{{Short description|Artist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox person |name = Nathan Stapley |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |occupation = Artist |spouse = }} '''Nathan Stapley''' is an American artist. He was the lead artist on Double Fine's adventure game ''Broken Age'' and has worked on ''Psychonauts'' and ''Psychonauts 2''.<ref name="eurogamer dfa">{{Cite web | url = http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-24-double-fine-adventure-will-likely-be-old-school-2d | title = Double Fine Adventure will likely be "old school" 2D | publisher = Eurogamer | first = Fred | last = Dutton | date = February 24, 2012 | accessdate = 2012-04-15 }}</ref><ref name="inside gaming">{{Cite web | url = http://www.insidegamingdaily.com/2012/02/25/double-fine-adventure-likely-to-be-old-school-2d/ | title = Double Fine Adventure Likely to be "Old School" 2D | publisher = Inside Gaming | first = Robinson | last = Landon | date = February 25, 2012 | accessdate = 2012-04-15 }}</ref><ref name="Screen Rant Psychonauts 2">{{cite web|last1=Keyes|first1=Rob|title=Psychonauts 2 Is Finally Happening And in a Historic Way|url=http://screenrant.com/psychonauts-2-trailer-details-invest/|publisher=Screen Rant|accessdate=January 13, 2016}}</ref>

==Career== Nathan Stapley started his career at LucasArts, where he worked as an artist on ''Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine'' and ''Star Wars Episode I: Racer''. He left LucasArts to work as an artist at LucasArts alumnus Tim Schafer's studio, Double Fine Productions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thrashing, mad, metal: the art of Double Fine's Brütal Legend |url=http://boingboing.net/2009/10/28/brutal-legend-concep.html |publisher=Boing Boing |accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref>

While at Double Fine, Stapley created a comic called ''My Comic About Me,'' which led to the development of a free Flash sports game parody called ''My Game About Me: Olympic Challenge.'' This game was developed by Klint Honeychurch with art by Stapley.<ref name="Joystiq">{{cite web |title=Double Fine drops new mini-game 'My Game About Me' |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/14/double-fine-drops-new-mini-game-my-game-about-me/ |publisher=Joystiq |accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref><ref name="eurogamer mgam">{{cite web |title=Exciting mini-game from Double Fine |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/exciting-mini-game-from-double-fine |publisher=Eurogamer |accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref>

He was working on ''Broken Age'' as the lead artist and has also been an artist on ''Psychonauts'' and ''Psychonauts 2''.<ref name="eurogamer dfa">{{Cite web | url = http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-24-double-fine-adventure-will-likely-be-old-school-2d | title = Double Fine Adventure will likely be "old school" 2D | publisher = Eurogamer | first = Fred | last = Dutton | date = February 24, 2012 | accessdate = 2012-04-15 }}</ref><ref name="inside gaming">{{Cite web | url = http://www.insidegamingdaily.com/2012/02/25/double-fine-adventure-likely-to-be-old-school-2d/ | title = Double Fine Adventure Likely to be "Old School" 2D | publisher = Inside Gaming | first = Robinson | last = Landon | date = February 25, 2012 | accessdate = 2012-04-15 }}</ref><ref name="Screen Rant Psychonauts 2">{{cite web|last1=Keyes|first1=Rob|title=Psychonauts 2 Is Finally Happening And in a Historic Way|url=http://screenrant.com/psychonauts-2-trailer-details-invest/|publisher=Screen Rant|accessdate=January 13, 2016}}</ref> A poster he created was included as one of the reward tiers in the ''Broken Age'' Kickstarter campaign.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/116274-Double-Fine-Kickstarter-Ends-Tomorrow | title = Double Fine Kickstarter Ends Tomorrow | publisher = The Escapist | first = Andy | last = Chalk | date = March 12, 2012 | accessdate = 2012-04-15 }}</ref>

==Recognition== ''My Game About Me: Olympic Challenge'' received more attention than the average free online flash game.<ref name="Joystiq">{{cite web |title=Double Fine drops new mini-game 'My Game About Me' |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/14/double-fine-drops-new-mini-game-my-game-about-me/ |publisher=Joystiq |accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref><ref name="eurogamer mgam">{{cite web |title=Exciting mini-game from Double Fine |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/exciting-mini-game-from-double-fine |publisher=Eurogamer |accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Double Fine Action Arcade Soundtrack Contains All Your Flash Favorites|url=http://www.mixnmojo.com/news/Double-Fine-Action-Arcade-Soundtrack-Contains-All-Your-Flash-Favorites |publisher=The International House of Mojo |accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref>

The ''Broken Age'' (working title ''Double Fine Adventure'') Kickstarter campaign became the most successful project on the platform at the time, attracting more record backers than any prior effort in the site's history.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.thestar.com/article/1128741--game-developer-raises-700-000-in-less-than-a-day-using-crowd-funding-site-kickstarter | title = Game developer raises $700,000 in less than a day using crowd-funding site Kickstarter | work = Toronto Star | date = February 9, 2012 | accessdate = 2012-02-09 | first = Raju | last = Mudhar }}</ref>

==Games== {|class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Developer |- | rowspan=2 | 1999 || ''Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine'' || rowspan=5 | Artist || rowspan=4 | LucasArts |- | ''Star Wars Episode I: Racer'' |- | 2000 || ''Escape from Monkey Island'' |- | 2002 || ''Star Wars: Bounty Hunter'' |- | 2005 || ''Psychonauts'' || rowspan=6 | Double Fine |- | 2008 || ''My Game About Me: Olympic Challenge'' || Lead artist |- | 2009 || ''Brütal Legend'' || rowspan=2 | Artist |- | 2010 || ''Costume Quest'' |- | 2013 || ''Broken Age'' || Lead artist |- | 2021 || ''Psychonauts 2'' || Artist |}

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==External links== * {{moby developer|id=1167|name=Nathan Stapley}} *[http://www.doublefine.com/comics/Nathan_S/ My Comic About Me] at the Double Fine web site *[http://www.doublefine.com/games/my_game_about_me/ My Game About Me: Olympic Challenge] at the Double Fine web site

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