David Crane, the creator of the original Pitfall, has announced a Kickstarter to fund his new game JungleVenture {link no longer active}. While he’s looking for mainstream appeal on his new mobile title, he doesn’t think much of so-called social games designed to appeal to a wide audience.
“I think it’s hilarious because there must have been some kind of miracle, because ten years ago everyone was playing these kinds of games and now everyone forgot they existed just because they’re on phones now,” said Crane. “I kind of feel like I’ve always made casual games. I make games for people who like to have fun and enjoy games on any level. Games are about diversion; that’s very casual.”
“If you ask someone what they thought a casual game was a few years ago, they might have said something like Angry Birds,” he added. “Now they’ll probably say something like FarmVille. I don’t like to lump those social games in with casual games. I think it’s those Zynga-like games that give the casual market a bad name.”
Source: Game Informer
