[lebrad]

The soundtrack to Full Throttle rules. At one point in the game, the radio plays a hilarious country song about a guy who loves living in the post-apocalypse.

  The population is greatly decreased.
  And now the odds are greatly increased,
  that I may someday get a chance
  to kiss your lips.
  I thank the lo-o-ord each day
  for the apocalypse.

  Folks are mostly disfigured or dead,
  but sugar, I wont let it go to my head.
  My mama's face has dripped down into the dirt.

  But I'm still chasin' chitlins, whiskey and skirt.

Here's the song on youtube: https://youtu.be/lnD82Xh3cts

During the pandemic lockdown, David Bowie's son Duncan Jones wrote a screenplay adaptation of Full Throttle:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ojb9zaplszjcp63/FULL THROTTLE -for all.pdf

[thristian]

The article mentions Tim Schaefer having to tell people repeatedly that the game's setting isn't actually post-apocalyptic. I bet that song is the single reason why people assumed it was (it certainly was for me).

[n4bz0r]

The song sets up the mood for sure, but I think there is a bit more to it.

The town where you (as a player) happen to crash doesn't seem to be fully populated. Maureen drops a line about people leaving, but doesn't clarify why, leaving you with assumptions. Wandering around the town you hear that song you've mentioned, that's a big one for sure. A bit later, you have to ride across a desert which isn't exactly post-apocalyptic by itself, but does radiate a certain vibe - the color palette is rather peculiar. And then you meet that cave-dwelling Cavefish biker gang which certainly doesn't help with brushing off (fairly established at this point) post-apocalyptic feel :)

[the_af]

Haha, that song always stuck on my mind after playing, and I didn't fully understand the lyrics!

There's also the intro songs, "Legacy" by the Gone Jackals, which is glorious. Actually, the whole intro is glorious.

"Yeah, when I think of Maureen I think of two things... asphalt, and trouble"

[n4bz0r]

The dudes got the feel! Not to mention that they are real bikers, too. The video of the band performing "Legacy":

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_I8O37H745M

[spiritplumber]

Interesting changes you made. I liked it.