Full Throttle

Full Throttle

Developers
	LucasArts
Engines
Original	SCUMM
Alternative	ScummVM
Release dates
DOS	1995
Mac OS (Classic)	1996
Windows	2002
Reception
Metacritic	86
IGDB	87
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Vehicles	Motorcycle
Art styles	Cartoon
Series	Full Throttle

Key points

Can be run under ScummVM.

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

A demo is available from ScummVM.

This game is not available digitally, but Full Throttle Remastered can be played with classic visuals, sounds and controls.

Essential improvements

Compatibility on Modern Systems

In order to run the game on modern systems you'll need to use DOSBox or ScummVM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LucasArts\Full Throttle\
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	%APPDATA%\LucasArts\Full Throttle\
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game cloud syncing

ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM user manual for details.

Video

SCUMM video settings (Windows re-release).

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		320x200 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (when using ScummVM or DOSBox).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

To access video settings in Windows re-release, switch to windowed mode with Alt+↵ Enter and right-click the title bar.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects and Voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Adjustable speed.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	6	Windows re-release.
DOS video modes

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	iMUSE
Cutscenes	INSANE

System requirements

DOS

Windows

Mac OS (Classic)

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	5.0
Processor (CPU)	Intel 486 DX 33 MHz
System memory (RAM)	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95 OSR2
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 133 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB (9x/ME) 64 MB (2000/XP)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 MB
Video card (GPU)	2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible