login
Home
