Merchandise
I've already spent money on the pre-order, but I want to spend more. On merchandise! Does the license allow you to create merchandise around the game? If so, I'd love to see some... soundtrack, Steve Purcell prints and so on. What says ye?
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Don't have an immediate answer for you on this.
If there are interesting merch items, you all of course will be amongst the first to know!
- Joel, Telltale
It'd eat through the box before it got to you.
Now maybe some figurines or shirts with the best insults on them. That'd be fun.
The basics, T-Shirts, Mugs, posters are a good start. Possibly the T-Shirt you get in the SMI when you dig up the Treasure of Melee Island? References like that? All Monkey Island Canon in one easy to read book? Some of LeChuck's pirate pamplets. The Phatt Island Library could provide a ton of titles to be bought as merchandise. Art prints are a must, in varying sizes and qualities. And the standard characters action figures/figurines and in game items, rubber chicken with the pulley comes to mind along with replicas of the maps and costumes, what kid wouldn't want to dress up as Guybrush or Lemonhead for Halloween or Mardi Gras?
Ohhhhhh yes.
Those are some great ideas, I really like the idea of using in-game references as real merchandise - especially the Treasure shirt. I also think a music album covering the entire series would be incredible. It could contain music from games 1-4, 1 Special Edition, and Tales. Maybe even have some live tracks or remixes on it.
If there was ever a time for a MI merchandise blitz (and well, it has been for 20 years now!), this is probably the best time considering the reignited passion of the long time fans and the newer fanbase that can be reached.
I hope Lucasarts gets on this further and/or allows Telltale some leeway in coming up with some new stuff to buy. Otherwise it will be slightly awkward for all of us fans to be eagerly pulling out our wallets only to be rebuffed and told not to spend our stinking pieces of 8 on their treasure
Thanks, and yes, a music album of the entire series would be fantastic! Or even 5 different soundtracks if they want to make some extra money. I'll buy them all.
If this ever happened, I would probably have to seriously consider quitting my job and working there for at least a few years.
I want!!!
Edit:
Even better!!
They even reviewed it here on Adagio TeaV, their weekly tea blend review video podcast.
Sam and Max Statue
I certainly did!
I have spoken to the guy there and he says they are trying to get rights to do other Lucas Arts Characters. I seriosuly hope they can do a Guybrush\Elaine or similar statue, perhaps using artwork from CMI.
That looks like awesome tea! Rum and Gunpowder though? I'm assuming those are just nicknames right?