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Sherwood and Whalen also produced some games under a different system, that lent itself to PC-style adventure games. Games produced under this system include, or may include ''Ghost Manor'', ''Mystery Manor'', ''High Seas Homicide'', and an adult title called ''The Adventures of Melvin Freebush''. The latter is perhaps Sherwood's best-known game. On reflection, Sherwood could easily have included porn in any of its genres. Had they that foresight, one wonders where they would be today.
 
Sherwood and Whalen also produced some games under a different system, that lent itself to PC-style adventure games. Games produced under this system include, or may include ''Ghost Manor'', ''Mystery Manor'', ''High Seas Homicide'', and an adult title called ''The Adventures of Melvin Freebush''. The latter is perhaps Sherwood's best-known game. On reflection, Sherwood could easily have included porn in any of its genres. Had they that foresight, one wonders where they would be today.
  
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/19990427201602/http://www.infonline.net/~sherwood Website (Internet Archive)]
 
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* [http://www.diygamer.com/2010/09/gamemaker-archive-part-16-trees-forest/ Trees in the Forest (DIYGamer)]
 
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Revision as of 12:30, 7 July 2011

Sherwood Forest

The Pennsylvanian pairing of Rob Sherwood and Dan Whalen latched onto Game-Maker early, quickly pumped out game after game, and then quickly vanished. Generally their concern lay more in high concept scenarios than in exploring Game-Maker’s capabilities. The result is that each game stays well within the limits of Game-Maker’s back-of-the-box feature set.

There's a curious duality to Sherwood's games. Often the basic concepts are unusual and full of potential. Instead of ice and lava worlds and sassy rodents, we have waitresses and British imperialists. As time goes on, some of the sprite design and background work can get rather charismatic. Yet the actual game design is so slapdash that there’s a certain fascination, perhaps even an education, to poring over their catalog.

Sherwood and Whalen also produced some games under a different system, that lent itself to PC-style adventure games. Games produced under this system include, or may include Ghost Manor, Mystery Manor, High Seas Homicide, and an adult title called The Adventures of Melvin Freebush. The latter is perhaps Sherwood's best-known game. On reflection, Sherwood could easily have included porn in any of its genres. Had they that foresight, one wonders where they would be today.

Registration information

Sherwood Forest Software
371 Ohio Street
Sharon PA 16146

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