<s>
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Klaymen	B-Application
Klaymen	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Mystery	O
of	O
Neverhood	B-Application
and	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
's	O
intro	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
1996	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
DreamWorks	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
unique	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
aimed	O
at	O
being	O
quirky	O
and	O
humorous	O
,	O
as	O
is	O
evident	O
by	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
plot	O
sequence	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
which	O
emphasizes	O
the	O
solving	O
of	O
puzzles	O
through	O
character	O
action	O
rather	O
than	O
inventory	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titular	O
Neverhood	B-Application
is	O
a	O
surreal	O
landscape	O
dotted	O
with	O
buildings	O
and	O
other	O
hints	O
of	O
life	O
,	O
all	O
suspended	O
above	O
an	O
endless	O
void	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
itself	O
is	O
strangely	O
deserted	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
only	O
inhabitants	O
being	O
Klaymen	O
(	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
and	O
player	O
character	O
)	O
,	O
Willie	O
Trombone	O
(	O
a	O
dim	O
individual	O
who	O
assists	O
Klaymen	O
in	O
his	O
travels	O
)	O
,	O
Klogg	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
antagonist	O
who	O
resembles	O
a	O
warped	O
version	O
of	O
Klaymen	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
fauna	O
that	O
inhabit	O
the	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
(	O
most	O
infamously	O
the	O
'	O
weasels	O
 '	O
,	O
monstrous	O
,	O
crablike	O
creatures	O
that	O
pursue	O
Klaymen	O
and	O
Willie	O
at	O
certain	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
Klaymen	O
waking	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
room	O
and	O
exploring	O
the	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
,	O
collecting	O
various	O
discs	O
appearing	O
to	O
contain	O
a	O
disjointed	O
story	O
narrated	O
by	O
Willie	O
(	O
which	O
Klaymen	O
can	O
view	O
through	O
various	O
terminals	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
land	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Klaymen	O
travels	O
the	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
,	O
he	O
occasionally	O
crosses	O
paths	O
with	O
Willie	O
,	O
who	O
agrees	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
journey	O
,	O
while	O
Klogg	O
spies	O
on	O
them	O
from	O
afar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Klaymen	O
's	O
quest	O
directs	O
him	O
to	O
Klogg	O
's	O
castle	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
this	O
Klaymen	O
enlists	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Big	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Bil	I-Application
,	O
a	O
towering	O
automaton	O
and	O
a	O
friend	O
of	O
Willie	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alone	O
in	O
Klogg	O
's	O
castle	O
,	O
Klaymen	O
finds	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
Willie	O
's	O
discs	O
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
full	O
context	O
of	O
his	O
tale	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
itself	O
is	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
godlike	O
being	O
named	O
Hoborg	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
in	O
the	O
hopes	O
of	O
making	O
himself	O
happy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Hoborg	O
welcomed	O
Klogg	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
tried	O
to	O
take	O
Hoborg	O
's	O
crown	O
,	O
which	O
Hoborg	O
forbade	O
Klogg	O
from	O
doing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Hoborg	O
lifeless	O
,	O
any	O
further	O
development	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
ground	O
to	O
a	O
halt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
now-villainous	O
Klaymen	O
overpowers	O
Klogg	O
and	O
declares	O
himself	O
the	O
new	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
the	O
building	O
where	O
Klaymen	O
first	O
started	O
,	O
Hoborg	O
continues	O
populating	O
the	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
and	O
orders	O
a	O
celebration	O
when	O
he	O
is	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doug	O
TenNapel	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
plasticine	O
world	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
,	O
creating	O
approximately	O
17	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
weeks	O
later	O
he	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
that	O
he	O
started	O
his	O
own	O
company	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
people	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
game	O
and	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
made	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
DreamWorks	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
for	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
1996	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Curious	O
Wad	O
of	O
Klay	O
Finds	O
His	O
Soul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
work	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
was	O
finally	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
elements	O
were	O
shot	O
entirely	O
on	O
beta	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
RD-175	I-Algorithm
,	O
making	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
the	O
first	O
stop	O
motion	O
production	O
to	O
use	O
consumer	O
digital	O
cameras	O
for	O
professional	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Clancy	O
's	O
video	O
game	O
composer	O
Bill	O
Brown	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
Soundtrack	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
of	O
any	O
of	O
them	O
(	O
video	O
game	O
soundtracks	O
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Klaymen	B-Application
Klaymen	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Mystery	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
was	O
made	O
and	O
released	O
to	O
Japanese	O
audiences	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Skullmonkeys	B-Application
,	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
received	O
the	O
appropriate	O
name	O
Klaymen	B-Application
Klaymen	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
via	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
developers	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
were	O
negotiating	O
for	O
exclusive	O
rights	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
modern	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
iPhone	O
,	O
iPod	O
Touch	O
,	O
iPad	O
,	O
Android	O
phones	O
,	O
Android	O
tablets	O
and	O
Windows	O
Phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
updates	O
for	O
modern	O
OS	O
and	O
hardware	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
group	O
created	O
new	O
compatibility	O
fixes	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Neverhood	B-Application
restoration	I-Application
project	I-Application
"	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
ScummVM	B-Device
version	O
1.7.0	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
ScummVM	B-Device
project	O
which	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
many	O
supported	O
platforms	O
including	O
Linux	O
,	O
OS	O
X	O
,	O
Windows	O
and	O
Android	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Leslie	O
Helm	O
of	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
"	O
won	O
rave	O
reviews	O
"	O
but	O
was	O
commercially	O
unsuccessful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
1997	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
37,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Neverhoods	I-Application
total	O
sales	O
ultimately	O
surpassed	O
50,000	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
hundreds	O
of	O
thousands	O
"	O
of	O
OEM	O
copies	O
were	O
purchased	O
by	O
Gateway	O
and	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
its	O
line	O
of	O
computers	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Mike	O
Dietz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
1996	O
by	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
and	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
publication	O
's	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Animation	O
"	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
,	O
it	O
lost	O
in	O
this	O
category	O
to	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
the	O
35th-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
entitled	O
Skullmonkeys	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
another	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
universe	O
called	O
Klaymen	O
Gun-Hockey	O
was	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japan-only	O
sports	O
action	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
designers	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
previous	O
releases	O
 '	O
distinctive	O
Claymation	O
design	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Riverhillsoft	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
of	O
Japanese	O
releases	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klaymen	O
is	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
fighter	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
BoomBots	B-Application
,	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
TenNapel	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
former	O
Neverhood	B-Application
and	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
artists/animators	O
Ed	O
Schofield	O
and	O
Mike	O
Dietz	O
of	O
Pencil	O
Test	O
Studios	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
"	O
clay	O
and	O
stop-motion	O
animated	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
adventure	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
,	O
TenNapel	O
reiterated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
consist	O
of	O
his	O
unique	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
an	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
Terry	O
Scott	O
Taylor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
titled	O
Armikrog	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
authors	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
"	O
Neverhood	B-Application
"	O
released	O
a	O
musical	O
novel	O
«	O
Return	O
to	O
the	O
Neverhood»	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Variety	O
reported	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
Frederator	O
Films	O
 '	O
first	O
projects	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
claymation	O
feature	O
film	O
adaptation	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
