Outlaws Intro (LucasArts)

This is newly acquired for me and one I did not play during the time of its original release, unlike the majority of my other LucasArts posts. I'm glad I have it. It features really great, fully orchestrated music composed by Clint Bajakian spread over the game's two CDs. the other big draw is the great cut-scene and voice work. They are styled that is something between Don Bluth animation films and elongated Heavy Metal characters.
The gameplay itself isn't much to speak of and even judging by its 1997 release, probably wasn't impressive at the time. I will however be going through it to experience more of the cutscene. This game was also difficult to get running as with a lot of old games, it is 32bit, which makes it somewhat x64 compatible, the problem is that the installer and moreover the game patches are 16 bit and unusable. There is a custom installer that will get the game installed, but to use the patches I had to emulate a VM Win95, patch the game, and then overwrite the files on the installation on real machine.

[@jeffcotten1081]

RIP Richard Moll.

[@JamesInDigital]

Indeed. For this and many other things. Grew up watching Night Court.

[@jimmyeddy]

One of the most underrated games ever made

[@DehnusNorder]

Clint Bajakian really knocked it out of the park in parodying/homage to Ennio Morricone and the graphics were also so close to how European (Italian after all ;) ) these intro screens were in these westerns. A master piece :) indeed.

[@wayhlan]

I wonder if the people who were in the LucasArts team know what kind of unique game they made. I mean LOOK AT IT! The soundtrack, the shortcuts, the story! This is not just a game you play for some months and never look back at. I am not even such a big gamer but the games I play never gave me the same feeling as Outlaws does. This is game that always come back to me every year. more than 20 years already. It is full of nostalgia and inspiration of the wild west for me (even if its just a game and not reality) and so many other people. Without this game I would have probably never been that much interested in the wild west. Thank you people of LucasArts for this masterpiece

[@denizc3318]

I am watching this intro for the first time after I finished the game more than 20 years ago as a kid. Now, I have a wife and a boy, and it hits me different.

[@haavar90]

Can we get a Outlaws remastered please?

[@jamesanthony8438]

I would love to see it with Rockstar's "Red Dead Redemption" game engine... and this story and music. That would be a win :)

[@jackbotman]

I think it would lose allot of it's magic

[@thegoodmanj.s4357]

I love the game as it issss

[@RE4man101]

Well holy crap, this brings back a ton of memories.

[@gambitblue]

"... I never met an innocent man"

[@Banjo_Oz]

I still remember buying a new computer to play a bunch of the "latest" games. I actually got a few games ahead of the machine, and I recall that Outlaws (and possibly Under a Killing Moon and perhaps Jedi Knight?) being the games I was so eager to play. I still remember loving every minute of this game, having recently discovered spaghetti westerns (beyond just the few classics like the Dollars trilogy), and being AMAZED by the cutscenes in this (and Full Throttle). Although the game engine has obviously dated, the cutscenes and voice acting is still such fun and the music - holy crap, the music! - is *still* one of my favourite game scores to this day. I was actually disappointed Red Dead Redemption reused so many real movie scores rather than write more of their own original material like Clint's awesome OST here.

[@JamesInDigital]

UAKM and JK are also great. Thanks for the comment!

[@joshcollins8475]

This just brought tears to my eyes.. DL'ing it now, and Im gonna live my childhood again!!

[@JamesInDigital]

Awesome. Love to hear stuff like this!

[@cheftylermarsh2858]

YES SIR!

[@Insane8221]

such an emotion evoking game. great story, voice acting, and soundtrack!

[@Steztheskinhead]

I've still got my boxed copy of this! 😊

[@alucardzaraki]

Childhood memories

so much damn childhood memories coming to my head

[@itsoktobewhite4278]

seriously great animation, looks like Aeon Flux. Pretty sure that doc was voiced by John DeLancie, Start Trek TNG's Q. I recognized Slim's voice too but couldn't place it, and the little girl I'm pretty sure was one of the Rugrats.

[@matthewmerrill9036]

Fantastic game. I played through it so many times and never got tired of it. Amazing soundtrack, amazing art style, just excellent all around. Glad to see so many other people who loved it, I didn't know anyone but my brother and I who were familiar with it when I originally played it.

[@yourmaninlondoncollecting5749]

For its time it's a masterpiece. Love the music and it's impact. Enio Moricone would be proud of the results of this game. listen to the Main theme from "The good,the bad,and the ugly" and you will understand where the game has its origin....

[@tonzatube]

I loved playing this in multiplayer, using the dynamite and especially gatling gun that jammed occasionally and then you had to hit it to get thing to work again was so much fun good times.

[@Milenax33333]

It was 15 years ago...miss my childhood. What a wonderfull game it was !

[@bwctubes]

Man, Dr. Death was such a brilliantly done character. The very moment he started talking to Anna I got SO tense ... and then he put his hand on the door ("Oh, we know that") ... and everything afterward scared the living shit out of me. Easily one of the most disturbing murder scenes in video game history (esp. as it was HEAVILY implied that he also raped Anna).

[@kurochan1911]

"Its gonna take more than bullets to get what you want mister...." *Cuts to thunder scene on sawmill* - This was one of my favorite parts.

[@kennethfharkin]

This was a great game and I still play the soundtrack to this day.

[@KdogPrime]

Sergio Leone would have loved this.

[@Jade_The_Peryton]

Man I remember playing this a lot growing up, I still can whistle and hum most of the songs.

[@minisenor]

ohhhh god! This game was wonderfull, i played this a lot when i was a child

[@brybish]

Loved this game you got involved so clever had to cheat but the end is pure gold.

[@tracychristman6499]

A bunch of old Outlaws players from MSN Gaming zone and Warzone are in a group on Facebook called 'Outlaws Players Lucas Arts'. We started having reunion games once a month to satisfy the need to shoot up some old familiar outlaw faces in the town of Sanctuary or one of the other hundreds of maps made by many fans. If you want to connect with old players to play or just to see how they are doing look us up! facebook.com/groups/560313587320286/

[@lunarceltgaming4968]

just a really solid and great intro, great acting, great music, and is nice and short while also conveying alot to the player

[@robertemoryjr6]

Please remake this game there is soo much more they could do with this storyline and game. Turn it into a open world rpg it would b absolutely incredible traveling around tracking down Sara! Honestly just to hear this soundtrack playing in the background in a beautiful open world rpg!

[@LuxCyanoFilmes]

Amo esse jogo! A junção de tudo que realizo/amo nessa vida: Atuação, Dublagem, Jogar videogame, Cinema (Western) , Trilha sonora e desenhar. Isso é Magnífico!

[@TheBurning1981]

"Oh I always enlighten, and then I kill."-Dr. Death

[@LeoVKMusic]

When I had this on CD ROM in the nineties, the cut-scene / my computer had a bug which made it cut straight to the game at the point where the girl is on her swing - so I never saw the guys speak to his wife on the farm and didn’t really fully know what the story was (although kind of worked it out…)

[@user-sr6tc7mi1b]

this game is just so awesome

[@TinchoXII]

Back when LucasArts made good memorable games.

[@AvoozlPlays]

I disagree, not that I don't think games then were that good, but that LucasArts did continue to make good games up until at least 2006 or 2007 and I do mean the Star Wars games mostly.

[@TinchoXII]

Ok.

[@fellipeveras2080]

This one of the best games that I played. Fantastic!! My childhood. Thanks for post it

[@CarlosFelipede]

Amazing game!!

[@tuomaskoski9294]

A goddamn great first person shooter from the 90's. There were many good games in my childhood. And Clint Bajakian was awarded for the music.👏👍

[@usernamemoved]

CLASSIC !!!

[@reaganlonestar6618]

Oh the sweet memories! I remember playing this on my dads computer when know one was looking. Life was good back then.

[@benjaminradusch2263]

Als man noch gute Spiele machte... Diese Zeit ist leider vorbei! Überall fehlt das Herz und die Seele...

[@lilwyvern4]

Still quoting Slim's "I dunno, doctah" to this day.

[@OutlawsHub]

Hey guys if you want to join a group of people who still actively play this game online together (YES, THE MULTIPLAYER STILL WORKS!) then search for Outlaws Players Lucas Arts on Facebook. Some of the original game developers from LucasArts are also in the group! Thumbs up so people can see this :)

[@OutlawsHub]

No joke. We have reunion games every month for new people to join in and introduce themselves :) This month we are commemorating the games 20th birthday with usual games and a voice chat Q&A with the developers.

[@weaver4907]

@@OutlawsHub wow

[@smakmans9518]

I loved this game…

[@TheContendr1]

I had this game and it was amazing I was like ten and played it every day. Kudos

[@JamesInDigital]

I played a huge portion of all the LucasArts and Sierra library, but somehow missed out on this one back in the day. It sure was tough to get this one running, but glad I did.

[@Juegomancer]

That scary game as a kid.

[@Kia044]

9:06 Marshall has crazy long arms. They reach up to his knees! Must be really useful when handling guns?

[@foxb319]

he dont need his legs to walk

[@matthewwright2019]

Memories😔

[@HarjotSandhu619]

Nostalgic

[@Calculon1712]

The Dr voiced by John DeLancie aka Q from Star Trek

[@jamesanthony8438]

Richard Moll (Bull from "Night Court") voiced main baddy "Gentleman" Bob Graham and Kath Soucie (Fifi La Fume from "Tiny Toon Adventures" and Phil & Lil from "Rugrats") voiced both Sarah and Young James :)

[@user-ho1vp6oq3w]

Nostalgia.

[@tbone9474]

Needs a remaster pronto

[@jacobmyers8971]

Like a movie.

[@xPikkupstix]

Kids today have no idea

[@Szczerusiatko]

Am I seeing Hugo Strange there?

[@903IDFOLEY]

Suddenly started humming the tunes to this game 25 years after playing it... Reminded me I needed to clear something up. On my version of the game, this opening cutscene always cuts suddenly at 4:35 then jumps directly into the first stage. Was this some kind of censorship for the UK version, or was it just a bug?

[@JamesInDigital]

No idea. This is the way I remember it, though I admittedly played years after the initial release.

[@exodiatheforbiddenone8228]

This game traumatised me as a kid when he threw his wife :( It was violent but it was also one of the best made games for its time :) I call it the josey wales game. I wish clint Eastwood would make an outlaw movie of this game :)

[@SSSpider23]

Was a nice game... "brain boosted" :D bit... + nice short story ...heart touching

[@Lokrio9]

They make no more games like that, sir; no, they don't!

[@AMERIFREEDOM]

Yes, What do you want?

[@sonofeyeabovealleffoff5462]

Hile,... Gunslinger Anderson. To the Tower? Or to Sarah?

[@Chidoro41]

Jesus, loved the cuts scenes, the music and the voice-overs are the best in the business. Shame the levels were crappy like the Dark Forces level design was

[@SoulKiller7Eternal]

Chidoro41 1 - your an idiot. These level designs are classic...just because you suck so much you need liner levels...there is a problem with you. Not these games. Dark Forces was one of their best games - far from linear levels.

[@Chidoro41]

SoulKiller7Eternal nice try tiger. both games were very linear, you just had to find hidden spots in the geometry to move through them as opposed to walking through something more open, ie. crappy design. "your an idiot", priceless, simply priceless.

[@SoulKiller7Eternal]

Chidoro41 Like I said - you clearly haven't played them. Those levels are far from linear. I know from experience, not the stupidity of some half-ass critic that doesn't know their head from a hole in the ground.

[@Chidoro41]

SoulKiller7Eternal clearly, you are incorrect. I still have the outlaws cd's lying around because I liked the music(the Dark Forces discs are in a landfill somewhere). And you, clearly, don't know what qualifies as a linear experience, but hunt for a keys and backtracking to find hidden walls in the geometry is, in fact, very linear. In your world, everyone seems to be the idiot but you. I find that amusing. You should lose the tough-guy attitude, it doesn't make your incorrect assessment correct

[@Chidoro41]

SoulKiller7Eternal You simply don't know what a linear experience is i guess. No sense in continuing carrying on with some goofy little nothing like yourself. Keep up the tough-guy image, it's really working for you, repeated incorrect statements and all. Enjoy your memories of linear titles you think aren't, simpleton.

[@SADICAMETALERA]

I LOVE THE CARTOON GAMES YEAH!!!

[@DarianCohen]

Wow I've never seen the intro to this game before. I've only owned the demo but nonetheless just from that I could tell Outlaws was a great game. Excellent gameplay with good map design.

[@jamesanthony8438]

I always loved the "THX-1138" Easter egg at the beginning on the front of the locomotive. :)

[@jackbotman]

This raises a really good question, why were the star wars movies written so poorly :/

[@WhoIsCthulhu]

HOLY SHIT PHIL AND LIL FROM RUGRATS ARE IN THIS GAME

[@firelightyear]

The daughter has the same VA.

[@WhoIsCthulhu]

Andrew Schmitt​ Yeah that's what I meant

[@exodiatheforbiddenone8228]

I would like to see clint Eastwood son or clint Eastwood play this character from outlaw :)

[@2bluegems]

sega and lucasart can join disney even nintendo too but i only saw is goerge lucas favorite number 1138 is his favorite number in this film

[@ledbeatles85]

"WHAT"

[@mrsolodolo5770]

Is Sarah voice acted by rugrats Phil and Lil voice actor?

[@Mastran77]

Max Payne anybody...?

[@Indians-dl3to]

Yes.