Lucasarts Classics

[MdaG]

I think it's a great move by Lucasarts to rerelease some of their old classics as budget games (Labeled Lucasarts Classics). So far I've been able to reaquire (I don't have the games anymore for different reasons) The Dig, Sam n Max, Day of the Tentacle, Grim Fandango, Curse of the Monkey Island, Full Throttle. BUT for some reason they are NOT selling Loom, Zak McKracken, Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island 1 & 2, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade... :cry:

Why?

I hope Sierra will do the same with their classics.

I'm talking about the enhanced CD versions here. I'm not a collector in the sense of having all the boxes in mint condition (to me it's just paper) yada yada yada. I want the games, preferably in a "DVD-case" for easy storage in my bookcase :max:

I don't know what the point of this post is. I should be working on some partial differential equation concerning heat in a rod, but talking about past days is more fun! :D

[LordHart]

They've re-released them in a Classics range? Hmm, just another way to milk more money from us poor adventure game fans wanting a new game. First, they cancel S&M2, and now, release all the ones we've already played expecting us to pay for them... which we will. :not_ok:

[MdaG]

Originally posted by LordHart@May 3 2005, 09:37 AM
They've re-released them in a Classics range? Hmm, just another way to milk more money from us poor adventure game fans wanting a new game. First, they cancel S&M2, and now, release all the ones we've already played expecting us to pay for them... which we will. :not_ok:
Well I've lost all my old copies so for me it's a good thing (the price isn't that bad, around $10-15 bucks for each), but I see your point. But I hear Still Life (http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,520/) is supposed to be good... I might just give that one a try.

[Quintopotere]

Originally posted by LordHart@May 3 2005, 09:37 AM
They've re-released them in a Classics range? Hmm, just another way to milk more money from us poor adventure game fans wanting a new game. First, they cancel S&M2, and now, release all the ones we've already played expecting us to pay for them... which we will. :not_ok:
You're right!

Even if i'm a fan of the Lucasarts classics and i'd like to have something like MdaG said, i think that the Lucasart did too much weird jokes to us, so i don't want give them others $ until they don't change beaviours!!!

[DeathDude]

Well it's just something companies love to do, keep gamers guessing and then rerelease the games to the fans, and hopefully get them to pay a certain price, Nintendo loves doing that as well, they love rereleasing the old mario games on the gba like they did a few years back, so they can use that argument against the emulation and rom community.

[BlackMageJawa]

Unless this is a recent thing in the US, the Lucasarse Classics range has been available for ages.

This isn't a sign that they do care about Adventure fans after all. They don't. They're a bunch of soulless bastards who only care about seeing how many times people will buy the Battle of Hoth.

[Rogue]

About 6-7 years ago I bought Lucas Art archive, with many LA titles such as Dark Force 1, Moneky Maddnes (MI 1 and 2), Full Throttle, etc.. I lost some of those game (friends who are not that :ranting: ) and I would like to get them back again. If they sell it like they did before, I might get it, for reasonable price.

[MdaG]

Originally posted by BlackMageJawa@May 3 2005, 06:23 PM
Unless this is a recent thing in the US, the Lucasarse Classics range has been available for ages.

This isn't a sign that they do care about Adventure fans after all. They don't. They're a bunch of soulless bastards who only care about seeing how many times people will buy the Battle of Hoth.
I'm not sure. I know that Lucasarts used to have "collections", but I'm reffering to these (http://www.webhallen.com/list_group.php?avd=1&group=78).

*edit*

I just loooooove those DVD-cases. Makes storages nice and easy, better than jewel case (prettier at least). :D

[DeathDude]

Oh yeah that's different to say the least, I myself was thinking of those box sets they sell that come with 4 games like DOTT, Sam and Max, Indiana Jones, and such, I've picked up a bunch of Lucasarts games that way, Escape From Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, Full Throttle.

[efthimios]

Although for the last 4 years I am forced to throw away all the boxes of games I buy, before then I prefered (and still do) the old style of having different sizes and shapes. Much better for me.

[BlackMageJawa]

Yup, that's the range I meant. They've been out here for years.

[DeathDude]

Personally I wouldn't mind for them to rerelease those lucasarts packs once again, I haven't seen one of those in years, it would be really nice if that happened, 'sigh' maybe one day though...

[MdaG]

Originally posted by DeathDude@May 4 2005, 10:36 PM
Personally I wouldn't mind for them to rerelease those lucasarts packs once again, I haven't seen one of those in years, it would be really nice if that happened, 'sigh' maybe one day though...
I'd like Sierra to release their classics... :angel: Well, whoever is owning the rigths to their old games anyways...

[LordHart]

Originally posted by MdaG+May 5 2005, 08:21 AM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MdaG @ May 5 2005, 08:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-DeathDude@May 4 2005, 10:36 PM
Personally I wouldn't mind for them to rerelease those lucasarts packs once again, I haven't seen one of those in years, it would be really nice if that happened, 'sigh' maybe one day though...
I'd like Sierra to release their classics... :angel: Well, whoever is owning the rigths to their old games anyways... [/b][/quote]
I believe Vivendi still owns the rights to them now. If so, I don't think we'll see any packs released for a long time. And if we do, then you will know it'll be just to make whatever little money they can make after going into the red.

[DeathDude]

Yeah I myself wouldn't mind seeing Sierra classics rereleased again, I really don't know the opinion of Vivendi on the subject, so it's hard to say, but they can't be as bad as Lucasarts in this regard, imo.