Where can I get some of the Lucas Art's Classics?

TekZero · 10-15-2008, 02:12 PM

I'm getting back into adventure games after a long time. I haven't played since I was a kid and I'm looking for the classic Lucas Arts games without spending $50 for the "collector's price".

I just downloaded Beneath A Steel Sky from ScummVM and I'm loving every minute of it. Just playing it makes me remember my childhood. I want to finally play all the great games that I missed over the years.. like Day of the Tentacle. Scummvm was a tease, I didn't see it on that site.

Where can I get those games, (preferably free

), but I am willing to spend money on them as long as I'm not getting ripped off for games a decade old.

*Melanie68* · 10-15-2008, 03:04 PM

Welcome to AG.

You can't really get them for free (except for BASS) because they haven't been designated as freeware (we don't allow links to illegal downloads-sorry). Where do you live?

They've released the Lucas Classics line in the UK (not all of them):

The Dig

Full Throttle

Sam&Max: Hit the Road

There's also this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DAY-OF-THE-TENTA...3286.m63.l1177

That's relatively cheap for two games.

Ascovel · 10-15-2008, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TekZero

Where can I get those games, (preferably free

), but I am willing to spend money on them as long as I'm not getting ripped off for games a decade old.

Those games are usually better and more valuable than the newest ones.

Udvarnoky · 10-15-2008, 04:07 PM

Wherever you end up finding the games, be sure to e-mail LucasArts and tell them about your interest in buying their old adventures.

orient · 10-15-2008, 04:48 PM

I suggest the Lucas Classics collection of games. They're only $10-15 each here in Australia and that's how I managed to bag Full Throttle, The Curse of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango (although it doesn't really work properly on my new PC) and Sam & Max: Hit the Road.

WRMW · 10-15-2008, 10:48 PM

I got Sam and Max Hit the Road, DOTT and indy new for cheap off of ebay, by accidently ordering MAC-only versions of the game. Fortunately you can run these games on your PC using ScummVm. I highly recommend it.

Christian IV · 10-16-2008, 12:04 AM

I buy many of the games i study including the classics from Lucas which i have all of now, some in several editions, and many came from Amazon, which has very good policies and follow up and many fine dealers. The older edtions are far better and all the classics can be played on DosBox or in the case of the Lucas older ones, on ScummVM as you have discovered, very nicely indeed.

metzomagic · 10-16-2008, 06:20 AM

Orient, hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by orient

I suggest the Lucas Classics collection of games. They're only $10-15 each here in Australia and that's how I managed to bag Full Throttle, The Curse of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango (although it doesn't really work properly on my new PC) and Sam & Max: Hit the Road.

1. If you have a Pentium IV, or dual core, you need to turn multi-threading off for Grim Fandango only. Follow the link in my sig and visit Steve's XP Games corner for instructions on how to do this.

2. If you have the latest nVidia card (8800 family), then you need to run Grim Fandango in software rendering mode, or the characters appear all striated.

Either one or both of those should get you up and running.

Regards,
MetzO'Magic

TekZero · 10-16-2008, 06:21 AM

Thanks for the replies. It's a shame that they aren't freeware by now, but I can't really blame them for that. I'll just hunt for bargains then.

Ascovel · 10-16-2008, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TekZero

Thanks for the replies. It's a shame that they aren't freeware by now, but I can't really blame them for that. I'll just hunt for bargains then.

I don't see any shame in that. They're not that expensive.

orient · 10-17-2008, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metzomagic

Orient, hi,

1. If you have a Pentium IV, or dual core, you need to turn multi-threading off for Grim Fandango only. Follow the link in my sig and visit Steve's XP Games corner for instructions on how to do this.

2. If you have the latest nVidia card (8800 family), then you need to run Grim Fandango in software rendering mode, or the characters appear all striated.

Either one or both of those should get you up and running.

Regards,
MetzO'Magic

Cool, thanks for the help, metzomagic. I've actually already created a separate partition on my harddrive without multi-core support (I have a quad-core) specifically for adventure games, because of Broken Sword 4 -- so I'll try Grim Fandango on that

10-15-2008, 02:12 PM	#1
TekZero Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2	Where can I get some of the Lucas Art's Classics? I'm getting back into adventure games after a long time. I haven't played since I was a kid and I'm looking for the classic Lucas Arts games without spending $50 for the "collector's price". I just downloaded Beneath A Steel Sky from ScummVM and I'm loving every minute of it. Just playing it makes me remember my childhood. I want to finally play all the great games that I missed over the years.. like Day of the Tentacle. Scummvm was a tease, I didn't see it on that site. Where can I get those games, (preferably free ), but I am willing to spend money on them as long as I'm not getting ripped off for games a decade old. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	Welcome to AG. You can't really get them for free (except for BASS) because they haven't been designated as freeware (we don't allow links to illegal downloads-sorry). Where do you live? They've released the Lucas Classics line in the UK (not all of them): The Dig Full Throttle Sam&Max: Hit the Road There's also this: http://cgi.ebay.com/DAY-OF-THE-TENTA...3286.m63.l1177 That's relatively cheap for two games. Share Share this post on Twitter

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orient Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 468	I suggest the Lucas Classics collection of games. They're only $10-15 each here in Australia and that's how I managed to bag Full Throttle, The Curse of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango (although it doesn't really work properly on my new PC) and Sam & Max: Hit the Road. Share Share this post on Twitter

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WRMW Adventurer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Sask. Posts: 225	I got Sam and Max Hit the Road, DOTT and indy new for cheap off of ebay, by accidently ordering MAC-only versions of the game. Fortunately you can run these games on your PC using ScummVm. I highly recommend it. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Christian IV Adventure Game Researcher Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, California Posts: 537	I buy many of the games i study including the classics from Lucas which i have all of now, some in several editions, and many came from Amazon, which has very good policies and follow up and many fine dealers. The older edtions are far better and all the classics can be played on DosBox or in the case of the Lucas older ones, on ScummVM as you have discovered, very nicely indeed. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ The Future is the Promise of Today Becoming Real Admin 3D Worlds and Game Developers Group Linkedin Game Research and History http://3dworldandgamedevelopers.blogspot.com Game Patches and Aides http://www.filefront.com/user/CrisGer Patch and Fix Packs

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TekZero Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2	Thanks for the replies. It's a shame that they aren't freeware by now, but I can't really blame them for that. I'll just hunt for bargains then. Share Share this post on Twitter

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