This is some exciting news. I look forward to playing these games.

I think gamers are becoming a lot more sophisticated and are willing to give alternative genres a try. So many games today rely solely on combat-oriented obstacles to progress narrative (level start --> enemies --> level end), it's refreshing to see the old LucasArts point-and-click adventures make a return. Maybe they'll win over a new generation of gamers like they did back in the late 80's and 90's? With games like Heavy Rain (PS3) on the way, it may only be a matter of time before adventure games (in some hybrid form or another) trickle back into the mainstream.

While I was a big fan of Sam & Max: Hit the Road, I didn't much enjoy Telltale's Season One. We'll see how the return of Monkey Island fares.

The video on the special edition website just looks great. I love the idea of seamless shifting between the classic graphics and the new HD look - which looks stunning by the way.

Now I can only hope that Tie Fighter will get a similar treatment :)