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DrRocketGenius · 08/28/2010, 07:30 am

I've never played Hit the Road, but I'd love if they released it on Steam. No remake necessary.

Timmeh2006 · 08/28/2010, 07:44 am

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I would rather if they didn't remake Grim fandango- seriously. They should leave that alone.

Why do you feel that they should leave it alone? I'd much prefer support for modern hardware.

Given the choice between backgrounds, character models, animation and cutscenes that were created to be viewed in 640x480 on the hardware of 1998 and the same things updated to work on current hardware/Operating Systems I can't understand why anyone would choose the former.

I'd imagine it would be a significant amount of work to update Grim Fandango though, making it the least likely to be revived.

Flyingman356 · 08/28/2010, 07:49 pm

Remember, the voices were low quality, the music was MIDI, and the graphics were large and pixellated. I don't think they need to do the 3D style thing they did with Monkey Island, but maybe making it look a bit more like the comics. I'd definitely like to see it happen and I'd buy it if it did.

Avel · 08/28/2010, 11:07 pm

For some reason, I just think that were it to get an update you might lose the original voices. Remastered music and redrawn graphics would be awesome, but I'd just as soon grab a steam (or otherwise) re-release.

Mr Nutt · 09/03/2010, 05:49 pm

I wonder what Hit the Road would look like if the remake tried to make everything look like Steve Purcell drew it (basically if everything was remade to look like an animated version of his coloured comics).

abskorpionas · 09/04/2010, 10:39 am

Since when can you play hit the road on Win7 Without a some-kind-of emulator?

If i remember that game is for dos based systems... so a re-release would be awesome, no remake, no changes just a re-release

pwblaine · 09/04/2010, 10:51 am

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Yea, I agree. Thats like Lucasarts making Curse of Monkey Island Special Edition... It dosen't need it.

DOESNT NEED IT? excuse me while i play monkey island 2 in glorious hand drawn 1080p, and on my xbox. oh what? there's no reason to play curse of monkey island in high definition or on a mac or console, you're right. i guess i'll just settle for artifacts, sound glitches, and general low resolution with scummvm. so, do we make a special edition or at least a rerelease? sheer nonsense, the graphics don't need to be drawn again, duh. could the voice quality be improved? yes. could the resolution be increased, yes. SHOULD IT BE NATIVE TO MAC AND XBOX SO THAT EVERYONE WHOS NOW PLAYED 1&2 CAN PLAY THE FREAKING 3rd GAME. jeez of course it needs a special edition, or at least a rerelease that will bring this fantastic game to consoles and mac.

BlankCanvasDJ · 09/04/2010, 10:56 am

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Originally Posted by Mr Nutt

I wonder what Hit the Road would look like if the remake tried to make everything look like Steve Purcell drew it (basically if everything was remade to look like an animated version of his coloured comics).

This.

Instinctively, I agree that Hit the Road doesn't need a remake. Let's face it, as pretty as all the extras were for the Monkey Island remakes, the REAL reason anybody made and bought the games was so that they could hear Dominic Armato and company give voice to the characters. Hit the Road already has voices so it isn't crying out for a remake.

But then I imagine what an updated Hit the Road would look like with high definition graphics and redesigned characters that are true to Steve Purcell's art style and...yeah, I would absolutely buy the hell out of a game like that.

I honestly wouldn't even mind if they got David Nowlin and William Kasten to redo the voices. Farmer and Jameson were great in the original, but at this point Nowlin and Kasten have become the definitive Sam & Max voices in my mind.

RAnthonyMahan · 10/05/2010, 02:20 pm

A remake isn't necessary, but a re-release is a different story entirely. It is a shame that Sam and Max's first video game venture is so hard to legally find these days.

Tales of Monkey Island is proof Telltale and LucasArts are willing to work together. And I'm sure Steve Purcell would have no problem with a re-release.

10/05/2010, 02:32 pm

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Originally Posted by RAnthonyMahan

A remake isn't necessary, but a re-release is a different story entirely. It is a shame that Sam and Max's first video game venture is so hard to legally find these days.

Tales of Monkey Island is proof Telltale and LucasArts are willing to work together. And I'm sure Steve Purcell would have no problem with a re-release.

what is the difference

Gman5852 · 10/05/2010, 04:18 pm

The only hit the road se idea i can think of is a "telltale edition" where the game is remade with the voices of the sam and max characters in the telltale episodes(And the very many people that arent in the telltale episodes can get there old voices) along witht the graphics and gameplay being like the telltale episodes.
Of course that is just an idea, and I may be the only one that would like to see that happen.

Player_2 · 10/06/2010, 07:05 am

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what is the difference

Remake means redoing the old game, giving it newer graphics, better voice acting, improved gameplay, etc. etc. etc. Rerelease means releasing it again, with no changes and everything the same as the original.

Since Hit the Road was pretty damn good on its own, it doesn't necessarily require a remake, but fans everywhere would LOVE a rerelease so they could play it again; especially people like me, who were too young for it the first time around and wish they could play it.

Teeth · 10/06/2010, 08:56 am

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Originally Posted by RAnthonyMahan

A remake isn't necessary, but a re-release is a different story entirely. It is a shame that Sam and Max's first video game venture is so hard to legally find these days.

Tales of Monkey Island is proof Telltale and LucasArts are willing to work together. And I'm sure Steve Purcell would have no problem with a re-release.

The problem is, if Steve Purcell were okay with this, he'd have been okay with them putting Sam and Max in the Monkey Island Special Editions...mind you, the copyright removal stuff is really overdone, the worst examples being "ghost-busting stud" and "I feel pretty", especially as Guybrush says "I feel pretty" in Tales with no problems.

RAnthonyMahan · 10/06/2010, 09:08 am

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Originally Posted by Teeth

The problem is, if Steve Purcell were okay with this, he'd have been okay with them putting Sam and Max in the Monkey Island Special Editions...mind you, the copyright removal stuff is really overdone, the worst examples being "ghost-busting stud" and "I feel pretty", especially as Guybrush says "I feel pretty" in Tales with no problems.

I believe that's because Steve Purcell has since given the gaming license for Sam and Max to Telltale. Unless he decides to retract the license (which, face it, he wouldn't do for the sake of a quick cameo in a different game), then nobody but Telltale is allowed to feature Sam and Max in a video game. I'm sure he wanted Sam and Max's cameos to stay intact in the special editions (given his involvement with Monkey Island and all), but it was out of his hands.

EDIT: I just remembered the Sam and Max items in Team Fortress 2. That kind of puts a hole in everything I just said. Did Steve give Valve permission to put those items in, or is Telltale allowed to temporarily loan the Sam and Max license to other companies without Steve's permission? I'm not a lawyer, so I'm kind of in the dark about this.

jaden551 · 10/06/2010, 09:15 am

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Originally Posted by RAnthonyMahan

I believe that's because Steve Purcell has since given the gaming license for Sam and Max to Telltale. Unless he decides to retract the license (which, face it, he wouldn't do for the sake of a quick cameo in a different game), then nobody but Telltale is allowed to feature Sam and Max in a video game. I'm sure he wanted Sam and Max's cameos to stay intact in the special editions (given his involvement with Monkey Island and all), but it was out of his hands.

Steve Prcell Himself owns the rights and lets people use it each time they bussinesly ask. This is why he is smart.

Mr Nutt · 02/09/2011, 02:02 pm

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Originally Posted by Teeth

...The problem is, if Steve Purcell were okay with this, he'd have been okay with them putting Sam and Max in the Monkey Island Special Editions...

Good news! I pretty sure I saw the Sam & Max costume in Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Special Edition... make of that as you will.

Varrok · 02/10/2011, 08:38 am

Umm... nope? In MI2:SE S&M costume is covered by Purple Tentacle one.

ragdoll556 · 02/10/2011, 10:38 am

It does show the Sam & Max costume if you switch it to classic mode, but in the normal mode it shows a purple tentacle costume. They did the same thing with that Sam & max statue in "The Secret of Monkey Island" and replaced it with a purple tentacle statue.

Javi-Wan Kenobi · 02/10/2011, 10:47 am

IIRC, I think I saw the Sam & Max costumes hide behind the tentacle costume in the Special Edition...

Harald B · 02/10/2011, 12:07 pm

Yes and no. Max is replaced by Purple Tentacle. Sam is still behind him, but obscured so much you have to know to notice. Also, the Sam & Max-specific comment is made generic in the Special Edition.

09/03/2010, 05:49 pm	#25
Mr Nutt Battle Armor Lightningrod Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Points to map "There!" Posts: 393	I wonder what Hit the Road would look like if the remake tried to make everything look like Steve Purcell drew it (basically if everything was remade to look like an animated version of his coloured comics). __________________ Well I like Derpy Hooves, but I also like Postman Pat. But which one's better? There's only one way to find out... FIGHT!!! Hey look I've got a blog now and some Let's Play videos here! Also I'm on DeviantArt.

10/05/2010, 02:20 pm	#29
RAnthonyMahan Hyperkinetic Humany Thing Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,614	A remake isn't necessary, but a re-release is a different story entirely. It is a shame that Sam and Max's first video game venture is so hard to legally find these days. Tales of Monkey Island is proof Telltale and LucasArts are willing to work together. And I'm sure Steve Purcell would have no problem with a re-release. __________________ None of your damn business, Sam. My new book! My old book! My writing blog!

10/05/2010, 04:18 pm	#31
Gman5852 The smartest moron Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: under your couch Posts: 5,890	The only hit the road se idea i can think of is a "telltale edition" where the game is remade with the voices of the sam and max characters in the telltale episodes(And the very many people that arent in the telltale episodes can get there old voices) along witht the graphics and gameplay being like the telltale episodes. Of course that is just an idea, and I may be the only one that would like to see that happen. __________________ Sign up for Tribes:Ascend, its free FOR THE NEWBIES: Blue names=normal member Grey names=community mod(As in, NOT a Telltale employee, they just keep the peace here, that's it.) Red names=actual telltale employees.

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Harald B Egregious Philosopher Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,448	Yes and no. Max is replaced by Purple Tentacle. Sam is still behind him, but obscured so much you have to know to notice. Also, the Sam & Max-specific comment is made generic in the Special Edition. __________________ although we do still have a time machine, so I wouldn't completely rule out the possibility. Forgot what T.H.E.M. stands for? Need the lyrics to the War Song? Visit the Sam & Max wiki!

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08/28/2010, 07:30 am	#21
DrRocketGenius The Batman Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,514	I've never played Hit the Road, but I'd love if they released it on Steam. No remake necessary.

08/28/2010, 07:49 pm	#23
Flyingman356 Not really the Thnikkaman Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia Posts: 253	Remember, the voices were low quality, the music was MIDI, and the graphics were large and pixellated. I don't think they need to do the 3D style thing they did with Monkey Island, but maybe making it look a bit more like the comics. I'd definitely like to see it happen and I'd buy it if it did.

08/28/2010, 11:07 pm	#24
Avel Gum Addicts Anonymous Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Not-so-NorCal Posts: 450	For some reason, I just think that were it to get an update you might lose the original voices. Remastered music and redrawn graphics would be awesome, but I'd just as soon grab a steam (or otherwise) re-release.

09/04/2010, 10:39 am	#26
abskorpionas Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 7	Since when can you play hit the road on Win7 Without a some-kind-of emulator? If i remember that game is for dos based systems... so a re-release would be awesome, no remake, no changes just a re-release

02/10/2011, 08:38 am	#37
Varrok Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 56	Umm... nope? In MI2:SE S&M costume is covered by Purple Tentacle one.

02/10/2011, 10:38 am	#38
ragdoll556 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 57	It does show the Sam & Max costume if you switch it to classic mode, but in the normal mode it shows a purple tentacle costume. They did the same thing with that Sam & max statue in "The Secret of Monkey Island" and replaced it with a purple tentacle statue.

02/10/2011, 10:47 am	#39
Javi-Wan Kenobi Adventure Gaming Jedi Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Estella, Navarra, Spain Posts: 1,060	IIRC, I think I saw the Sam & Max costumes hide behind the tentacle costume in the Special Edition...