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'''LucasArts''' is a video game company founded by George Lucas. Before becoming a seperate entity, the games were released under the '''LucasFilm''' label. | '''LucasArts''' is a video game company founded by George Lucas. Before becoming a seperate entity, the games were released under the '''LucasFilm''' label. | ||
While building it's reputation as a company for excellent graphic adventures beginning in the late 1980s, the company switched to marketing the | While building it's reputation as a company for excellent graphic adventures beginning in the late 1980s, the company switched to marketing the Star Wars franchise in the late 1990s. It is doubtful LucasArts will produce any more adventure games. | ||
LucasArts produced many adventures like the [[Monkey Island series]] based on the SPUTM engine, which used the [[SCUMM]] scripting language, which also gave [[ScummVM]] its name. | LucasArts produced many adventures like the [[Monkey Island series]] based on the SPUTM engine, which used the [[SCUMM]] scripting language, which also gave [[ScummVM]] its name. | ||
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* [[The Curse of Monkey Island]] | * [[The Curse of Monkey Island]] | ||
The last | The last two LucasArts Adventures [[Grim Fandango]] and [[Escape from Monkey Island]], being 3D Adventures, did not use the SCUMM scripting language. However, at least for Grim, there is [[Residual]]. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LucasArts Wikipedia article on LucasArts] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LucasArts Wikipedia article on LucasArts] | ||