The Neverhood, Inc.

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The Neverhood was a videogame/claymation studio featuring Doug TenNapel, most famous for creating Earthworm Jim. The company closed its doors in 1999.

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During its lifetime they made three games, the self-titled point and click adventure The Neverhood, a side-scrolling platformer called Skullmonkeys and the 3d-fighter Boombots.    Both Neverhood and Skullmonkeys received positive reviews for its unique use of claymation, humor and infectious music created by Terry Scott Taylor. Unfortunately all of the games sold poorly which led to the studios demise.    A small "cult" following still hold the games in high regard and the website is still up but not supported as of 2006. 

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Skullmonkeys (Game)

28 January 1998

Skullmonkeys is a 2D platforming game in which Klaymen, fresh off defeating the evil Klogg, is taken to Planet Idznak to stop Klogg's plans once and for all.

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BoomBots (Game)

2 December 1999

Fight as one of ten Boombots to help rescue the world's kidnapped house cats from giant cat aliens in the final game that Neverhood inc ever released.

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Company details

Name

The Neverhood, Inc.

Abbreviation

Founded

Website

http://www.neverhood.se/

Aliases

Developed Games

• Skullmonkeys (Game)
• BoomBots (Game)
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Published Games

• None
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Franchises

• The Neverhood (Franchise)

People

• Terry Scott Taylor (Person)
• Dale Lawrence (Person)
• Douglas TenNapel (Person)
• Mark Lorenzen (Person)

Characters

• Klaymen (Character)
• Klogg (Character)
• Willie Trombone (Character)
• Big Robot Bil (Character)
• Boomer (Character)
• Clockwork Beast (Character)
• Hoborg (Character)

Concepts

• 2.5D (Concept)
• Claymation (Concept)
• Cutscene (Concept)
• Dark Humor (Concept)
• Developer Voice Acting (Concept)
• Digitized Sprites (Concept)
• Redbook Audio (Concept)
• Silent Protagonist (Concept)
• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Abandonware (Concept)
• Auto-Scrolling Levels (Concept)
• Backtracking (Concept)
• Belching (Concept)
• Bonus Stage (Concept)
• Boss (Concept)
• Cartoon Physics (Concept)
• Cold Open (Concept)
• Concentration (Concept)
• Darkness (Concept)

Locations

• Hall (Location)
• Mount Rushmore (Location)
• The Neverhood (Location)

Objects

• Klay (Object)
• Skull (Object)
• Balloon (Object)
• Boxing Glove (Object)
• Button (Object)
• Camera (Object)
• Ceiling Fan (Object)
• Cheese (Object)
• Door (Object)
• Dynamite (Object)
• Music Box (Object)
• Radio (Object)
• Robot (Object)
• Switch (Object)
• Teleporter (Object)
• Vacuum Tube (Object)