4. Once you get to the SCUMM Bar, the sign is significantly brighter in the Sega CD version. Actually I wish the DOS version had been more like that. The first time I played it, I had a monitor that was quite dark and I just walked by the bar without noticing it.
3. The user interface is quite similar to the DOS CD version, that is to say that it has nine verbs instead of the twelve that the floppy versions had.
Apparently the EGA version has a very nice sunset when you first get to the dock, but that's not in any version that I have.
2. Another noticeable difference is that the Sega CD version tells you to "PRESS START" to begin the game. The Monkey Island has been moved to accommodate that, which I think slightly hurts the composition of the scene.
The intro doesn't even proceed to the lookout scene on its own. It just loops. When that happens, the music cuts off pretty awkwardly. That could be a ScummVM issue, but it was awkward when I tried it in an emulator too.
1. About a month ago, I picked up a second-hand copy of The Secret of Monkey Island for the Sega CD. But I haven't sat down and played it yet. Time to fix that. I want to see how it differs from the other versions I've encountered.
There will be spoilers. You have been warned.
Right away, it uses a different Lucasfilm logo than the DOS version. In fact, I think it's the same one as the Amiga version uses, but I don't have that one.
The Secret of Monkey Island, SEGA CD version. I could lie and say I bought it because @darmato recommended it, but actually it's just the most affordable of the oddball versions of the game. At least that I know of.
It's not the EGA version, alas, but at least Mancomb has a chair to sit on.
Tidying up my LRG/Lucasfilm Games boxes 
Looks great! 
I just added a little something to keep the boxes in place 
I had a lot of fun being interviewed for this article on the 40th anniversary of my first game at #LucasfilmGames #LucasArts, #RescueOnFractalus #retrogaming #gamedev Enjoy!! 
From: @atmcashpoint
https://mastodon.social/@atmcashpoint/113923625970473646
Eurogamer has a retrospective article about @DavidBFox 's Rescue on Fractalus:
https://www.eurogamer.net/40-years-on-rescue-on-fractalus-remains-a-rare-reminder-of-the-magic-of-lucasfilm-games
Found this photo of 4 guys from Lucafilms Games in issue 33 of French magazine Tilt 
(July 1986)
From left to right: Ron Gilbert, Noah Falstein, David Fox and Chip Morningstar 
#LucasfilmGames #RetroGaming #TiltMagazine #RescueOnFractalus #Ballblazer #TheEidolon @grumpygamer @DavidBFox @nfalstein
Oh la la! There's a lot of stuff 
(see description for details)
It's a bit of a shame there's no poster like in the other LRG boxes, but it's hard to be picky
I'll try to take more photos another day.
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A quick comparison between the back of the original Sam & Max box released in 1993 (right) and the collector's edition published by Limited Run Games.
And now the unpacking! 
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The Sam & Max collector's edition is here! (2 years of waiting!!!)
The box is heavy. It's packed with stuff I can't wait to discover
More pictures to come...
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The Macintosh version of Maniac Mansion, i.e. the one included as an Easter Egg in Day of the Tentacle, running in the development version of ScummVM.
There is not yet any user friendly way of setting this up, but it's encouraging to see that the Macintosh GUI seems to work as it should. I'm sure there are bugs, but there's plenty of time to worry about those.
Finished a rundown of the differences between Zak McKracken's Commodore 64 and DOS V1 versions. To make this I actually played both versions side by side on the same PC, one in DOSbox and the other in the VICE C64 emulator.
https://tcrf.net/Zak_McKracken_and_the_Alien_Mindbenders_(Commodore_64)
@DavidBFox
@sayomgwtf
#zakmckracken #lucasarts #adventuregames #lucasfilmgames
The Platform Wars: Re-Ignition. Coming soon to a ScummVM near you. Rated "N" for nostalgia.
I never had any ambitions to improve ScummVM's support for the Mac versions of the Lucasfilm/LuastArts games beyond Loom and Last Crusade. But now that work is underway, I might as well least help out with some details.
@mixnmojo It's so disappointing that one of the versions sold on GOG (and Steam?) is still cracked/broken.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa-KSq9KTvY
"We protect these rights so that we can continue to provide quality entertainment that measures up to the standards that our audience has come to love and expect." -- Disney anti-piracy statement
(I wonder which "abandonware" site Disney pirated the game from.)
Happy 37th Anniversary, Maniac Mansion (first release for the C64) 
!
Here's my unpacked @limitedrungames box!
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@lucasarts_places Among the things in the prototype cartridge Nintendo had LucasArts change in the final version: a message about the tentacle bed being covered in sucker slime if a kid tries to "use" it!
Had some fun playing around with Zak McKracken's DOS V2 EGA sprite to give him some of the bling from his FM Towns design.
@DavidBFox @sayomgwtf
