This must be something of a dream come true for all those who love Maniac Mansion (the original game was released back in 1987).

Because both Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick just happen to work  on a true successor to Maniac Mansion, and it´s called “Thimbleweed Park”.

A game which Ron and Gary been dying to make. And thanks to Kickstarter (and all the backers), Thimbleweed Park is over 100% funded!

Because the original goal was to collect $375,000. But at this very moment, Thimbleweed Park has managed to raise over $500,000! And there´s still 7 days left on the Kickstarter campaign.

And i´m really happy to hear this, because if everything works out really well with Thimbleweed Park. Then we might get to see a sequel (remake?) of Day of the tentacle (also known as “Maniac Mansion 2”).

Anyhow, a big congrats to Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick!

About Thimbleweed Park:
Ever wonder what it would be like to play a classic adventure game the day it came out and experience all the surprise and charm for the very first time? Wonder no more! Twenty-five years ago, Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick created the game that introduced the world to 2D point & click adventure games.

Maniac Mansion took the computer game world by storm with its compelling story, complex puzzles, cutting edge humor, engaging game play, and provided an entire generation with a new idea of what an adventure game could be. Blah blah blah…

And now they are back together with an all new 2D point & click adventure game! Ron is skinny again and Gary had that rash looked at — and they’re here (finally!) to create the true spiritual successor to Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island.

Thimbleweed Park is a new game that cuts to the core of what made classic point & click adventure games so special, and done by the actual people who spawned the genre. It’s deep, it’s challenging, it’s funny, it’s everything you loved about adventure games.

Holy crap is this going to be fun! And you can be part of it – right here and right now for $20 bucks which is like $1.52 in 1987 dollars.

Robin “V-Act” Ek
The Gaming Ground

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Tags: Gary Winnick, Indie games, Kickstarter, Maniac Mansion, Point-and-click, Ron Gilbert, Thimbleweed Park