Issue #85: “Surprisingly Acceptable”
Our Full Throttle Bonanza winner might just be *you*. Yes: you!
Just a quick issue today to wish y’all a happy new year, and, more importantly, to announce the winner of our Full Throttle Bonanza. For those in need of a reminder, we put out a Game of the Year poll here and on Mojo Proper, and one lucky winner was set to receive a Full Throttle bundle. As luck would have it, an Adventurer reader took home the prize. Without further ado, the winner is…
Eduardo N!
Congratulations! We shall contact you within the next few days to ensure you receive the prize in a timely-ish manner. (Last year’s winner, Sushi, can testify to how “timely” that was. 🤗)
Our 2025 recap – “Surprisingly Acceptable” – has posted over on Mojo, but to peruse some highlights:
Mojo Proper named Ron Gilbert’s (in my mind, surprisingly) excellent Death by Scrolling Game of the Year, while The Adventurer’s readers went with Double Fine’s Keeper. It is fitting, really, as both were excellent games deserving of the GOTY accolade. Some may remember our Keeper review posted in The Adventurer first, because of Mojo’s server issues, so give it another read if you so like.
Issue #79: “Keeper,” Reviewed and Loved
Mojo Proper™ has taken a tumble, so exclusively for The Adventurer’s subscribers, we’re posting our Keeper review here. Our actual website will hopefully be back in commission soon.
For the stats nerds amongst you, that was also our sixth-highest-visited issue of the year. The top five reads:
That aside, I think we’ll call it good for this week and for 2025! Thanks for being an Adventurer subscriber – if you know someone else who might be interested in the LucasArts+ nonsense we publish, please feel free to share the newsletter with them.
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And that’s it: Happy New Year!
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Full News Roundup
31 Dec: We Deem 2025 Surprisingly Acceptable: … plus, we reveal our Game of the Year.
23 Dec: Celebrate Festivus with Autumn Moon holiday card: Another seasons greetings from Bill Tiller.
22 Dec: Mojo’s AdventureX representative returns with expanded palate: An old series rides again! Sorta.
21 Dec: SCUMM documentary in the works, with your help: Both pointing and clicking are referred to, so it’s safe to say they know their stuff.
16 Dec: Jonathan Ackley unveils “Blackout on Oasis Station”: …on LinkedIn.
15 Dec: Celebrate five years of Bill Eaken’s artwork [for our Sam & Max 2 article]: And sure, check out the article if time permits, too. It’s your life.
16 Days Worth of 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.
15 Dec: “##x####” – X still marks the spot! Mojole is a treasure hunt, y’all.
16 Dec: “craig##” – ... Derrick. Craig Derrick. Craig. Derrick.
17 Dec: “cobb###” – Ask him about Loom.
18 Dec: “lili###” – Lili Zanotto from Psychonauts.
19 Dec: “spade##” – Aka shovel. Guybrush uses one a lot
20 Dec: “death##” – There aren’t many deaths in LEC games. Plus! DeathSpank!
21 Dec: “spank##” – DeathSpank!
22 Dec: “crow###” – Crow’s nest -- particularly a ‘thing’ in MI1.
23 Dec: “crate##” – LeChuck’s presumed henchman in ReMI famously carries crates.
24 Dec: “remi###” – ReMI: Preferred abbreviation for Return to Monkey Island according to Mojo’s Manual of Style.
25 Dec: “zak####” – ... McKracken: Generally considered the patron saint of Germany.
26 Dec: “ron####” – ... Gilbert. Former #monkey-island visitor.
27 Dec: “####4##” – Sometimes, you just need to feel the calm nothing of nothingness.
28 Dec: “bob####” – Set to make a glorious return in ReMI.
29 Dec: “dinky##” – Dinky Island; also the name of the engine powering ReMI.
30 Dec: “alien##” – They bend minds in Zak.
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.
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