Theresa Duncan CD-ROMs: Visionary Videogames for Girls

A project in New York, NY by Rhizome
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Three pioneering feminist videogames have fallen into obscurity—help us celebrate them and make them playable for free online.
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Average Pledge Per Backer: $45

Funded: $20,741 of $20,000
Dates: Nov 18th -> Dec 18th (30 days)
Project By: Rhizome
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Latest News

We just hit our goal!

December 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Because you believed in this project, we've reached our goal to save the Theresa Duncan CD-ROMs. Wow!Special shout out to the Leadership Level pledge of Mark Matienzo, the significant surprise pledge from the Mailchimp team (thanks, Lain!), and an... (Read More)

Claire L. Evans on the Theresa Duncan CD-ROMs for Motherboard

December 16th - via: kickstarter.com
From Motherboard today, by Futures Editor Claire L. Evans: In the early 1990s, when the most popular CD-ROM game for girls was Barbie Fashion Designer—which outsold Quake in 1992—Chop Suey, Smarty, and Zero Zero spoke to young girls'... (Read More)

Games critic Leigh Alexander on saving the Theresa Duncan CD-ROMs

December 12th - via: kickstarter.com
On Boing Boing, just now:  Throughout my career as a video game critic, and in recent years a feminist one, I've noticed we tend to treat the advent of girls and women's stories as novel. To lots of us, they are — for example I'd never read a... (Read More)

Consider raising your $5 pledge to $25 to receive this new reward — The Moon from "Chop Suey"

December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Chop Suey's Moon is one of our favorite figures in the game. As Michael Connor wrote on Rhizome: "He seems at first to be world-weary and slightly menacing—he tells the little girls he can look into their bedroom and see their dreams—but his... (Read More)

Our $350 Reward: A Signed Macromedia Director Drawing by Dragan Espenschied

December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We're excited to announce that internet artist and Rhizome conservator Dragan Espenschied will produce a new signed print as our reward for a $350 pledge to the Theresa Duncan CD-ROMs campaign.  Espenschied is creating this new work with a version... (Read More)

The Beginning of Video Game Preservation Via Kickstarter?

December 6th - via: cliqist.com
Theresa Duncan helped to create some truly unique and enjoyable PC games during the 1990s. Many young girls and boys discovered these whimsical, cartoony adventures and loved every second of them. Today, games such as Chop Suey, Smarty, and Zero Zero are all but gone from the gaming landscape. Attempt to purchase a copy through Amazon or eBay and you’ll find that practically only Chop Suey is still around. But just because these games are now older doesn’t mean they are any less enjoyable or important. (Read More)

Spread the Word — Support Feminist Videogame History

December 1st - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Now You Can Help Preserve Theresa Duncan's Video Games

November 30th - via: cliqist.com
Are there video games from your past that you loved growing up that no one else seems to have heard of before? There certainly are for me, and for many, there seems to be almost no information available online even today. I have a feeling that many young people played games from Theresa Duncan, but have since been unable to rediscover those now obscure classics. The Theresa Duncan CD-ROM Kickstarter campaign is looking to change that. (Read More)

Games Critic Jenn Frank on "Chop Suey!"

November 20th - via: kickstarter.com
A menacing, yet poetic moon in "Chop Suey" "In an industry glutted by worthless 'games' for 'girls'—the mid '90s begat a tide of titles like McKenzie & Co., Let's Talk About Me!, and Barbie Fashion Designer—Chop Suey really did get it... (Read More)

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