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Double Fine Trip 30 Jul, 2001, 01:58 / 19 comments

By Spaff


After waiting for 4 weeks or so for Jake to make the graphics for this feature, I finally gave up and made some poor ones myself -- but whats more important is that the report of our trip to meet with Tim Schafer (project lead for DOTT, Full Throttle, Grim Fandango) at his new company, Double Fine Productions, is live! We met Tim in San Francisco, where he took us for lunch and stopped us from seeing his new game. However, I assure you that the account is a very worthwhile read!
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19 Comments

  • Jake on 01 Aug, 2001, 01:37…
    Update! I finally did the title art so spaffs ugly one is banished forever.
  • spaff on 01 Aug, 2001, 18:25…
    hooray for it was horrible
  • john_doe on 31 Jul, 2001, 01:56…
    I wonder if the name "Double Fine" roots in Welles' 1984...newspeak, that is. Well, have a double-good life then!
  • Jake on 31 Jul, 2001, 15:58…
    Its mostly named after the big light up signs on both ends of the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco that say "Double Fine Zone." That Orwell thing might be true too. Also something about very small children.
  • Zaarin on 31 Jul, 2001, 03:39…
    Please, no... I suppose you'll start talking about animals and a windmill soon...
  • lemoocow on 31 Jul, 2001, 10:15…
    ACK I just got out of Soph English and I have to see this Orwell junk again?? NOOOOOOOOOO...
  • john_doe on 31 Jul, 2001, 16:10…
    Bwahaha...it will hunt you down, and when you think everything's fine and happy, IT will come after you! Mwahaha...
  • telarium on 30 Jul, 2001, 17:46…
    The building that they're in rules. There's so much character there. As for the company itself, I may buy an X Box just so I can play their game, whatever it may be. Wish I could have gone with you guys, though!
  • john_doe on 01 Aug, 2001, 17:33…
    I wonder how hard it might be to make an emulator for X-Box games, as it's very close to a real PC except the modified OS and some GPU/SPU stuff.
  • Remi O on 30 Jul, 2001, 14:51…
    The fact that Double Fine has a Norwegian on the team just makes it that much better.
  • Supe on 30 Jul, 2001, 13:14…
    Heh, I thought Tim was god-like before, but after seeing the 'Homer in a moo-moo' figurine, I have concluded that he IS God.
  • Jake on 30 Jul, 2001, 06:43…
    Spaff thats about the worst written Mojo news update ever *corrects corrects*. The feature isn't bad though.
  • spaff on 30 Jul, 2001, 14:15…
    holy crap.. jake... you did some work on mojo?!?!!?!?!
  • Swordmaster on 30 Jul, 2001, 09:42…
    Except that San Francisco is misspelled. Great photos again!
  • spaff on 30 Jul, 2001, 14:13…
    Erm.. i forget if Sarah edited this or not.. hmm i hope she did.
  • ZeroXcape on 30 Jul, 2001, 04:09…
    Jake slacking on the job again? ;)
  • spaff on 30 Jul, 2001, 02:59…
    HIS MATE, HER MATE YOUR MATE MY MATE MARMITE.
  • DJG on 30 Jul, 2001, 03:34…
    I was close. :)
  • DJG on 30 Jul, 2001, 02:44…
    My mate, your mate, we all hate marm(a)ite.