Let's talk about point-and-click adventure games

[Lawdog1521]

I don't know about any of that but I am selling these fine leather jackets.

[Rockox]

I used to play Maniac Mansion and Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders on my old C64. I still have the Zak McKraken hint book that I ordered away for. I got stuck on one of the Mars puzzles. Such a great game.

I also played both Dark Seed games which I loved because they were based on HR Giger's artwork.

[dragoninforcer]

I played Pajama Sam and Freddie Fish ALL THE TIME.

[horsepastriesa]

So I started reading the Walking Dead and I'm really enjoying it. How is the game?

[GandWuser]

Dude I loved those Humungous Entertainment games. Except maybe that 4th Pajama Sam. Never really played any other point and clicks, although I have thought about getting Strong Bad's Cool Game Blah Blah Blah for a couple years.

[horsepastriesa]

Dude I loved those Humungous Entertainment games. Except maybe that 4th Pajama Sam. Never really played any other point and clicks, although I have thought about getting Strong Bad's Cool Game Blah Blah Blah for a couple years.

The 4th one SUCKED. Everything about it was terrible. The voice acting, the aesthetic, the story, the singing, it was just overall unlikable. Pajama Sam is and forever will be the original trilogy. Unless Telltale picks it up. That would be amazing.

[Der_Lex]

Any p&c by Lucasarts is well worth playing. Most of them have been mentioned in here already, although I haven't seen The Dig or Loom yet, which are both excellent.

The Simon the Sorcerer and Kyrandia games and Beneath a Steel Sky are great too.

(all of the games mentioned here are ancient, mind you)

[horsepastriesa]

So I decided to do some research on what's been going on with Humongous Entertainment, and apparently they still exist, though they only really do the Backyard Sports series, none of which I've actually never played. And some company published 5 of their p&c games for iOS, though the only Pajama Sam game they ported was #2. And they didn't port any of the Spy Fox games!

I also learned that Humongous made some Blue's Clues p&cs, one of which I played a LOT. I wonder if it's aged well, though, because Blue's Clues has not, although Humongous' games have.

Also, apparently the voice of Pajama Sam was also the voice for Bobby on King of the Hill, but what blows my mind even more is that the voice actress is Pamela Aldon, the producer for Louie and the actress that plays Pam! That shocked me more than it should have.

[GandWuser]

So I decided to do some research on what's been going on with Humongous Entertainment, and apparently they still exist, though they only really do the Backyard Sports series, none of which I've actually never played. And some company published 5 of their p&c games for iOS, though the only Pajama Sam game they ported was #2. And they didn't port any of the Spy Fox games!

I also learned that Humongous made some Blue's Clues p&cs, one of which I played a LOT. I wonder if it's aged well, though, because Blue's Clues has not, although Humongous' games have.

Also, apparently the voice of Pajama Sam was also the voice for Bobby on King of the Hill, but what blows my mind even more is that the voice actress is Pamela Aldon, the producer for Louie and the actress that plays Pam! That shocked me more than it should have.

Oh yeah, I had those Blue's Clues games too. There was one where you had to figure out what Blue wanted for her birthday, and that came with 2 disks and 4 scenarios. There was also another one where everyone was like at a school or something and you made arts and crafts or something.

And Sam's voice actress also did a voice on Recess, if you ever saw that. Can't really remember her character's name, but it began with an S. This was something I figured out on my own.

[bclewis]

Any p&c by Lucasarts is well worth playing.

Oh, yeah, that reminds me, I keep meaning to look for a copy of Grim Fandango (never played it, but it's been recommended to me before).