<s>
Their	O
style	O
tended	O
towards	O
the	O
humorous	O
,	O
often	O
irreverent	O
or	O
slapstick	O
humor	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exceptions	O
of	O
Loom	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
shared	O
similar	O
game	O
interfaces	O
and	O
technology	O
,	O
powered	O
by	O
SCUMM	B-Application
(	O
Script	B-Application
Creation	I-Application
Utility	I-Application
for	I-Application
Maniac	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
1997	O
,	O
these	O
games	O
transitioned	O
into	O
3D	O
graphics	O
with	O
the	O
GrimE	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
features	O
between	O
the	O
games	O
include	O
in-joke	O
references	O
to	O
both	O
other	O
LucasArts	O
games	O
and	O
Lucasfilm	O
productions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
running	O
gags	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Chuck	B-Application
the	I-Application
Plant	I-Application
and	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
cameo	O
appearances	O
,	O
that	O
spanned	O
numerous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
made	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Telltale	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
franchises	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
stating	O
its	O
intent	O
to	O
revisit	O
its	O
past	O
portfolio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
collaboration	O
brought	O
the	O
LucasArts	O
to	O
develop	O
special	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
and	O
the	O
Telltale	O
helmed	O
adventure	O
game	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
 '	O
first	O
adventure	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
1986	O
title	O
Labyrinth	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
of	O
a	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
adventure	O
game	O
not	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
as	O
Labyrinth	B-Application
was	O
published	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Labyrinth	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
in	O
1987	O
by	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
and	O
Gary	O
Winnick	O
,	O
and	O
marked	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
SCUMM	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
that	O
powered	O
all	O
but	O
two	O
of	O
LucasArts	O
later	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
first	O
full	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
text-based	O
gameplay	O
seen	O
in	O
Labyrinth	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
aims	O
to	O
parody	O
the	O
horror	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
subject	O
to	O
several	O
enhancements	O
and	O
re-releases	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
within	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
game	O
was	O
Zak	B-Application
McKracken	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Mindbenders	I-Application
,	O
designed	O
by	O
David	O
Fox	O
,	O
Matthew	O
Kane	O
,	O
David	O
Spangler	O
and	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
a	O
slightly	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
but	O
adopted	O
the	O
same	O
control	O
and	O
gameplay	O
methods	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zak	B-Application
McKracken	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Mindbenders	I-Application
introduced	O
digital	O
music	O
to	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
MIDI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
released	O
their	O
first	O
adaptation	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
Lucasfilm	O
's	O
major	O
franchises	O
:	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
again	O
upgraded	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
's	O
capabilities	O
,	O
but	O
kept	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loom	B-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
Brian	O
Moriarty	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
updating	O
the	O
engine	O
's	O
graphics	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
dithering	O
,	O
Loom	B-Application
marked	O
a	O
major	O
deviation	O
in	O
interacting	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
standard	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Loom	B-Application
requires	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
four-note	O
musical	O
tunes	O
to	O
create	O
spells	O
on	O
objects	O
or	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loom	B-Application
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
philosophy	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
cannot	O
reach	O
a	O
dead-end	O
or	O
die	O
;	O
this	O
design	O
decision	O
was	O
applied	O
to	O
all	O
later	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Atlantis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
added	O
Red	O
Book	O
CD-DA	O
music	O
featuring	O
the	O
compositions	O
of	O
Pyotr	O
Tchaikovsky	O
and	O
a	O
full	O
voice	O
soundtrack	O
(	O
although	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
consequence	O
of	O
using	O
Red	O
Book	O
CD-DA	O
for	O
the	O
speech	O
,	O
the	O
dialogue	O
script	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
shortened	O
considerably	O
to	O
fit	O
on	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
deviation	O
in	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Loom	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
returned	O
to	O
similar	O
point-and	O
click	O
gameplay	O
featured	O
in	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
was	O
again	O
upgraded	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
LeChuck	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
remained	O
mostly	O
unchanged	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
user	O
interface	O
was	O
simplified	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
user-friendly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LeChuck	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
again	O
featured	O
music	O
by	O
Michael	O
Land	O
,	O
although	O
Land	O
was	O
joined	O
by	O
Clint	O
Bajakian	O
and	O
Peter	O
McConnell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
marked	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
iMuse	B-Application
(	O
Interactive	O
Music	O
Streaming	O
Engine	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
Land	O
and	O
McConnell	O
that	O
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
MIDI	O
music	O
to	O
transition	O
dynamically	O
with	O
the	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1992	O
title	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Atlantis	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
The	O
Fate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Atlantis	I-Application
featured	O
an	O
entirely	O
original	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Atlantis	I-Application
was	O
Falstein	O
's	O
last	O
LucasArts	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1987	O
title	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
further	O
upgrade	O
in	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
graphics	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
drop	O
support	O
for	O
older	O
,	O
less	O
successful	O
platforms	O
,	O
instead	O
initially	O
releasing	O
only	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
franchises	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
developed	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
existing	O
franchise	O
in	O
1993	O
with	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
Sean	O
Clark	O
,	O
Michael	O
Stemmle	O
,	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
and	O
Collette	O
Michaud	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
comic	O
book	O
characters	O
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Purcell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
full	O
voice	O
soundtrack	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Bajakian	O
did	O
not	O
compose	O
any	O
further	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
he	O
was	O
still	O
involved	O
with	O
sound	O
production	O
in	O
later	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
credited	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
music	O
supervisor	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
composers	O
on	O
Escape	B-Application
From	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
year-long	O
hiatus	O
from	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
released	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Ben	O
,	O
a	O
biker	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
future	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
framed	O
for	O
murder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
although	O
support	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
was	O
still	O
retained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
tenth	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
undergone	O
further	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
kept	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
streamlined	O
interface	O
used	O
in	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
but	O
introduced	O
a	O
contextual	O
pie	O
menu	O
that	O
dictated	O
how	O
players	O
interacted	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
featured	O
technology	O
called	O
INSANE	B-Application
(	O
Interactive	O
Streaming	O
Animation	O
Engine	O
)	O
to	O
assist	O
with	O
cut	O
scene	O
animation	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
action	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
distributed	O
only	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
was	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
had	O
started	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
but	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
was	O
plagued	O
with	O
development	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
used	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
and	O
the	O
INSANE	B-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
twelfth	O
and	O
final	O
game	O
to	O
utilize	O
SCUMM	B-Application
technology	O
was	O
the	O
1997	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
not	O
to	O
involve	O
series	O
creator	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
its	O
final	O
outing	O
,	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
was	O
completely	O
overhauled	O
to	O
produce	O
significantly	O
more	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
than	O
any	O
previous	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
featured	O
slightly	O
refined	O
gameplay	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
pie	O
menu	O
interface	O
used	O
in	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
would	O
mark	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
solely	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
1998	O
title	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
,	O
LucasArts	O
retired	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
3D	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GrimE	B-Application
(	O
Grim	O
Engine	O
)	O
technology	O
was	O
created	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Sith	O
engine	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
and	O
coded	O
using	O
Lua	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
engine	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
redesign	O
in	O
control	O
and	O
gameplay	O
:	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
point-and-click	O
mechanics	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
keyboard	O
or	O
a	O
gamepad	B-Device
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
cut	O
scenes	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
stylized	O
to	O
be	O
nearly	O
indistinguishable	O
from	O
the	O
in-game	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GrimE	B-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
true	O
3D	O
engine	O
:	O
characters	O
are	O
collections	O
of	O
3D-rendered	O
polygons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
,	O
his	O
final	O
work	O
for	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
tale	O
of	O
Manny	B-Application
Calavera	I-Application
,	O
a	O
travel	O
agent	O
in	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
becomes	O
embroiled	O
in	O
a	O
web	O
of	O
crime	O
and	O
corruption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
drawing	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Aztec	B-Application
concepts	O
of	O
the	O
afterlife	B-Application
,	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
is	O
strongly	O
rooted	O
in	O
film	O
noir	O
tradition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
McConnell	O
composed	O
the	B-Application
musical	I-Application
score	I-Application
;	O
as	O
with	O
Schafer	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
McConnell	O
's	O
last	O
LucasArts	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
title	O
to	O
use	O
GrimE	B-Application
and	O
the	O
final	O
original	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
was	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GrimE	B-Application
technology	O
was	O
slightly	O
modified	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
in	O
most	O
respects	O
similar	O
to	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
in	O
both	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
support	O
was	O
added	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
released	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1990	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
of	O
bringing	O
the	O
old	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
ran	O
in	O
an	O
engine	O
updated	O
for	O
high	O
definition	O
graphics	O
that	O
utilized	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
resources	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
original	O
SCUMM	B-Application
scripts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
DOS	B-Device
CD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
playable	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
press	O
of	O
a	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
special	O
edition	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
released	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
Special	O
Edition	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
time	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
used	O
the	O
iMUSE	B-Application
system	O
,	O
the	O
engine	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
modified	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
new	O
live	O
orchestra	O
music	O
in	O
various	O
arrangements	O
that	O
simulated	O
the	O
shift	O
in	O
tone	O
and	O
pitch	O
from	O
scene	O
to	O
scene	O
that	O
iMUSE	B-Application
performed	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
MIDI	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
released	O
remasters	O
of	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
,	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
put	O
three	O
further	O
adventure	O
games	O
into	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
all	O
three	O
were	O
later	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
:	O
Payback	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
that	O
began	O
production	O
in	O
early	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Schafer	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
creator	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
,	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
development	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Larry	O
Ahern	O
and	O
Bill	O
Tiller	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
both	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
sequel	O
began	O
production	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entitled	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
:	O
Hell	O
on	O
Wheels	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
,	O
Hell	O
on	O
Wheels	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
attempt	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
original	O
adventure	O
game	O
was	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Freelance	I-Application
Police	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1993	O
title	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
as	O
a	O
counterpart	O
to	O
Hell	O
on	O
Wheels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Stemmle	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
co-designers	O
for	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
was	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
while	O
designing	O
the	O
first	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
wrote	O
an	O
article	O
titled	O
"	O
Why	O
Adventure	O
Games	O
Suck	O
"	O
outlining	O
what	O
he	O
perceived	O
to	O
be	O
design	O
flaws	O
in	O
adventure	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
writing	O
the	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
script	O
,	O
Gilbert	O
purposely	O
made	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
puzzle	O
solutions	O
irrelevant	O
and	O
humorous	O
as	O
an	O
anti-thesis	O
to	O
early	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
trademark	O
of	O
Lucasarts	O
 '	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
adopt	O
the	O
design	O
philosophy	O
was	O
Loom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
designer	O
Brian	O
Moriarty	O
learned	O
that	O
players	O
tended	O
to	O
list	O
as	O
their	O
favourite	O
Infocom	O
games	O
those	O
they	O
had	O
completed	O
,	O
he	O
designed	O
Loom	B-Application
so	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
impossible	O
to	O
lose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Loom	B-Application
the	O
sole	O
exception	O
was	O
Fate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Atlantis	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
designers	O
felt	O
that	O
player	O
death	O
was	O
necessary	O
to	O
create	O
tension	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
required	O
for	O
an	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
creator	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
,	O
who	O
left	O
LucasArts	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
LeChuck	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
found	O
Humongous	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humongous	O
created	O
several	O
series	O
of	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
games	O
aimed	O
at	O
children	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
used	O
SCUMM	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
license	O
with	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
concerning	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
franchise	O
expired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
subsequently	O
released	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
in	O
episodic	O
fashion	O
from	O
late	O
2006	O
to	O
early	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
run	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	I-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
across	O
late	O
2007	O
and	O
early	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
season	O
The	B-Device
Devil	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playhouse	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
began	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
of	O
episodic	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
also	O
included	O
members	O
with	O
past	O
experience	O
from	O
both	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
were	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
casual	O
poker	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
,	O
Poker	B-Application
Night	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Inventory	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Poker	B-Application
Night	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Schafer	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
and	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
,	O
left	O
LucasArts	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
2000	O
to	O
found	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
their	O
games	O
include	O
The	B-Application
Cave	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Gilbert	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
multiple-character	O
approach	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
financed	O
by	O
crowdfunding	O
through	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
demonstrating	O
this	O
as	O
a	O
viable	O
mechanism	O
for	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
released	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
Remastered	O
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
Remastered	O
(	O
2016	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
Remastered	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
worked	O
with	O
Winnick	O
,	O
Fox	O
and	O
Ferrari	O
to	O
develop	O
Thimbleweed	B-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
also	O
funded	O
through	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventures	I-Application
mimicking	O
the	O
original	O
8-bit	O
style	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aric	O
Wilmunder	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
co-creators	O
of	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
had	O
taken	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
design	O
documents	O
for	O
the	O
LucasArts	O
games	O
when	O
he	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wilmunder	O
has	O
subsequently	O
been	O
working	O
with	O
an	O
archivist	O
at	O
Stanford	O
to	O
preserve	O
all	O
the	O
documents	O
and	O
potential	O
donation	O
to	O
a	O
museum	O
,	O
while	O
scanning	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
documents	O
and	O
providing	O
these	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
transcribing	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
SCUMM	B-Application
to	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ScummVM	B-Device
is	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
emulator	B-Application
originally	O
designed	O
to	O
play	O
SCUMM-based	O
games	O
but	O
has	O
since	O
expanded	O
to	O
play	O
numerous	O
other	O
adventure	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
other	O
commercial	O
game	O
engines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ScummVM	B-Device
was	O
originally	O
created	O
in	O
2001	O
through	O
cleanroom	B-Application
reverse	O
engineering	O
of	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
and	O
since	O
then	O
has	O
been	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
additional	O
side	O
engines	O
like	O
iMUSE	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
three-dimensionally	O
rendered	O
games	O
,	O
originally	O
part	O
of	O
ResidualVM	B-Application
but	O
now	O
merged	O
into	O
the	O
main	O
ScummVM	B-Device
branch	O
.	O
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