LOVE the idea! The controls are a little janky, but that sorta fits the vibe anyway. Sadly the game crashes on me when I reach Thatcher..
It says
"An error has occurred. Please contact the game author for support, as this is likely a scripting error and not a bug in AGS. (ACI version 3.5.0.27)
in "GlobalScript.asc", line 501
Error: MoveCharacter: character not in current room