Oliver Franzke on Remastering LucasArts Classics like Full Throttle, Grim Fandango & Monkey Island!

Daniel Albu interviews Oliver Franzke, a senior programmer at Double Fine Productions with a rich history in the adventure game genre.They delve into his early career at LucasArts, where he contributed to the remastered editions of The Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge as a rendering and VFX engineer. The conversation also covers his pivotal role at Double Fine, leading the programming efforts on critically acclaimed remasters such as Grim Fandango Remastered, Day of the Tentacle Remastered, and Full Throttle Remastered. Additionally, they discuss his work as the lead programmer on the original title Broken Age, highlighting his contributions to both preserving classic games and developing new experiences in the adventure game landscape.Subscribe to Tech Talk with Daniel Albu for exclusive interviews with the creators behind your favorite retro games from the 80s and beyond:https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu?sub_confirmation=1Don’t miss other Tech Talk with Daniel Albu conversations:David Fox: https://youtu.be/mkwNK3JBy40Graham Annable: https://youtu.be/H0JcPs0JgUkGary Winnick: https://youtu.be/nuJEllLUSsoBill Tiller: https://youtu.be/xFKY_nafH1oNoah Falstein: https://youtu.be/oicLqO-VdpwAaron Giles (DREAMM Demo): https://youtu.be/uxmaXwfXB1kAric Wilmunder: https://youtu.be/60_rrdPobjURon Gilbert: https://youtu.be/wIhxZYQRZ8QMark Ferrari: https://youtu.be/1ggkeTVIzwgHal Barwood: https://youtu.be/2MKxWiOUj8UKyle Balda: https://youtu.be/uAea-PIwpEwLarry Ahern: https://youtu.be/gTKTtMeCeucAnson Jew: https://youtu.be/vdD1ygA4kr4Jenn Sandercock: https://youtu.be/DfKm9qwaEBwBret Mogilefsky: https://youtu.be/_qwAzIYaGUIDan Connors: https://youtu.be/GUHDfLwFmXIMike Stemmle: https://youtu.be/HitKotpXn1wSteve Purcell: https://youtu.be/ov4rMvcXk_wTom Hall: https://youtu.be/fx3N_8foNk0Malena Annable: https://youtu.be/lpeu70s63X4Al Lowe: https://youtu.be/NsfLgm78GuQMichael Land: https://youtu.be/uHqAG8CLblAKen Macklin: https://youtu.be/EUA_xe1WL0AWilliam R. Shockley: https://youtu.be/Jd2TeoupJrgCharlie Ramos: https://youtu.be/bhdQ80Jyl7YAnnie Fox: https://youtu.be/FSAXVnzwY_wClint Bajakian: https://youtu.be/sdDsoK6iifIAaron Giles (DREAMM v3.0 Demo): https://youtu.be/dSyHQwKD8qcJordan Mechner: https://youtu.be/qlEjFfAv4BcKhris Brown: https://youtu.be/vUMHbOCLjxgRich Powell: https://youtu.be/M_1esRMrTSMDarragh O’Farrell: https://youtu.be/vfM-OXb4nNIMike Levine: https://youtu.be/VGgshWvrH2gRobert Holmes: https://youtu.be/73YcfaIk4qgJane Jensen: https://youtu.be/gPkSH5umZoAAric Wilmunder #2: https://youtu.be/6D57Z0wC0UAFrancisco González: https://youtu.be/PgERf-e8L4MPeter McConnell: https://youtu.be/49n9WH0KZS0Julian Kwasneski: https://youtu.be/ZCZttQwfCeYLarry the O: https://youtu.be/6pUZ6WRmIT4James "Purple" Hampton: https://youtu.be/bHrO4Jdkw8EAlexandra Boyd: https://youtu.be/cGs1IQs5LugVince Lee: https://youtu.be/cm_hRKXtT8YGreg Hammond: https://youtu.be/7EpdX4vG_4MYves Borckmans: https://youtu.be/PPo9mCaIVv8Dave Grossman on Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix: https://youtu.be/Cmsyg6kRaOoKen Williams: https://youtu.be/2KRK0nVoodEGary Brubaker: https://youtu.be/2ySEgMwL-EMGeorge Sanger: https://youtu.be/JbhCIQF4n9oAl Eufrasio: https://youtu.be/h3c14aIVIQQMatthew Alan Kane: https://youtu.be/3KflAjR1UhYChris Miles: https://youtu.be/isTwDN7yfjQWelcome to Tech Talk with Daniel Albu!Join game developer Daniel Albu as he dives into the stories of the actors, writers, directors, developers, and composers from your favorite retro games from the 90s and beyond.Follow Daniel for updates on future interviews and gaming content:BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/danielalbu.bsky.socialMastodon: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@danielalbuThreads: https://www.threads.net/@danielalbuYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbuTwitch: https://twitch.com/TechTalkwithDanielAlbuOfficial Website: https://www.danielalbu.com