<s>
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Schafer	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
as	O
project	O
lead	O
and	O
head	O
writer	O
and	O
designer	O
,	O
after	O
having	O
worked	O
on	O
other	O
LucasArts	O
titles	O
including	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
LeChuck	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
with	O
later	O
ports	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
was	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
eleventh	O
adventure	O
game	O
overall	O
and	O
the	O
tenth	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
in-house	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
SCUMM	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
and	O
action	O
sequences	O
,	O
using	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
INSANE	B-Application
animation	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
previously	O
utilized	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hidden	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
LucasArts	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
distributed	O
only	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
other	O
computer	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
which	O
mostly	O
relied	O
on	O
in-house	O
talent	O
for	O
their	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
used	O
mostly	O
professional	O
voice	O
actors	O
,	O
including	O
Roy	O
Conrad	O
as	O
Ben	O
,	O
Mark	O
Hamill	O
as	O
the	O
villainous	O
Adrian	O
Ripburger	O
,	O
Hamilton	O
Camp	O
as	O
the	O
elderly	O
Malcolm	O
Corley	O
,	O
and	O
Kath	O
Soucie	O
as	O
Ben	O
's	O
ally	O
Maureen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
using	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
on	O
from	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
previous	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
,	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
inventory	O
and	O
interaction	O
system	O
to	O
replace	O
those	O
of	O
their	O
prior	O
games	O
,	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
continued	O
to	O
refine	O
on	O
the	O
changes	O
introduced	O
in	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
:	O
objects	O
or	O
characters	O
with	O
which	O
Ben	O
can	O
interact	O
are	O
indicated	O
by	O
a	O
red	O
square	O
appearing	O
around	O
the	O
cursor	O
's	O
crosshairs	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
placed	O
over	O
the	O
object	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miranda	O
tells	O
him	O
about	O
her	O
film	O
,	O
and	O
Ben	O
convinces	O
semi-trailer	O
truck	O
driver	O
Emmet	O
to	O
sneak	O
him	O
and	O
his	O
motorcycle	O
past	O
a	O
police	O
roadblock	O
and	O
to	O
an	O
abandoned	O
mink	B-Device
farm	O
where	O
Maureen	O
is	O
hiding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vultures	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
fake	O
Ben	O
and	O
Maureen	O
's	O
deaths	O
by	O
entering	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
demolition	B-Application
derby	I-Application
under	O
false	O
identities	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
obvious	O
to	O
Ripburger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
originated	O
following	O
the	O
1993	O
release	O
of	O
LucasArts’	O
previous	O
adventure	O
game	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
could	O
revitalize	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
offer	O
LucasArts	O
greater	O
financial	O
success	O
than	O
its	O
earlier	O
projects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
commercially	O
unsuccessful	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
specifically	O
asked	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
co-designers	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
and	O
Dave	O
Grossman	O
to	O
submit	O
a	O
design	O
document	O
outlining	O
games	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
planned	O
to	O
develop	O
afterward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
LucasArts’	O
request	O
,	O
Schafer	O
and	O
Grossman	O
collaborated	O
to	O
propose	O
prospective	O
third	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
five	O
concepts	O
that	O
Schafer	O
submitted	O
to	O
LucasArts	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Schafer	O
,	O
he	O
produced	O
"	O
a	O
pitch	O
for	O
a	O
spy	O
game	O
,	O
a	B-Application
Day	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
biker	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
later	O
evolved	O
into	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Schafer	O
,	O
he	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
while	O
listening	O
to	O
a	O
traveller	O
's	O
tales	O
about	O
time	O
spent	O
in	O
an	O
Alaskan	O
biker	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
eventually	O
became	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
for	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
with	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
$1.5	O
million	O
,	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
was	O
powered	O
primarily	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
however	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
INSANE	B-Application
animation	O
engine	O
,	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hidden	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
,	O
were	O
also	O
implemented	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
improved	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
completely	O
voiced	O
dialogue	O
,	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
digital	O
audio	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
has	O
thus	O
been	O
called	O
Schafer	O
's	O
first	O
"	O
solo	O
"	O
project	O
,	O
leading	O
Schafer	O
to	O
quip	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
did	O
it	O
all	O
on	O
my	O
own	O
with	O
about	O
30	O
other	O
people	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
employed	O
several	O
skilled	O
voice	O
acting	O
professionals	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Roy	O
Conrad	O
,	O
Kath	O
Soucie	O
,	O
Maurice	O
LaMarche	O
,	O
Tress	O
MacNeille	O
,	O
Hamilton	O
Camp	O
,	O
Steven	O
Jay	O
Blum	O
and	O
Mark	O
Hamill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
computer	O
game	O
to	O
employ	O
mostly	O
SAG-registered	O
professional	O
voice	O
actors	O
instead	O
of	O
relying	O
on	O
in-house	O
talent	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
featured	O
a	O
few	O
pieces	O
of	O
licensed	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
games	O
were	O
aiming	O
to	O
sell	O
about	O
100,000	O
copies	O
;	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
broke	O
that	O
mark	O
by	O
selling	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewer	O
called	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
"	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
the	O
Mac	O
was	O
meant	O
for	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
sheer	O
joy	O
to	O
behold	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
you	O
loathed	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
with	O
a	O
seething	O
,	O
purple	O
passion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
later	O
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1995	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
among	O
the	O
editors	O
 '	O
nominees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
nominated	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
as	O
their	O
1995	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Beavis	B-Application
and	I-Application
Butt-Head	I-Application
in	I-Application
Virtual	I-Application
Stupidity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
gave	O
high	O
marks	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
sequence	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
any	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
fails	O
a	O
sequence	O
it	O
simply	O
resets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
Jeffrey	O
Adam	O
called	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
"	O
arguably	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
finest	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
creation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
he	O
cited	O
two	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
references	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
during	O
the	O
demolition	B-Application
derby	I-Application
sequence	O
in	O
which	O
rival	O
driver	O
is	O
illustrated	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
George	O
Lucas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
Princess	O
Leia	O
's	O
dialogue	O
to	O
Obi-Wan	O
Kenobi	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
A	O
New	O
Hope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
references	O
found	O
by	O
Poole	O
were	O
nods	O
to	O
the	O
1964	O
film	O
Dr.	O
Strangelove	O
and	O
the	O
1993	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
game	O
Sam	O
&	O
Max	O
Hit	O
the	O
Road.Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
B+	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
humor.Full	O
Throttle	O
was	O
the	O
second-place	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Reviews	O
1995	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Mission	B-Application
Critical	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
MacUsers	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
strategy	O
game	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
You	B-Application
Do	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Know	I-Application
Jack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
spring	O
2000	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
began	O
production	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
2	O
,	O
an	O
official	O
sequel	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-2002	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
announced	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
:	O
Hell	O
on	O
Wheels	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Jeffery	O
(	O
then	O
president	O
of	O
LucasArts	O
)	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
do	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
disappoint	O
the	O
many	O
fans	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
,	O
and	O
hope	O
everyone	O
can	O
understand	O
how	O
committed	O
we	O
are	O
to	O
delivering	O
the	O
best-quality	O
gaming	O
experience	O
that	O
we	O
possibly	O
can	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
press	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
considered	O
development	O
of	O
new	O
sequels	O
to	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
unlikely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
nearly	O
all	O
developers	O
who	O
were	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
had	O
since	O
left	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2017	O
interview	O
discussing	O
the	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
remaster	O
,	O
Schafer	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
feels	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
was	O
essentially	O
complete	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
envision	O
creating	O
a	O
sequel	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
Remastered	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Schafer	O
's	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Playstation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Playstation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
are	O
cross-buy	O
and	O
cross-save	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
Remastered	O
and	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
Remastered	O
,	O
the	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
includes	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
improved	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
developer	O
commentary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
said	O
that	O
fans	O
had	O
been	O
critical	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Throttles	I-Application
relatively	O
short	O
length	O
of	O
about	O
eight	O
hours	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
LucasArts	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
which	O
could	O
take	O
up	O
to	O
40	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
worked	O
at	O
the	O
remaster	O
,	O
player	O
expectations	O
have	O
changed	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
would	O
be	O
much	O
better	O
suited	O
at	O
its	O
length	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
other	O
fully	O
polished	O
,	O
short	O
games	O
like	O
Inside	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duncan	O
Jones	O
had	O
written	O
a	O
screenplay	O
based	O
on	O
Full	O
Throttle''	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
reached	O
out	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2022	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
help	O
convince	O
Disney	O
to	O
fund	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
Disney+	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
