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Let’s make a game in World Builder!

Streamed from March 31, 2023 to Present

William C. Appleton created Enchanted Scepters for the original Macintosh in 1984. It was one of the first point-and-click adventure games ever made. To help him create he made World Builder, the first multimedia authoring tool. World…

Maupiti Island

Streamed from November 7, 2023 to July 2, 2024

Maupiti Island is a point-and-click detective mystery game, and a sequel to Mortville Manor. It was originally released for Amiga in 1990, then for DOS and Atari ST in 1991, along with updated artwork. It has beautiful graphics, a unique…

Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail

Streamed from December 1, 2023 to February 23, 2024

Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail was designed by Christy Marx—creator of Jem and the Holograms—along with her late husband, Peter Ledger. It was released by Sierra On-Line in 1990 for MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. The game…

Perfect Tides

Streamed from September 29 to October 27, 2023

Perfect Tides is a modern indie adventure game inspired by the point-and-click classics of the 90s. It was made by Meredith Gran, and released for Windows and Mac in 2022. Gran is best known for her web comic, Octopus Pie, which ran from…

Murder Club

Streamed from August 15 to October 17, 2023

Murder Club, also known as J.B. Harold Murder Club, is a detective mystery game from Rika Suzuki. Early in her career she co-founded Riverhill Soft, where she created 黒猫荘相続殺人事件 (“The Black Cat Manor Inheritance Murder Case”) and other…

Trev to the Rescue!

Streamed on September 15, 2023

Trev to the Rescue! is an Australian FMV point-and-click adventure game. It was developed by Powervision Multimedia and released by Dataworks Australia in 1997. Geoff Wilkie designed, programmed, co-wrote, and filmed the game, and it…

HyperCard

Streamed on August 18, 2023

HyperCard is a multimedia authoring tool created by Bill Atkinson and released by Apple Computer in 1987. It was incredibly popular, and it was used to create presentations, games, and even catalog physical media (and access it with a…

Swamp Witch

Streamed from July 25 to August 8, 2023

Swamp Witch was created by Jim Thompson in World Builder. He made the game for his kids, and they’re featured as the main characters. He actually created two versions: one where you play as his daughter and another with his son. The…

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