It’s Business Time
But before we get into Double Fine’s Kickstarter avalanche, let’s have a quick look at some mucking around courtesy of the forums:
Apparently, the latest version of DOSBox Staging has a dithering-removal feature, which… I’m sure it makes sense for some games, but if you try it with, say, The Secret of Monkey Island EGA, it seems a bit sacrilegious.
“anothercustard” took some time to demonstrate:
I’m not even sure what to say about that.
In other news, The Wolf Among Us Remaster hits the streets on October 29th.
And if you’re in the mood for some Maniac Mansion, Ron (not that Ron) has you covered.
Over to the headliner…
Amnesia Fortnight 2026: The Indie Reboot
By now you probably know about Double Fine’s Amnesia Fortnight Kickstarter, but in case you’re in need of a reminder…
Amnesia Fortnight is Double Fine’s annual game jam – two weeks when small internal teams come up with ideas for games, vote on favorites, and develop prototypes. This year, Kickstarter backers can vote on their favorites, and four games will be chosen for further development. And, in the end, one will reign supreme and be finished into a full game. That game, too, will be decided on by the backers/voters, and it will be released under the studio’s new Double Fine Action Labs label.
The whole jam will, to no one’s surprise, be documented by 2 Player Production.
Cool stuff, and a mere $15 will get you into the voting pool, albeit with only half a vote. And $100-million? Well, Double Fine will jump straight into Brütal Legend 2, so you better empty that piggy bank right now.
You can watch the first batch of pitch chats with Tim over on Twitch – more coming today. Or, we’ve got the thirty-second pitches listed here for ya, with a link to their respective short pitches:
Architactics presented by: Asif Siddiky – Architactics is a small scale, tactical city-builder where your structures can move around like giant robots and fight back against environmental monsters. The roads and zones you place will determine where your units can spawn and move to so that your citizens can live to see another week.
Astro Slam presented by: Jeremy Natividad – Astro Slam Intergalactic Pro Wrestling is a deck builder with tactical elements and story-driven branching paths.
Bard Crawl presented by: Jared Mills – An online cooperative adventure game where a bar crawl with up to three of your friends shifts into a fantasy dungeon crawler. Consume drinks, vanquish evil, collect treasure, and remember to settle your tab.
Brouroboros presented by: Alex Turner – Brouroboros is a local multiplayer party game where each player controls a snake head on a shared body. Bite, strike, and slide through chaotic, fast-paced gameplay to claim more body than your opponent before time runs out!
Centauride presented by: Lee Petty – Centauride is a two verses two game where you scavenge, build, and race a mechanical centaur. Centaurs take two to pilot, so choose who controls the front and who steers the rear and get racing!
Cosmic Bonsai presented by: Michael Tucker – Grow stars from scratch and keep them burning in this horticulture-inspired astronomical pseudo-simulation game. Patient observation is key to a healthy star, unless you want to see some super novae, in Cosmic Bonsai.
Dragons, Gels, and Bear-Owls, Oh My! presented by: Rocio Salas Dragons – Gels, and Bear-Owls, Oh My! is a chaotic, co-op survival game where you and your friends must take care of magical beasts through a series of progressively more difficult mini-games. Don't mess up or you may not survive the night!
ECHO presented by: Zach Baharov – ECHO is a music-based multiplayer 2D platformer, where your goal is to perform a short tune through parkour. Find the right elements in the world, then run a path through them to echo the given melody before your opponent.
Emergency Foley Artist presented by: Devin Kelly-Sneed – Emergency Foley Artist is a party game where you create silly cartoon soundtracks using an expressive interface. You and your friends vote to see who is most qualified to fill the role!
Fermi's Playground presented by: Oliver Franzke Enrico – Fermi famously asked why, in a galaxy this old and this large, we've never heard from anyone. Fermi's Playground hands you the controls: tweak the laws of nature to shift the odds of habitable worlds, sprinkle in supernovae and meteor impacts, run the simulation, and see what a galaxy full of curious explorers would actually take.
FRIENDSLAP presented by: Juli Gregg – Slap your way to the top of the scoreboard in this SATISFYINGLY SILLY and SLAP-TASTIC multiplayer arena! FRIENDSLAP!
Golem Hero presented by: Adam Kelsey-Giddings – Rogue-lite mix between Dynasty Warriors and Castle Crashers. Heal the earth and banish the overreaching blackberry bushes through Tai Chi-like movements with your friends; cultivate, don't destroy!
Insolation presented by: Derek Brand – Insolation is a survival game where you’ll pilot an agile spider-bot across a desolate landscape to find and protect the last few species of plants left on the planet. Traverse like a spider. Cling to surfaces, rappel on cables and swing across gaps while imposing machines patrol the space below.
Lesbian Sled Death presented by: Fiona Gallagher – Join the women's Rocket Sled Derby to impress your girl, in LESBIAN SLED DEATH: a four-player, jet-powered, full-contact racing game, where you don't always win by finishing first.
Lucid Gardening presented by: Matt Enright – In Lucid Gardening, you cultivate a supernatural garden of mysterious plants and animals. Support the Amnesia Fortnight 2026 Indie Reboot Kickstarter to vote for this and other game ideas to become playable prototypes.
MochiMochi Line Dancer presented by: Miyuki Richardson – Mochi Mochi Line Dancer is a fast-paced, fun game where you collect cute Mochis building the longest and wiggliest dance line before time runs out. The more Mochis you bring together, the more happiness you restore to the super sad person’s mind.
Muscle Madness presented by: Geoff Soulis – Muscle Madness is a 4 player creatine fueled race to see who is the swolest of them all!
Plot Armor presented by: Lauren Scott – Plot Armor is a turn-based RPG / visual novel combo in which your narrative choices in the latter affect your characters’ performance in the former. Characters who are involved in juicy storylines receive combat buffs to reduce their chances of dying, and characters who are neglected narratively are vulnerable to being killed off in battles.
Quokk 'N Roll presented by: TJ Joubert – This is Quokk 'N Roll - a "play with your friends co-op escape" game. In Quokk 'N Roll, you and your shaka of quokka want to escape the enclosure on Rottnest Island! Use your pouch to store items that can be useful in your escape. Cause mischief to distract humans and go see the world!
Reluctance presented by: Mike Doeren – Reluctance is an arena shooter that bends its genre according to player action. Will you indulge in dark magic, or allow the heavens to smite your foes?
R.U.N presented by: Keenan Patterson – R.U.N is a 3rd person action platformer where players must run from a mysterious force, making quick decisions to find the best path forward. Players use parkour moves, clever stealth, and a keen eye to make their escape.
Super Power Performance Evaluation presented by: Kee Chi – Super Power Performance Evaluation is a cooperative action puzzler where you use your randomly assigned super powers to perform heroic feats. Learn how to control and combine your powers with your friends to foil the bank heist!
Tonight We Feast! presented by: Peter Silk – Tonight We Feast! is a chaotic co-op caper about a fox, raccoon and pigeon trying to score a meal for the night in the big city. Hoodwink those hapless humans, turn your half-baked plans into the food-based heist of the century... then do it all again tomorrow! (Of note! Silk is a former Mixnmojo intern, so give this title some love! – Remi)
Tractor Takedown presented by: Seth Marinello – Tractor Takedown is a 4 player local battle game where players drive hotrod tractors to stop data center construction. Inspired by Blast Corps, Mario Kart Battle Mode and SSX Tricky, this game provides fast, fun battles for any party.
Uprise presented by: Jolie Menzel – Uprise is a kite-flying high-speed platformer where you'll build and fly kites to rise up against a mysterious invading force.
Virtual Pet Manifesto presented by: Merita Lundstrom – Virtual Pet Manifesto is a social idle game where you and your friends are virtual pets. Take care of each other, hang out, and define your new regime, all from the comfort of your desktop.
In Other Double Fine News
The studio can be found at PAX West from September 3rd through the 7th. Apparently, you can play their Mystery Small Game there, so check it out if you’re in the Seattle area.
This Week’s Poll
Looking at last week’s poll, 43% of you refused to let the dream die: “Elijah Wood behind a mask” won outright. “Thrik,” Mojo’s proclaimed-to-be-CEO-by-everyone-but-himself tallied an impressive 24%, while “Ryan Reynolds & Rob Mac” limped in with 14%. Hey, if they could make it work for Wrexham AFC… Finally, 19% picked the correct answer, “Other,” with Sushi linking to a questionable possibility from the official Thimbleweed Park forums.
This week then…
Merch for the People
Only the best! The Adventurer has a web store for all your apparel and decoration needs! Don the original LucasArts logo, Manny Calavera’s face, or the OG Adventurer logo, though be warned: Popularity will smack you in your face when you wear – or display – these masterpieces.
Full News Roundup
31 Aug: Open Your Hearts (and Wallets) for Another Amnesia Fortnight: Cancel your kids’ college tuition – this is an investment in who matters: You.
31 Aug: The Wolf Remasters on October 29th: And it goes noir, too.
29 Aug: Douglas Crockford recalls smuggling smut classic Maniac Mansion past the censors: Nintendo: “Offense was taken.”
27 Aug: Daniel Albu rages back to life, resumes EMI playthrough with art director: Jambalaya Island is your itinerary for these two hours.
27 Aug: A week of Maniac Mansion videos pledged by Ron’s Computer Videos: It’s also what most physicians prescribe for heart health, so you can see how it works out.
27 Aug: Sam & Max “War” song celebrated with subscription-walled memories: An oral history, conditionally available.
26 Aug: Farewell to actor Tim Curry: The actor played Doviculus in Brütal Legend.
Last Week’s Mojole Results
It’s the game that sweeps the nation! Can you beat Mojole, our fiendishly difficult daily puzzler? Only hardcore LucasArts aficionados need apply.
25 Aug: “in#####” – ... and back in again!
26 Aug: “damnit#” – Oh, we’ve upped the difficulty level a bit.
27 Aug: “mojole#” – ... 4 life!
28 Aug: “proper#” – Mojole is PROPER MOJO.
29 Aug: “xtreme#” – MojoleXtreme.
30 Aug: “##road#” – Sam & Max Hit the Road, but you knew that.
31 Aug: “psvita#” – Did you know Full Throttle was released for the PS Vita?
And for the competitive amongst you, the Mojole forum thread has gone strong for more than two years. The two juggernauts to beat: Sushi and Huz.
Your Daily Challenges
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