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Also, the packaging and posters will feature completely new clean-ups of the artworks by me.

Ok, after a lot of trial, error, and testing (thanks for all your help, Blondebeard!), I can finally say that loading, playing, and saving sounds now works, both from Thimbleweed Park .ogg files and RtMI .assets.bank soundbanks, on Windows, Mac, and Linux. I've also fixed an error with saving RtMI's ktxb images, and I made the 'filter' field case-insensitive for all platforms, not just Windows. Plus, there's now a pre-built executable for MacOS too. Download version 0.1.3 here!

Really happy to hear this, as it’s been my goal with this release: Make a “lost collectors edition” that could have come out alongside the original game, where the classic size game box is packed as full as it can possibly be with extra features. Laserschwert has been helping out with a bunch of very welcome asset cleanup. The design for this edition was done by me and Steve Purcell, with some assistance from the team at Limited Run (for example they are chasing down a vendor for the World of Fish fridge magnet). I don’t know anything about other releases, but I’m glad they didn’t let a lack of special edition get in the way of this release happening. (They have similarly released purely classic Star Wars games so I’d guess the lack of a remaster will stand in the way of future releases if they happen, but who knows.) For what it’s worth, this balance is almost impossible to calibrate but I’m glad people seem happy with this spread!

Adding a bit of diversity here! My favourite game is The Curse of Monkey Island and unlike a lot of people that prefer the game because it was their introduction to Monkey Island series this was actually the third Monkey Island game I played. The first one being LeChuck’s Revenge: Monkey Island 2. I must say that I didn’t get most of the jokes as my english back then was really basic and most of the witty dialogues went over my head. None the less I still enjoyed playing it but for me it was just another great adventure game. The second game I played was The Secret of Monkey Island (CD version) and I must say I enjoyed more than LeChuck’s Revenge: Monkey Island 2. Then in 1998 I played The Curse of Monkey Island and that’s when I really became a fan of the series. It’s hard to say why this one and not the others, but I think the main reasons are because of the amazing drawings by Bill Tiller and the atmosphere it creates with Michael Land’s music on top of it. The Blood Island part is definitely my favourite as it’s very mysterious and exotic and almost makes you want to go there. Of course, not all is good. I felt the carnival part a bit boring and the ending a bit rushed, but overall it’s still an awesome game.