Lucasfilm Games

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Lucasfilm Games
Type Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Founded May 1, 1982 (Lucasfilm Games Group)
1984 (Lucasfilm Games)
1990 (LucasArts)
2014 (Lucasfilm Games)
Headquarters San Francisco, California, US
Key people George Lucas, founder
Industry Video games
Products Video games
Number of people 10
Website http://www.lucasfilm.com/games/

Lucasfilm Games is a division of Lucasfilm, which is itself a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

History

In 1982, George Lucas started the Lucasfilm Games Group, part of the Lucasfilm Computer Division, the latter of which was a division that was started in 1979 when George Lucas wanted to branch out into computers.

The Lucasfilm Games Group became known Lucasfilm Games when it began releasing games in 1984. The Lucasfilm Graphics Group was sold to Steve Jobs in 1986 and became known as Pixar. What remained of the Lucasfilm Computer Division was retained as part of Industrial Light and Magic.

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In 1990, Lucasfilm consolidated Lucasfilm Games, along with Industrial Light and Magic and Skywalker Sound, into LucasArts. The next year, Lucasfilm Games became the only division to be known as LucasArts, and the other LucasArts divisions were consolidated into Lucas Digital.

In 2006, Disney purchased Pixar. In 2012, Disney purchased Lucasfilm and its subsidiaries, including LucasArts and Industrial Light and Magic. This brought the three parts of the original Lucasfilm Computer Division together under the same parent company once again. In April 2013, Disney halted all development at LucasArts, leaving less than ten employees so LucasArts could continue to act as a licensor and digital publisher.

In 2014, Disney ceased using the LucasArts brand name and resumed using the Lucasfilm Games brand name.

Games developed by Lucasfilm Games

Title System Release Notes
Ballblazer Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum 1985
The Eidolon Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum 1985
Habitat Commodore 64 1985
Koronis Rift Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum 1985
Rescue on Fractalus! Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, TRS-80, ZX Spectrum 1985
Labyrinth: The Computer Game Apple II, Commodore 64, MSX 1986 Co-developed with Pack-In-Video
PHM Pegasus Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum 1986
Maniac Mansion Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, C64, DOS, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, NES, Windows 1987
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders Amiga, Atari ST, C64, DOS, FM Towns, Linux, macOS, Windows 1988
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, MSX, NES, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, ZX Spectrum 1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure Amiga, Atari ST, CDTV, DOS, FM Towns, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, Windows 1989
Loom Amiga, Atari ST, CD-ROM², DOS, FM Towns, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, Windows 1990
The Secret of Monkey Island Amiga, Atari ST, CDTV, DOS, FM Towns, Mac OS, Sega CD 1990

Games developed by LucasArts

Title System Release Added to Museum Notes
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, iOS, Mac OS, macOS, PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows 1991
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, Wii, Windows 1992
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: The Action Game Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum 1992
Day of the Tentacle DOS, iOS, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, PS4, Vita, Windows 1993
Sam & Max Hit the Road DOS, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, Windows 1993
Star Wars: Rebel Assault 3DO, DOS, Mac OS, Sega CD, Windows 1993
Star Wars: Screen Entertainment Windows 1994
The Dig DOS, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, Windows 1995
Full Throttle DOS, iOS, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, PS4, Vita, Windows 1995
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II Mac OS, PlayStation, Windows 1995
Star Wars: Dark Forces DOS, Linux, Mac OS, macOS, PS1, Windows 1996
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire N64, Windows 1996
The Curse of Monkey Island macOS, Windows 1997
Grim Fandango iOS, Linux, macOS, PS4, Vita, Windows 1998
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine GBC, N64, Windows 1999
Star Wars Episode I: Racer GBC, Mac OS, N64, Windows 1999
Escape from Monkey Island PS2, Windows 2000
Star Wars: Starfighter PlayStation 2, Windows 2001
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter PlayStation 2, XboxXbox, Windows 2002
Star Wars Racer Revenge PlayStation 2 2002
RTX Red Rock PlayStation 2 2003
Gladius GameCube, PlayStation 2, XboxXbox 2003
Star Wars: Republic Commando Mobile, Windows, 2005
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed DS, iOS, MacOS, Mobile, N-Gage, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One 2008
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II DS, iOS, MacOS, PS3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One 2010