Series III: Quadrilateral Cowboy , 2012-2018
Collection Scope and Content Note
The Indie Games Collection at The Strong is an ongoing compilation of game design materials, publicity, graphics, videos, applications, and other documentation from independent game developers as part of the museum’s Indie Game Initiative. As of June 2019, this collection contains materials for Wild Earth (from Super X Studios), Crayon Physics Deluxe (from Petri Purho), and Quadrilateral Cowboy (from Blendo Games). Materials include development notes, art, game builds, correspondence, videos, publicity information, and more. Additional historical details and scope and content information can be found in the Contents List section of this finding aid.
The Indie Games collection is arranged into three series. Physical materials are housed in one archival document box, and digital materials are accessible on-site at The Strong.
Dates
- Creation: 2012-2018
Creator
- From the Collection: Super X Studios (Firm) (Designer, Organization)
- From the Collection: Purho, Petri (Designer, Person)
- From the Collection: Blendo Games (Firm) (Designer, Organization)
- From the Collection: Strong (History Museum) (Repository, Organization)
- From the Collection: Chung, Brendon (Person)
- From the Collection: Thrush, James (Person)
Language
This collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
At this time, digital files in this collection related to game development are limited to on-site researchers only. It is possible that certain formats may be inaccessible or restricted. Please see The Strong’s Digital Games Files Access Policy
Historical Note
Quadrilateral Cowboy (2016) is a cyberpunk puzzle adventure video game designed, developed, and published by independent company Blendo Games. Brendon Chung and Tynan Wales worked on this first-person puzzle game, in which the player acts as a 1980s computer hacker overseeing agents executing heists. The game has won multiple awards, including the Grand Jury Award at the 2013 Indiecade Festival and the Seumas McNally Grand Prize and Excellence in Design awards from the 2017 Independent Games Festival.
Founded in 2010 by Brendon Chung, Blendo Games is primarily a one-person studio based in Culver City, California. Other Blendo titles include Gravity Bone, Flotilla, and Atom Zombie Smasher.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
From the Collection: 13.7 Gigabytes (Digital (accessible on-site at The Strong))
Repository Details
Part of the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong Repository
The Strong
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Rochester NY 14607 USA
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