Full Throttle (LucasArts)
Shares rank 18 of 24 adventure games by recommenders
People recommend it for its biker setting and as a favorite from their early teens. The most common caveat is that its timing-based wall-kick sections can leave players stuck.
People recommend it for its biker setting and as a favorite from their early teens. The most common caveat is that its timing-based wall-kick sections can leave players stuck.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fondly remembered from early teens
“that was the sweetspot for my early-teens mind”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “Grim Fandango Puzzle Document (1996) [pdf]” Cool biker setting
“the setting about bikers (how cool is that?)”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “Grim Fandango Puzzle Document (1996) [pdf]”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Getting stuck on timing wall-kicks
“it is really annoying when you get stuck on a weird timing-based wall-kick game”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “Grim Fandango Puzzle Document (1996) [pdf]” Action sequences may hurt the game
“I still sometimes think the game is better without the action sequences”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “Grim Fandango Puzzle Document (1996) [pdf]”
Other adventure games people recommend
The four most recommended other adventure games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 61 | 11 | 85% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Grim Fandango | 41 | 8 | 84% | 3 | 20 yrs3 owners | — |
| Myst | 31 | 7 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Monkey Island | 29 | 3 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Full Throttle (LucasArts)This page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I still sometimes think the game is better without the action sequences”
“it is really annoying when you get stuck on a weird timing-based wall-kick game”
“the setting about bikers (how cool is that?)”
“that was the sweetspot for my early-teens mind”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.