Full Throttle
1995 · Point-and-Click Adventure · PC/DOS
Overview
Full Throttle (1995) is Tim Schafer's biker adventure, in which gang leader Ben is framed for murder — the first LucasArts adventure to sell more than a million copies.
Deep Dive
Ben, leader of a biker gang, is framed for the murder of Malcolm Corley, founder of Corley Motors. The real killer is the company's vice president, Adrian Ripburger, who plans to switch Corley to making minivans. Ben teams up with the mechanic Maureen, Corley's illegitimate daughter, to expose him at a shareholders' meeting. The game introduced LucasArts' contextual pie menu, and failed action sequences simply reset rather than ending the game.
Developer Story
It was Tim Schafer's first project as lead designer, with art by Peter Chan and music by Peter McConnell. Built on SCUMM with the INSANE engine for its video sequences, on a budget of $1.5 million, it was released on 19 May 1995. Double Fine released a remaster in 2017.
Did You Know?
- Mark Hamill voiced the villain Ripburger, and Roy Conrad voiced Ben.
- Its soundtrack licensed songs by the rock band The Gone Jackals.
- Two sequels were started, in 2000 and 2002, and both were cancelled.
Sources & further reading
- Full Throttle (1995 video game) — Wikipedia
