Rogue Leaders: The Story of Lucas Arts
In 1982, George Lucas saw potential in the fledgling videogame industry and created his own interactive-entertainment company. Twenty-five years and dozens of award-winning games later, LucasArts has earned a prestigious place in the industry and in the hearts of gamers everywhere. Rogue Leaders is the first substantive survey of a videogame companya deluxe compilation that traces its history through never-before-published interviews. In addition, more than 300 pieces of concept art,...
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In 1982, George Lucas saw potential in the fledgling videogame industry and created his own interactive-entertainment company. Twenty-five years and dozens of award-winning games later, LucasArts has earned a prestigious place in the industry and in the hearts of gamers everywhere. Rogue Leaders is the first substantive survey of a videogame company a deluxe compilation that traces its history through never-before-published interviews. In addition, more than 300 pieces of concept art, character development sketches, and storyboards have been lavishly reproduced to showcase the creative talent behind such videogame classics as The Secret of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, as well as games that were never publicly released. A thrill for millions of videogame and LucasArts fans around the world.
Foreward 7Introduction 9Ch. 1 Lucasfilm Games 1982-1985 10Ch. 2 Adventure and Simulation 1986-1990 24Ch. 3 Birth of the Classics 1990-1993 46Ch. 4 Shooting for the Stars 1993-1995 76Ch. 5 Buried Treasure 1995-1998 88Ch. 6 The Empire Expands 1998-2000 122Ch. 7 Developing Without Walls 2001-2007 154Ch. 8 The Next Generation 2008-Onward 206Timeline 236Appendix A Original Rescue of Fractalus! concept document 242Appendix B Star Wars: Rebel Assault II storyboard and script excerpt 246Appendix C Unreleased Star Wars game logos 250Author's Notes + Selected Bibliography 252Index 253Acknowledgements 256
\ From the PublisherTHEFORCE.NET Fans of the classic LucasArts games (Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, etc) will not be disappointed.\ GAMESRADAR.COM\ ...this is the best possible kind of fan service: That which is richly deserved\ MANIA.COM Selected as one of 2008's Best Non-Fiction Genre Books!\ QUICKSTOP ENTERTAINMENT The book is packed with info and concept art, and is in many ways a nice blast from the past.\ THE OFFICIAL STAR WARS BLOG Coffee table books are sadly rare for us gamers, and one as well-crafted as this deserves a place in any gamers home.\ \ \
