Full Throttle is a point-and-click adventure developed and published by LucasArts for MS-DOS and Mac OS on 19 May 1995. Tim Schafer was project leader and head writer; Roy Conrad voiced the hero Ben, and Mark Hamill played the villain Adrian Ripburger. The soundtrack uses songs from The Gone Jackals' album Bone to Pick.
It was the first LucasArts game distributed only on CD-ROM, and it introduced a contextual pie menu for actions. The game runs on the SCUMM engine with elements of the INSANE animation engine from Star Wars: Rebel Assault II.
Two follow-ups were cancelled: Full Throttle 2 in November 2000 and Full Throttle: Hell on Wheels in late 2003. Double Fine Productions released Full Throttle Remastered on 18 April 2017; versions for macOS, iOS, Linux and Xbox One followed.1
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
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| NA | Full Throttle | Mac | May 19, 1995 | LucasArts | 1 |
| NA | Full ThrottleSame date in Europe; CD-ROM only. | MS-DOS | May 19, 1995 | LucasArts | 1 |
| WW | Full Throttle RemasteredSame day on PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. | Windows | Apr 18, 2017 | Double Fine Productions | 1 |
| WW | Full Throttle Remastered | Mac | Jun 3, 2017 | Double Fine Productions | 1 |
| WW | Full Throttle Remastered | iOS | Jul 20, 2017 | Double Fine Productions | 1 |
| WW | Full Throttle Remastered | Linux | Jul 29, 2017 | Double Fine Productions | 1 |
| WW | Full Throttle Remastered | Xbox One | Oct 29, 2020 | Xbox Game Studios | 1 |
Also known as: Full Throttle Remastered WW1
Box art by region
NA Full Throttle
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: Wikipedia.
Version differences
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GraphicsRemastered (2017)
Full Throttle Remastered updates the graphics and sound and improves the controls, but players can switch back to the original graphics and audio at any time.1
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AudioRemastered (2017)
The remaster reuses the original 1995 voice recordings and adds developer commentary.1
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ContentRemastered (PS4, Vita)
On PlayStation 4 and PS Vita the remaster is cross-buy and supports cross-save.1
Translations
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German Official
Double Fine Productions2017Windows · RemasteredReleased · complete
The remaster has full audio in French, Italian and German as well as English.2
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Spanish Official
Double Fine Productions2017Windows · RemasteredReleased
Full Throttle Remastered includes Spanish (Spain) text; Steam does not list Spanish voices.2
Where to play legally today
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GOG Purchase
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Steam Purchase
Full Throttle Remastered
Windows, macOS, Linux; original graphics switchable
Checked: 2026-10-132store.steampowered.com
How to run it today
Buy Full Throttle Remastered on Steam or GOG; it runs natively on Windows, macOS and Linux and includes the original graphics as an option.
- Full Throttle Remastered on GOG gog.com
Best version
Full Throttle Remastered is the simplest legal option: it keeps the original voice recordings and lets players switch between the original and remastered graphics and sound.1
Reception
Full Throttle sold over one million units, against a usual target of about 100,000 for a LucasArts adventure, and holds 86/100 on Metacritic. Critics praised the animation, voice acting and soundtrack, but many found the game too short.1
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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