Muppet Treasure Island (video game)
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| Muppet Treasure Island | |
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| Developer | Activision |
| Publisher | Activision |
| Director | Mark Loparco |
| Producer | Mark Loparco |
| Programmers | James Edward Anhalt III Rachel Rubin Franklin |
| Artist | Nicholas Koenig |
| Writer | Larry Kay |
| Composer | Nathan Wang |
| Series | The Muppets |
| Platforms | Windows, Mac OS |
| Release | 1996 |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Mode | Single-player |
Muppet Treasure Island is a CD-ROM game for Windows, produced in 1996 by Activision in association with Jim Henson Interactive to tie in with the release of Muppet Treasure Island.[1]
The player controls Hawkins, who leaves the Admiral Benbow Inn to sail to Treasure Island. Gonzo and Rizzo accompany the player, as well as Stevenson the Parrot, a new Muppet character who provides hints throughout the game. The Muppet characters are video clips overlaid on an animated background.
Development
The game's voice cast includes: Frank Oz, Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Kevin Clash, Bill Barretta, Bruce Lanoil, John Kennedy, Louise Gold, and Mark Mansfield. Tim Curry and Billy Connolly are Long John Silver and Billy Bones respectively. The game was developed on a budget in excess of $3 million.[2]
A DVD-ROM version was announced at COMDEX 1996,[3] and would be eventually bundled with some OEM DVD-ROM kits.[4]
In 2023, Muppet Treasure Island became playable on modern systems through ScummVM, an open-source game preservation project, which added support for the game’s original Windows and Macintosh CD-ROM releases. The title was developed using the multimedia authoring engine mTropolis, making it one of a limited number of games built with the tool to receive ScummVM support.[5]
Reception
The game received positive reviews from critics. PC Zone gave the game 80 out 100 in a review.[6] Entertainment Weekly gave the game an A.[7] Entertainment Weekly praised the game’s humour and design, describing it as one of the most inventive and engaging point-and-click adventure games for children at the time.[5]
Reference
- ↑ "Muppet Treasure Island". MobyGames. Blue Flame Labs. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ↑ Sengstack, Jeff (June 24, 1996). "Activision: Reorganized, Redefined and on the Rebound". NewMedia. Archived from the original on January 28, 1998. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ↑ Staff (December 2, 1996). "Activision to Release two DVD-ROM Titles". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on February 18, 1998. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ↑ Brown, Michael (April 18, 1997). "Hi-Val introduces wireless DVD system". CNET Gamecenter. Archived from the original on December 16, 2000. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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- 1 2 Extension, Time (2023-06-15). "Muppets Treasure Island Game Is Now Playable Again, Thanks To ScummVM". Time Extension. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ↑ "Muppet Treasure Island for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Muppet Treasure Island". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
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