Full Throttle - Ben's Bike

wiweeyum · 08-07-2009, 08:06 PM

Hey ya'll. I've got an interesting request. I've been poking around the interwebs for a few hours now collecting images from here and there, but I'm not having the best of luck finding exactly what I'm looking for.

I'm going to build a custom bike from the ground up to be a working exact replica of Ben's bike from Full Throttle. I need as many reference images as possible so I can start on the blueprints and figure out what needs to be where. Once I know what needs to go on the bike, I can actually make it function.

I've gotten plenty of screenshots from the game, but all are very low res and difficult to analyze. Are there any concept sketches floating around? Are there any programs I could use to directly rip the image files from out of the game so I'm not dealing with filters on scummvm or backgrounds? Getting a video of the in-game rotating "screensaver gallery" would be helpful, but I don't know how to do that.

Thanks,

-Scott

Henke · 08-07-2009, 08:36 PM

Wow, what an incredibly cool idea.

You probably already know this (or I remember it wrong) but wasn't there an image of Gone Jackals (the band responsible for the soundtrack) on the first version of the game box where the band members are standing next to a bike that actually looked like the one in the game? Although it might just have been a cool bike and not the exact one that the graphic artists used for reference in the game (my memory is a bit blurry).

I did a google search and only found this. Bit I remember that you could see most of the bike so this one is probably cropped (and not very high-res either). I could be wrong though since it was 14 years since I saw the first version of the box.

3rdFloor · 08-07-2009, 11:10 PM

A real-life Ben-customized Corley?!?! Man, aren't you cool or what? That's the most stupendously marvelous idea I've heard in a long while!

However, as much as I'd be delighted to offer assistance, all I have is the original game box which featured a nice close-up render of that bike. (Image taken from Mojo's LucasArts poster thread.)

Also, here's a nice little software program that will extract stuff from Full Throttle. It was made by Ben of Quick & Easy (Mojo Network). I never used it myself but it looks cool.

Good luck!

ggreen737 · 08-08-2009, 12:24 AM

I seem to recall some artwork of Ben and his Corley floating around here about a year ago. You might try Googling the art director for FT as well.

wiweeyum · 08-08-2009, 06:13 PM

Oh you guys rock. That's a good render of the bike DeadWolf, it's better than anything I was able to capture from the game.

That's a good idea to look at the art director. After poking around, wikipedia says the artist is Peter Chan. No info about him on the wikipedia. Once googled though, I ran across this site that has some stuff, but not really what I was looking for. It's a fun place to look around though. Lots of cover arts and concepts.
http://mojoart.mixnmojo.com/original-art/
He's been part of some of my favorite games of all time:
http://www.giantbomb.com/peter-chan/72-2864/
And has been part of a few good movies:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151067/

But nothing about him at all... hmm.

Here's a decently sized scan of the cover art with the Gone Jackals and their bike. It's pretty dark and cropped. Just a higher res version of the one you already found Henke.
http://mojoart.mixnmojo.com/original..._1600x2029.jpg

3rdFloor · 08-12-2009, 06:54 AM

So Scott, any new development on that project of yours?

Trumgottist · 08-12-2009, 01:58 PM

We want photos!

08-07-2009, 08:06 PM	#1
wiweeyum Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2	Full Throttle - Ben's Bike Hey ya'll. I've got an interesting request. I've been poking around the interwebs for a few hours now collecting images from here and there, but I'm not having the best of luck finding exactly what I'm looking for. I'm going to build a custom bike from the ground up to be a working exact replica of Ben's bike from Full Throttle. I need as many reference images as possible so I can start on the blueprints and figure out what needs to be where. Once I know what needs to go on the bike, I can actually make it function. I've gotten plenty of screenshots from the game, but all are very low res and difficult to analyze. Are there any concept sketches floating around? Are there any programs I could use to directly rip the image files from out of the game so I'm not dealing with filters on scummvm or backgrounds? Getting a video of the in-game rotating "screensaver gallery" would be helpful, but I don't know how to do that. Thanks, -Scott Share Share this post on Twitter

08-07-2009, 08:36 PM	#2
Henke Headbanger Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The North Posts: 2,233	Wow, what an incredibly cool idea. You probably already know this (or I remember it wrong) but wasn't there an image of Gone Jackals (the band responsible for the soundtrack) on the first version of the game box where the band members are standing next to a bike that actually looked like the one in the game? Although it might just have been a cool bike and not the exact one that the graphic artists used for reference in the game (my memory is a bit blurry). I did a google search and only found this. Bit I remember that you could see most of the bike so this one is probably cropped (and not very high-res either). I could be wrong though since it was 14 years since I saw the first version of the box. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ NP: Botanicula, Catherine, Dear Esther, Okami

08-07-2009, 11:10 PM	#3
3rdFloor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Montréal Posts: 290	A real-life Ben-customized Corley?!?! Man, aren't you cool or what? That's the most stupendously marvelous idea I've heard in a long while! However, as much as I'd be delighted to offer assistance, all I have is the original game box which featured a nice close-up render of that bike. (Image taken from Mojo's LucasArts poster thread.) Also, here's a nice little software program that will extract stuff from Full Throttle. It was made by Ben of Quick & Easy (Mojo Network). I never used it myself but it looks cool. Good luck! Share Share this post on Twitter

08-08-2009, 12:24 AM	#4
ggreen737 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 194	I seem to recall some artwork of Ben and his Corley floating around here about a year ago. You might try Googling the art director for FT as well. Share Share this post on Twitter

08-08-2009, 06:13 PM	#5
wiweeyum Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2	Oh you guys rock. That's a good render of the bike DeadWolf, it's better than anything I was able to capture from the game. That's a good idea to look at the art director. After poking around, wikipedia says the artist is Peter Chan. No info about him on the wikipedia. Once googled though, I ran across this site that has some stuff, but not really what I was looking for. It's a fun place to look around though. Lots of cover arts and concepts. http://mojoart.mixnmojo.com/original-art/ He's been part of some of my favorite games of all time: http://www.giantbomb.com/peter-chan/72-2864/ And has been part of a few good movies: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151067/ But nothing about him at all... hmm. Here's a decently sized scan of the cover art with the Gone Jackals and their bike. It's pretty dark and cropped. Just a higher res version of the one you already found Henke. http://mojoart.mixnmojo.com/original..._1600x2029.jpg Share Share this post on Twitter

08-12-2009, 06:54 AM	#6
3rdFloor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Montréal Posts: 290	So Scott, any new development on that project of yours? Share Share this post on Twitter

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