When was Full Throttle originally released? 1995, sure, but what date? It’s something we’ve all… well, we probably haven’t really ever asked the question, as it was generally assumed to be April 30th – the date of Full Throttle’s wrap party. But, assumptions are rarely more than just that, and thus Double Fine’s support department started digging into cold, hard facts.
The answer that came to me is this: you know an adventure game is out when someone asks for a hint online. Can it really be said that an adventure game truly exists in the hearts and minds of the public until that moment? So it turns out Wikipedia was right - just for the wrong reasons. Before May 19th, 1995, nobody was asking for Full Throttle hints. However after that date, they started to flood in.
So, there we go. Kind of – there’s a whole lot more to it, so make sure you read the whole article, if only for Tim’s tequila story.