Posts with tag: ron gilbert
 

Some games I played in 2022
Posted at 23:15 on 31st December 2022

Previously: 2018 – 2019 – 2020 – 2021 Once again the year draws to a close and it’s time to do my homework for the internet. I realise I managed to avoid playing nearly all the big releases this year. This isn’t a boast. I’m not really a Dark Souls guy so didn’t bother with […]

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“The Riddle”
Posted at 21:16 on 12th November 2017

The first of two new Marioke video game karaoke songs of mine to debut this month – first performed by @MazHem_ 10/11/2017. Thimbleweed Park is a neo-retro graphic adventure game by the creators of Maniac Mansion. If you liked Maniac Mansion and the first two Monkey Island games you’ll definitely get a kick out of […]

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Preserving the creative process
Posted at 01:11 on 11th November 2007

A couple of years ago I had the good fortune to meet Ron Gilbert at an informal “meet the fans” event in London. I asked if he’d ever thought about making the production notes and materials for the Monkey Island games available to the public. His reply (paraphrasing from memory) was: “Arrr! But why? Who […]

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