David Firth, the king of creepy and outlandish animation from the early internet, is creating a 2.5D PC game based on Jerry Jackson, a foul-mouthed teen character from one of his lesser-known animations, focusing on the concept of a completely breakable environment.
David Firth, creator of the early internet’s creepiest YouTube animated series Salad Fingers, has set his ‘unique’ sights on the gaming industry. The British filmmaker and animator is currently creating a 2.5D PC game based on Jerry Jackson, a foul-mouthed teen character from one of his lesser-known animations.
The untitled game, which currently has a 15-minute runtime, focuses on the concept of a completely breakable environment. “In the school, you can break everything—you can break the vending machine, you can knock the lights off, you can talk to people, bounce around on their heads if you want, or just bop them and they just kind of bleed and fall over,” Firth said. “It just feels nice. It’s kind of crude and unnecessary, but in his world it seems necessary.”
Firth is utilizing Clickteam Fusion to create the Jerry Jackson game, an accessible gaming software that was notably also used for the creep-tastic Five Nights at Freddy’s. However, don’t expect a visual masterpiece. Reflecting the style of the original online cartoon, the upcoming game will be scrappy. Explains Firth, “You can draw it up pretty quickly. You don't need to obsess over every little pixel you can just do fun little kind-of bad drawings which add to the comedy.”
For those intrigued by the violent, and most likely disturbing game, Firth assures it will be released on Steam for “a fiver or something” once the playable runtime reaches at least an hour. Don’t expect it anytime soon, though.
Journalist, antique shop owner, aspiring gemologist—L'Wren brings a diverse perspective to animation, where every frame reflects her varied passions.
