Nano Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 (As usual, Moderators, don't hesitate to correct / translate what I try to write in English !!) The idea of this topic would be to centralize the latest unpublished discoveries on LucasFilm Games / LucasArts projects. To start, do you all remember the amazing gems that Aric Wilmunder posted on his website in 2016 ? It seems that a still significant number of documents of this kind exist. I recently had the opportunity to see a little more, and I am in talks to succeed in scanning and putting online as much information on design documents or projects abandonned by the studio. As Aric says : " Our ratio was probably about 5-8 designs for every game that got approval " So, here are already two documents which, I believe (but I could be wrong, don't judge me), are still unknown and concerns "THE PIRATE CURSE OF MONKEY ISLAND" (We had already the opportunity to see the document that pitches the game). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Wow that map! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Yes, wow, what a great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rum Rogers Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 If I recall correctly, this concept was about undoing LeChuck and Elaine's marriage by returning voodoo cursed gifts. Guaranteed wackiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Looks like the final CoMI used many of those ideas. Really looking forward to the other stuff you'll uncover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 I think there will be more stuff in september. Aric is pretty busy for now. But he is motivated to share all of these. And when I caught a glimpse of the boxes full of design docs, I though I had a heart attack... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondebeard Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Very cool! Any idea if this was this was an original pitch or the one for the The Curse of Monkey Island and then they later changed the name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATMachine Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 If I remember rightly, Aric Wilmunder posted the initial design doc for this version (under the same "Pirate Curse" title) on his old site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elTee Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 This is great! Looking forward to seeing more 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Blondebeard said: Very cool! Any idea if this was this was an original pitch or the one for the The Curse of Monkey Island and then they later changed the name? It was ! 1 hour ago, ATMachine said: If I remember rightly, Aric Wilmunder posted the initial design doc for this version (under the same "Pirate Curse" title) on his old site. That's right. Aric posted the initial document (2nd version) on his website back in the days. The doc seems to be available for download there : Pirate Curse of Monkey Island.pdf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddevlin Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 The idea of getting the wedding registry so you can return the cursed gifts implies that LeChuck and Elaine had time to put together a wedding registry, which means they sat down and discussed the things they'd like to hav to start out their voodoo life together, and that idea makes me laugh out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udvarnoky Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Before Wilmunder opened the vault, devotees of the The SCUMM Bar (and who isn't?) enjoyed knowledge of this scrapped storyline for CMI when Jonathan Ackley touched on it in an interview way back in 2003: How did you come up with the storyline for CMI? Did the ending to Monkey 2 prove a challenge to get around? First we wrote an incredibly convoluted story about Elaine being turned into a ship's mast-head. You had to change her back before the fiery demon LeChuck burned her down. A lot of great special-effects a la the "Gone With The Wind" burning of Atlanta scene. We also had a number of puzzles involving Guybrush attempting to return the wedding gifts given to LeChuck for the monster's undead wedding to Elaine. It would've been spectacular, but when we looked at it again, we decided the story was somewhat hollow. We reworked the story until all the puzzles revolved around Guybrush overcoming his own ineptitude and saving the one person who loves him despite his idiocy. The emotional stakes for Guybrush became even higher and the story fell into place. As to the end of Monkey 2 - that's the real curse of Monkey Island. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPeel2001 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 This is amazing. Please keep sharing all you're able to uncover! Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliMonk Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 This is gold. Love what you're doing, look forward to seeing what you'll uncover! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 You may have already seen it. But one of the studio's veterans, Kevin Schmitt, just released three photos of an Outlaws game design document. So far nothing very surprising, but if you look closely at the first photo. You will notice that the document is dated 1995 and that it is a .... adventure game based on the SCUMM engine! I really hope we will learn more 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATMachine Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) To be precise, it's a proposal with ideas for BOTH an adventure game and an action game, like with the Last Crusade adventure/action games. Edited August 14, 2020 by ATMachine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 Oh. I forgot the third picture. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 minute ago, ATMachine said: To be precise, it's a proposal with ideas for BOTH an adventure game and an action game, like with the Last Crusade adventure/action games. Both in one single game. Maybe some levels in P&C and some others in FPS action game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s-island Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 It would be great to get a good look at that proposal. Let's hope he posts more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATMachine Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, Nano said: Both in one single game. Maybe some levels in P&C and some others in FPS action game. Are you sure they weren't two separate proposal ideas? I haven't seen him post on Twitter anything to clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, ATMachine said: Are you sure they weren't two separate proposal ideas? I haven't seen him post on Twitter anything to clarify. I'm not sure at all. I was guessing but indeed we will have to wait for some more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 I saw the answer he made on Twitter : Quote Don't get too excited. It is "adventure" in the general sense. Remember, this was pre-genre label days. It was however, planned to be more open. Centered around a saloon and you got missions from townsfolk It may not be as exciting as an adventure game, but I still find the use of the SCUMM engine to be quite original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 A little bit more on that early Outlaws pitch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 I'm pretty sure you already saw it, but Noah Falstein dig out some old files from Star Trek : The Computer Game (1988) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagge Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 It’s pretty mind-boggling that LucasFilm games never did a Star Wars adventure game, but could have made a Star Trek one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now