It’s a classic.

It’s a classic I’ve only played for five minutes many years ago – I never even left the Scumm Bar.

I loved Sam & Max Hit The Road. I rather like Day of the Tentacle, but I think I got stuck and never finished it. (This was in the days before GameFAQs.)


I played this enough to get out of the Scumm Bar, into town and to get used to the controls. (More or less – how quickly do you have to double tap for it to register? Really?)

It raised smiles. I think it even raised a couple of chuckles. I have no issue with the quality of the game. I can even work with the controls. That’s all fine.

It’s just that I really couldn’t be bothered to wander around talking to people and checking out locations to try and find out what to do next. I know that that’s the whole point of the game. I don’t know if I just can’t be bothered with adventure games any more or, as I think and hope is more likely, I just wasn’t in the mood yesterday. We’ll see.