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In a final blow, Broderbund was acquired by The Learning Company, which was not interested in The Last Express. Within a year of its release, The Last Express was out of print. [16] Withal, Mechner's company Smoking Car Productions quietly folded.
In 1997, Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner's studio Smoking Car Productions released The Last Express, an ambitious adventure game that played out as a tense train ride through Europe, in a compressed real-time version of the three days preceding the outbreak of World War I.
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May 9, 2017 · It's a real-time point-and-click adventure set on the last Orient Express run from Paris to Constantinople before the outbreak of World War I. There are hardly any puzzles. Most of the game...
Mar 27, 2000 · The Last Express was out of print long before its first Christmas season and nearly a million units shy of breaking even. By dropping their support of an already completed game, Broderbund and Softbank most likely increased their losses.
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Oct 5, 2019 · This game, The Last Express, was released in 1997. With its fascinating aesthetics, the unusual World War I setting and real-time gameplay, The Last Express stands out as a unique game experience. This conversation with Jordan was conducted by Christian Schmidt on Tuesday, August 13th 2019 via VoIP call.