Lil Gator Game Developer Interview: Make Your Own Fun With Adorable Sandbox Exploration

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Lil Gator Game is a charming sandbox adventure from MegaWobble. It's available for $19.99 on Steam, but it's this month's IGN Plus game and Plus members can get a Steam key as an IGN Reward and jump in right now.

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I sat down with Lil Gator Game devs Scott Slucher (Lead Developer) and Connor Quothe (Lead Writer) to talk about their inspiration, as well as what players can expect when they jump into this fun, lighthearted game.

The titular Lil Gator has a recognizable hat, tunic, and left-handed sword swing that will immediately look familiar to any Zelda fans, and Lil Gator Game wastes no time before making its love for that series explicit. When I asked why the main character was an alligator, Scott laughed and said, "because alligator is green and Link is green," and although that isn't the whole story, Scott was inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons, a fantastic duo from the Game Boy Color generation.

With such classic inspiration, it would be easy to mistake Lil Gator Game for a one-trick pony, but that's far from the truth. Filling out the world and giving it life are myriad characters, each with fun personalities that make meeting and talking to them breezy and delightful.

The writing was inspired by Frog Detective's conversational tone, as well as cartoons like Spongebob Squarepants, Fairly Odd Parents, and Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends. Connor's own theater and Dungeon Master background meant he had experience giving substance and personality to multiple characters, which Lil Gator Game's broad cast of characters