Author Topic: LucasArts Titles Re-released?! (Read 4691 times)

Xessive · « **on:** Thursday, August 16, 2007, 05:15:32 PM »

Ok, a couple of days ago I walked into the Virgin Megastore in the neighbouring mall and I was amazed at the sight of a an entire LucasArts Classics shelf right at the entrance of the store!

Apparently these fantastic classic games have been repackaged and re-released by LucasArts! I had no idea! I was just delighted!

idolminds · « **Reply #1 on:** Thursday, August 16, 2007, 05:36:20 PM »

W-w-WHAT?

WHERES MY WALLET?!?!

Quemaqua · « **Reply #2 on:** Thursday, August 16, 2007, 05:40:37 PM »

I really have all the ones I want already anyway, so... great news for some folks, I guess, but doesn't matter too much to me. Ideologically, of course, it's great! I wonder if these were updated to run on XP, etc.?

idolminds · « **Reply #3 on:** Thursday, August 16, 2007, 06:12:00 PM »

Heh, I posted before all the images loaded. I saw the adventures and figured the other pics had em but...eh, bunch of star wars. And I already own those particular adventures. I just need the ones I dont have (The Dig, Loom...some others).

Especially now that I can play them on my DS...hehe.

MysterD · « **Reply #4 on:** Thursday, August 16, 2007, 06:16:39 PM »

Wow, X.

I see the 12+ PEGI rating there for some of the games for the UK Ratings Board....

...so, did the USA get re-releases of these, too?

PyroMenace · « **Reply #5 on:** Thursday, August 16, 2007, 09:58:56 PM »

Grim Fandango is a game I missed sadly.

K-man · « **Reply #6 on:** Thursday, August 16, 2007, 10:16:28 PM »

OH MY GOD

TheOtherBelmont · « **Reply #7 on:** Thursday, August 16, 2007, 10:35:24 PM »

Cool, I hope that is in the US as well, I would love to pick up Grim Fandango.

Xessive · « **Reply #8 on:** Friday, August 17, 2007, 04:09:47 AM »

We generally get UK/Euro releases over here. Right now the games shown above are selling at approx. $10-$15 USD each.

I'm not 100% certain on this, but I remember hearing something about LucasArts making a deal with ScummVM (a S.C.U.M.M. emulator) in order to make the games run in XP (and perhaps Vista).

Pay a visit to scummvm.org. Apparently there's a NintendoDS port of ScummVM!

Quemaqua · « **Reply #9 on:** Friday, August 17, 2007, 07:23:45 AM »

Idol will attest to that. I myself have already played through half of Sam and Max on my PSP using SCUMMVM.

Xessive · « **Reply #10 on:** Friday, August 17, 2007, 09:32:36 AM »

I just downloaded ScummVM for SymbianOS S60 so now I'm gonna try playing the first two Monkey Islands on my cell phone

And perhaps even Beneath a Steel Sky.

K-man · « **Reply #11 on:** Friday, August 17, 2007, 11:03:51 AM »

Where exactly were these pics taken? What city?

idolminds · « **Reply #12 on:** Friday, August 17, 2007, 11:22:58 AM »

Yeah, ScummVM rocks even on DS. I've currently got MI 1 and 2 on there. I should totally put Beneath a Steel Sky and Flight of the Amazon Queen on there since I havent actually gotten around to plaything them.

MysterD · « **Reply #13 on:** Friday, August 17, 2007, 01:36:29 PM »

Quote from: Xessive on Friday, August 17, 2007, 04:09:47 AM

We generally get UK/Euro releases over here. Right now the games shown above are selling at approx. $10-$15 USD each.

That's not bad at all!

I remember when Lucas used to sell the for Monkey Island Collection AND their website for like $30 or so!
I think it came in a tin box, too!

Didn't Sav buy one of those?!?!?

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I'm not 100% certain on this, but I remember hearing something about LucasArts making a deal with ScummVM (a S.C.U.M.M. emulator) in order to make the games run in XP (and perhaps Vista).

Oh, really?

That's a GREAT way to keep old classics alive and in demand!!!

ScummVM and DOSBox = two great tools for emulating OLD games.

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Pay a visit to scummvm.org. Apparently there's a NintendoDS port of ScummVM!

That's sweet, too!

Quote from: PyroMenace on Thursday, August 16, 2007, 09:58:56 PM

Grim Fandango is a game I missed sadly.

Me too.

How'd I miss that one?

Xessive · « **Reply #14 on:** Saturday, August 18, 2007, 01:19:17 AM »

Quote from: K-MaN on Friday, August 17, 2007, 11:03:51 AM

Where exactly were these pics taken? What city?

Oh sorry, these were taken in Abu Dhabi. That's where I live at the moment.

idolminds · « **Reply #15 on:** Saturday, August 18, 2007, 01:48:46 AM »

Abu Dhabi...Canada? (this will make sense in the next podcast)

Quemaqua · « **Reply #16 on:** Saturday, August 18, 2007, 02:23:00 AM »

Oh man, that made me laugh...

Xessive · « **Reply #17 on:** Saturday, August 18, 2007, 02:55:22 AM »

Quote from: idolminds on Saturday, August 18, 2007, 01:48:46 AM

Abu Dhabi...Canada? (this will make sense in the next podcast)

Hahaha I'm already basting in anticipation

MysterD · « **Reply #18 on:** Saturday, August 18, 2007, 09:35:17 AM »

Quote from: idolminds on Saturday, August 18, 2007, 01:48:46 AM

Abu Dhabi...Canada? (this will make sense in the next podcast)

Oooh! I can't wait for the next Podcast!

Ghandi · « **Reply #19 on:** Sunday, August 19, 2007, 09:31:41 PM »

I would love to get my hands on a copy of Sam and Max. I wonder if this deal is particular to your region.

Xessive · « **Reply #20 on:** Sunday, August 19, 2007, 11:16:08 PM »

Quote from: Ghandi on Sunday, August 19, 2007, 09:31:41 PM

I would love to get my hands on a copy of Sam and Max. I wonder if this deal is particular to your region.

It might be a Euro-Asia deal, but I'm not certain. I can't find anything about it on the official LucasArts site, although I did discover that LA are directly affiliated with Activision.

K-man · « **Reply #21 on:** Monday, August 20, 2007, 08:37:11 AM »

UK, then Australia, then they were released everywhere else except North America it seems. They're available at Amazon.co.uk.

Bah

MysterD · « **Reply #22 on:** Thursday, November 06, 2008, 07:50:55 PM »

Tim Shafer releases a design document in PDF format for Grim Fandango

GOG should pick up Grim Fandango. That would so rock.

scottws · « **Reply #23 on:** Friday, November 07, 2008, 11:13:46 AM »

That would be cool if GOG or someone picked up some old Sierra or LucasArts classics, but I wouldn't be surprised if their parent companies are considering releasing their own online storefronts for downloadable content. Especially LucasArts. Their back catalog is huge and has lots of fond memories attached to it.

sirean_syan · « **Reply #24 on:** Friday, November 07, 2008, 11:21:00 AM »

They've also been notoriously dickish about anyone even looking at their catalog even if they haven't touched it in years.

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