Public Domain Game Jam: what games can you design with the bounty of 1924?

[doctorow]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/01/01/irving-berlin-george-gershwin.html

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[Pensketch]

I wish I had the time and energy to take part in this. I can’t wait to hear what people come up with.

[Aleqi]

Ok, I think. Yes more thoughts happening…
This sounds fun! I shall co-op the kiddos and see if we can make something little whipper snappers can enjoy.

[gruntledandwhelmed]

And just like that I’m compelled to create a card game where people have to put a movie together in the style of Segundo or Méliès.

[Sludge]

Fisticuffs!

[NashRambler]

“The Thief of Bagdad” from 1924 would make a fun side-scroller. Jumping chasms, avoiding traps, swordfights. . . .aaaaaaand I just realized I’m describing “Prince of Persia” from 1989. Curse you Jordan Mechner!

[Amstrad]

Or the Alladin movie tie in games for the SNES and Genesis

[moosemalloy]

When I clicked through to the article I thought for a moment I was looking at the source image Aimee Mann used for her album The Forgotten Arm:

My mistake, I wasn’t. But still, artistic cross-pollination/overlap/inspiration, etc. Also, Aimee Mann is awesome. I listened to her incredible version of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas quite a bit over the past couple weeks.