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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…

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…

The X-Files Game

Streamed from June 13 to July 4, 2023

The aptly named The X-Files Game is a point-and-click FMV game developed by HyperBole Studios. It was released in 1998 for Macintosh and Windows, then for PlayStation the following year. It was directed by Greg Roach, based on a story by…

Enclosure 3-D

Streamed from May 30 to June 6, 2023

In 2004, Femo Duo Entertainment (Chris “Joker” Femo and HwM) released Enclosure, a horror adventure game created using Sierra’s AGI game engine. In 2022, mausimus remastered the game, giving it a unique 3D look that subtly shifts…

Kathy Rain: Director’s Cut

Streamed from April 11 to May 2, 2023

Kathy Rain is a point-and-click detective mystery created by Joel Staaf Hästö of Clifftop Games. It was originally released in 2016 for Mac and Windows. The Director’s Cut was released in 2021 with support for additional platforms. This…

Shadowgate

Streamed from March 7 to March 28, 2023

Shadowgate is a point-and-click adventure game developed by ICOM Simulations and released for Macintosh in 1987. It was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1989, one of many ports and remakes over the years. The game…

Enchanted Scepters

Streamed from March 10 to March 24, 2023

Enchanted Scepters is an early Macintosh game, programmed by William C. Appleton and published by Silicon Beach Software in 1984. It’s also the first English-language point-and-click adventure game. (There are a couple of Japanese games,…

Manhunter 2: San Francisco

Streamed from February 7 to February 28, 2023

Manhunter 2: San Francisco was developed by Evryware and published by Sierra On-Line in 1989 for MS-DOS, Macintosh, Amiga, and Atari ST. Manhunter was created by three siblings, Dave Murry, Barry Murry, and Dee Dee Murry. Manhunter 2 was…

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