The Residents: Freak Show

by: The Voyager Company

Publication date: 1994

Language: English

Item Size: 415.1M

Developed by
Cryptic Corporation, The
Released
1994
Platforms
Macintosh, Windows 3.x
Published by
Voyager Company, The

Perspective
1st-person
Genre
Adventure
Narrative
Adult, Horror

Description

Freak Show is the first foray into interactive software from the underground San Francisco band The Residents.

It's a bit adventure, yet without a linear plot and puzzles. It's best described as a multimedia experience, a digital art showcase, or a virtual visit to, well, a freak show. Characters to meet include Tex the Barker, Herman the Human Mole, Harry the Head, Wanda the Worm Woman, Jelly Jack, Benny the Bump.

The game featured some of the best 3D renderings for a computer program, at the time, and everything was rendered and animated by world-famous computer animator Jim Ludtke.

From Mobygames.com. Original Entry

Notes

Credits

Written by The Residents
Directed by The Residents, Jim Ludtke
Animation by Jim Ludtke
Design by Jim Ludtke
Programming by Roger Jones
Produced by The Cryptic Corporation
Music Written and Performed by The Residents
Music Mixed by Tony Janssen, The Residents
Music Published by Pale Pachyderm Publishing
Featuring voices of Dianna Alden, Laura Amat, Steven Kloman, Tony Janssen, The Residents
Published by The Voyager Company
Executive Producer for Voyager: Michael Nash
Voyager Technical Director: Morgan Holly
Voyager Production Coordinator: Mikki Halpin
Package Design by Rex Ray
Package cover art by Jim Ludtke
Additional Design by Pore Know Graphics
Publicist for The Cryptic Corporation: Steven Kloman
Additional 3D modeling by: Phil Simon
Additional Programming by: Mark Castle
Additional X‑Objects by David Jackson Shields
Art from The Residents: Freak Show graphic novel by John Bolton, Brian Bolland, Richard Sala, Savage Pencil, Dave McKean
Graphic novel Edited by Jerry Prosser (Dark Horse Publishing)
Special Thanks: Sharon Ludtke, Leigh Barbier, Susan Friedewald, Arborescence, Skip Sweeney (Video Free America), Ty Roberts (ION Inc.), SuperMac, Helen Leung, Tom Rielly, Linda Thomas, FWB Inc., Norman Fong, Nicholas Phillips, Lior Saar, XOAS Tools, Nelson Thundergod of War, Suzanne Stefanc, Terry Shusler, Joe Sparks, Leslie Elledge, Sarah McLennan, Euro Ralph, Rich Shupe, David Willenbrink (and Opcode), Josh Rosen (and OSC), Marco Albert (and E-MU Systems), Wired Magazine, Peter Vanags (Electronic Ink)