Rebels, Pirates and Tentacles: The Story of LucasArts

LucasArts was one of the most important and beloved computer game companies of the 1990s. In addition to revolutionizing the graphic adventure genre, it published some of the most acclaimed and influential air and space combat simulators in history. This book tells the great story of LucasArts, from its origins up to 1990, with details about the founding of the division, the development of its games and technologies, and the people who worked on its famous titles.


Based on extensive research, new sources, and original interviews with David Fox, David Levine, Peter Langston and many others, Rebels, Pirates and Tentacles: The Story of LucasArts is the most comprehensive work on the subject.

Available in:

English

Italian

1983 - 1990

 

Part One - Prologue

 

  • The frontier
  • Protect the new
  • Genesis of Games Group

 

Part Two - Throwaway games

 

  • Assembling the squad
  • Don't lose any money
  • Ballblazer
  • Rescue on Fractalus!
  • Atari Crash

 

Part Three: Experimentation

 

  • Changes
  • The Eidolon
  • Koronis Rift
  • Habitat
  • Labyrinth: The Computer Game
  • PHM Pegasus and Strike Fleet


Part Four: The SCUMM Era


  • Maniac Mansion
  • Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
  • Loom
  • The Secret of Monkey Island


Part Five — Toward the Stars


  • Battlehawks 1942
  • Their Finest Hour




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