Discworld Noir - Revision history

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 '''''Discworld Noir''''' is a 1999 point-and-click or graphic adventure game based on the Discworld novels. Unlike the previous two games, it has an original character and story which includes plenty of parody of classic ''[[wikipedia:Film noir|film noir]]'' detective stories. It was released for Windows PCs and the Sony PlayStation console.
-The player controls Lewton, an ex-City Watch guard in [[Ankh-Morpork]] who quit to become the Discworld’s first private investigator. Lewton is hired by a mystery woman named Carlotta von Uberwald to find Mundy, a man who’s disappeared two days after returning to the city from Tsort. There are many references to classic noir cinema, most notably ''[[wikipedia:Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]''. Like the other videogames it is not considered part of the “canonical” Discworld, but it is intended to be set between {{FOC}} and {{J}}.<ref>See [https://betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/dwarchive/issue0021#S_8 this interview from 1999] with writer Chris Bateman in ''Discworld Monthly'' (now ''Better than a Poke in the Eye'').</ref>
+The player controls Lewton, an ex-City Watch guard in [[Ankh-Morpork]] who quit to become the Discworld’s first private investigator. Lewton is hired by a mystery woman named Carlotta von Uberwald to find Mundy, a man who’s disappeared two days after returning to the city from Tsort. There are many references to classic noir cinema, including ''[[wikipedia:Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)|The Maltese Falcon]]''. Like the other videogames it is not considered part of the “canonical” Discworld, and contains some contradictions to the novels (most notably Vimes, who is portrayed as having it in for Lewton since he once accepted a bribe), but it is intended to be set between {{FOC}} and {{J}}.<ref>See [https://betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/dwarchive/issue0021#S_8 this interview from 1999] with writer Chris Bateman in ''Discworld Monthly'' (now ''Better than a Poke in the Eye'').</ref> References in the game suggest Lewton was a member of the Watch before {{G!G!}}, and that he hasn’t been keeping up on news of his old boss.
 ''Discworld Noir'' was developed by Perfect Entertainment, who had previously produced {{DVG}} and {{D2VG}}, but they had already gone into insolvency by the time the game was finished. The company was briefly resurrected as Teeny Weeny Games, the name of one of the companies that had merged to create Perfect Entertainment in the first place. The game was published by GT Interactive, and was the cause of a court case between Perfect and Sony over a three-game deal.
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 == Creative Team ==
 === Crew ===
 * Designed by [[Gregg Barnett]] and [[Chris Bateman]]
-* Produced by Gregg Barnett and [[Luci Black]]
+* Produced by Gregg Barnett and [[Luci Black|Luci ‘Loki’ Black]]
-* Written by Chris Bateman
+* Executive Producer: Angela Sutherland
-''(more to be added)''
+* Script by: Chris Bateman
+* Lead Game Programmer: Mark Judge
-Colin Smythe is credited as “Agent for Terry Pratchett”, and Pratchett himself as “Far Too Much Interference” for his contributions to the story. Victor Gollancz and [[Josh Kirby]] are both given special thanks.
+* Lead Engine Programmer: John Young
 === Cast ===
 The small cast provides voices for all the characters in the game.
-* [[Rob Brydon]] as Lewton and others
+* [[Rob Brydon]] as Lewton (and others)
 * [[Kate Robbins]] as Carlotta and others
-* [[Robert Llewellyn]] as Butler and others
+* With additional voices by: [[Rob Lord]]<ref>Possibly including Sam Vimes, though some sources claim Vimes is played by Terry Pratchett, in an uncredited cameo. The voice doesn’t sound like him, but it also sounds like it’s been digitally altered, so it’s hard to tell.</ref>
 == Podcast episodes ==

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	* [[Rob Brydon]] as Lewton		* [[Rob Brydon]] as Lewton and others
	* [[Kate Robbins]]		* [[Kate Robbins]] as Carlotta and others
	* [[Robert Llewellyn]]		* [[Robert Llewellyn]] as Butler and others
	* [[Nigel Planer]]		* [[Nigel Planer]] as
			* [[Rob Lord]] - additional voices<ref>Possibly including Sam Vimes, though some sources claim he’s played by Terry Pratchett. The voice doesn’t sound like him, but it also sounds like it’s been digitally altered, so it’s hard to tell.</ref>

	== Podcast episodes ==		== Podcast episodes ==

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	'''’'Discworld Noir''''' is a 1999 point-and-click or graphic adventure game based on the Discworld novels~~, but unlike~~ the previous two games it has an original character and story. It was released for Windows PCs and the Sony PlayStation console.		'''''Discworld Noir''''' is a 1999 point-and-click or graphic adventure game based on the Discworld novels. Unlike the previous two games, it has an original character and story which includes plenty of parody of classic ''[[wikipedia:Film noir\|film noir]]'' detective stories. It was released for Windows PCs and the Sony PlayStation console.

	The player controls Lewton, an ex-City Watch guard in [[Ankh-Morpork]] who ~~has~~ become the Discworld’s first private investigator. Lewton is hired by a mystery woman named Carlotta von Uberwald to find Mundy, a man who’s disappeared two days after returning to the city from Tsort.		The player controls Lewton, an ex-City Watch guard in [[Ankh-Morpork]] who quit to become the Discworld’s first private investigator. Lewton is hired by a mystery woman named Carlotta von Uberwald to find Mundy, a man who’s disappeared two days after returning to the city from Tsort. There are many references to classic noir cinema, most notably ''[[wikipedia:Casablanca (film)\|Casablanca]]''. Like the other videogames it is not considered part of the “canonical” Discworld, but it is intended to be set between {{FOC}} and {{J}}.<ref>See [https://betterthanapokeintheeye.co.uk/dwarchive/issue0021#S_8 this interview from 1999] with writer Chris Bateman in ''Discworld Monthly'' (now ''Better than a Poke in the Eye'').</ref>

	''Discworld Noir'' was developed by Perfect Entertainment, who had previously produced {{DVG}} and {{D2VG}}, but they had already gone into insolvency by the time the game was finished. The company was briefly resurrected as Teeny Weeny Games, the name of one of the companies that had merged to create Perfect Entertainment in the first place. The game was published by GT Interactive, and was the cause of a court case between Perfect and Sony over a three-game deal.		''Discworld Noir'' was developed by Perfect Entertainment, who had previously produced {{DVG}} and {{D2VG}}, but they had already gone into insolvency by the time the game was finished. The company was briefly resurrected as Teeny Weeny Games, the name of one of the companies that had merged to create Perfect Entertainment in the first place. The game was published by GT Interactive, and was the cause of a court case between Perfect and Sony over a three-game deal.

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	The player controls Lewton, an ex-City Watch guard in [[Ankh-Morpork]] who has become the Discworld’s first private investigator. Lewton is hired by a mystery woman named Carlotta von Uberwald to find Mundy, a man who’s disappeared two days after returning to the city from Tsort.		The player controls Lewton, an ex-City Watch guard in [[Ankh-Morpork]] who has become the Discworld’s first private investigator. Lewton is hired by a mystery woman named Carlotta von Uberwald to find Mundy, a man who’s disappeared two days after returning to the city from Tsort.

	It was developed by Perfect Entertainment, who had previously produced {{DVG}} and {{D2VG}}, but they had already gone into insolvency by the time the game was finished~~, and it~~ was briefly resurrected as Teeny Weeny Games, the name of one of the companies that had merged to create Perfect Entertainment in the first place. The game was published by GT Interactive, and was the cause of a court case between Perfect and Sony over a three-game deal.		''Discworld Noir'' was developed by Perfect Entertainment, who had previously produced {{DVG}} and {{D2VG}}, but they had already gone into insolvency by the time the game was finished. The company was briefly resurrected as Teeny Weeny Games, the name of one of the companies that had merged to create Perfect Entertainment in the first place. The game was published by GT Interactive, and was the cause of a court case between Perfect and Sony over a three-game deal.

	== Blurb ==		== Blurb ==

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	The player controls Lewton, an ex-City Watch guard in [[Ankh-Morpork]] who has become the Discworld’s first private investigator. Lewton is hired by a mystery woman named Carlotta von Uberwald to find Mundy, a man who’s disappeared two days after returning to the city from Tsort.		The player controls Lewton, an ex-City Watch guard in [[Ankh-Morpork]] who has become the Discworld’s first private investigator. Lewton is hired by a mystery woman named Carlotta von Uberwald to find Mundy, a man who’s disappeared two days after returning to the city from Tsort.

	It was developed by Perfect Entertainment, who had previously produced {{DVG}} and {{~~DVG2~~}}, but they had already gone into insolvency by the time the game was finished, and it was briefly resurrected as Teeny Weeny Games, the name of one of the companies that had merged to create Perfect Entertainment in the first place. The game was published by GT Interactive, and was the cause of a court case between Perfect and Sony over a three-game deal.		It was developed by Perfect Entertainment, who had previously produced {{DVG}} and {{D2VG}}, but they had already gone into insolvency by the time the game was finished, and it was briefly resurrected as Teeny Weeny Games, the name of one of the companies that had merged to create Perfect Entertainment in the first place. The game was published by GT Interactive, and was the cause of a court case between Perfect and Sony over a three-game deal.

	== Blurb ==		== Blurb ==

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'''’'Discworld Noir''''' is a 1999 point-and-click or graphic adventure game based on the Discworld novels, but unlike the previous two games it has an original character and story. It was released for Windows PCs and the Sony PlayStation console.

The player controls Lewton, an ex-City Watch guard in [[Ankh-Morpork]] who has become the Discworld’s first private investigator. Lewton is hired by a mystery woman named Carlotta von Uberwald to find Mundy, a man who’s disappeared two days after returning to the city from Tsort.

It was developed by Perfect Entertainment, who had previously produced {{DVG}} and {{DVG2}}, but they had already gone into insolvency by the time the game was finished, and it was briefly resurrected as Teeny Weeny Games, the name of one of the companies that had merged to create Perfect Entertainment in the first place. The game was published by GT Interactive, and was the cause of a court case between Perfect and Sony over a three-game deal.

== Blurb ==
''To be added''

== Creative Team ==
=== Crew ===
* Designed by [[Gregg Barnett]] and [[Chris Bateman]]
* Produced by Gregg Barnett and [[Luci Black]]
* Written by Chris Bateman
''(more to be added)''

Colin Smythe is credited as “Agent for Terry Pratchett”, and Pratchett himself as “Far Too Much Interference” for his contributions to the story. Victor Gollancz and [[Josh Kirby]] are both given special thanks.

=== Cast ===
The small cast provides voices for all the characters in the game.

* [[Rob Brydon]] as Lewton
* [[Kate Robbins]]
* [[Robert Llewellyn]]
* [[Nigel Planer]]

== Podcast episodes ==

=== Major appearances ===
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this game.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
|-
| 2024-04-24 || ''[https://adventuregamespodcast.com/ Adventure Games Podcast]'' || “Interview with Chris Bateman - Discworld Noir” || [https://adventuregamespodcast.com/podcast/2024/5/24/interview-with-chris-bateman-discworld-noir adventuregamespodcast.com]
|}

=== Other appearances ===
Episodes where the game is discussed, but not as the main topic.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link
|-
| 2024-01-02 || ''[http://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/website Video Game Newsroom Time Machine]'' || “Gregg Barnett - Beam Software, Discworld” || [https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/gregg-barnett-beam-software-discworld libsyn.com]
|}

== External links ==
* ''[[wikipedia:Discworld Noir|Discworld Noir]]'' at Wikipedia
* ''[[lspace:Game:Discworld Noir|Discworld Noir]]'' at the L-Space wiki
* ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208097/ Discworld Noir]'' at the Internet Movie Database
* ''[https://www.mobygames.com/game/discworld-noir Discworld Noir]'' at MobyGames

== Footnotes ==
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[[Category: Games]]
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