Meantime

Meantime is one of those fascinating lost adventures that has become more interesting precisely because players never got the chance to experience the finished game. Designed by the creators of Maniac Mansion and Zak McKracken, it was planned as a humorous graphic adventure involving time travel and multiple characters. Development was eventually abandoned, leaving behind a tantalizing glimpse of what could have been another classic Lucasfilm-style adventure. The concept promised the usual combination of bizarre characters, comedy, exploration, and puzzles, but with the added complication of hopping between different historical periods. That makes the project particularly intriguing for fans of early adventure games. Rather than being remembered for what it accomplished, Meantime is remembered for its potential. It is a small piece of videogame history, and one that still inspires curiosity decades after development stopped.