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A forthcoming book about LucasArts and Humongous Entertainment adventure games and their underlying SCUMM system, penned by award-winning writer, historian, journalist, and documentarian Richard Moss.

From three-headed monkeys to hamsters in the microwave and talking cars on the moon, Passport to Adventure will explore how SCUMM revolutionised adventure gaming and spawned some of the greatest point-and-click classics of all time.

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What is Passport to Adventure: The Scumm Story?

Previously planned as a documentary film produced by CREATORVC, Passport to Adventure is now set to be an in-depth book that will peer behind the troop of three-headed monkeys and into the world’s largest ball of twine to discover the inner workings of both the games and the engine that revolutionised a genre and ushered in a golden age of point-and-click adventures.

Guided by interviews with all willing (and living) alumni from the LucasArts / Humongous Entertainment SCUMM era, the book will be a joyful and in-depth retrospective journey through the travails of SCUMM development, the litany of influences and Easter eggs, the magnificent art, and the best (and worst) moments of the entire lineup of games made with the SCUMM engine — including the first three Monkey Islands, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Maniac Mansion, Loom, and many more.

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