Jake RodkinMar 7
Ron Gilbert (100% AI free)
I think the most fun I've had working on a game was Delores with @DavidBFox. I think it was because the game was always going to be free (as in root beer) so we didn't care and just built what we wanted using found assets from Thimbleweed Park. Check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1305720/Delores_A_Thimbleweed_Park_MiniAdventure/
Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure on Steam

Delores is back home and working as a photographer for the Nickel News. Thimbleweed Park hasn’t changed at all in the year she’s been away… or has it? Sample Ron Gilbert’s new adventure game engine in this free prototype that uses “found art” from the award-winning Thimbleweed Park.

Mar 6 at 10:35pmWeb
Show threadVolt SiliconMar 6
@grumpygamer I actually enjoyed this mini-adventure when I played it, well done :)
Show threadCyb3rrunn3r  ⭐️Mar 6
@grumpygamer @DavidBFox TY 👍
Show threadFromLefcourtMar 7
@grumpygamer @DavidBFox That's the dream. I long for the day I can just make fun, free little games and not worry about commercial success or...rent. Just added it to my account, can't wait to jump in.
Show threaddasparadoxonMar 7
@grumpygamer thimbleweed park had this own really unique atmosphere.
Show threadLuigiMar 7
@grumpygamer @DavidBFox I remember playing Delores during lockdown, and it felt rather good going back to the atmosphere of Thimbleweed Park.
Show threadDavid Fox 🌻🥸Mar 7
@grumpygamer yes! So many good things about working with you on this little gem.
1. Purely for fun, so no outside pressure to make it something other than what it was
2. During the early days of the Covid lockdown so totally kept us safe inside and fully occupied
3. Loved playing with Thimbleweed Park assets and in its universe
4. Experiments with a totally new UI
5. Little did I know that this was soon to be the engine for a special super secret game, so good practice getting to know it…
Show threadSunDancerMar 7

@DavidBFox @grumpygamer

On a side note. Because it bears repeating: thank you for all your games! You brought so much joy to my table. :)

Show threadDavid Fox 🌻🥸Mar 7
@grumpygamer
6. Had a lot of fun just playing with @grumpygamer on this with no expectations of any reward, so a pure passion project
And especially
7. The pure joy of presenting this surprise gift to the adventure game loving world and seeing how much it was appreciated in a tough time for all
Show threadChristian GudrianMar 7
@DavidBFox @grumpygamer Seems like a good time to play it again.
Show threadChristian GudrianMar 7
@DavidBFox @grumpygamer Here we go.
Show threadChristian GudrianMar 9
@DavidBFox @grumpygamer Oops. But I've been warned. 🙂
Show threadMatt LaceyMar 7
@DavidBFox @grumpygamer It was a great little game too - loved the changes to the interface
Show threadClutchAbuseMar 7

@DavidBFox @grumpygamer when it released I suspected there was some ulterior motive behind it. The "it's for the fans" line seemed out of place due to all the engine changes. I of course had no idea it was as a test bed for RTMI though! Interesting you didn't know that's what it was for but I guess Disney NDAs and all.

Thanks for all your hard work!

Show threadJörgiMar 7
@grumpygamer
Ohhhh i tried, when it came out, running it on Linux, but it wasn't working. But it seems to be officially supported, so i can give it a new try, thx for reminding me 🥰
@DavidBFox
Show threadJörgiMar 7

Wohoooow, it works
It looks like you gave it an update @grumpygamer, as I said I haven't tried it since it came out. Thank you 🥰

@DavidBFox

#linux #steam #thimbleweedpark #thimbleweedparkdolores #pointandclickadventure #terribletoybox #gaming #retrogaming

Show threadOkerampaMar 7

@grumpygamer @DavidBFox

I really had great enjoyment playing it ^^ This is perfect to get back in a universe which marked me even if it's just a game, even after the ending so it's great you did it, really thanks.

Show threadTorbjörn AnderssonMar 7

@grumpygamer @DavidBFox

It was a bit weird, but I enjoyed it enough to play it through to end, and then sit through the credits. And I have the screenshot to prove it.

(It's not really a spoiler. Oh boy, is it not a spoiler. Still, let's blur it out for those who want to experience it for themselves.)

Show threadKatie ParsonsMar 7
@grumpygamer @DavidBFox Nice memories of play testing Delores. That game made a lot of us smile during a crap time.
Show threadDavinciMar 7
@grumpygamer @DavidBFox free (as in beer) goes to freedom. What a beautiful world we could have...
Show threadJake RodkinMar 7
@grumpygamer @DavidBFox the snappiness and UI innovations you guys were playing with in Delores changed how I think about making adventure games. loved to see reverberations of it in Return to MI.
Show threadMatthias MailänderMar 13
@grumpygamer @DavidBFox Sounds a bit like an asset flip to me.