SyntheticGerbil Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Well, if they offered maybe a discount voucher towards a Special Edition of LeChuck's Revenge to those who bought the classic game beforehand on Steam if a SE is released then that would be nice of them. It would be good to have MI2 available legally either way for those who haven't played it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Five Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 It's a good idea but I imagine their plans for future special editions are already underway, all it takes is some respectable sales figures for Monkey Island and they'll be jumping to annouce the next game to receive the '2009' treatment. I'd imagine they'll do Maniac Mansion next, then LeChuck's, then Zak, then Tentacle to ensure releases are staggered and receive maximum attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiralout Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/lucasarts-steam-debut-includes-previously-unreleased-version-of/ "... but the Steam version of The Last Crusade isn't the CD-ROM version that was released in 1992! LucasArts tells us that the version of The Last Crusade that will be put on Steam is a "previously unreleased version" with "even more bugfixes" than the original CD-ROM re-release, along with a "Tandy 1000 sound engine." As for LOOM and Atlantis, you'll be seeing the CD-ROM "talkie" versions for both on Steam." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven_Q45 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 What bugfixes. And more sound or music than FM-Towns? Oh and why the talkie from Indy 4 not with wav music like the other FM-Towns versions? And I only would see a crossover Loom! The FM-Towns AND Talkie. With all close-ups, all sounds and music AND voice!! Tandy 1000 sound engine?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Five Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 This is why we should be working on the updates... Sure it will take six years to complete each version and we'll still bitch and moan afterwards, but they will be TRULY definitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyntheticGerbil Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I don't think it would be possible to make a combined CD and FM-Towns version of Loom now. You would have gaps for all of the unrecorded dialogue if you were more true to the FM-Towns than the PC version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 "This is only the beginning." It's probably rather safe to say the games on the list for steam will not get special editions, would be odd to have to buy two versions soon after each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven_Q45 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I don't think it would be possible to make a combined CD and FM-Towns version of Loom now. You would have gaps for all of the unrecorded dialogue if you were more true to the FM-Towns than the PC version. Oh yes. How silly of me! But on the other hand the voices from MI 1:SE are brand new, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fealiks Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 But it would be a bit of a slap to the face for those who buy LeChuck's Revenge now and then find out the special edition is a few weeks away with the option to switch between original VGA and scurvy inducing high definition. The SE wouldn't be a few weeks away, it'd be a year or more away. It takes more than a few weeks to produce a game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyntheticGerbil Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Oh yes. How silly of me! But on the other hand the voices from MI 1:SE are brand new, too! Yeah, if they can get the original cast back, that would be better. But I also wouldn't be against rerecording everything with new actors (or the old ones) since it might just be easier that way and to just have the FMTowns looping soongs and cutscene music on a separate track. Broken Sword was rereleased with the old dialogue and newly recorded dialogue in addition to it on the Wii, but I hear they didn't master it correctly, so it becomes painfully obvious which is the old dialogue. I would imagine it's hard to match though, even though I think Revolution is a studio comprised of a bunch of incompetents. Either way, those great portraits should be brought back! I think it's ridiculous they were left out of the CD version in the first place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Five Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I think it's time for an enterprising member of the board to email the Lucasarts team with a few handy pointers to ensure the games are pretty feature complete... The following website is the holy grail and is an excellent start to work from. http://home.comcast.net/~ervind/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 The good thing about steam, is that already released games can be easily updated automatically, so if they miss a few close up or whatever, they could in theory add them later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyntheticGerbil Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I think it's time for an enterprising member of the board to email the Lucasarts team with a few handy pointers to ensure the games are pretty feature complete... The following website is the holy grail and is an excellent start to work from. http://home.comcast.net/~ervind/index.html Eh, I doubt they care, but yeah, if there were someone working there who could guide them that would be nice. They should just hire ATMMachine on for a while as a consultant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapetti Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 It's probably rather safe to say the games on the list for steam will not get special editions, would be odd to have to buy two versions soon after each other. Good job those games don't need special editions, they're both already talkies (unless they decide to release an old version of Loom for some reason...) Personally I think the only games that need special editions now are: Maniac Mansion Zak McKracken Monkey Island 2 Probably The Last Crusade as well but I can't really see them doing that... nor do I really care for it tbh XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urluckyday Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Old school games that will work on my current PC...I'm definitely game! Lucasarts has proven itself smart in the past couple months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Five Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Maniac would be an excellent and really off-beat remake, utilising surreal graphics and great voice talent. The smaller size of the game itself means a quick development time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bob Dobalina Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Loom and The Dig are both great games. I finished both a few years ago in my quest to finish every LucasArts point & clicker, and really enjoyed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glokidd Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 To those who may feel dissappointed by this announcement: Relax, it could have been far worse... (This BBCode requires its accompanying plugin to work properly.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Graffiti Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/lucasarts-steam-debut-includes-previously-unreleased-version-of/ "... but the Steam version of The Last Crusade isn't the CD-ROM version that was released in 1992! LucasArts tells us that the version of The Last Crusade that will be put on Steam is a "previously unreleased version" with "even more bugfixes" than the original CD-ROM re-release, along with a "Tandy 1000 sound engine." This will be the only one I'm going to buy. EDIT: Of course, the article is wrong as there was no CD DOS release of the game in 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPeel2001 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Makes me think of this: (This BBCode requires its accompanying plugin to work properly.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPeel2001 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/06/lucasarts-steam-debut-includes-previously-unreleased-version-of/ "... but the Steam version of The Last Crusade isn't the CD-ROM version that was released in 1992! LucasArts tells us that the version of The Last Crusade that will be put on Steam is a "previously unreleased version" with "even more bugfixes" than the original CD-ROM re-release, along with a "Tandy 1000 sound engine." As for LOOM and Atlantis, you'll be seeing the CD-ROM "talkie" versions for both on Steam." This is freaking awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPeel2001 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 What bugfixes. And more sound or music than FM-Towns? Tandy 1000 sound engine?? The FM Towns version had LESS music than the normal VGA one, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glokidd Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Hmm... it would seem that they have done something to make the resoultion quite flexible lucasartsgames tweets: Nifty new feature for the adventure games: What resolution will they run in? How about whatever resolution you're running. That work? sounds pretty cool to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple24 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Well, I think this is cool as. Finally I will be able to legally get my hands on Loom, Fate Of Atlantis & The Last Crusade without paying overinflated prices off eBay. Also, whats the deal with DRM on Stream? I know it has it, but do you get an installer that you can burn onto a CD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueZTone Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 so what do we guess the prices will be? $5.99 per adventure? or will they push it towards $9.99? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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