# more Lucas Arts Classics coming to a PC near you! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 7, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-lucas-arts-classics-coming-to-a-pc-near-you/502265 "2009-07-07T22:37:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-lucas-arts-classics-coming-to-a-pc-near-you/502265/1 "2009-07-07T22:37:09Z")
Looks like steam is partnering up with Lucas Arts and re-releasing some classic games: [News - LucasArts is Coming to Steam](http://store.steampowered.com/news/2644/) I remember really enjoying the Dig, so I’m going to get that and likely Loom. Man, some classic gaming going on this weekend! This 10 titles are being released tomorrow: Armed and Dangerous™ Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis Indiana Jones® and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure LEGO® Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure LOOM™ Star Wars Battlefront® II Star Wars Republic Commando® Star Wars Starfighter™ The Dig® Thrillville®: Off the Rails™ ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-lucas-arts-classics-coming-to-a-pc-near-you/502265/2 "2009-07-07T22:41:30Z")
While this is great news for fans of these games, I’m really sick of companies “announcing an announcement” and then revealing they’re putting a portion of their back catalog on Steam. It’s a really idiotic PR trend I’ve been noticing the last few months and I can’t wait until it stops. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-lucas-arts-classics-coming-to-a-pc-near-you/502265/3 "2009-07-07T22:45:20Z")
I want Zombies Ate My Neighbors back! ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-lucas-arts-classics-coming-to-a-pc-near-you/502265/4 "2009-07-07T23:06:56Z")
What, no Day of the Tentacle??? ---
**Author:** ![granzagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@granzagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/granzagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-lucas-arts-classics-coming-to-a-pc-near-you/502265/5 "2009-07-08T00:09:58Z")
I don’t see Full Throttle on there. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-lucas-arts-classics-coming-to-a-pc-near-you/502265/6 "2009-07-08T00:15:12Z")
Give me TIE Fighter or give me death. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-lucas-arts-classics-coming-to-a-pc-near-you/502265/7 "2009-07-08T00:25:29Z")
Rebellion! Where is Rebellion! (hides from the legion of folks that hate the game) ---
**Author:** ![Interconnected\_Series\_of\_Tubes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/13edae/32.png) [@Interconnected\_Series\_of\_Tubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interconnected_Series_of_Tubes)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-lucas-arts-classics-coming-to-a-pc-near-you/502265/8 "2009-07-08T00:48:15Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > Give me TIE Fighter or give me death. I can has newsletter? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-lucas-arts-classics-coming-to-a-pc-near-you/502265/9 "2009-07-08T01:28:38Z")
> [@Interconnected\_Series\_of\_Tubes](#): > > I can has newsletter? 😕 I don’t get what you’re saying here. LOLcat speak aside, I read the press release linked in the OP and I didn’t see any mention of TIE Fighter. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-lucas-arts-classics-coming-to-a-pc-near-you/502265/10 "2009-07-08T01:49:32Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > 😕 > > I don’t get what you’re saying here. > > LOLcat speak aside, I read the press release linked in the OP and I didn’t see any mention of TIE Fighter. Looks like a LOLcat version of “Your ideas are intriguing and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.”