Line #23 Trivia/TheNeverhood


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2	* AcclaimedFlop: Got good reviews but came out as the Adventure Game genre was dying in the mid 90s and under-performed badly. Despite flopping, it did get a [[VideoGame/{{Skullmonkeys}} a sequel.]]
3	* ActingForTwo: Klogg and Hoborg are both voiced by [=TenNapel=], and end up in conversation with each other more than once.
4	* BTeamSequel: Not quite a sequel, but Riverhillsoft (the Japanese publishing team) made a spin-off called ''Klaymen Gun-Hockey''.
5	* BadExportForYou: The Japanese [=PlayStation=] port halved the game's resolution (making the audio and video quality worse), the music doesn't loop properly (and one track doesn't even loop at all) and the Hall of Records and the "Making Of" video were outright ''removed''.
6	* ColbertBump: The game received some more attention in 2019 after Vinny from WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} played through it.
7	* CompletelyDifferentTitle:
8	** Called ''Klaymen Klaymen: Neverhood no Nazo'' (''Klaymen Klaymen: Mystery of the Neverhood'') in Japan.
9	** One of the Russian translations is titled ''Don't Believe in Bad'' (It's pronounced "Ne ver' v Hoodo", making it a PunBasedTitle as well).
10	* CrossdressingVoices: In the Japanese dub, Willie's voice actor is very obviously a woman.
11	* DescendedCreator: All the voices in the game (aside from {{Stock Scream}}s) are provided by the creators. Doug [=TenNapel=] is Klogg, Big Robot Bil, ''and'' Hoborg; animator Ed Schofield is Klaymen; and co-writer Mark Lorenzen plays Willie Trombone.
12	* DevelopmentHell: Not the game, the movie based on it. It wont happen now since [[WordOfGod Doug himself]] has stated [[http://tennapel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=12179 that the movie is dead]].
13	* DuelingDubs: Enforced with the Russian fan translation, with Fargus Multimedia's version being the "rival" counterpart. The fan translation is a humorous GagDub, but Fargus' translation has its share of fans, considering it's more faithful to the English version and is also relatively well done on its own.
14	* HeyItsThatSound: The squawking noise that the cannon makes is also the same noise used for Psycrow's squawking in ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim''.
15	* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Like ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor'', the current rights are with Creator/ElectronicArts, which doesn't try to capitalize on its CultClassic status. [[https://twitter.com/NeverhoodMobile The original developers]] tried to get the rights or some licensing for a mobile port, but fell short. Add age leading to compatibility issues, and it only runs with [[http://theneverhood.sourceforge.net/ fan-patches]].
16	** And now it runs on [[http://scummvm.org/ ScummVM]]! You do need the original disc, though...
17	* NoExportForYou: ''Klaymen Gun-Hockey'' was Japan-only.
18	* ReferencedBy: ''Videogame/{{Paradigm}}'': The glam nun has a tattoo of Klaymen on her arm.
19	* UnspecifiedRoleCredit: The credits for both the original game and the Japanese [=PS1=] port do not list who played who. The "Making Of" video clears up the confusion by explicitly stating that the staff provided the voices, but the Japanese voice cast remains uncredited.
20	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
21	** [[TheMovie A movie]] had been planned at one point, and it would've been produced by Frederator Studios (the animation company behind ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', and others), but sadly had been canceled due to lack of funding for the project. However, there is some interesting concept art and rough beta script around, so at least we got the see the potential ideas.
22	** The "Making Of" video shows off some concept art. It shows off design prototypes for Klaymen (who has three strands of hair on his head, different eyes and a darker head/torso color and a satchel), Klogg (who has a jaw full of blunt, misaligned teeth, a nose, a circular head and strange puppet-like arms), Hoborg (who looks the same except for having no crown and the same little brown thing Klaymen has on the top of his head) and Willie (who has a hunch, dark arms/legs, a different shirt and seems to be wearing a hat with a loop on it). Other concept art shows Klaymen with two little brown things on his head and no brown fingers, and shows Klogg with a skeletal face and a mouth filled with sharp teeth instead of just having a few needle-like fangs.
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25	* Over two tons of klay - er, clay were used to animate ''The Neverhood Chronicles''. Perhaps not coincidentally, it's the only game in the series to be done in pure clay: according to "the making of" videos, ''Skullmonkeys'' actually uses latex to save development time... while ''VideoGame/BoomBots'' and ''Klaymen Gun Hockey'' don't use any clay for the in-game process at all, because they actually use 3D computer models.
26	* The radio song "Sound Effects Record #33" contains backmasked singing in the shower. If you reverse it, the song being sung turns out to be [[spoiler:"Kumbaya."]]
27	** The radio song "Chiming In" is also backmasked. The eerie, dissonant sounds are those of a [[OminousMusicBoxTune music box]], and all the background noises captured while recording it, including someone breathing into a mic and the music box being wound.
28	** Slow down the radio "song" "Scary Robot Man," and its' true nature will be revealed: It's a sped-up, distorted ramble, done in a vaguely Indian/Hindi accent, about... being lost at a wedding, Slurpees, and [=McDonalds.=]

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