[DestaliusDark]

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Full Throttle is a computer adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was designed by Tim Schafer, who would later go on to design Grim Fandango, Psychonauts and Brütal Legend. The game features voice actors Roy Conrad and Mark Hamill. It was released on April 30, 1995. It is the tenth game to use the SCUMM adventure game engine.

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The story is set in a dystopian future where motorized vehicles are giving way to anti-gravitational hovercrafts. A hardened biker named Ben is the leader of a motorcycle gang called the Polecats. Riding down Highway 9, they come across an expensive white hovercraft limousine. Ben unceremoniously drives over the limousine, crushing its hood ornament. Inside the limo is Malcolm Corley, CEO and founder of the last domestic motorcycle manufacturer in the country, Corley Motors. Intrigued and impressed, Corley demands his driver catch up to the gang. As Ben and his gang relax at a bar, Corley arrives and befriends Ben with stories of his own biker history. Before long, Corley's sinister vice president Adrian Ripburger enters and asks to speak to Ben privately. However, when Ben refuses to have his gang appear at the upcoming annual Corley Motors shareholder's meeting as an "escort", he is knocked out and thrown in a dumpster by Ripburger's henchmen, Nestor and Bolus. Ben later wakes to find Ripburger and his gang have already left, having agreed to escort Corley to the shareholder's meeting. While trying to catch up with them, Ben discovers his bike had been sabotaged and after crashing, and falling unconscious, he is discovered by a reporter named Miranda. She brings him to a female mechanic named Maureen (or Mo for short), who patches up his bike with a few parts Ben has to retrieve. Miranda witnesses Ripburger beating Corley to death outside a rest-stop bathroom and takes pictures, but Bolus snatches the camera. Miranda escapes. After they leave, Ben discovers Corley, and with his dying words, he tells Ben that Ripburger is going to take over the company and produce mini-vans instead of motorcycles. Ben is asked to set things straight by finding Corley's daughter - revealed to be Maureen. With his gang now jailed in connection to Corley's murder, Ben crosses the desert as a fugitive in order to find a way to clear his name, save his gang, and prevent Ripburger from turning Corley Motors into a minivan producer. He crosses paths with other motorcycle gangs: the speed-addicted Vultures (of which Mo is later revealed to be a member), the brutal Rottwheelers, and the enigmatic Cavefish. He also encounters Father Torque, the retired once-leader of the Polecats, who dispenses sage advice to Ben to aid him in his travels. Several diversions also come Ben's way: he must acquire items to cross a gorge when its bridge is destroyed, convince Maureen he didn't kill Corley via Miranda's recovered film, and fight through Ripburger's henchmen to stop Ripburger from taking over the company and getting away with murder. Ben and Maureen eventually expose Ripburger as Corley's murderer with the pictures Miranda took, and broadcast the last will and testament of Malcolm Corley, who names Mo rightful successor to his company. Exposed, Ripburger flees the scene. As Ben and Maureen ride away, Ripburger makes one final attempt to ram them off the road in his semi-truck. Maureen's gang, The Vultures, arrive in a land-driven cargo plane to immobilize Ripburger's truck. The vehicle comes to a screeching halt over the bridge demolished earlier in the game, and after a final conflict, Ripburger falls to his death. Corley's funeral follows, where Father Torque delivers the eulogy, and with the Polecats freed and Maureen in her rightful place, Ben rides into the sunset on his bike.

I love this game, it's on my TOP 10 game list. Mainly because of childhood memories and more
Like in the quote above, this game was created by Lucas Arts. Who back in the 80's-90's made amazing P&C games. Full Throttle is one of the less known of the bunch.
The game has a amazing soundtrack composed by Peter McConnell and The Gone Jackals.
It also has amazing voice acting, and good graphics for it's time.

This game is P&C at it's best

You can either buy this on Ebay, or download a rom somewhere.
Lucky me i still have the original CD, it's so old the sound doesn't work cause my PC is too advanced for it.
So i mainly use a emulator to get it working.

Well, anyone who knows this game, please discuss

Here is a longplay video

Whenever i smell asphalt, i think of maureen , so f*cking epic



This post has been edited by DestaliusDark on Sunday, Aug 26 2012, 09:23

[baptiste]

I heard DeeperRed really likes this game, I hope he comes in here and tells us more about his experiences.

[cidamelo]

I LOVE LUCAS ARTS GAMES!! It's one of the best ever!!!! I love Full Throttle, now that you said I think I'll install it in this computer! There have been years I don't play it... Adventure games are the best

[DestaliusDark]

nice to meet someone who likes P&C games ;D

[disco]

Great game, I love the old adventure games, nothing will ever quite beat Grim Fandango though, another Tim Schafer game.

There was a Full Throttle sequel in production, but thankfully it got cancelled, the cheap ass 3D graphics looked gash at best and it wasn't being written by the genius Schafer.



BARF!

[DestaliusDark]

Oh yeah, i heard about the sequel.
God is awful, haha.
I would like a second Ful Throttle, but sadly Point and click games are gone.

And kids now play Modern Warfare, where you don't use your mind :I
It's a shame thats most kids i know around my age (15) never f*cking heard of P&C games, and i mention it they say it sucks >.<

[cidamelo]

Yes friends, I agree! Point and click is one of the best genres, but not very popular these days..... Anyway, it seems Telltale Games is making good P&C, I hope they launch a new Sam & Max

[LazyboyEight]

what exactly is P&C?

[finn4life]

QUOTE (LazyboyEight @ Sunday, Aug 26 2012, 11:32)

what exactly is P&C?

Oh look, it was mentioned in the 2 posts above you.

QUOTE (cidamelo)

Point and Click

QUOTE (DestaliusdDark)

Point and Click

Never heard of the game though.

[Ash_735]

I still have my LucasArts era Big Boxes! Always give at least one or two of them a playthrough every year. Full Throttle is one of my faves, if I'm honest, I never understood the love for The Dig, I didn't get into that one much.

[cidamelo]

finn4life this game is great! I recommend you playing it
Ash_735 I don't like The Dig very much too! I doesn't have that humour of LucasArts, do you know what I mean?

[Dragonjack]

Hmm...Never played this one before and its rare as well honestly. How much?? or where can I find this game?

[AceRay]

Man, I remember this, what a great game it was too.

[DestaliusDark]

Well you can find it on Ebay or on Emulator sites (Or piratebay )
On Ebay the prices are low, so it's worth looking into.

But for the most part you find Charlies angels movies or old biker stuff.

Edit: Added a trailer and a longplay video :3

Well there is this program called AGS, annd it's a modified engine that Lucas Arts used to create P&C games.
If i had the knowledge and skill id sure write a sequel to Full throttle on it

This post has been edited by DestaliusDark on Sunday, Aug 26 2012, 09:33

[SaintJimmy]

f*ck man. This game was the absolute sh*t. Lucasarts point-and-clicks were masterpieces. I have a copy of this, and The Dig, and I've had them since they came out.

....


yeah, reinstalling right now

[DestaliusDark]

Haha xD
Have fun playing it again

[Ash_735]

Best thing is, you have Tim Schafer's permission to pirate this and Grim Fandango! He's said that the games arn't printed anymore and anything you see being sold is old stock or re-sells that they see nothing of, so he's said it's ok to pirate the game just go and buy a $20 Double Fine T-Shirt from their website to make up for it.

[DestaliusDark]

xD
Lol amazing.

It's kinda the same with Notch, you can pirate the game.
AS long you buy clothes and feel bad about pirating it.

Though, i like having games in boxes :3
They your like

"Hey!Hey you! Look at my sweet Full Throttle Box! Yeaah! You don't have that do you?"

Always feels sweet doing that

[DestaliusDark]

Sorry for double post.
But is no one else intrested in this?

[Gareth Croke]

QUOTE (DestaliusDark @ Tuesday, Aug 28 2012, 22:47)

Sorry for double post. But is no one else intrested in this?

I am, loved this game, I pretty much liked all the point and click LucasArts games like Sam & Max and Day of the Tentacle. But Full Throttle had an excellent Theme track and a great little storyline to go along with it.

Why can't they make games like this anymore... /goes to look up gaming flash sites.