The Room (2010 video game)

The Room
The game mocks the movie's dialogue, such as its overuse of the greeting "Oh hi".
Developer(s)	Newgrounds
Publisher(s)	Newgrounds
Programmer(s)	Tom Fulp
Artist(s)	Jeff Bandelin
Composer(s)	Chris O'Neill
Engine	Adobe Flash
Platform(s)	Web browser
Release	September 3, 2010
Genre(s)	Adventure game, Point-and-click
Mode(s)	Single-player

The Room Tribute or The Room is an unofficial video game released on September 3, 2010, based on the film of the same name directed by Tommy Wiseau. It was programmed by Tom Fulp and the game's artwork was provided by Newgrounds staff member Jeff "JohnnyUtah" Bandelin, with music by animator Chris O'Neill. The game was designed in the style of 16-bit graphics, much like similar games based on the films Tremors and The Hunger Games for Newgrounds' own 2010 and 2012 April Fools jokes.

The Room is a role-playing/adventure game with a point-and-click interface. The player assumes the role of Johnny, a banker in San Francisco, as he goes about his daily life — showering, going to work and pleasing his future wife Lisa. The game is divided up into several levels, each of which takes the form of a new day. Each level begins with Johnny being required to bathe and ends with him going to bed; in between, Johnny is tasked with various missions, which usually involve him engaging in mundane activities such as meeting friends for coffee, buying new clothes and playing catch. When not on a mission, the player is given free roam over a small area of San Francisco, which includes a park, several stores and the homes of Johnny's friends Mark and Denny. There are several side quests that the player can engage in when not on missions, such as reading Denny's daily diary entries or finding ten hidden spoons, which unlocks an extended ending to the game.

For the most part, the game follows the plot of the movie: amiable banker Johnny helps out his friends with their day-to-day problems while preparing for his wedding to his future wife, Lisa. When he discovers that Lisa is cheating on him with his best friend Mark, Johnny is outraged and ultimately kills himself. The game diverges from the film by only showing the events from Johnny's point of view. The player controls Johnny as he engages in activities that were only referred to in the film, such as his taking on a mystery client at his bank and his turning over drug dealer Chris-R to the police. The game also contains several in-jokes that attempt to fill in plot holes in the film. For example, a scene in the game's final level attempts to explain the inexplicable disappearance of main character Peter from the movie's final act.