” was released in 2017, it became something of an instant classic in the animation community. Studio MDHR’s shoot ‘em up indie platformer, in which players take control of the title character as he goes on a quest to defeat the devil, is a loving tribute to the Golden Age of animation, with graphics that mimic the rubber hose style of the earliest Mickey Mouse and Fleischer Studios shorts. Even, who doesn’t normally play video games, kept his eye on the game when it was first announced in 2013.
“We knew that was going to be the key, that we could find talented people that understood the same kind of language, talking about these early cartoons,” Chad Moldenhauer says. “We interviewed a lot of people, and Dave and Cosmo stood out as the perfect team, where it got to a point where we knew they knew how to roll with it without needing much input.”Prior to working on “The Cuphead Show!,” Wasson was best known for creating “Time Squad” for Cartoon Network.
“The Cuphead Show” is filled with references and homages to classic Golden Age cartoons. For example, a memorable short in the middle of the season features a recreation of “,” one of the most famous shorts in the history of Walt Disney Animation. But beyond the references, all of the techniques, from the art direction to the Kansas City Jazz-inspired score, is lifted as directly as possible from that period of animation.
Frank Todaro as Mugman, Tru Valentino as Cuphead and Joe Hanna as Elder Kettle in “The Cuphead Show!”While “Cuphead” gave Wasson and his team a strong basis in terms of its visual style, they had more to experiment with in terms of story and character relationships. The original game is very focused on gameplay, with a minimal plot that mostly serves to justify its murderers’ row of colorful, challenging boss battles.
“There’s always something for any set of siblings that has that same angst, it’s all about love but at the same time there’s always going to be something where there’s a little bit of conflict,” Jared Moldenhauer says. “And as far as personality goes, it’s sort of true. My brother’s the more headstrong chap with determination, and I’m just a hair-bent dork with a giant beard which can be interpreted as a big blue nose.
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