It’s Throwback Thursday! This week we have a special throwback from our Creative Director, Karl:
Hey Webkinz Fans. Here’s a total blast from the past that I’m sure will be new to most of you. It’s a screen from Leaf Leaf one of the very first games in Webkinz World. You’ll recognize it as a Match 3 game, only with leaves. What happened to the game? Well it was awful. Horrible. The graphics, sound, animation – all of it. No bonuses. No power ups. No trophy. The title screen even showed a human hand in it. Before we even launched Webkinz back in 2005 I had already decided that I wanted to replace it. To show the team what a game could be, I designed Goober’s Lab, which remains popular to this day!
Leaf Leaf was only “live” for a couple of months, so few people ever saw it. I think we can all agree that we’ve come very, very far in the quality of our arcade games. Can this even compare to the art in Goober’s or Smoothie Moves?
Come back next Thursday for another look back into Webkinz’ past! And in the comments below, tell us which game in the arcade do you think has the best art?
I don’t know anything about game graphic degree of difficulty and I’m completely horrible at art, so I’m easily impressed by all of the games. The cat who runs faster when you put on new shoes in Pizza Palace, or the flying cat who drops things in Candy Bash 2, and even all of those cute little pets who run through the maze of pipes in Home Before Dark – all of these little touches are great and add so much to the game experience. Thank you designers for sharing your talents with all of us!
Do you ever plan to bring this, Bamboo Break and Driving School back? Perhaps you have an idea to bring them back for the 10th Webkinz Day? :)