We could start this post with a list of all the classic computer game franchises that are coming back thanks to Kickstarter crowdfunding, but it might actually take less time to list the games that don't have a revamp in the works. That list got one game shorter today with the launch of a Kickstarter page for an updated version of the point-and-click adventure classic Shadowgate.

The original Shadowgate, which was among the first adventure games with a graphical point-and-click interface, is well-remembered for the many colorful ways players could die without even trying. After the original Macintosh release in 1987, the game was famously ported to everything from the Apple IIGS to the Game Boy Color. But Dave Marsh and Karl Roelofs, who worked on the original Shadowgate with ICOM Simulations over 25 years ago, promise this new version isn't just another port. They have repurchased the rights to the series—as well as spiritual successors Deja Vu and Uninvited—in order to create what they call "the Shadowgate that we always wanted to make."

The new game will feature redesigned puzzles and an expanded storyline while retaining the major plot devices from the original game, the creators said. Besides modernized graphics (that now notably take up the entire screen rather than a small window), the update also promises a streamlined interface. Players will also be able to choose between a newly orchestrated score from composer Rich Douglas or the original soundtrack created for the NES version by Hiroyuki Masuno.

"What many people don't realize is that, over the years, Dave and I would get together and we would redesign the Shadowgate puzzles and even create new Shadowgate adventures," Roelofs says in the Kickstarter video. "We are thrilled that we have the opportunity to capture the unique excitement of the original while expanding on the world and mythos like never before."

The team, which has already invested its own resources in starting the project, is seeking $120,000 to complete versions for PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. A pledge of $10 earns early DRM-free downloads, while $130 or more also nets an original Shadowgate card game designed by Mayfair Games' Coleman Charlton.