 Schafer was able to acquire the rights to the game with financial assistance from Sony, and started the process of building out the remaster within Double Fine Productions.Schafer said that the sale of LucasArts to Disney had reminded them of the past efforts of former LucasArts president Darrell Rodriguez to release the older LucasArts titles as Legacy Properties, such as the 2009 rerelease of "The Secret of Monkey Island".Schafer also noted that they had tried to acquire the property from Lucasarts in the years prior, but the frequent change in management stalled progress.