Guild Wars 2 - The Origin of Super Adventure Box

In this video, Josh Foreman talks about the inspiration behind Super Adventure Box, what games influenced it, and what kind of things you can do while playing it. Have a look!

[ltber]

When my boyfriend and I played through this for the first time we had huge smiles on our faces, we were nerding out pretty hard. It's fantastic to see something like this in a MMO.

[killerkram]

"So when I designed the Mad King clocktower for Halloween" So you are responsible for my last keyboard breaking!

[nemoy]

And it is still there. Sir, you and your team did great! Thanks.

[KismetBP]

I thought I was gonna dislike this, but OMG hats off to you guys. Nothing short of genius, i could tell you put love & devotion into this. If you bosses are reading this I say to them, keep this team at all costs & let them do more!

[PumpkinHeadLemure]

The Super Adventure box is the greatest single thing I have ever seen an MMO do. Takes me back, and it's so damn well done. Thank you.

[KOVIK]

I ignored SAB every year until now and I had no idea what I was missing out on! I wish I'd been doing it the whole time! <3

[Figureleglock]

Sir Josh Foreman, your Clock Tower was so good...so was this...I am looking forward to more stuff you and your team can come up with...im sure they'll be epic.

[ChryI]

Some of the best stuff you guys have ever developed. So much to be had.

[themagickdoll]

Just wanted to add my voice to this total awesomeness that you have created. Well done sir. Even my five year old is completely entranced by it and its glorious graphic homage to the games we grew up with. Glad to see a face and name to someone who help make such a super adventure possible. Your talent is beyond measure.

[xLOKIx]

I absolutely loved the clocktower. I think they should really start putting more puzzles like that into the game. It was fantastic practice for the game: I was horrible at it the first 20 minutes, but after that I was able to run it perfectly every time without even stopping. After that, though, all the puzzles in the game just seem super easy. Even the winters-day puzzle I completed on the very first run. Hopefully they start adding in really challenging puzzles in future patches.

[TheMikkelet]

He was actually really sad that so many people hated it or had so much trouble with it. Even though it was advertised as being "not for everyone".

[Uzzy]

### i love Super Adventure Box those graphics that music and that crazy jumping, i love it, it reminds me of when i was a little kid ###
i can't wait to see the next worlds

[maddogfarg]

The Clock tower was fun, but hard to see. That was also their first timed special event puzzle. They learned a lot from it.

I like that they changed their format for wintersday with fewer people per path and multiple paths. Made things a lot better.

[Blaizeranger]

Possibly the best thing to happen in an MMO ever, in my opinion. I really hope they add in more worlds, and keep Super Adventure Box permanently!

[Xehn]

Asking them to keep the super adventure box up is like asking your parents if you can have Christmas everyday. Eventually you think. There really isn't much more to do. But if it's limited then it's so much more special

[misterbobo]

I love your work!! the mad king jumping puzzle, and the super adventure box! can't wait to see what else you come up with!!!

[flog]

but to me that is the point of a hard jump puzzle. yes i first raged about it, yes i needed some time of practice to solve it, but that made finally getting it right such a good feeling. its not all about the design (which was epic, too =3 ) but about being challenging.
if even a jumping-failure like me could made it with some practice everyone could have, the people who raged were just too lazy to try several times, so cheer up josh, your work is amazing. please keep on doing such a great job!

[Auron]

adventure box is awsome! I it brings back childhood memories of the classic games I use to play! a awsome tribute to classic games, without them the video game industry would not be where it is today

[GoGoMic]

I haven't played this in so long but I had to come back just to see this.

[BurpAtTheMoon]

played about 20 hours just inside this box, got the skins I wanted but i'm still going back for more....Addictive as fudge! Doing a speed-run without losing a single heart is frightening...