The Incredible Machine

For the original video game, see The Incredible Machine (1993 video game). For other uses, see The Incredible Machine (disambiguation).
The Incredible Machine
The Incredible Machine 3.0
Genre(s)Puzzle
Developer(s)Kevin Ryan
Dynamix
Publisher(s)Dynamix
Sierra On-Line
Creator(s)Kevin Ryan
Platform(s)MS-DOS, 3DO, FM Towns,[1] Windows, Macintosh, iOS
First releaseThe Incredible Machine
1993
Latest releaseThe Incredible Machine
2011

The Incredible Machine (TIM) is a series of video games in which players create a series of Rube Goldberg devices. They were originally designed and coded by Kevin Ryan and produced by Jeff Tunnell, the now-defunct Jeff Tunnell Productions, and published by Dynamix; the 1993 through 1995 versions had the same development team, but the later 2000–2001 games have different designers. All versions were published by Sierra Entertainment. The entire series and intellectual property were acquired by Jeff Tunnell-founded PushButton Labs in October 2009.[2] PushButton Labs was later acquired by Playdom, itself a division of Disney Interactive, so as of now the rights are held by The Walt Disney Company.

A new game by Jeff Tunnell, called Contraption Maker, is the spiritual successor to the Incredible Machine series. It was produced by Spotkin Games, a company founded by Jeff Tunnell, and features the same developers of the original Incredible Machine. The game was released through Steam for Windows and OS X on July 7, 2014.[3]

  1. ^ "FM Towns ROM Archive". The Incredible Machine FM Towns ROM.
  2. ^ Breckon, Nick (1 October 2009). "PushButton Labs Acquires The Incredible Machine IP, Pushes Series onto GOG". Shacknews. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Goodbye Early Access, Hello 1.0!". Contraption Maker Blog. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.