LucasArts wants to re-release classic adventure games (if you want to buy them)

by Griffin McElroy on Jun 18th 2009 12:25PM

If the words Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango and Full Throttle bring pangs of joy to your heart of hearts, you'll want to hear this -- several LucasArts higher-ups have stated the desire to bring more of their catalog of classic adventure titles back to life, provided that people show interest in purchasing them. For starters, you could drop a few bucks on the upcoming XBLA and PC remake of The Secret of Monkey Island as a good faith offering.

This sentiment was mentioned to Australian news outlet WAToday by LucasArts community manager Brooks Brown, who said, "if this sells, there's no one at this company who doesn't want to do these games." One fan of the company's beloved point-and-clickers is LucasArts CEO Darrell Rodriguez, who spoke with Joystiq on the possibility of more classic revamps just before E3, and explained that he "couldn't do anything but release more of these titles" if sales for Monkey Island and desire from the gaming populous were strong.

Long story short, if you don't buy Monkey Island, and they don't re-release Grim Fandango because of your non-purchase, we're going to find you and punch you repeatedly in your most delicate places.

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (PC, XBLA)

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I thought the graphics held up really well (and the audio is still the best ever made). It may have been the machine you were playing on. Modern video cards have problems rendering Grim Fandango well. I had to play around quite a bit before I got everything running smoothly.

The controls took a lot of getting used to, definitely could do with a revamp there.

Yeah remake Grim Fandango with a way to forgo that horrid keyboard movement and I'd be there. Even back when I originally played it that totally sucked away from the fun that was the rest of the game.

Eh. its an awesome game. its just

WHY DOES IT LOOK LESS DETAILED AND CRAPPIER

they should definitely rethink their strategy. SF2 HD REMIX was awesome cuz it was all redrawn. none of this gay smooth textures crap.

Grim fandango was my first adventure game as a child and I loved it! I will buy monkey island as a friend told me he loved that series... I do hope theres a re-release of Grim and other cool classics

Would a re-release of MI2 include the Mix-N-Mojo Voodoo Ingredient Proportion Dial?

Day of the tentacles please! I would preorder that the second I heard it was available.

The team that remade SF2 HD Remix also ran over schedule and over budget... Having all of Monkey Island redrawn like that would be awesome, but I don't see it happening :/

Changed your tune now there's no pending Star Wars moves to exploit, huh LucasArts?

+1

Maybe the milk is finally running out?

I know licensing is a bitch, but I want remakes of those Indiana Jones games, too! There's no reason to remake Monkey Island 3, but 1, 2 and 4 sure could use it.

But come on, the Indy games just had priceless dialog. AND FISTICUFFS!

It's less of a bitch when your company is owned by the same guy who owns the licenses. ;)

Oh yeah! Haha.

It's coming for PC too? Then I'm sure I'll buy it.

But what's with all this talk about The Dig? I found it awesome for the first 15 minutes or so, until it degenerated into walking around pretty but empty locations with the rest of the cast just sulking in their respective corners of the planet. Oh, and don't get me started on the sappy ending.

Not an advernture game, but I want Tie Fighter 2!!!!!

Well, if they kept "Ask me about Loom", that sounds like a Loom remake is headed our way. I wasn't a huge fan of Loom, but if they remake LeChuck's Revenge, I'll buy it.

I'll definitely be picking up Monkey Island, and not just to support the further release of games. I just want it! Supporting other releases = bonus.

I will be buying the rerelease of Monkey Island and I absolutely support the rerelease of many of the old adventure catalog. However, I think it should be limited to the old classics. I don't see the need for an updated DOTT. DOTT art style still holds up today and already was a "Talkie", however a remake of Zak McKracken or Maniac Mansion or Monkey Island 2 would be good. Even throw in Loom in there. I don't want retreads of games that don't need upgrading. Instead give me more, new games a la Tales of Monkey Island. Have Telltale sink their claws into Full Throttle!

here here on zak mckraken!!!

Run you pigeons, it's Robert Frost!

I'll buy Monkey Island just to hear those words again...

I'm in for all or most of these, so long as LucasArts doesn't try any price-gouging...

So the rampaging insane used market for these games isn't enough of a clue that people have an interest in purchasing them?
Please buy a clue, LucasArts - you've been running on empty for too many years now.

It would be great if they remade DOTT like this, and let you play an enhanced MM on that computer like you could in the original.

A friend of mine actually is selling or has sold all of his old star wars pc games @ a garage sale going on here now as we speak actually. He's selling them for cheap too...like a couple of bucks each @ most.

If I had the extra cash & spare room for the game boxes, I'd probably buy all of them from him.

I would love it! Every time I hear the opening Peggle song, it reminds me of the intro to DOTT when the birds are flying and start coughing.. good stuff. Full Throttle would be great too but day of the tentacle was my favorite.

The Tentacle LIVES!!!!

Hmmm....I won't be buying Monkey Island (I've played it too many times), but I would buy a Grim Fandango or Full Throttle remake, though I guess Full Throttle is pretty great as it is.

Looooooooooooooooooom.

Do it.

DAMINT BUY BUY BUY!
I want, I need GRIM FANDANGO NOW!

I'd love to see a retail disc with all of these games on it. A nice golden age of LucasArts compilation. Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, the Monkey Island series, The Dig, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis... I'd pony up some serious coin for that.

LucasArts doesn't seem to love money. Why? Because the "only" have to release a single package with adventure remakes of all their famous games on every platform + bonus stuff with behind the scenes material + a pirate hat + a new Monkey Island = Epic win.

EVERYONE WOULD BUY IT. MUST SUCCESSFUL GAME PACKAGE EVER. WORLD EXPLODES OF SO MUCH AWESOMENESS IN ONE BOX.

LucasArts could buy Google with the earned money....

I'd (personally) much, much, much rather X-WING and TIE FIGHTER. YMMV, of course.

I recently received an original retail copy of Grim Fandango from somebody who didn't appreciate it, and I can tell you, it has got to be the best sounding game I have heard. And no, I've never played Crysis.

I feel like Lucasarts is getting smarter by the day.

Looking into the gallery sure doesn't make me want to replay this game for the improved graphics. I prefer high quality pixelated art to flash game graphics with yet another bad redesign of Guybrush.

I don't even want to imagine how games like Full Throttle or Grim Fandango might end up looking if they redid them budget style.

It does have a promising voice cast though. That's reason enough to make me want to play it.

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i want them all. they were the crowning gaming jewels of my youth. the entire MI series (especially the spitting contest in MI2 and the lice-in-the-barbershop portion of 3), as well as the classic humor in DOTT.

not to mention the fact that fate of atlantis was awesome. german accents ftw.

It has the name "Lucas"
it will be made whether or not you want it to (they are making an Indiana Jones 5)

I think that a remake for apple's little toy would be a nice move... Full Throttle on the go!

I'm glad people are so interested in these games now, hopefully that interest will translate into more NEW adventure games instead of remakes and re-releases. I don't see a reason to buy these games again, though, when SCUMMVM will let me play them on pretty much everything. I have it installed on my phone, my N800, several consoles/handhelds, and all my PCs, and I can use one copy of a game to play it on all of these devices.

I'm looking forward to the second season of Sam & Max on Wii, though. Telltale do some good work, probably why they're doing the all new Monkey Island for LucasArts.

Where's Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis?

Grim Fandango is easily one of my favourite games, I really hope that they'll release it on XBLA.

oh.. done and done.. I'll buy it for the PC.. and if you ever do a PSN version, I will buy that too!

Ok Listen up LucasArts.

Dark Forces/ Jedi KNight/ Jedi Academy compilation = cash 4 u from me

also release Battlefront 3. I have three brothers and we all want to run around like Ewoks together.

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