The PlayStation 2 is 26, and I already have a LucasArts thread about it:
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The PlayStation 2 is 26, and I already have a LucasArts thread about it:
The box art for the video game "Star Wars: Dark Forces" features a close-up of a Stormtrooper firing a blaster, alongside other troopers engaged in battle under large, bold title text.
The Xbox cover art for the video game "Star Wars: Republic Commando" features a group of elite Clone Commandos in battle-worn armor with a massive explosion in the background.
It's a happy double anniversary for LucasArts, under the sign of the FPS.
Dark Forces is 31 years old.
Republic Commando is 21 years old.
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (The Collective/LucasArts) was released 23 years ago today.
Four stacks of LucasArts big box video games are neatly arranged, featuring numerous Star Wars titles alongside classic adventure games like The Secret of Monkey Island, Full Throttle, and Day of the Tentacle.
[Thread] My LucasArts boxes
Miraculously, I was able to keep my old LucasArts PC game cartridges from my teenage years, three decades ago. I saved them in 2019 after 20 years in a dark, cold, poorly insulated garage. I can't say the same about most of my NES and SNES games. 🤷♂️
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Labyrinth, a very cool adventure game from 4 decades ago
There is no game? Or I miss it.
Oh no, I still can't edit on Bsky, even though I wasn't talking about cartridges. I was thinking about the NES and messed up my introduction. 👌
My fantastic hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts space combat simulation game Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, which features the Millennium Falcon firing its lasers while flying away from a partially constructed Death Star.
23/ X-Wing Alliance (Totally Games/LucasArts, 1999)
For me, this (amazing) game marked the end of an era at LucasArts. SW was going to change, and so were SW games. But the PC era really came along at the perfect time for me.
My rogue hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts video game Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D, which features an X-wing flying low over a desert landscape filled with AT-ATs and explosions while TIE interceptor and fighter pursue from above.
22/ Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (Factor 5/LucasArts, 1998)
A simple and effective formula. A Star Wars game that was bound to exist.
My strategic hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts strategy game Star Wars: Rebellion, featuring a massive Star Destroyer looming over a red planet in deep space.
21/ Star Wars: Rebellion (Coolhand Interactive/LucasArts, 1998)
I spent nights (for years) playing this strategy game, which was my first foray into the wonderful world of 4X games.
My lightsaber hand holds the French big box edition for the Star Wars: Jedi Knight expansion Mysteries of the Sith, featuring Mara Jade wielding a purple lightsaber against a massive Rancor.
20/ Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith (LucasArts, 1998)
An excellent expansion that featured a major character (Mara Jade) from the extended universe. Good memories.
My incredible hand holds the French big box expansion pack for Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter titled Balance of Power, featuring a B-wing starfighter and a Super Star Destroyer against a dark space background.
19/ Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter - Balance of Power (Totally Games/LucasArts, 1997)
The expansion that finally allowed me to play XvT, since it had a single-player campaign (unlike the original game).
A older hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts video game Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II, featuring a dramatic illustration of Kyle Katarn and Jerec clashing with green and red lightsabers while Stormtroopers are visible in the background.
18/ Star Wars: Jedi Knight (LucasArts, 1997)
What an adventure. The game itself is great, and on top of that there are low-budget live-action sequences. The best of both worlds.
My gunslinger hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts video game Outlaws, featuring a stylized Western illustration of a lone gunslinger walking through a dusty town under a large, ominous shadow.
17/ Outlaws (LucasArts, 1997)
In my cowboy heart, there's RDR, and then there's Outlaws. A fun first-person shooter, but above all a story that grabbed me by the gut with its magnificent animated sequences and exceptional soundtrack. LucasArts quality 👌(now remastered)
My marvelous hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts video game Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, which features artwork of a chaotic space battle with an X-wing flying away from a large explosion while TIE fighters pursue (and the other way).
16/ Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (Totally Games/LucasArts, 1997)
Online starfighter battles, a dream come true. Except that I didn't even have broadband, so I couldn't play this game for several months. 😂
A skeleton hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts adventure game The Curse of Monkey Island, featuring stylized cartoon artwork of Guybrush Threepwood looking fearful as the fiery demon pirate LeChuck looms in the background.
15/ The Curse of Monkey Island (LucasArts, 1997)
An interactive cartoon. Hilarious. I don't understand why there isn't a remastered version.
My sweet hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts video game Star Wars: Yoda Stories, which features a central image of Luke Skywalker with a lightsaber and a faint, transparent image of Yoda in the background.
14/ Star Wars: Yoda Stories (LucasArts, 1997)
A fun little game concept (by Hal Barwood, who directed the Rebel Assault 2 FMVs) for when you're bored. I also had Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures, but I no longer have the box.
My Outrider pilot hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts video game Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, featuring artwork of Dash Rendar, Boba Fett, and various Imperial vehicles against a backdrop of Prince Xizor's face.
12/ Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (LucasArts, 1997)
Wonderful PC version. It was bold to undertake both a transmedia project and a game with several different game designs. Ambitious. In my opinion, it paid off.
My magical hand holds a French-language big box for the Star Wars media guide titled Le Mythe et sa Magie, which features an X-wing flying alongside a large film reel against a starry background.
12/ Star Wars: Making Magic (LucasArts, 1996)
It's not a game, but I can't forget it. A sort of interactive encyclopedia, with lore but also lots of behind-the-scenes images! A real treasure when we didn't quite have the Internet yet.
My dreamy hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts world-building simulation game Afterlife, which features a dual-sided cover design representing Heaven and Hell.
11/ Afterlife (LucasArts, 1996)
I loved Sim City, so a simulation game by LucasArts about heaven and hell was right up my alley. I had a great time playing it, even though I was perhaps too young to understand everything.
My rebel scum hand holds the big box for the video game Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire, featuring artwork of a Rebel pilot, characters on a swoop bike, and the Millennium Falcon in front of a large explosion.
10/ Star Wars: Rebel Assault II (LucasArts, 1995)
The appeal of the game lies in its low-budget FMV sequences, which were the first new live-action scenes in the SW universe since Star Tours (waiting room videos) in 1986. It was fantastic for the young fan I was.
My biker hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts adventure game Full Throttle, featuring a rugged biker riding a powerful motorcycle away from a massive orange explosion.
9/ Full Throttle (LucasArts, 1995)
One of my favorite (modern) Westerns. A great adventure game, very fun, which I enjoyed playing through again in its remastered version a few years ago.
My handsome hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts video game The Dig, which features an illustration of three astronauts standing on a planet's surface before a brilliant burst of light.
The back of a French-language big box for the video game The Dig features a detailed story synopsis, several gameplay screenshots, and a central image of a spacecraft orbiting a planet.
The front and back of the French big box for the video game The Dig are displayed alongside a novel by Alan Dean Foster and several game guides.
8/ The Dig (LucasArts, 1995)
A chaotic development for a game that has aged very well (thanks to the pixel art). A true sci-fi story (based on an idea by Spielberg for his Amazing Stories TV show) in the form of an adventure game. Still recommended!
My beautiful hand holds a teal big box edition of the LucasArts video game Star Wars: Dark Forces, featuring a front cover illustration of Stormtroopers engaged in a laser firefight within a dark corridor.
7/ Star Wars: Dark Forces (LucasArts, 1995)
This game was a truly immersive experience. As with X-wing (and unlike Rebel Assault, which is more cinematic), you find yourself immersed in a galaxy far, far away. It was so fresh. That feeling never left me. A great success. (now remastered)
My evil hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts video game Star Wars: TIE Fighter CD-ROM Collector, which features Darth Vader's helmet looming behind TIE fighters, X-wings, and a large explosion.
6/ Star Wars: TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM (Totally Games/LucasArts, 1995)
I obviously jumped at the chance to play this X-wing sequel. It's probably still my fav SW game (based on memories from 32 years ago). I was just the right age.
(Looking back, I don't want to play the bad guys anymore😂)
My monkey hand holds a LucasArts Collection big box that features the cover art for The Secret of Monkey Island and lists several classic titles like Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Day of the Tentacle.
5/ The Secret of Monkey Island (LucasArts, 1990)
At that point, I bought the older Lucasfilm games (I should say, classics), including Loom, Fate of Atlantis, and the first two Monkey Island games, but I only found this box. 🤷♂️
(now remastered)
My funny hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts adventure game Sam & Max Hit the Road, featuring the titular anthropomorphic dog and rabbit duo driving a car through a chaotic, colorful landscape filled with eccentric landmarks.
4/ Sam & Max Hit the Road (LucasArts, 1993)
Those first three PC games made me a fan of LucasArts, so I played Sam & Max, which was hilarious and completely absurd. LucasArts still dared to create games that were out of the ordinary.
My fantastic hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts video game Star Wars: Rebel Assault, which features artwork of a cockpit view and X-wings flying through a narrow, jagged canyon.
The back of the French-language big box for the video game Star Wars: Rebel Assault features a description of its CD-ROM missions, a list of game characteristics, and five gameplay screenshots showing space combat, planetary exploration, and AT-AT walkers.
The front and back of the French big box for the video game Star Wars: Rebel Assault are laid out on a wooden surface alongside several open instruction manuals, character biographies, and technical schematics.
3/ Star Wars: Rebel Assault (LucasArts, 1993)
The third game from Christmas 1994 was astonishing, as it used the capabilities of CD-ROM to offer an incredibly cinematic interactive experience (for the time).
Thirty years later, it seems laughable, but it was just magnificent.
My cool hand holds the French big box edition of the LucasArts adventure game Day of the Tentacle, which features a panicked cartoon character and a tall, purple tentacle creature against a starry night background.
2/ Day of The Tentacle (LucasArts, 1993)
That same Christmas, I ordered the sequel to Maniac Mansion, which I had loved on the NES a few years earlier.
To this day, DOTT remains one of the games that has made me laugh the most (along with Tales from the Borderlands).
(now remastered)
My nice hand holds the purple and yellow big box edition of the Star Wars: X-Wing CD-ROM Collector video game, which features an illustration of X-wings and TIE fighter & Interceptor engaged in a space dogfight.
The back of a French-language big box for the Star Wars: X-Wing CD-ROM Collector video game displays game features, screenshots, and a large illustration of an X-wing in flight.
The front and back of a French big box for the Star Wars: X-Wing CD-ROM Collector video game are displayed on a wooden surface alongside several instruction manuals and mission guides.
1/ X-Wing CD-ROM Collector (Totally Games/LucasArts, 1994)
I had recently become a fan of Star Wars, but I only had SW NES and Super Star Wars. Suffice to say that X-wing, one of the three LucasArts games I got for Christmas in 1994, delighted me.
It was like stepping into another dimension.
