LucasArts + Steam = Awesome!

[Dukefrukem]

Yes it's official. Lucas Arts and Steam are partnering up to release some of the best classic Star Wars and Indiana Jones games, as well as a few others that not many people may remember. The Dig was a cult classic point-and-click adventure game produced by Steven Spielberg. Other titles include:


Armed and Dangerous
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure
LOOM
Star Wars Battlefront II
Star Wars Republic Commando
Star Wars Starfighter
The Dig
Thrillville: Off the Rails


Source (http://www.neoseeker.com/news/11194-lucasarts-partners-with-steam-to-revive-classic-titles/)

Slap a price tag on it and consider it purchased on my account!

[Voodoo]

Too funny... I sent Bapenguin a message earlier today complaining about the lack of Lucasarts titles on a digital download service like Steam.

[Dukefrukem]

This is great news on so many levels. It's just a matter of time before the Dark Forces series shows up, KOTOR games and probably their new MMO.

[Voodoo]

The most anticipated for me are the X-Wing games.

[Cyndair]

Hook me up with Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Sam & Max, and Grim Fandango!

[TrackZero]

Give me Full Throttle LucasArts!! *shakes fist*

[Philonious]

Hook me up with Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Sam & Max, and Grim Fandango!

Monkey Island (Remix) is coming NEXT week, but a fully voiced DOTT, S&M and Grim Fandago sound AWESOME. But why no Zak McCracken love?

If the new Monkey Island and this program are successful could Lucas Arts go back to the days of adventure games?

[total]

The most anticipated for me are the X-Wing games.

Cheers to that.

[cppcrusader]

This is great news, SCUMM games should play great on my netbook when I hit the road again in a couple months.

[Talanvor]

No Tie-Fighter? Boo!

[SilentScreams]

Give me Full Throttle LucasArts!! *shakes fist*

This.

Unfortunately as far as the OP goes, I think I own pretty much all of those anyway.

[Hawkzombie]

Monkey Island (Remix) is coming NEXT week, but a fully voiced DOTT, S&M and Grim Fandago sound AWESOME. But why no Zak McCracken love?

If the new Monkey Island and this program are successful could Lucas Arts go back to the days of adventure games?

...Don't make me quiver at work.

[Voodoo]

No Tie-Fighter? Boo!
Not in the first batch. Lucasarts is releasing their ENTIRE game collection on Steam but not all at once.

[Camel]

Fate of Atlantis and Last Crusade are both pretty awesome, and definitely worth another play-through (if the price is right!

LOOM is fun, but you should ask flinxz about it for more info. I don't really think I'd buy it again unless it was super cheap.

I've never played The Dig. I guess it's time to fix that.

Very exciting news!

[Whunpo]

Star Wars Republic Commando! What a great game.

[MachEnergy]

Hey, looks good. Maybe if these sell well, we might start seeing the rest of the LucasArts gems show up. I never did complete The Dig, but I sure did get into it. I wonder if this has DOSBox built in, or if I need to grab/configure my own installation.

Speaking of which, has anybody had any luck/problems running DOSBox in Windows 7 64bit?

[violent]

I have 2 DVD's with images of all my personal copies of every damned Lucasarts adventure title. It's my pride and joy. If they get this thing going, I may finally be able to put it to rest.

[Voodoo]

Hey, looks good. Maybe if these sell well, we might start seeing the rest of the LucasArts gems show up. I never did complete The Dig, but I sure did get into it. I wonder if this has DOSBox built in, or if I need to grab/configure my own installation.

Speaking of which, has anybody had any luck/problems running DOSBox in Windows 7 64bit?
I haven't tried DOSBox since WinXP, sorry... One of the members of the IM Podcast does a lot of DOS gaming in Windows but has only gone as far as WinXP, unfortunately.

Regarding these titles, I'm presuming that they are going to create an emulation layer very similar to what DOSBox uses. I wouldn't imagine that they are going to have those that purchase the games off of Steam then have to configure the game's emulator package.

[Hawkzombie]

I've only gone as far as Vista Pro 32bit for DosBox (Which works great)

[total]

Speaking of which, has anybody had any luck/problems running DOSBox in Windows 7 64bit?

I've used it in Windows 7 without issue. I'd give it a go. I'd imagine if it worked in Vista it will work in 7.

[Grifter]

Armed and Dangerous was such a fun game, I think I may have to pick that up again.

[agentgray]

4 of my top 5 PC titles of all time are LucasArts titles. Hmm. Only one is here.

The Dig.

Amazing.

[Hawkzombie]

4 of my top 5 PC titles of all time are LucasArts titles. Hmm. Only one is here.

The Dig.

Amazing.

I've been wanting to try this one for a LONG time, and now I can and I'm actually kind of excited.

[crazyD]

LOOM? Seriously? Their big launch on Steam, releasing classics that have been out of print for a long time, and they open with LOOM?

In any case, I'd be in for The Dig and Fate of Atlantis, depending on the price.

[Wilkz07]

Wow, LOOM... haven't played that in awhile. surprised that they'd actually charge for that game. Gotta love EGA graphics.

I'd get Armed & Dangerous and Republic Commando, then wait for Full Throttle and Grim Fandango.

[Codicier]

Oh man, I've never played LOOM. Maybe I should ask someone about it?

Definitely interested in the Indiana Jones games, and Republic Commando.

[digitalErich]

Armed and Dangerous and Republic Commando for me this weekend.

[Nameless]

I'm actually interested in LOOM. I never played it, but was interested ever since I met the random pirate from Secret of Monkey Island. Perhaps I'll get my chance if it's cheap enough!

[crazyD]

Oh man, I've never played LOOM. Maybe I should ask someone about it?

Definitely interested in the Indiana Jones games, and Republic Commando.

Fate of Atlantis is awesome, but I don't know if I'd have the patience to play through Last Crusade again. That game is fucking brutal. All bein' full of shitty action sequences and whatnot.

[Midrael]

For the love of Pete, LA, give me a new TIE Fighter game! I was really hoping when the this announcement was hinted at that we might actually get that or a new X-Wing (or VS!). Instead, I must hold onto such hopes for another day. I'm intrigued at the idea of picking up The Dig though.

[roboninja]

For the love of Pete, LA, give me a new TIE Fighter game! I was really hoping when the this announcement was hinted at that we might actually get that or a new X-Wing (or VS!). Instead, I must hold onto such hopes for another day. I'm intrigued at the idea of picking up The Dig though.

I'd even take a graphical update of the old game(s). I might even pay full price for that.

[H.Bogard]

Republic Commando is the greatest game ever made and you bitches better damn well agree!

[SilentScreams]

Republic Commando is the greatest game ever made and you bitches better damn well agree!

It's certainly one of my favourite shooters. It took the best elements of both Rainbow Six and Halo and smooshed (totally a word) them into one great game.

[shunoshi]

Oh man, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade! I played that as a kid but got hardcore stuck trying to find the knight's tomb under the cathedral. This could be my chance for redemption!! :D

[Camel]

Oh man, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade! I played that as a kid but got hardcore stuck trying to find the knight's tomb under the cathedral. This could be my chance for redemption!! :D
I hadn't seen the movie when I played the game (embarrassing, I know). A friend of my dad's sent it to my brother and I along with a note that said "WATCH OUT FOR THE RATS IN THE CATACOMBS!"

I was completely freaked out the entire time for these rats, which (spoilers?) don't actually exist.

My favorite part of that game is Brunwald Castle. So many Nazis to horribly fail at fist fighting.

[MagGnome]

I'll definitely pick up the Dig provided the price is right.

Here's hoping they've done the work to get all of these working flawlessly in XP, Vista, and Win7.

[violent]

Let's hope they pack in the extras a la GoG.

[Lon Lon Rabbit]

Oh damn that is awesome.

Only a few days ago my friend and I were wondering why these titles weren't on Steam.

We particularly wanted the Dig; he and I first played it in primary school and it was the most mature and adult game we'd ever played at the time. I remember each of our CDs had problems with them at different points in the game, so we'd have to each get so far then swap discs to continue. I bought a few of these as dirt cheap PC rereleases a few years back but I'll happily buy them again on Steam.

[Wasson_]

Awesome Lucasarts titles on Steam.
9hcuLVOF__I
there is hope...after all.

[Cit Phil Cit]

I already own over 120 games on Steam. What a pack of magnificent bastards.

[Vector]

I want Tie Fighter and the Dark Forces series...none of the initial games interest me

[Wombat]

You know what needs to happen next? The Origin back catalog on Steam. If the Ultima games all became available, I'd disappear for a month. I'd even play 8 and 9.

[Dukefrukem]

I've been wanting to try this one for a LONG time, and now I can and I'm actually kind of excited.

The T-1000 voices the main character. It's such a good game.

[violent]

Those who have never played it are in for a treat.

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7103/openingg.jpg

[Voodoo]

You know what needs to happen next? The Origin back catalog on Steam. If the Ultima games all became available, I'd disappear for a month. I'd even play 8 and 9.
Ultimas and the many other cool Origin games. And how about Bullfrog? :)

[MagGnome]

I would love to see working copies of Dungeon Keeper and Magic Carpet on Steam. I'd buy them for $10 each, easily.

[Deimos]

Anyone who likes sci-fi and adventures games MUST pick up The Dig. Not only is the story, artwork and voicework great but the soundtrack is top notch. Anyone else have the original soundtrack that came with the game?

I wonder which version of Loom this will be; hopefully its the best of all versions combined. VGA, full voicework and sound effects. Either way I might have to pick it up as my version of Loom is on 3.5" disks in its original box and in storage. Does anyone else have the cassette tape intro story that came with it?

[violent]

I have a digital copy of the Loom intro.

[Hawkzombie]

The T-1000 voices the main character. It's such a good game.

Robert Patrick? SCORE.

[JediSanf]

Ultimas and the many other cool Origin games. And how about Bullfrog? :)
Damn, I'd love to play Syndicate again.

[J Arcane]

I want Jedi Academy. The game fucking ruled, some of the best Jedi action in any game ever. Unfortunately, it's ridiculous to find now. Used copies go for as much as they went for originally, and even the torrent networks are lacking.
I would buy it in a heartbeat for the right price.

[Narradisall]

Yea, like a few posts before me. I was all excited for X-wing games.

Awww

[Cit Phil Cit]

Damn, I'd love to play Syndicate again.

I have the game on disk still. It doesn't load properly under XP. Syndicate Wars kind of loads.. but.. it's all kinds of ugly unfortunately.

[flinxz]

How many times could one possibly play these games!

[Nameless]

Ultimas and the many other cool Origin games. And how about Bullfrog? :)

Dungeon Keeper? Hell yes I would want that.

Anyone in this thread who has not played Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis should check it out. In my opinion it is the second-best product that series has ever spawned (including the films).

[Voodoo]

How many times could one possibly play these games!
http://i29.tinypic.com/9izazk.jpg
"...what you just say?"

[Xerxes]

Republic Commando is the greatest game ever made and you bitches better damn well agree!

I so wish it had co-op when it first came out. :(

[SilentScreams]

I want Jedi Academy. The game fucking ruled, some of the best Jedi action in any game ever. Unfortunately, it's ridiculous to find now. Used copies go for as much as they went for originally, and even the torrent networks are lacking.
I would buy it in a heartbeat for the right price.

I was sure I still had Jedi Academy. Your post gave me the urge to play it so I just spent an hour digging around trying to find it with no success.
I know it's around here somewhere, but I'll be damned if I can find it.
If it goes up on Steam, I'd also buy it in a heartbeat.

[flinxz]

I was sure I still had Jedi Academy. Your post gave me the urge to play it so I just spent an hour digging around trying to find it with no success.
I know it's around here somewhere, but I'll be damned if I can find it.
If it goes up on Steam, I'd also buy it in a heartbeat.

I found a Jewel Case copy at Target for $10 not all that long ago.

[crazyD]

I dunno, the kind of lame attempt at open endness, weak story, and lame side kick / rival really brought down Jedi Academy in my mind. I still think Outcast was the best in the series, and I definitely spent the most time with Jedi Knight. That's the game that first got me into online multiplayer.

[violent]

http://i29.tinypic.com/9izazk.jpg
"...what you just say?"

Bravo sir, bravo.

[AgtFox]

I have yet to see any of these pop up on Steam. Wanted to see the price(s) of them all. Anyone know when these are supposed to drop today? The first Monkey Island episode is up on Steam though.

[Hawkzombie]

I'm getting The Dig first thing.

[AgtFox]

Prices:

Armed and Dangerous - $9.99
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis - $4.99
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure - $4.99
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure - $19.99
LOOM - $4.99
Star Wars Battlefront II - $19.99
Star Wars Republic Commando - $9.99
Star Wars Starfighter - $4.99
The Dig - $4.99
Thrillville: Off the Rails - $19.99

[violent]

Quote the raven, "what a shine!"

[MagGnome]

Those seem like fair prices to me.

Edit - Any word on whether or not these have been updated to run in XP and later? I don't want another situation like Majesty, where the game is completely unstable.

[crazyD]

Not bad, I was guessing the adventures would be more expensive. I'll probably grab The Dig and FoA.

[violent]

Those seem like fair prices to me.

Edit - Any word on whether or not these have been updated to run in XP and later? I don't want another situation like Majesty, where the game is completely unstable.

Some games on Steam run off of DosBox so the idea that these could be running off ScummVM isn't that far fetched. If it does, it'll work perfectly. This is of course, referring to the ScummVM titles.

[digitalErich]

In my cart I have:
The Dig
Fate of Atlantis
Republic Commando
Armed and Dangerous

I haven't pulled the trigger, yet.

[Esquilax1138]

Those seem like fair prices to me.

Edit - Any word on whether or not these have been updated to run in XP and later? I don't want another situation like Majesty, where the game is completely unstable.

I heard they updated all these to run fine on XP or Vista, so should be fine. I'm going to grab a few right now so I'll post back later.

Oh wanted to add I was a bit surprised to see they didn't offer a bundle deal on the whole pack of 10, but the prices seem pretty fair except for Battlefront II, but fuck it I'm going to buy it again anyways since the stupid copy protection on my DVD version hates my DVD drive and won't run.

[Hawkzombie]

five bucks each?!?

Hot damn I'm in...and even if I have to use DosBox, It's still damn fine.

[Camel]

I got The Dig and both Indy games. This is EXACTLY the price I hoped these would be.

If you're on the fence about any of the games, definitely give Fate of Atlantis a shot. Last Crusade is fun, but Fate of Atlantis is way better in my opinion. I'd rank it right up there with the Monkey Island games (although not humor-wise).

[cppcrusader]

The prices are right, though I'd like to see a Scumm bundle with a couple bucks off, but I'm going to hold off for a bit until I hear how well everything runs. Every time I've bought older games on Steam I've been burned, of course both those times they were Ubisoft games.

[GrenMag]

Some games on Steam run off of DosBox so the idea that these could be running off ScummVM isn't that far fetched. If it does, it'll work perfectly. This is of course, referring to the ScummVM titles.


Looking at the filtering of the screnshots on Steam I'd say there's a better than even chance they're using ScummVM.

Looking at the Loom screenshots I'd also say it's the FM-Towns full talkie version which made for a much more interesting play than the original release.

I've already got all of the adventures released so far (from the old days, including the wonderful copy protection wheel for FOA) so I'll be waiting to see if maybe they can get the FM-Towns version of Zak McCracken (I've got the original C-64 floppies around somewhere) and GF/FT up before I jump in.

[Camel]

A few commments:

- Both Indy games look fine on fullscreen (I don't think there are any options in-game for this, so I just hit alt+enter) on my huge monitor.

- Fate of Atlantis sounds good, but Last Crusade's sound and controls are a bit more old-school (read: unpolished) than I had remembered. You can't even do the whole "left-click to do the most common action" thing (like left clicking on Marcus to automatically talk to him).

- The Dig won't load for me. Here's what a forum-poster on Steam had to say:

I just purchased The Dig, and from what I can tell it doesn't run on x32 machines (or maybe just on mine).

When I try to run from steam it tells me the game is currently unavailable, and when I try to run the game manually from the folder it either tells me that my my 'side-by-side configuration is incorrect' or that 'this version of the file is not compatible with the version of windows you're running'.

This is both a warning and a plea for help.

I would really love to play this game.

BOO! The Steam forums are also full of people complaining about the price of the $5 games, which I think is pretty hilarious.

[Hawkzombie]

Complaining?!? Good lord people are idiots. 5 dollars is the sweet spot, especially considering a lot of the other games on Steam right now, and what OTHER games cost 3-4 times more that aren't nearly as good.

EDIT: I really hope they fix The Dig...I've been looking forward to that one especially.

[GrenMag]

Complaining?!? Good lord people are idiots. 5 dollars is the sweet spot, especially considering a lot of the other games on Steam right now, and what OTHER games cost 3-4 times more that aren't nearly as good.

EDIT: I really hope they fix The Dig...I've been looking forward to that one especially.


How is the game packaged in steam? If you can grab the data files, you might try just installing ScummVM and using it directly...

[flinxz]

BOO! The Steam forums are also full of people complaining about the price of the $5 games, which I think is pretty hilarious.

Indeed hilarious, I paid $180 for a copy of Maniac Mansion.

As for the dig, I have played it completely thru with SCUMMVM (Win XP) and had no problems at all. I am sure they will get it fixed up pretty quick.

[violent]

Indeed hilarious, I paid $180 for a copy of Maniac Mansion.

As for the dig, I have played it completely thru with SCUMMVM (Win XP) and had no problems at all. I am sure they will get it fixed up pretty quick.

Loom. I've heard of that somewhere. What is it?

[Esquilax1138]

Just tried a couple of them out, so far Indiana Jones:Fate of Atlantis and Loom worked fine in both XP 32bit and Vista 64bit. Full sound and voice and all that, and just had to alt-enter to play full screen.

The Dig did not work at all as was mentioned above as I got the same "Not Available at this time" mesage, but seems to be a Steam problem that I would imagine to be sorted out soon, so I'm not freaking out about it not working just yet.

Once the music started up it really gave me that old-school feeling, only thing missing is having to mess with the sound blaster's IRQ settings :D

[Midrael]

Just FYI, it seems that some Valve folks are looking into the issues with The Dig. Good thing, since that's the one game I'm especially interested in picking up! I remember owning it at one point years back when it came out, but for some reason I never actually played it. This is something which must be remedied.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=914252&page=3

[MagGnome]

Hopefully they fix up the Dig right quick!

[flinxz]

LOOM is the latest masterpiece of fantasy storytelling from LucasArts' Brian Moriarty? Why it's an extraordinary adventure with an interface of magic. Stunning, high resolution, 3D landscapes and sophisticated score and musical effects. Not to mention the detailed animation and special effects, elegant point 'n' click control of characters, objects and magic spells. Beat the rush! Go out and buy Loom today!

[Psykoboy2]

LOOM is the latest masterpiece of fantasy storytelling from LucasArts' Brian Moriarty? Why it's an extraordinary adventure with an interface of magic. Stunning, high resolution, 3D landscapes and sophisticated score and musical effects. Not to mention the detailed animation and special effects, elegant point 'n' click control of characters, objects and magic spells. Beat the rush! Go out and buy Loom today!

Ahh...I've missed you.

[Camel]

LOOM is the latest masterpiece of fantasy storytelling from LucasArts' Brian Moriarty? Why it's an extraordinary adventure with an interface of magic. Stunning, high resolution, 3D landscapes and sophisticated score and musical effects. Not to mention the detailed animation and special effects, elegant point 'n' click control of characters, objects and magic spells. Beat the rush! Go out and buy Loom today!
......Aye.

[Wasson_]

So is "The Dig" stable? I'm rather interested in it after looking into it a bit.

[violent]

LOOM is the latest masterpiece of fantasy storytelling from LucasArts' Brian Moriarty? Why it's an extraordinary adventure with an interface of magic. Stunning, high resolution, 3D landscapes and sophisticated score and musical effects. Not to mention the detailed animation and special effects, elegant point 'n' click control of characters, objects and magic spells. Beat the rush! Go out and buy Loom today!

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3747/bloghighfive.jpg

[Esquilax1138]

So is "The Dig" stable? I'm rather interested in it after looking into it a bit.

I just tried it again and it's working fine now, was just some toggle on Steam's end I bet, someone forgot to turn the game on or something. Nice to not have to jump through hoops to play some older games, just download and fire them up, good times.

Also I gave SW:Battlefront 2, and SW:Starfighter a try, both fired right up fine.

[SilentScreams]

Those seem like fair prices to me.

Edit - Any word on whether or not these have been updated to run in XP and later? I don't want another situation like Majesty, where the game is completely unstable.

Did you try using compatibility mode with Majesty? I use XP and also had a bunch of stability issues with it until I switched it to Win 95 compatibility mode. I haven't had any issues since.

[Camel]

The Dig is now working just fine on Vista.

Also, I was surprised to hear voices when Fate of Atlantis started up!! I had the silent version when I was a kid.

[JRR006]

I like how Battlefront II and Republic Commando are thrown in with the "classics". RC is not old! Hell, it's still installed on my current machine, because I never finished playing it!

Ahem. So. I didn't get into PC gaming during the halcyon days of Lucas Arts titles. Do I buy LOOM? I can't tell if it's actually the Second Coming or if you guys are being sarcastic. :o

[Camel]

I like how Battlefront II and Republic Commando are thrown in with the "classics". RC is not old! Hell, it's still installed on my current machine, because I never finished playing it!

Ahem. So. I didn't get into PC gaming during the halcyon days of Lucas Arts titles. Do I buy LOOM? I can't tell if it's actually the Second Coming or if you guys are being sarcastic. :o
LOOM is OK, but not anywhere near as good as the Monkey Island games or Fate of Atlantis.

For five bucks you probably can't go wrong, though. I never beat it back in the day, so I'm considering getting it as well. It's pretty strange, but I remember liking what I played.

[Wasson_]

I just tried it again and it's working fine now, was just some toggle on Steam's end I bet, someone forgot to turn the game on or something. Nice to not have to jump through hoops to play some older games, just download and fire them up, good times.

Also I gave SW:Battlefront 2, and SW:Starfighter a try, both fired right up fine.


cool, thanks.

[AgtFox]

Ahem. So. I didn't get into PC gaming during the halcyon days of Lucas Arts titles. Do I buy LOOM? I can't tell if it's actually the Second Coming or if you guys are being sarcastic. :o
LOOM is good, although it is outdone by pretty much every LucasArts adventure game that came before or after it:

Maniac Mansion
Secret of Monkey Island
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Day of the Tentacle
Sam and Max Hit the Road
The Dig
Full Throttle
Grim Fandango

Moral of the story: if you only have $10, get Fate of Atlantis and The Dig out of these. If you can stretch it to $15, LOOM is a lot of fun, but is a different kind of game.

[JRR006]

Thanks guys. :) I'll grab Fate of Atlantis and The Dig.

[flinxz]

Honestly LOOM may be a pain in the ass without your "Book of Patterns".

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/6175/loomj.jpg
A wise spellweaver always writes in pencil.

[Dave]

LOOM is the latest masterpiece of fantasy storytelling from LucasArts' Brian Moriarty? Why it's an extraordinary adventure with an interface of magic. Stunning, high resolution, 3D landscapes and sophisticated score and musical effects. Not to mention the detailed animation and special effects, elegant point 'n' click control of characters, objects and magic spells. Beat the rush! Go out and buy Loom today!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!! Awesome.

Ahh...I've missed you.

It's like bein' back in the old chat room during the live show, ain't it? Ha! :D

[Camel]

Oh man, I never had that book! When I played LOOM, I wrote everything down on a big piece of computer paper with a freaking crayon for some reason. I did the same thing when I used to play Bubble Bobble and Faxanadu. Huge pieces of paper, tons of crayon passwords, no idea what they were even for.

[MagGnome]

Did you try using compatibility mode with Majesty? I use XP and also had a bunch of stability issues with it until I switched it to Win 95 compatibility mode. I haven't had any issues since.

I did, but it didn't work for me. Perhaps I did something wrong. I should try turning on compatibility mode and then opening the game straight from the EXE and not from within Impulse. That might work.

[Deimos]

Honestly LOOM may be a pain in the ass without your "Book of Patterns".

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/6175/loomj.jpg
A wise spellweaver always writes in pencil.

Wow! I wish I still had my Book of Patterns!! Like I said, I've got my cassette tape around somewhere but the book got lost somewhere over the years. I think I'll be picking up this version of Loom since my version as a kid didn't have voices. I do wish LucasArts would of had the time and talent available to make the full trilogy though.

[jpublic]

So far the only one I'm regretting picking up, of the ones I did - LOOM, IJ&FoA, SW:RC, and SW:BF2 is the last one. I expected more SP play there.

Enjoying the other three, though.

[Dukefrukem]

anyone play through the Dig yet? How well does it play on Vista?

[crazyD]

anyone play through the Dig yet? How well does it play on Vista?

Working fine on Vista. Haven't seen any issues.

[Satertek]

Just bought the Secret of Monkey Island remake. Download size is 2GB. I'm guessing that all the art is rendered at 1080p. Sweet.

[Wasson_]

yeah, it looks pretty damn sweet, espescially for me who has never adventred to Monkey Island before. I think i'll enjoy it quite handomsly :)

[Midrael]

Played through and beat The Dig on Vista just fine. Definitely worth my $5. :)

[crazyD]

Just bought the Secret of Monkey Island remake. Download size is 2GB. I'm guessing that all the art is rendered at 1080p. Sweet.

How's the new control scheme work out? Can you use the old controls with the new graphics?

[Banacek]

The puzzles in The Dig can be brutal at times. I might have to buy this Secret of Monkey Island remake.

[Satertek]

How's the new control scheme work out? Can you use the old controls with the new graphics?

The controls are exactly the same. The game is exactly the same.

The only difference for the new version is that the verb list and inventory are hidden, just like what pretty much every Adventure game went with after 1992 or so.

Also, F10 will transition the screen between the old and new version at any time, which is pretty freakin cool. It also has built-in 360 controller support, so I plan on hooking my PC up to my HDTV later to play at full res.



So, in two words: buy it.

[MachEnergy]

Having never played the original release of Monkey Island, I'm loving this version on the 360. My only complaint so far is that you cannot choose how you want the presentation to work. I love the VGA graphics, but also love the new voice work. Why can't I play it with old graphics and new sound??? Oh well, the HD graphics are really nice. Still, I toggle it back and forth at almost every scene, because of how much I love those old school gfx.

I wish more games had Yakko Warner!