LucasArts Pioneer Discusses Classic Games

neonstz writes "David Fox, co-author of Rescue on Fractalus, Maniac Mansion and Zak McKracken And The Alien Mindbenders, visited The Gathering demo-party in Norway this easter. He gave a nice on-site presentation, unfortunately not available online, about the early days of Lucasfilm Games (now known as LucasArts) and Rescue on Fractalus, but there's also a lengthy interview with Fox on the official Gathering site, discussing his own games and game development in general."

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Wow

[peripatetic_bum]

I have watched this topic and read the article, and it ends up I will be FP. Look how far lucasArts has tumbled where not even the trolls bother to FP

Sam & Max 2

[cabra771]

He seemed to dodge the question about Sam & Max 2 in the interview, but I bet he's damn well pissed that Lucasarts cancelled it, too.

Put the game back on schedule, damn it!

Re:Sam & Max 2

[the_truk_stop]

Put the game back on schedule

Nah, they were going to do it in 3D. They seem to ruin their games when they go 3D. Just look at the Monkey Island series. Many of the puzzles were too easy to solve in the 4th one (hey buddy, it's not like I ever completed Riven or anything...I'm just saying). ;)

Re:Sam & Max 2

[scabb]

So the puzzles were easier to solve because of the extra dimension?

Admittedly, the 3D made EMI look crap, tacky and without atmosphere, but Sam & Max was actually looking pretty good if you check out the more recent screens.

Re:Sam & Max 2

[the_truk_stop]

So the puzzles were easier to solve because of the extra dimension?

No, I just got the impression that they spent more time making the thing 3D than they did creating an engaging set of puzzles.

Maniac Mansion & Zac McKraken

[Neo-Rio-101]

Those oldschool Lucasfilm adventures were truly great. From "Labyrinth" (based off the old movie with David Bowie) to "Maniac Mansion" (a true classic) and "ZacMcKraken" (took me about 6 hours to complete).

I played all of these on a Commodore 64 back in the day. Completed all three of them. And who can forget the Green Tentacle?

All memorable highlights of my misspent game playing youth ;) The C64 didn't have the Sierra Police and Space Quests, but the Lucas games were the next best thing.

If you haven't played these adventures yet, GET THEE TO A C64 EMULATOR! NOW!

Re:Maniac Mansion & Zac McKraken

[Nasarius]

No need for a C64 emulator for Maniac Mansion or Zac McKraken at least. MM was available for a lot of different platforms, including DOS and the original NES.

Re:Maniac Mansion & Zac McKraken

[Anonymous Coward]

Not to mention the fact that ScummVM is available. Plus, the original Maniac Mansion is included within Day of the Tentacle.

scummvm!

[Anonymous Coward]

with scummvm, I can play these game on my P800. no need for any c64 emulator or similar nonsense :-)

Re:scummvm!

[gl4ss]

scummvm is also available on almost every os out there.

and it also plays couple of non-lucas games as well.

there's similar projects/interpreters for sierras games as well(heck, there's leisure suit larry through one of them for series60 phones.. ).

It's time to step up and fight back.

[savesamandmax]

I propose that we, the fans of Sam & Max, and all adventure games alike, join forces, and bombard the Lucasarts.com forums with topics about Sam & Max. We need to get the message across to Lucasarts in every way possible, and with they're forums in a state of chaos, they are sure to take notice. Let's save the adventure game genre from extinction. [URL]http://forums.lucasarts.com/[/URL]

Re:2 words

[Anonymous Coward]

wow, you sure showed him, AC.

Re:2 words

[Anonymous Coward]

wow, you sure showed him, AC.

Re:2 words

[Anonymous Coward]

wow, you sure showed him, AC.