Having already remastered Grim Fandango, Full Throttle and Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle at Double Fine, Tim Schafer has expressed his desire to see more LucasArts projects remastered – if Disney will let him!
That’s what makes those remasters special, that the original creators came back and were able to say what to improve on, what to leave alone. It’s been enough time that there’s some value in going back and looking at [classic games]. Also, they were falling apart. They weren’t available anymore, they didn’t run so you’d have to pirate them if you wanted to buy some of them. We thought it was time.
Schafer further confessed that he wasn’t originally sure about revisiting his old work, being inclined to start new projects, finish them and move on to the next big thing. Ultimately, Schafer is glad that he chose to try and save these classic games for a new generation of adventurers.
“I got to make sure they were done right, and still be associated with the new versions of the game and not let someone else do that. That was really important to me. So I’m glad we did that.”
I for one would love to play Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis again!
