<s>
Loom	B-Language
is	O
a	O
1990	O
fantasy-themed	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
by	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Brian	O
Moriarty	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Infocom	O
employee	O
and	O
author	O
of	O
classic	O
text	O
adventures	O
Wishbringer	B-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
Trinity	B-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Beyond	B-Device
Zork	I-Device
(	O
1987	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
adventure	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
those	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
verb	O
–	O
object	O
interface	O
introduced	O
in	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
departure	O
from	O
other	O
Lucasfilm	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
many	O
senses	O
,	O
Loom	B-Language
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
serious	O
and	O
complex	O
fantasy	B-Application
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loom	B-Language
gameplay	O
centers	O
instead	O
around	O
magical	O
four-note	O
tunes	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
drafts	O
"	O
that	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Bobbin	B-Application
Threadbare	I-Application
,	O
can	O
play	O
on	O
his	O
distaff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
release	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
shows	O
an	O
abridged	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
scene	O
to	O
all	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Loom	B-Language
is	O
not	O
defined	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
ours	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
8021	O
,	O
raising	O
the	O
possibility	O
it	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
Earth	O
in	O
a	O
distant	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
persecuted	O
for	O
these	O
acts	O
of	O
"	O
witchcraft	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
purchased	O
an	O
island	O
far	O
off	O
the	O
mainland	O
coast	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
called	O
Loom	B-Language
,	O
after	O
the	O
great	O
loom	B-Language
that	O
was	O
the	O
symbol	O
of	O
their	O
guild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lady	O
Cygna	O
Threadbare	O
is	O
introduced	O
as	O
a	O
bereaved	O
mother	O
who	O
begs	O
the	O
Elders	O
of	O
the	O
Guild	O
of	O
Weavers	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Loom	B-Language
to	O
end	O
the	O
suffering	O
of	O
the	O
Weavers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Elders	O
Atropos	O
,	O
Clothos	O
,	O
and	O
Lachesis	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
named	O
after	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
's	O
three	O
Fates	B-Application
,	O
reprimand	O
Cygna	O
,	O
telling	O
her	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
their	O
place	O
to	O
play	O
gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cygna	O
,	O
despite	O
their	O
warnings	O
,	O
secretly	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Loom	B-Language
and	O
plants	O
one	O
gray	O
thread	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
inadvertently	O
draws	O
an	O
(	O
unforeseen	O
)	O
infant	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Loom	B-Language
,	O
incurring	O
the	O
wrath	O
of	O
the	O
Elders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Elders	O
note	O
that	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
his	O
gray	O
thread	O
has	O
thrown	O
the	O
pattern	O
into	O
chaos	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Loom	B-Language
foresees	O
the	O
very	O
unraveling	O
of	O
the	O
pattern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mandible	O
claims	O
the	O
Weaver	O
's	O
distaff	O
to	O
rule	O
the	O
world	O
with	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
the	O
undead	O
,	O
thus	O
fulfilling	O
the	O
prophecies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
playing	O
the	O
draft	O
of	O
"	O
Opening	O
"	O
on	O
a	O
nearby	O
graveyard	O
,	O
he	O
tears	O
the	O
fabric	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
apart	O
and	O
allows	O
an	O
entity	O
called	O
"	O
Chaos	B-Application
"	O
to	O
enter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chaos	B-Application
kills	O
Mandible	O
and	O
summons	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
undead	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bobbin	O
reclaims	O
the	O
distaff	O
from	O
the	O
dead	O
Bishop	O
and	O
heals	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
tears	O
in	O
the	O
pattern	O
,	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
helping	O
many	O
of	O
his	O
previous	O
acquaintances	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
hurt	O
or	O
killed	O
by	O
Chaos	B-Application
's	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
he	O
battles	O
Chaos	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
striving	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
great	O
Loom	B-Language
on	O
his	O
native	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
ends	O
as	O
Chaos	B-Application
kills	O
his	O
stepmother	O
using	O
the	O
draft	O
of	O
"	O
Unmaking	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bobbin	O
then	O
destroys	O
the	O
great	O
Loom	B-Language
using	O
the	O
same	O
draft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
his	O
mother	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
Weavers	O
and	O
is	O
told	O
that	O
one	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
will	O
be	O
ruled	O
by	O
Chaos	B-Application
while	O
the	O
Weavers	O
will	O
stay	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
half	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
with	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
may	O
gain	O
enough	O
power	O
to	O
challenge	O
Chaos	B-Application
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
friends	O
watch	O
the	O
flock	O
of	O
the	O
swans	O
fly	O
away	O
;	O
it	O
remains	O
unclear	O
whether	O
Bobbin	O
has	O
left	O
them	O
in	O
Chaos	B-Application
 '	O
realm	O
or	O
has	O
saved	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
supporting	O
basic	O
PC	O
speaker	O
sound	O
and	O
AdLib	O
,	O
the	O
EGA	B-Device
version	O
originally	O
lacked	O
built-in	O
Roland	O
MT-32	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
package	O
offered	O
an	O
audio	B-Device
tape	I-Device
with	O
a	O
30-minute	O
audio	O
drama	O
that	O
explained	O
the	O
nature	O
and	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Loom	B-Language
,	O
and	O
the	O
circumstances	O
of	O
Bobbin	O
's	O
birth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
misconception	O
about	O
Loom	B-Language
is	O
that	O
author	O
Orson	O
Scott	O
Card	O
contributed	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
development	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
name	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Card	O
mentions	O
in	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
Loom	B-Language
that	O
this	O
is	O
untrue	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Moriarty	O
included	O
his	O
name	O
in	O
the	O
credits	O
due	O
to	O
some	O
very	O
minor	O
feedback	O
he	O
had	O
provided	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Card	O
's	O
association	O
with	O
Lucasfilm	O
continued	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
more	O
significant	O
contributions	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Loom	B-Language
1992	O
"	O
talkie	O
"	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loom	B-Language
was	O
originally	O
published	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
on	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
with	O
16-color	O
EGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
in	O
May	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
soon	O
after	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loom	B-Language
was	O
redeveloped	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
computer	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
in	O
1991	O
with	O
enhanced	O
256-color	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
and	O
a	O
new	O
digital	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	B-General_Concept
in	O
1992	O
,	O
but	O
featured	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
visuals	O
from	O
the	O
16	O
-	O
and	O
256-color	O
versions	O
,	O
adapted	O
to	O
that	O
system	O
's	O
color	O
palette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Loom	B-Language
was	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
on	O
CD	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
version	O
but	O
with	O
some	O
minor	O
enhancements	O
and	O
additional	O
censorship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
features	O
were	O
also	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
version	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
multiple	O
solutions	O
to	O
puzzles	O
,	O
many	O
conversation	O
close-ups	O
,	O
and	O
parts	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Moriarty	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
believes	O
the	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
version	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
256-color	O
version	O
of	O
Loom	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
a	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
with	O
(	O
now	O
defunct	O
)	O
Mindscape	O
,	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
became	O
commercially	O
unavailable	O
,	O
and	O
until	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
floppy-disk	O
version	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
purchasable	O
from	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
these	O
versions	O
of	O
Loom	B-Language
can	O
now	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
different	O
platforms	O
using	O
the	O
ScummVM	B-Device
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
CD-ROM	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Loom	B-Language
was	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
Mac	B-Application
support	O
following	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Rogue	O
Leaders	O
:	O
The	O
Story	O
of	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
Loom	B-Language
was	O
a	O
critical	O
success	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
failed	O
to	O
sell	O
in	O
sufficient	O
numbers	O
to	O
warrant	O
sequels	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orson	O
Scott	O
Card	O
praised	O
Loom	B-Language
,	O
writing	O
in	O
Compute	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
praising	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Scorpia	O
wished	O
that	O
Lucasfilm	O
would	O
have	O
given	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
epic	O
treatment	O
"	O
instead	O
of	O
Looms	B-Language
simplicity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
old	O
,	O
Looms	B-Language
unique	O
music-oriented	O
interface	O
,	O
strong	O
story-telling	O
,	O
and	O
incredible	O
graphics	O
still	O
stand	O
up	O
to	O
more	O
current	O
adventure	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
"	O
too	O
short	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
recommended	O
Loom	B-Language
to	O
"	O
the	O
new	O
computer	O
gamer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
Theo	O
Clark	O
wrote	O
that	O
Looms	B-Language
"	O
story	O
is	O
absorbing	O
and	O
exciting	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
plenty	O
of	O
pleasure	O
to	O
be	O
gained	O
from	O
encounters	O
and	O
from	O
discovering	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
spells.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
gave	O
Loom	B-Language
a	O
Special	O
Award	O
for	O
Artistic	O
Achievement	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
its	O
colors	O
,	O
"	O
mesmerizing	O
special	O
effects	O
"	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
user	O
interface	O
combined	O
to	O
make	O
Loom	B-Language
"	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
art.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Hero	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
called	O
Loom	B-Language
"	O
an	O
intense	O
entertainment	O
experience	O
...	O
true	O
to	O
an	O
original	O
philosophical	O
vision	O
of	O
its	O
author	O
in	O
both	O
story	O
and	O
presentation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Loom	B-Language
the	O
81st-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
Loom	B-Language
the	O
61st-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Rogue	O
Leaders	O
,	O
Loom	B-Language
was	O
not	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
Brian	O
Moriarty	O
considered	O
additional	O
directions	O
for	O
the	O
story	O
"	O
after	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
had	O
concluded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
was	O
typical	O
for	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
several	O
other	O
games	O
referenced	O
the	O
Loom	B-Language
characters	O
and	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
likeness	O
of	O
Bishop	O
Mandible	O
's	O
assistant	O
Cob	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
inside	O
the	O
Scumm	B-Application
Bar	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
dressed	O
as	O
a	O
pirate	O
with	O
a	O
badge	O
on	O
his	O
shirt	O
that	O
says	O
"	O
Ask	O
me	O
about	O
Loom	B-Language
"	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
happily	O
divulge	O
marketing	O
information	O
when	O
so	O
asked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cobb	O
the	O
pirate	O
reappears	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
(	O
2022	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
grown	O
weary	O
of	O
people	O
asking	O
him	O
about	O
Loom	B-Language
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
does	O
so	O
again	O
after	O
much	O
prodding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
protagonist	O
,	O
Guybrush	O
Threepwood	O
,	O
can	O
say	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
Bobbin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
on	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
occasions	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
can	O
quip	O
about	O
Bobbin	O
's	O
relative	O
obscurity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
all	O
include	O
a	O
credit	O
for	O
their	O
respective	O
seagulls	O
as	O
"	O
Seagull	O
appears	O
courtesy	O
of	O
LOOM™	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
kill	O
the	O
Loom	B-Language
seagull	O
in	O
the	O
1995	O
LucasArts	O
game	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
2017	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wooden	O
statue	O
in	O
tribute	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Looming	O
Seagulls	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
at	O
the	O
Scumm	B-Application
Bar	O
in	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
256-color	O
remake	O
of	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Graphic	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
a	O
landscape	O
painting	O
in	O
the	O
vault	O
of	O
Brunwald	O
Castle	O
features	O
a	O
scene	O
from	O
Loom	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
1990	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
broken	O
record	O
titled	O
The	O
Soundtrack	O
of	O
Loom	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
,	O
makes	O
light	O
of	O
Loom	B-Language
criticisms	O
by	O
featuring	O
a	O
description	O
of	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
named	O
"	O
BOOM	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Radio	O
Shock	O
store	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
latest	O
bomb	O
from	O
master	O
storyteller	O
Morrie	O
Brianarty	O
,	O
BOOM	O
is	O
a	O
post-holocaust	O
adventure	O
set	O
in	O
post-holocaust	O
America	O
after	O
the	O
holocaust	O
.	O
</s>
