Double Fine Adventure

2012 – 2015
Ended
Documentary
~45m / ep
1 season
9.3/10

This documentary series follows videogame developer Double Fine as they set-out to create a classic point-and-click adventure game. The series follows industry veteran, Tim Schafer, and his team as they launch a Kickstarter campaign to fund the game and finally, three years later, ship the finished product to fans.

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E1. Episode 01: A Perfect Storm for Adventure
Apr 6, 2012
Double Fine Productions launches a Kickstarter campaign to fund the development of LucasArts veteran Tim Schafer's first adventure game in over a decade. The world's reaction catches the studio by surprise.
E2. Episode 02: A Promise of Infinite Possibility
May 11, 2012
After the campaign’s record-breaking success, Tim is faced with the reality of having to start work on the game. Friends and mentors stop by the studio to discuss what made adventure games special and how the genre needs to evolve.
E3. Episode 03: Codename Reds
Jun 27, 2012
With the premise of the game in place, Tim begins assembling his team from Double Fine's talented pool of developers. A Chinatown bar crawl revisits the establishments that inspired code names for the studio's previous projects.
E4. Episode 04: Walking Around in Our Drawings
Aug 8, 2012
Concept artists from Double Fine’s most iconic games gather for an art jam to design the characters and worlds through which Tim’s story will come to life.
E5. Episode 05: It's Gonna Get Hairy
Sep 19, 2012
As the story and structure of the game continue to develop, the production team works to build an accurate schedule to accommodate the needs of development.
E6. Episode 06: That Bagel Filter Thing
Oct 26, 2012
Lead Artist Nathan "Bagel" Stapley struggles to find a balance between representing his unique art style in the game and coping with the tremendous amount of content that has to be created.