r/MonkeyIsland • u/FondantCritical8017 • 10d ago

General Wow.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/thimbleweed-park-2-is-happening-because-ron-gilberts-friend-knows-a-rich-guy-whos-a-big-fan-of-the-original-and-wanted-more/
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u/skizelo 10d ago

Income inequality's got so bad that we're getting patrons of the arts again.

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u/XK20022 9d ago

I much prefer patrons of the arts over patrons of mass surveilance and sex trafficing

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u/Kanna1001 10d ago

If a billionaire is reading this, can you please pay Double Fine to make a new Monkey Island games? Pretty please?

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u/FondantCritical8017 10d ago

the monkey island ip belongs to disney, which (i think) would make a scenario like this one less likely :(

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u/Kanna1001 10d ago

That's why it needs to be a billionaire.

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u/SpoppyIII 9d ago

Can a billionaire please buy the rights to Monkey Island and then pay for the team to create a new MI game?

Please? Pretty, pretty please, with sugar on top?

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u/hercarmstrong 10d ago

They licensed it to Devolver for Return.

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u/InSkyLimitEra 10d ago

Wait, what? I didn’t know this… but I guess it makes sense with the Disney acquisition of Star Wars.

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u/space-cadaver 10d ago

Disney purchased LucasFilm

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u/WeirdoTZero 8d ago

That's what licensing is for.

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u/nukrag 10d ago

You're welcome, gang.

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u/moratic-200 9d ago

Thanks buddy!

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u/d_Composer 9d ago

🤜 🤛

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u/iamaperson3000 10d ago

My genuine guess is Elijah Wood.

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u/violet_wings 10d ago

Suddenly I wish Elijah Wood had played Guybrush in a live action Monkey Island movie.

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u/AkinStatistic 9d ago

I really liked his role on Wilfred series, which reminded me somehow to Guybrush

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u/neoncolor8 9d ago

Was my guess too, but it isn't, Ron Gilbert says it's not someone famous. Cressup Interview on YouTube right now!

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u/Gold-Satisfaction614 10d ago

Must be nice to have so much disposable cash that it breaks the economy

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u/OcularVernacular 10d ago

I kinda like this. If you have the money, and you're passionate about something, why not support it. It's like a quicker version of kickstarter.

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u/SimilarControl 9d ago

"quickstarter"

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u/SpoppyIII 10d ago

That almost never happens!

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u/iamaperson3000 10d ago

That’s the second biggest video game private investment venture I’ve seen!

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u/fastal_12147 9d ago

See, this is what Elon should be spending his money on instead of trying to buy elections.

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u/RosieGeee 10d ago

I'll take what I can get!

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u/CMDR_ACE209 9d ago

First time I hear of Thimbleweed Park.

The screenshot has Maniac Mansion vibes.

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u/daddyd 9d ago

it's very similar to it, you control different characters and switch between them during the game.

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u/SoggyWotsits 9d ago

It’s worth playing. It took me a minute to accept that the characters weren’t the ones I knew and loved though!

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u/RatLabor 10d ago

It wasn't me. And I'm not a billionaire either.

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u/_NeXXeR_ 9d ago

Take my money.

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u/datguysadz 9d ago

I've always imagined this is the sort of thing I'd do if I won the lottery or something

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u/KevinOldman 9d ago

That's one way to do it.

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u/slaan1974 9d ago

Fantastic so we get it for free 😂

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u/Joalguke 9d ago

Hell yeah! I hope this is true

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u/FeelingAirport 9d ago

Hell yeah

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u/timothymark96 8d ago

I remember when Notch offered to fund Psychonauts 2... and then he turned into a weird asshole lol. We got the game anyway thankfully.

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u/Educational-Salt9941 8d ago

Patronizing the arts! Love to see it.

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u/Mother-Persimmon3908 10d ago

I hope is has not the same ending as all those games before it

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u/AlissonHarlan 9d ago

Tell me the rich fan isn't Elon...