The Death of Point and Click Adventures
166#Sierra #Lucasarts #HumongousEntertainment
Point and Click Adventure games were a huge part of PC gaming's early days with publishers like Sierra Games and Lucasarts creating incredible stories on limited hardware. But what happened to them?
HUGE shout out to Matty from The Game Show for helping us out:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGameShowUK
Games we discussed (in order of appearance):
Mystery House
https://www.myabandonware.com/game/hi-res-adventure-1-mystery-house-7nl
Maniac Mansion
https://store.steampowered.com/app/529890/Maniac_Mansion/
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
https://store.steampowered.com/app/6010/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Fate_of_Atlantis/
The Secret of Monkey Island
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/6588/Monkey_Island_Collection/
King's Quest (The Originals)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/10100/Kings_Quest_Collection/
Full Throttle
https://store.steampowered.com/app/228360/Full_Throttle_Remastered/
The Dig
https://store.steampowered.com/app/6040/The_Dig/
Grim Fandango
https://store.steampowered.com/app/316790/Grim_Fandango_Remastered/
Sam & Max
https://store.steampowered.com/app/355170/Sam__Max_Hit_the_Road/
Broken Age
https://store.steampowered.com/app/232790/Broken_Age/
Thimbleweed Park
https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/Thimbleweed_Park/
All of Humongous' Stuff
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/42723/
Nancy Drew
https://store.steampowered.com/sub/15482/
*The Big 8*
Demetrios - The Big Cynical Adventure
https://store.steampowered.com/app/451570/Demetrios__The_BIG_Cynical_Adventure/
Football Game
https://store.steampowered.com/app/654550/Football_Game/
Her Majesty's SPIFFING
https://store.steampowered.com/app/488770/Her_Majestys_SPIFFING/
Little Acre
https://store.steampowered.com/app/423590/The_Little_Acre/
Kona
https://store.steampowered.com/app/365160/Kona/
Armikrog
https://store.steampowered.com/app/334120/Armikrog/
(The Neverhood: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/the-neverhood-451)
King's Quest (The New One)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/345390/Kings_Quest
Bonus Recommendations:
Distraint /1 and 2/ ( Jesse Makkonen )
Kentucky Route Zero (Cardboard Computer)
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