Drink the Video Games - The Dig - LucasArts Point & Click Adventures

The Dig - LucasArts Point & Click Adventures

12/04/24 • 28 min

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This month we carry on with our LucasArts point & click classic adventure games by taking an expedition with Boston Low to investigate a mysterious asteroid, mix up a life crystal cocktail, and dive into the creation of this game.

We look at the troubled development, the eventual release, and try to figure out Steven Spielberg's role in the creation of The Dig!

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Sound Clip List

1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nSfN_Uwruo

Bad Influence Early look at The Dig 1993

2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP3fUcqXzSY

Interactive Entertainment Magazine – 1995 – Moriarty’s Version

3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVez1zIEOpY

Interactive Entertainment Magazine – 1995 – Has Sean Clark snippets

4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci9WsfwUJjI

Interactive Entertainment Magazine – 1995 – Game Review (November)

5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p15ijBIvCTM

Interactive Entertainment Magazine CES Coverage 1994 – ILM early report

6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YeWTXTwchw

Noah Falstein Orodev 2017 Early Dig Project Leader

7- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0EqG6RYn9Y&t=633s

Bajakian Land Interview – Atmosphere of the Dig

8- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6IYgWh-qnY&t=1744s

Ron Gilbert PAX 2013

We look at the troubled development, the eventual release, and try to figure out Steven Spielberg's role in the creation of The Dig!

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*Please Drink Responsibly*

Sound Clip List

1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nSfN_Uwruo

Bad Influence Early look at The Dig 1993

2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP3fUcqXzSY

Interactive Entertainment Magazine – 1995 – Moriarty’s Version

3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVez1zIEOpY

Interactive Entertainment Magazine – 1995 – Has Sean Clark snippets

4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci9WsfwUJjI

Interactive Entertainment Magazine – 1995 – Game Review (November)

5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p15ijBIvCTM

Interactive Entertainment Magazine CES Coverage 1994 – ILM early report

6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YeWTXTwchw

Noah Falstein Orodev 2017 Early Dig Project Leader

7- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0EqG6RYn9Y&t=633s

Bajakian Land Interview – Atmosphere of the Dig

8- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6IYgWh-qnY&t=1744s

Ron Gilbert PAX 2013

Previous Episode

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis - LucasArts Point & Click Adventures

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This month we carry on with our LucasArts point & click classic adventure games by taking a trip to Atlantis with Indiana Jones! We look at the inspiration for the game, see how one of the greatest point & click games came into being, and Michaela from Drink the Movies stops by to help me mix up an Atlantis cocktail!

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Sound Clip List

1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXAhrVcNdlw

Computer Chronicles 1991 – Brian Moriarty snippet about art – Doug Glen

2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JrF3z9o78E

LucasArts News Report – 1990 Douglas Glen (CD’s) Last Crusade

3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEBJRhfYlj8

LucasArts Documentary G4 Icons 0:50 soundbite, 7:05 segment

4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujyC9XUrNW4

Hal Barwood silent movies

5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YeWTXTwchw

Noah Falstein – Orodev Conference 2017

6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0EqG6RYn9Y

Music Clint Bajakian & Michael Land

7-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE7fzr6lQ-s

Spielberg talks end of Indy

8-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99SMs_JuPxQ

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Soundtrack – Sophia’s Office

Next Episode

Maniac Mansion - LucasArts Point & Click Adventures

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This month we go back to the roots of the classic LucasArts/Lucasfilm Games adventure games with Maniac Mansion and its sequel, Day of the Tentacle! I go through the creation of the game, the challenges and new systems that were designed to get the game going, the NES port, the TV show, and how it's sequel bacame one of the best games of all time. Plus, Michaela drops in to help mix up a purple tentacle cocktail.

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Maniac Mansion Assets

1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD64ExGHBWE

Ron Gilbert – GDC 2011 Maniac Mansion Postmortem

A-4:15 - The original lucasfilm team and game concept

B-9:14 - Graphical Adventure Sierra

C-13:45 - Map