LukasArts/Lucasfilm Games

Founded in 1971 by George Lucas, Lucasfilm Ltd. was an American film and television production company. 

  • Lucasfilm Games was founded in May 1982 and became globally known for their fantastic point-and-click adventure games
  • Ron Gilbert, who joined Lucasfilm in 1985, created a new engine called SCUMM, along with 'Maniac Mansion'
  • SCUMM stands for "Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion" and enables users to control the game with graphics (point-and-click) and without the need for text inputs
  • Lucasfilm Games was known as LucasArts between 1990 and 2013
  • In 2012, Lucasfilm was acquired by "The Walt Disney Company"
  • Lucasfilm has released tens of 'Star Wars' games

Table: Some of the Legendary Lucasfilm/LucasArts Video Games from 1987-2000

 

Game

 

 

 Developer

 

 

Platforms

 

 

Category / Release

 

  • Maniac Mansion

Lucasfilm

  • Ron Gilbert
  • Gary Winnick
  • Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Macintosh
  • Commodore 64, Apple II, NES

ADVENTURE

October 1987

  • Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

Lucasfilm

  • David Fox
  • Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS
  • FM Towns
  • Commodore 64

ADVENTURE

October 1988

  • Battlehawks 1942

Lucasfilm

  • Lawrence Holland
  • Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS

SIMULATION

1989

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game

Tiertex Ltd.

  • Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Macintosh
  • Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX
  • Genesis, Master System, NES, Game Boy, Game Gear

ACTION

1989

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure

 

Lucasfilm

  • Ron Gilbert
  • Noah Falstein
  • David Fox
  • Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS
  • CDTV, FM Towns

ADVENTURE

July 1989

  • Loom

 

Lucasfilm

  • Brian Moriarty
  • Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Macintosh
  • FM Towns, TurboGrafx-CD

ADVENTURE

January 1990

  • Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

 

Lucasfilm

  • Lawrence Holland
  • Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS

SIMULATION

October 1990

  • The Secret of Monkey Island

 

Lucasfilm

  • Ron Gilbert
  • Dave Grossman
  • Tim Schafer
  • Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Macintosh
  • FM Towns, Sega CD
  • PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • MS Windows, OS X, iOS

ADVENTURE

October 1990

  • Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

LucasArts

  • Ron Gilbert
  • Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh
  • FM Towns

ADVENTURE

December 1991

  • Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

 

LucasArts

  • Hal Barwood
  • Noah Falstein
  • Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh
  • FM Towns, Wii
  • MS Windows, OS X, Linux

ADVENTURE

June 1992

  • Day of the Tentacle (sequel of Maniac Mansion)

 

LucasArts

  • Dave Grossman
  • Tim Schafer
  • MS-DOS, Mac OS 
  • MS Windows, OS X, Linux
  • PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Xbox One

ADVENTURE

June 1993

  • The Curse of Monkey Island

 

LucasArts

  • Larry Ahern
  • Jonathan Ackley
  • MS Windows, OS X

ADVENTURE

October 1997

  • Escape from Monkey Island

 

LucasArts

  • Sean Clark
  • Michael Stemmle
  • MS Windows, OS X
  • PlayStation 2

ADVENTURE

November 2000

 

My small collection of Monkey Island big boxes for Amiga computers:

□ The Secret of Monkey Island

  • Lucasfilm, October 1990

Secret of Monkey Island

□ Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

  • LucasArts, December 1991

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

 

Lucasfilm Games

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