Posts tagged Ron Gilbert

Carnival of (grumpy) Gamers

by Ross Miller (Jul 5th 2006 6:25PM)

We have been tracking the carnival of gamers for months now, and its latest stop seems to be at Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert's footsteps. With the self-proclaimed grumpy gamer playing as ringleader, we are given a wide variety of intellectual treats from articles discussing the merits of ...

Ron Gilbert talks up his new game, a lite RPG

by Christopher Grant (Jul 3rd 2006 9:55AM)

When he isn't busy dressing us down for bullying up on student plays, Ron Gilbert -- the lead designer behind adventure-game classics like Maniac Mansion and The Secret of Monkey Island -- apparently has lengthy chats with outlets like Gamasutra on what's missing in gaming today (the stories, ...

Edge asks, "Why aren't games funny?"

by Christopher Grant (Apr 7th 2006 2:28PM)

Edge Magazine takes a look at comedy in games ... and comes up pretty short. With the exception of oft-cited titles like pretty much the entire early LucasArts gems (Secret of Monkey Island, Sam and Max, Day Of The Tentacle, and others) and the occasional Conker's Bad Fur Day or Bard's Tale, there ...