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Thursday
Dec112014

Interview -Graphic Artist and Game Designer Gary Winnick

Listen Now to Gary Winnick

This week we interview Gary Winnick about his new collaboration with veteran game designer Ron Gilbert on their new project, Thimbleweed Park.  It is an interactive game, in the tradition of 1980’s click and play adventure style computer gaming, something both Gary and Ron excelled in creating at LucasArts back in the 1980’s (i.e. Maniac Mansion).

These guys have funded their new retro game via Kickstarter, and have exceeded their $375, 000 goal by $150,000, with another week to go on their campaign.  We talk with Gary about their success in raising the funds for their point and click retro adventure, whether there is a retro gaming wave happening, and how Thimbleweed will change the world, or at least his..