There have only been two Kickstarter campaigns that have immediately made me want to part with my money. The first was The Mighty No 9, Keiji Inafune’s cheeky attempt to bring Mega-Man (or a reasonable likeness thereof) back from the dead. This is the second.
The original creators of the very first LucasArts point-and-click adventure, Maniac Mansion, are trying to bring us a spiritual sucessor to that game and Monkey Island. Called Thimbleweed Park, it’s a brand new PnC from Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, the minds that brought you those classic games. Here’s the Kickstarter pitch:
Ever wonder what it would be like to play a classic adventure game the day it came out and experience all the surprise and charm for the very first time? Wonder no more!
Twenty-five years ago, Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick created the game that introduced the world to 2D point & click adventure games. Maniac Mansion took the computer game world by storm with its compelling story, complex puzzles, cutting edge humor, engaging game play, and provided an entire generation with a new idea of what an adventure game could be. Blah blah blah…
And now they are back together with an all new 2D point & click adventure game! Ron is skinny again and Gary had that rash looked at — and they’re here (finally!) to create the true spiritual successor to Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island.
Thimbleweed Park is a new game that cuts to the core of what made classic point & click adventure games so special, and done by the actual people who spawned the genre.
It’s deep, it’s challenging, it’s funny, it’s everything you loved about adventure games.
They’re looking for $375,000 to bring this retro-pixellated adventure game to life, and in just a day have managed over a quarter of their goal, with 2,771 backers pledging $102,941.
Check it out:
If you ever played any of the original SCUMM-driven adventure games, you should be excited. The game’s bringing back that sort of irreverent humour, verb-driven adventure gameplay that made the genre so much fun in the first place. Lucasfilm, of course, is now owned by the Walt Disney company, which makes this image so depressing. Yes, the creators of Maniac Mansion have to credit Disney when using images from their own game.
Last Updated: November 19, 2014
Captain JJ the valiant
November 19, 2014 at 08:33
Oh man. Maniac Mansion. Such memories
Hammersteyn
November 19, 2014 at 08:48
Maniac Mansion had the weirdest puzzles, plus back then there was no internet for a FAQ O_o
Skyblue
November 19, 2014 at 08:49
Yeah, we actually had to think ;p
Hammersteyn
November 19, 2014 at 09:00
It was that Leisure Suit Larry, Space,Kings,Hero and Police Quest. Monkey Island,etc. there was some many.
Captain JJ the valiant
November 19, 2014 at 08:49
People didn’t go bald back then from genetics, it was from pulling their hair out trying to figure out the puzzles.
Admiral Chief Wang
November 19, 2014 at 09:12
Ppl be all like WHAT THE FAQ AM I SUPPOSED TO DO HERE?
Hammersteyn
November 19, 2014 at 09:16
lol
Captain JJ the valiant
November 19, 2014 at 08:36
$375,000 for this. Black The Fall asked for 25,000 pounds only and that game looks insanely good.
RinceThis
November 19, 2014 at 08:40
Yeah, that does seem a lot 0_O
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 19, 2014 at 08:45
I don’t really get put off by graphics very often, but I expect better from a new game. I hate new games using pixel graphics because retro. Also, yes, funding total seems a touch high.
Captain JJ the valiant
November 19, 2014 at 08:47
I’m not supporting this one, sorry. It seriously seems over the top. I don’t mind graphics, I’m just thinking if 25k pounds can be enough for the amount of work that is going into Black The Fall: The mechanics, graphics, artwork, design and a pretty big team, then this isn’t quite adding up for me.
Admiral Chief Wang
November 19, 2014 at 08:39
FLOPPY!!!!
(Lol, there is a “that’s what she said” joke in there somewhere)
Captain JJ the valiant
November 19, 2014 at 08:39
STIFFIES are more handy anyway
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 19, 2014 at 08:41
…handy… hur hur!
Admiral Chief Wang
November 19, 2014 at 09:12
Hahaha
HvR
November 19, 2014 at 09:13
Definitely they can take a beating, floppies just fold under pressure.
RinceThis
November 19, 2014 at 08:40
*Or not in there 0_O
HvR
November 19, 2014 at 09:03
A 3.5 inch stiffy is so much better than a 5.25 inch floppy
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RinceThis
November 19, 2014 at 08:39
“Ever wonder what it would be like to play a classic adventure game the day it came out? This gen? Are you kidding? Where is the obligatory 10gig patch? Noobs.
Captain JJ the valiant
November 19, 2014 at 08:40
100meg game with 10gig patch. Sounds legit.
RinceThis
November 19, 2014 at 08:43
Well, for $3750 a meg well worth it…
Hammersteyn
November 19, 2014 at 09:00
How many floppys are needed for that?
Captain JJ the valiant
November 19, 2014 at 08:54
Check the notes under the $100 pledge.
Mossel
November 19, 2014 at 09:16
Maniac Mansion!!! Yes! I couldn’t remember the name of this game for so long! Ah the feels.
Guava_Eater
November 20, 2014 at 08:55
Day of the Tentacle was my favourite….
Viking Of Divinity
November 20, 2014 at 09:02
@OddSockZA:disqus, hate to out-nerd you. But Maniac Mansion was the second LucasArts Adventure game, Labyrinth was first.