The always charismatic Tim Schafer, founder of Doublefine Studios and of Monkey Island fame, posted this amusing call to action this week, pleading for fans of the cult hit Xbox title, Psychonauts to help get the game added to the Xbox 360’s backwards compatiblity list by sending emails to Microsoft’s backwards compatibility team and voicing their support through whatever methods necessary.

“I want you to get up. I want you to walk over to your window right now. I want you to open your window up, and then I want you to stick your head out, and then I want you to take in a nice breath of fresh air, and then I want you to close that window and walk back to your computer and click on this link and send Microsoft a heartfelt message. Something to the effect of, “I am a 9-year-old boy in the hospital, dying of consumption, and my last wish is to play Psychonauts on my XBOX 360!” (Please, try to make up your own disease.)”

Apparently that entails posing as a terminally ill child with a dying wish. A noble cause if I ever saw one. Rock on Tim.