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*Irishmile* · 03/12/2010, 05:05 pm

Do we dare you and I that they might release a Curse of Monkey Island Special Edition with high definition crisp clear graphics?

Or is such a thing to hope for too dangerous with the risk of them completely changing what many believe to be (myself NOT included, I am a MI2 guy) the quintessential Monkey Island experience?

I must admit I would cry real tears of joy if I got that game crystal clear and working without all the headaches on Windows 7

Ash735 · 03/12/2010, 05:10 pm

The only thing that needs updating is the resolution, if we could get that game at 1920x1080 with 32bit colour it would look amazing, uncompress the audio so Speech and SFX run at 48Khz instead of 22.05Khz and up the music to 44.1Khz from 22.05Khz, that's all, and of course make it compatible without the need for tricks.

Secret Fawful · 03/12/2010, 05:10 pm

I'd much rather see a Special Edition of Grim Fandango, preferably done by Telltale, so I can actually PLAY IT!

Anyway, I would love to see a Special Edition of Curse, with the same backgrounds and animations done even better than before in modern Photoshop. As long as they add in the missing scenes and let you play the original version as well.

StarEye · 03/12/2010, 05:17 pm

Grim Fandango needs it more. Easier controls, less bugs, and compatibility is all you need. Oh, and a little higher resolution graphics. I think the control system in TOMI would work neatly (especially since you didn't have to combine items anyway

).

Sp0tted · 03/12/2010, 05:29 pm

I don't think CoMI needs the "fixing" that has come from the other 2 Special Editions (ie, pixelated characters and no voice work). The voice acting is perfect, as are the audio segments and visuals. As stated above, the only thing CoMI needs is higher graphics and audio resolution and it would be perfect for newer machines/tech.

MrsBBC · 03/12/2010, 05:45 pm

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thin029 · 03/12/2010, 05:49 pm

I don't think Curse, Escape and Grim Fandango need remakes. They're perfect as they are
And they work fine on my Windows 7 PC. I just have an issue with Grim Fandango Hardware 3D Acceleration thing, it doesn't work with newer graphic cards

MonkeyMania · 03/12/2010, 06:12 pm

Curse's animations were done in 4:3 ratio. They'd have to reanimate all the cutscenes.

*Irishmile* · 03/12/2010, 07:14 pm

I would pay full price if they did.... films get cleaned up all the time its not that much of a difference... Or just leave the cut scenes as is like they did in the re-release of the God of War collection...

parabolee · 03/12/2010, 07:42 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Secret Fawful

I'd much rather see a Special Edition of Grim Fandango, preferably done by Telltale, so I can actually PLAY IT!

Anyway, I would love to see a Special Edition of Curse, with the same backgrounds and animations done even better than before in modern Photoshop. As long as they add in the missing scenes and let you play the original version as well.

Got to agree, COMI could do with widescreen support, but other than that it's aged pretty well. Still not in love with the way Guybrush looks in it, but the art is beautiful. Now Grim Fandango would be a great game for a SE!

The effort it would take to up res and add in widescreen for COMI does not equal how much it would actually improve it. Still a damn fine looking game on my HD TV!

LuigiHann · 03/12/2010, 07:47 pm

Because the game art is already relatively clear and distinct, I would hope that all they'd do is retrace everything into scalable vector art. Any kind of restyling would be both redundant and unfortunate.

Also, I didn't think about widescreen. That makes for a much more interesting problem.

MonkeyMania · 03/12/2010, 09:25 pm

Well, the original drawings were high res. All they need to do is find and rescan them.

Secret Fawful · 03/12/2010, 09:27 pm

I think the original drawings were colored in Photoshop, actually.

MonkeyMania · 03/12/2010, 09:36 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Secret Fawful

I think the original drawings were colored in Photoshop, actually.

Afterwards

Sir Pantalones · 03/13/2010, 12:18 am

I'd love for Grim Fandango to be pimped and re-released on PSN, Steam and Xbox Live Arcade. Better controls, higher resolutions, that's all that's needed. I can live with the charm of the ol' blocky characters. : )

Yes, I drool over the thought of playing Grim Fandango on my Xbox.

doodinthemood · 03/13/2010, 12:36 am

Any other votes for "Maniac Mansion"?

anyone?

guess not

Laserschwert · 03/13/2010, 01:36 am

Regarding CMI, IF they still have the original Photoshop files, and IF those are at a higher resolution, there wouldn't be that much work involved.

Alternatively it would suffice if they'd be able to re-scan the drawings (IF those still exist), and use the coloring layer in Photoshop (minus the line drawing) and upscale that, to use with the newly scanned drawings. BUT: Keep in mind that the original backgrounds were designed for a 4:3 resolution, so most of them wouldn't fill a 16:9 frame (or had to be stretched, which would be an atrocity).

MonkeyMania · 03/13/2010, 02:40 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laserschwert

Regarding CMI, IF they still have the original Photoshop files, and IF those are at a higher resolution, there wouldn't be that much work involved.

Alternatively it would suffice if they'd be able to re-scan the drawings (IF those still exist), and use the coloring layer in Photoshop (minus the line drawing) and upscale that, to use with the newly scanned drawings. BUT: Keep in mind that the original backgrounds were designed for a 4:3 resolution, so most of them wouldn't fill a 16:9 frame (or had to be stretched, which would be an atrocity).

There are some backgrounds that pan, so those would fit 16:9.

Laserschwert · 03/13/2010, 03:18 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonkeyMania

There are some backgrounds that pan, so those would fit 16:9.

Most aren't

So, do you want some backgrounds to fill the whole screen and all the others to have black bars on both sides? I don't think so...

Sir Pantalones · 03/13/2010, 03:55 am

Just expand on those that don't?

SOME work has to be put into this, if they're just going to take the old backgrounds and use their higher resolution version.

03/12/2010, 05:05 pm	#1
Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	Curse of Monkey Island Special Edition. Do we dare you and I that they might release a Curse of Monkey Island Special Edition with high definition crisp clear graphics? Or is such a thing to hope for too dangerous with the risk of them completely changing what many believe to be (myself NOT included, I am a MI2 guy) the quintessential Monkey Island experience? I must admit I would cry real tears of joy if I got that game crystal clear and working without all the headaches on Windows 7 __________________ unholy THIS! I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own.

03/12/2010, 05:10 pm	#3
Secret Fawful Fearless Oathbreaker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stuck In This Pose Sexiness: Off The Charts! Posts: 5,137	I'd much rather see a Special Edition of Grim Fandango, preferably done by Telltale, so I can actually PLAY IT! Anyway, I would love to see a Special Edition of Curse, with the same backgrounds and animations done even better than before in modern Photoshop. As long as they add in the missing scenes and let you play the original version as well. __________________ You're the greatest. The greatest! - GuruGuru214 You'll go far in this life, Fawful. - That Guy In The Wheelchair Fawful, you sir, are made of win. - mgrant I love the Fawful! - Davies You're like a bad comedian. - monkey_05_06 ** you. - Giant Tope Why do you have to be such an hole? - Avistew You're a miserable little weasel who derives pleasure from being a *. - AllenB Grow up. - Mike Haley Now Playing: ~~Space Quest 0: Replicated~~ - ~~Space Quest I EGA: The Sarien Encounter~~ - Space Quest I VGA: The Sarien Encounter** - Space Quest II EGA: Vohaul's Revenge - Space Quest II VGA: Vohaul's Revenge - Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon - Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers - Space Quest V: The Next Mutation - Space Quest VI: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier - Space Quest: The Lost Chapter

03/12/2010, 05:49 pm	#7
thin029 Grim Fandango addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 431	I don't think Curse, Escape and Grim Fandango need remakes. They're perfect as they are And they work fine on my Windows 7 PC. I just have an issue with Grim Fandango Hardware 3D Acceleration thing, it doesn't work with newer graphic cards __________________ http://gamercards.exophase.com/92048.png

03/12/2010, 07:14 pm	#9
Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	I would pay full price if they did.... films get cleaned up all the time its not that much of a difference... Or just leave the cut scenes as is like they did in the re-release of the God of War collection... __________________ unholy THIS! I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own.

03/12/2010, 07:47 pm	#11
LuigiHann Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,660	Because the game art is already relatively clear and distinct, I would hope that all they'd do is retrace everything into scalable vector art. Any kind of restyling would be both redundant and unfortunate. Also, I didn't think about widescreen. That makes for a much more interesting problem. __________________ "I think it's the idea that counts, not the actual method. As long as you set out to cause a horrible death through insects eating the person, you're good." - apenpaap

03/12/2010, 05:10 pm	#2
Ash735 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,149	The only thing that needs updating is the resolution, if we could get that game at 1920x1080 with 32bit colour it would look amazing, uncompress the audio so Speech and SFX run at 48Khz instead of 22.05Khz and up the music to 44.1Khz from 22.05Khz, that's all, and of course make it compatible without the need for tricks.

03/12/2010, 05:17 pm	#4
StarEye Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 895	Grim Fandango needs it more. Easier controls, less bugs, and compatibility is all you need. Oh, and a little higher resolution graphics. I think the control system in TOMI would work neatly (especially since you didn't have to combine items anyway ).

03/12/2010, 05:29 pm	#5
Sp0tted Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 126	I don't think CoMI needs the "fixing" that has come from the other 2 Special Editions (ie, pixelated characters and no voice work). The voice acting is perfect, as are the audio segments and visuals. As stated above, the only thing CoMI needs is higher graphics and audio resolution and it would be perfect for newer machines/tech.

03/12/2010, 05:45 pm	#6
MrsBBC Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 55	delete

03/12/2010, 06:12 pm	#8
MonkeyMania Is it in you? Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: United States Posts: 388	Curse's animations were done in 4:3 ratio. They'd have to reanimate all the cutscenes.

03/12/2010, 09:25 pm	#12
MonkeyMania Is it in you? Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: United States Posts: 388	Well, the original drawings were high res. All they need to do is find and rescan them.

03/12/2010, 09:27 pm	#13
Secret Fawful Fearless Oathbreaker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stuck In This Pose Sexiness: Off The Charts! Posts: 5,137	I think the original drawings were colored in Photoshop, actually. __________________ You're the greatest. The greatest! - GuruGuru214 You'll go far in this life, Fawful. - That Guy In The Wheelchair Fawful, you sir, are made of win. - mgrant I love the Fawful! - Davies You're like a bad comedian. - monkey_05_06 ** you. - Giant Tope Why do you have to be such an hole? - Avistew You're a miserable little weasel who derives pleasure from being a *. - AllenB Grow up. - Mike Haley Now Playing: ~~Space Quest 0: Replicated~~ - ~~Space Quest I EGA: The Sarien Encounter~~ - Space Quest I VGA: The Sarien Encounter** - Space Quest II EGA: Vohaul's Revenge - Space Quest II VGA: Vohaul's Revenge - Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon - Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers - Space Quest V: The Next Mutation - Space Quest VI: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier - Space Quest: The Lost Chapter

03/13/2010, 12:18 am	#15
Sir Pantalones Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 324	I'd love for Grim Fandango to be pimped and re-released on PSN, Steam and Xbox Live Arcade. Better controls, higher resolutions, that's all that's needed. I can live with the charm of the ol' blocky characters. : ) Yes, I drool over the thought of playing Grim Fandango on my Xbox.

03/13/2010, 12:36 am	#16
doodinthemood Your 4th favourite member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Birmingham England Kudos: 867 Posts: 975	Any other votes for "Maniac Mansion"? anyone? guess not __________________ Hi Logan. I know you're reading this.

03/13/2010, 01:36 am	#17
Laserschwert The F*ckest Uppest Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 1,850	Regarding CMI, IF they still have the original Photoshop files, and IF those are at a higher resolution, there wouldn't be that much work involved. Alternatively it would suffice if they'd be able to re-scan the drawings (IF those still exist), and use the coloring layer in Photoshop (minus the line drawing) and upscale that, to use with the newly scanned drawings. BUT: Keep in mind that the original backgrounds were designed for a 4:3 resolution, so most of them wouldn't fill a 16:9 frame (or had to be stretched, which would be an atrocity).

03/13/2010, 03:55 am	#20
Sir Pantalones Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 324	Just expand on those that don't? SOME work has to be put into this, if they're just going to take the old backgrounds and use their higher resolution version.

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