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LukasArts/Lucasfilm Video Games

The Short History of LucasArts/Lucasfilm

Founded in 1971 by George Lucas, Lucasfilm Ltd. was originally a film and television production company. In May 1982, the company expanded into gaming with the creation of Lucasfilm Games, which later gained worldwide acclaim for its innovative point-and-click adventure titles.

In 1985, game designer Ron Gilbert joined Lucasfilm and developed the SCUMM engine—short for Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion. This revolutionary tool allowed players to interact with games using graphical commands rather than text input, changing the landscape of adventure gaming
From 1990 to 2013, the company operated under the name LucasArts, under which it released many iconic titles
In 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm, bringing its game division under the Disney umbrella. Over the decades, Lucasfilm and LucasArts also developed a wide array of successful Star Wars video games

Selected Classic Titles (1987–2000):

The following table showcases some legendary Lucasfilm/LucasArts games from that era.

Table: Legendary Lucasfilm/LucasArts Video Games (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

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