Receiving overwhelming praise on Steam, the pixel “Dave the Diver” (Dave the Diver), which combines sea fishing, underwater action adventure and sushi restaurant operation, sold more than 1 million sets in ten days after the official version 1.0 was launched at the end of June, and players The community has also recently focused on the topic of the prototype story of “Game Name Tribute”, and the director of the development team MINTROCKET responded to this.
The story of “Diver Dave” describes that Dave and his friend Cobb cooperate to run the restaurant together, but the main catch seems to be managed by the honest Dave. Players must dive to catch fish and come ashore to provide catches, and they must also be careful of underwater fish. Dangerous fish species, and advance the main storyline.
More than 1 million players enjoyed DAVE THE DIVER. Thanks for all your support. pic.twitter.com/09GFuQ1xav
— DAVE THE DIVER (@DaveDiverGame) July 11, 2023
And the interesting restaurant management in this work, with the exaggerated cutscenes where the guests eat delicious food, is loved by players. In addition, it successfully combines various business random elements and art details, as well as personal special plots and side missions to allow players to dive and operate in a cycle. You won’t feel the same in the process.
To this day, “Dave the Diver” is at the top of Steam’s bestseller list, which proves that the richness and evaluation of this work has been affirmed by thousands of players.
Recently, a heated discussion has been sparked in the Chinese community. It is rumored that the title of the game “Diver Dave” is a tribute to the late Australian diver Dave Shaw.
Dave Shaw is a professional technical diver who broke many deep diving records during his lifetime, but in 2005 he organized a search and rescue team to try to salvage the body of Deon Dreyer who died in 1994 in (Bushman’s Hole) in South Africa. The action happened in an accident and unfortunately passed away.
Three days after the final operation, the search and rescue team found Dave Shaw 20 meters underwater, and the bag beside him contained the body of Deon Dreyer. This story has also been told by many YouTubers.
And as Dave Shaw’s story is similar to the name and appearance of the protagonist Dave in “Diver Dave”, it began to spread that the game may be made to pay tribute to Dave Shaw’s spirit. In this regard, some players went to the official Discord to ask whether it was true, and got Response from Director Cobra.
I’ve heard this from the Chinese community and the answer is “yes” and “no”.
We didn’t know about the accident when we originally designed the character, but after we saw it, we thought the game might be able to pay homage to him. Although the story itself has nothing to do with this incident, I’m glad that this game reminds more people of him. 🙏
Obviously, the name of the protagonist of “Diver Dave” and the real-world Dave Shaw are just a warm coincidence, but as the director said, such a coincidence and tribute will make more people remember the spirit of Dave Shaw as a diver.
“Diver Dave” has released the official version 1.0 at the end of June, and the game is priced at NT$350 on Steam.
