Plumbers Don't Wear Ties, widely regarded as one of the worst games ever made, is heading to PS5 and PS4. We knew this already — the remaster project was announced in 2021 — but it now finally has a digital release date, and physical pre-orders are soon to start. On top of that, though, there's some absolutely incredible merch up for grabs.
To recap, then: Limited Run Games is releasing a remaster of the infamous 3DO game, Plumbers Don't Wear Ties. It's a dreadful adventure game that barely qualifies as an FMV, instead using a series of still images to tell its, er, story. This terrible title is being brought back with enhanced images as well as documentary and interview content. It'll be available to buy digitally on 8th December 2023, or you can pre-order various physical editions on Limited Run's website starting 22nd September.
In addition to the game itself, though, there are multiple merchandise options for fans(?) to buy. Most amusing is a double-sided body pillow cover, which features John on one side and Jane on the other. You can also lay a pre-order down for a skate deck, a cassette tape featuring the game's music, and a t-shirt bearing the game's logo.
There's certainly something funny about restoring one of the medium's worst examples, and we're sure it'll find a morbidly curious audience. What are your thoughts on the return of Plumbers Don't Wear Ties? Will you be playing it on PS5 and PS4? And, most importantly, are you getting any additional merch? Discuss in the comments section below.
[source limitedrungames.com, via resetera.com]
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This is such a meme that I'm sure it'll find commercial success, even if I feel like it shouldn't.
Me: “Game preservation is important! We can’t let previous classics be lost!”
sees this game
Also me: “You know, game preservation really isn’t that big a deal. Time moves on and so should we.”
Definitely a day 1 for me.
Interactive b-soft pornography?
Limited Run Games are trash
@theheadofabroom im not sure about that one. Niche appeal sure but aint no way im forking out 40 quid for a poster XD
Yeah... no thanks.
LRG and this game are a good fit then
Confirmed for the next batch of PS Extra titles !
which stage of capitalism is this game 👀😅
Er... No. But thank you all the same... 🤣
This isn’t Superman 64.
Suppose that will be a Switch port when they run out of Gameboy games.
Is a big no from me as well but I do appreciate the gesture though ✌️
Thank goodness we saved this game from the brink of unavailability right everyone?
Pure awesome!
Is it me or do some of the nicer images look blurrier than before?
Waiting for the GotY edition
I'd be half-tempted to try out the digital version if it was going for cheaply enough. Can't say I'm eager to get any of that merch though.
Would be about on form for LRG if this dteadful excuse of a title actually gets released on all the PSN Store regions... meantime indies like Deathwish Enforcers or even the infamous Night Trap Anniversary edition remain locked to the U.S. PSN Store only.
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties made for a great Angry Video Gamer Nerd episode but the gameplay would make Dragon's Lair look like an in-depth game in comparison!
It’s insanely rubbish but enjoyable with a bunch of friends to witness just how rubbish it is.
I know LRG does good for IPs like Shantae and stuff but they really do make merch and physical games of some pretty terrible IPs out there.
Its quite shocking that so many fantastic games are gone and this garbage is available. Something like Koudelka from the PS1 I would love to see that come back even with resolution upgrade and a little bit of polish.
@Deadlyblack I love their stuff but some stuff takes ages to release. 😐
I ordered so much there its insane I love it.
Lots of people will enjoy this to exp how rubbish it is then tell everyone about it! It is in our nature. It will become some cult meme like the room movie.
Playing this with friends when it's on sale for $1 is the only redeeming factor here. So many games, far more worthy of a modern physical version, like The Simpsons Arcade Game for example, get passed over, yet this trash gets treated better, is such a reflection of our industry atm. 😔
Also, LRG is hot, flaming garbage. Eff them.
LRG makes some good merch every now and then. Can’t say this is one of those times though.
I guess it's worth for them to do so, because paying Sony 30k dollars just to have your game published that no one likes would be a bad business practice.
The thing is the 'oh look at this' for memes for streamers to play it is just dumb. LRG are wasting their time. We going to see Meme Run or others get attention too with a re-release sigh. Like out of all choose your own adventure choice based/questionaire games and whatever scenario/'interesting' situation there is of writing and images why this one? For their first video game it was fair, compared to everything else on the market it wasn't very good.
If it has 'dungeons' and other stuff sure..... I mean for them making a video game at all for the time won't deny is very cool, it's very rough but it works I guess like putting any website or home movie together I get that. It can be funny, but depends on the humour I guess.
The actors look good now too even if it was 90s to 2023 now.
I like bad games getting revived when they just had issues in their original development of bugs, left out levels/cut content, or games that just were gems and got ignored by other games releases, marketing was stronger or whatever ideas only appealed to certain people than more generic and understood ideas as trends change as well.
What could they possibly fix here that is worth fixing or re-packaging. Would it be less a slideshow I hope so. Is the art changed maybe? I don't quite get the point of it. Interviews sure...... But what will they actually enhance without remaking the whole thing it's still going to be bad unless it's remade.
Wasn't the music stock? Or royalty free or something? Maybe it's a fair soundtrack I don't know it could be.
Night Trap was a good remaster of the UI and the flow of things to be modern and changing things that were limits. I mean the previews/footage below is much better than buttons on the Sega CD where you had to click around/memorise what's what no previews at all.
Sure it's a fair B movie but still that's it's charm. Plumber's Don't Wear Ties had what quality on it of a home movie/school project and them making their first video game and it being less exciting then other FMV games of the era? While nothing against school projects or their video game attempt, there is many good ones or hobbists out there, but PDWT was lacking.
FMV games have their charm but this one wasn't really any good. I'd rather the encyclopedias on the CD-i instead or any other 3DO games with more interesting ideas to port over heck many Saturn games, Dreamcast, Wonderswan, Lynx, Neo Geo I guess is being covered in archives. Anything.
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties is ok but it's like re-releasing the HyperScan, no one liked it no one wants it to return. As someone into failed consoles I see nothing of value in the HyperScan from it's games to it's cards/IR and it's business model.
Some are worth laughing at good but it never was to me. It was made as a fun project I can see that but it just looked like an attempt. I don't remember laughing at it but it's not for me so that's fair. It's a slideshow/questionaire. I can get more out of TLC the FMV game then this and you can explore the house for clues.
Sure the actors did a fair job but the script is bad, it's not consistent and it's sloppily made. Memes, streamers and journos (some good some bad) shouldn't dictate the industry for money to take from here and there besides other major projects it's disgusting when 'good' gems could get made, revived and learned from for ideas and development and so on with licenses worth reviving not trash worth staying dead.
Can enjoy visual novels with better writing.
Like sure some have their moments but some are really bad and free or a cheap price means nothing. People cover it, buy such trash and get their money/time of a meme game.
This was never good when it came out. It's a slideshow and makes other FMV games look like masterpieces in comparison let alone visual novels having character stills and animation with more than this more school project attempt to make a questionaire and stills for a crazy story.
So many gems but 'feed the memes and streamers audience' yeah thanks LRG what a waste of time and money for garbage.
I’m waiting for PS6 version
I kinda want to watch the documentary but that's it. I wish they would just release that by itself.
The game, similarly to Night Trap, sports some of the most realistic graphics known to video games, so it particularly feels at home on PS5.
OMG is Kelsey really in it? Now that's a selling point right there
This game can barely count as a game lol
This isn’t even “bad funny”
While waiting for Under a Killing Moon remaster and Realms of the Haunting remaster, this is the right game for shortening time.
If it was on PS plus I'd play it for the memes but I'm not willing to spend any money on it.
Y’all are boring. I will gladly throw a few bucks at a company that is willing to remaster and preserve even the crappiest games. Besides, this is a novelty. I’ll get it and play it and then be done with it.
Limited Run Games scam is taking garbage and making a small run of physical only games and selling people with FOMO. Everyone knows they are keeping some to sell on the inflated prices the games demand from completionisits.
Limited Run Games is an equivalent of Funko, they just take any licensed crap and hope to make a profit.
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