The Transcendent Adventure of LOOM | Cannot be Tamed

Loom is one of the most beautiful stories that LucasArts Games has produced, telling the story of a young Weaver named Bobbin Threadbare, Chaos, and the Great Loom. This is the story of the game and its development. Warning: I will be spoiling everything from this 30 year old game.
#Loom #LucasArts #VideoGameHistory
Thank you to Briz for editing the script.
References I used for the video:
Brian Moriarty Classic Game Postmortem GDC 2015 (25th anniversary)
• Classic Game Postmorte...
International House of Mojo - LucasArts Secret History
mixnmojo.com/features/sitefea...
The Art of Point and Click Adventure Games - Bitmap Books
Loom Audio Drama script
selmiak.bplaced.net/games/pc/i...
Video footage used:
Pictures of the Loom audio tape thanks to @Kevin_W_Ng
My own footage of Loom (both the original EGA version and VGA remake) and Zak McKraken (EGA)
Wishbringer footage - Apple Adventures • Wishbringer walkthroug...
Maniac Mansion footage - World of Longplays • PC Longplay - Maniac M...
Weaving www.videvo.net/video/weaving-...
Stars www.videvo.net/video/san-bart...
Milky Way with tree www.videvo.net/video/milky-wa...
Milky Way www.videvo.net/video/milky-wa...
Circuit board www.videvo.net/video/harshly-...
Music Used:
Full Loom OST from the 1992 release, Maniac Mansion NES soundtrack, Zak McKraken and the Alien Mindbenders soundtrack for FM Towns
Headless Horseman by Alexander Nakarada | www.serpentsoundstudios.com
Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Some sound effects from Zapsplat.com
Intro artwork, logo and banner by: @theMagdalenRose
"Cantina Blues" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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[@shinypb]

TIL that a group of swans is called a “ballet”

[@CGQuarterly]

"Ask me about Loom". That's awesome.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

I didn't think the thumbnail would be complete without it.

[@robmoye7373]

Indeed. Very cool.

[@Shamazya]

This seems like a game that could make for a really great film adaptation if given the care it deserves The art is just stunning!

[@DasKame]

Maybe like "Labyrinth" kinda Scary Fairy Tale Style yeah

[@vinnyc.1265]

I would love a movie about this.

[@Gjermund-Sivertsen]

Wow. That's a good 'about' video of Loom. The game made a huge impression on me as a kid. Especially since it appealed to the musical side. The CGA graphics was fantastic and the evil force appearing in the last part of the game made a huge impression on me. I think Loom was a perfect game. Most other point-and-click games at the time were too difficult for any kid without help. Loom was a story that you could go through without being stuck in complexity, wishing that you could just look it up on internet that did not yet exist. Thank you again!

[@joaquina.f.6598]

Complete the adventure in difficult mode, and you will see a cutscene in which Bobbyn unveils his true face under the weaver's hood.... By the way, that makes perfect sense with the ending... Weavers are not what they seem to be, that IS why they have the Loom... Beatiful story, beatiful review, Pam.

[@brunesi]

Thank you very much for this documentary on the Loom game. That was a time when designers did more with less, and I miss that very much. For example, to me, to this day Atlantis is one of the best works produced by the game industry. Thank you.

[@Valcutio]

Pam, you do such a fantastic job with these videos. I love how you romanticize classic games and take us on a journey exploring their history. Thank you.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you so much! Just trying to share the greatness of these games with others.

[@ajmohawk2993]

@@Cannotbetamed1 You do a great job reviewing these games!!

[@noneofyourbusiness4616]

@@Cannotbetamed1 you end up sharing some of your own greatness in the process

[@michaelgeorge6559]

Love that you're covering the old LucasFilm games. This explains the "I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother?" line from Monkey Island! I had no idea! Fantastic as ever.

[@DasKame]

In the Game "Lamplight City" it exist also a Loom Reference.

[@dustinpaulson1123]

This game came with my parents computer when I was in junior high. I couldn't stop playing it! Just a great game all-around and I miss the magic of those days in gaming.

[@julichio6241]

I played this game when I was six, it was my first point and click game and this is still one of the most beautiful games I ever seen. Respect to Loom ❤❤❤

[@PomegranateRadio]

One of the greatest classic adventure games... I'm so glad to see some love thrown at Loom after so many years of obscurity!

[@JM.TheComposer]

From the moment I heard that enchanting opening music, LOOM took hold of me and never let go. It was nearly 30 years ago, and I still remember being a child, whisked away into that magical realm. You have a wonderful way of communicating just how epic and detailed the LOOM universe really was, yet how little we really got to see. The grandeur of this game's plot and environment still stays with me today! It is so sad that LucasFilm/Arts had this tradition of seeing the original storytellers move along, and the sequels either don't get made, or go into alternate 'non-canon' storylines like Monkey Island 3. Thank you again for this great video - A wonderful, soulful, sorrowful, epic, blast from the past!

[@vinnyc.1265]

You know what's awesome in this game? Moriarty took time to take in account if players REVERSE the spell they just did. For instance: When you get to the spiral staircase, you have to reverse the Twist spell to unravel it. IF you want for *no reason*, you can do the spell normally, and re-twist. They actually TOOK THE TIME to program that in, in case the player just wanted to do it. They could have easily said "nah just let Bobbin say there is no reason to do that." Same thing with gold into straw. You can reverse it, and turn the straw back into gold. (For literally no reason, when you are with the Dragon.)

[@arturoaguilar6002]

Maybe the 40-feet long dragon not finding amusing you turned her gold into straw was enough of a good reason. It was worth for the player to explore a way to escape the liar without angering the dragon (there isn't, but there are a couple of different ways to set the straw on fire which is a nice touch that rewards experimentation).

[@DavidVanPatten007]

I remember playing this on the Commodore Amiga and thinking "What is this?" - but it was a brilliant experience and a harbinger of the greatness to come.

[@TheDrumRiser]

This and the Monkey Island series were my favorite games to play growing up! Thanks for doing this Pam! Cannot wait to watch!!

[@martial_matt]

The Monkey Island games were my favorite PC games of that time.

[@Serachja]

I played it as a child and I loved it. Especially the art (sound and colorful drawings) brought forth some emotional moments. As a child, I didn't know the Swan Lake was a classical music piece. Therefore when I heard the original music I instantly remembered Loom. Too bad the sequels never got made

[@mborok]

I had to call the Lucas Arts hint line (no web in those days) to solve the dragon stealing sheep puzzle. But it was a clever and logical puzzle, unlike the dragon puzzle in “Zork” (hit the dragon with the sword several times until it becomes curious and starts to follow you, then lead it to the room with the glacier; the dragon will see its own reflection, think it’s another dragon, then breathe fire on it, melting the ice and turning it to steam, which then kills the dragon). Better an easy puzzle that you can figure out, than one that requires you to just try random things. Thank you for this background, I had no idea there was an audio play, or a remake.

[@TheAtmaNex]

This game was a great part of my childhood. Thank you for this! I would love a remaster of all the Lucas adventure games.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Glad you liked it!

[@beauwelch5482]

I love these types of games. Especially qfg 1 3 and 4. It's like reading a book.

[@RuySan]

This was my favorite game as a kid. I dreamt and obsessed over it. That soundtrack is engrained on my subconscious. It was a great retrospective but you skipped which for me is the definitive version of the game. The Amiga port. Looks like something between the ega and VGA (I find the VGA version too colourfull which takes away some of the atmosphere) and the sound is easily the best.

[@GeekMasterGames]

I loved this game. I got it for free from a friend who bought it and didn't enjoy it. Monkey Island had told me about it and I was like "WHAT YOU HAVE LOOM"

[@kri249]

This game looks so awesome. I never had a PC but my friend did. And he had Monkey Island which I loved so much back then. Cobb always intrigued me because I never knew what the hell Loom was. In other words, I needed someone to tell me about Loom better than he could. Thanks Pam. Also us kids could tolerate such violence and gore back in the day. It was the parents that had a problem with it and projected that onto us.

[@davebeaudoin6210]

I remember playing, and beating this game, with a friend, in one evening! It was the original EGA release, played on a Windows 3.1 laptop, and it thankfully had a compatible sound card. My friend had a bunch of LucasArts Games diskettes. It had Maniac Mansion, Zak McCracken, Indiana Jones, Monkey Island, and Loom. It didn't come with the tape, but we didn't know there was a tape. I remember being enthralled by this game. The more we played, the more intrigued I got. We had to use a piece of paper for the "codes", but we didn't care. (We had played other games that had us writing down things like that, so it wasn't a big deal.) I had fun. It is a shame we never got the other two games, but at least we got one of them, so that's cool.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Sounds like your friend had the same compilation that I did (though maybe was missing the big manual that came with it) - it's the box on the shelf next to me in this.

[@davebeaudoin6210]

@@Cannotbetamed1 I noticed that. I don't know if he had the box, but he did have a book that had codes for the games, I assume that was the manual. We never would have beaten Zak, or Maniac Mansion without it.

[@johnpettigrew3056]

I was sent a VHS tape as a kid promoting the mighty "Turbo Duo" and that game was on there. I wanted one and saved up money over the summer but couldn't afford it and now that I'm grown "I still can't" not logically anyways. Cool review for a very unusual game 👍

[@jwalkerblck]

That I can so clearly remember the handful of days I spent playing this as an 11 year old, over 30 years ago(!) is testament to this game’s transportive storytelling powers. Looking back now some of its DNA lives on in ‘walking simulators’ like SOMA, in that the puzzles aren’t too challenging, and that the emphasis is on telling a story. Truly a unique experience all these years on, the highest accolade a team of creators could aspire to, particularly is this space. Great vid!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@Zirbip]

I played Loom ages ago - what a beautiful game. I didn't know the original mechanic for the game was drawing shapes on screen. That would have been fun. I was worried my lack of musical talent would have hindered me while playing.

[@DasKame]

This was my First P&C Game Ever, i think i was Eight(?) Years Old and i was in Love with it. I love the World, the Lore, the Fairy-Tale Tone, it's just awesome.

[@Venoix]

The premise for this game sounds amazing, as does the inert lore. It's a shame that the entire trilogy never came to be, as I feel like this is a trilogy I would have really enjoyed. Anyway, thanks for being so indepth with your retrospective on Loom. As always, it was a great and informative watch.

[@BoulderPunch]

I've had sitting around on steam for the longest time, got it from some bundle sale of lucasarts games loooong time ago. Keep up the great work. Love hearing about all the games you check out, since it's always a mixture of "what is this I didn't know this existed" to "oh I've heard about this one, I should go check it out".

[@Cannotbetamed1]

That's nice to hear, I like introducing people to things they've overlooked or not heard of.

[@GreatMewtwo]

I played this in high school after knowing about it from a promo video produced by Compute Magazine when I was a young boy. To this day, I await [Professor] Brian Moriarty to continue the series and I think about what other guilds could have been explored (e.g. a guild of printers, a guild of masons, or a guild of foresters).

[@Shadowguy456234]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. For my part I'm still waiting for Loom 2: Bobbin's Ballett

[@NathanGatten]

I first heard of this game in Edward Snowdens book Permanent Record. He said it was favorite computer game to play as a kid.

[@YakWaxLips]

Wow this is truly a work of passion. Fantastic insights and research. Well done Pam, consistently best KZbinr 👍🏻

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you so much

[@sigigle]

I'm 35 and this game was so magical to me as I watched my Dad and older brother play it coz I was too young.

[@fionnaitsradag5152]

Still one of the most original and beautiful fantasy games ever.

[@centaur7310]

Love this game! The CD-ROM version was stunning

[@ribiflibi]

I love this game, I first played it on floppy disk with a orange and black pc monitor in 1991. For me what bring this game to life is the music without it the game would not have had an impact on me like it did. Once you know what to do, it take around 20 min to complete the game. I wish someone would use the story of this game and do a mini series, it would be awesome. (of course they would NEED to use the same music) Love the video, Merci !

[@MikeTXBC]

Fun fact: Near the start of the game, after you gain your Distaff, you can cast the Rift spell (assuming you've played the game once already and have it written down) right away and "trick" the game into playing the ending sequence, where the Loom is torn apart and everyone becomes a swan. I did this numerous times with the PC EGA diskette version in the early 90s. I have no idea if it works with any other version.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Interesting. How do you do that when you don't have access to all the notes at the beginning of the game?

[@MikeTXBC]

@@Cannotbetamed1 I think the Rift spell didn't require any notes beyond the first few you get. I don't remember which notes those were, but I very distinctly recall my brother and I "breaking" the game by doing this.

[@narwhalsinjars7231]

I always ignored that "Ask me about Llom," thing, now I regret not learning about it sooner cus this looks amazing.

[@FancyActionNow]

Pam who else on YT is talking about LOOM. Now that is retro. Who’s is talking about Castlevania Curse of Darkness on XBOX? I liked that game way more than I expected.

[@belligerentbastardproducti5285]

I didn't play this until after Day of the Tentacle and other Lucas Arts classics, but I loved it. A friend of mine let me borrow his copy to play on my PC in the mid 90's and the story, music concept and overall presentation has stuck with me since then. Thanks for making this video on Loom and reminding me about all of that.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

You're welcome

[@twerkfromhome]

I was like 7 years old when i played LOOM™️ and uh, I did not get very far without the manual but I can still hear Bobbin's voice in my head. Monkey Island was a lot easier to stumble through as a wain.

[@voltagebinary1006]

Wow... i played this on the Amiga 1000 as a little kid and could never figure it out but I loved it. So cool to see someone cover it.

[@skijumpnose]

Great job with this video Pam, I never knew much about Loom but now i do! Only point and click game i played when i was a kid was Maniac Mansion and later it was Broken Sword. And that sassy dragon in this game was awesome lol

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks! The dragon is great

[@lexnoil]

Ah, the game that taught me about musical notes! I miss owning this game. It got stolen when I moved to Texas in 97.

[@kevingregory5579]

Remember this as a kid,loved some of the point and click games. This and maniac mansion were great

[@coktoe4487]

This is one of "the ones that got away" from my childhood. I fell in love with Lucasfilm point and click games with Maniac Mansion and Zac McCracken, and really wanted to play this, but I didn't have a PC. I looked at the box though. A lot.

[@JM.TheComposer]

Just noticed the small "Ask me about LOOM" name tag in the thumbnail. As a Monkey Island fan, this detail is hilarious and brilliant IMO! ♥️

[@rodneyabrett]

Loom was great! The platform that I played this on was the Turbo-16 CD.

[@BenjaminGessel]

I was a little boy when games like Pac Man, Joust, Missle Command, Frogger, etc. were on the Atari. The first PC games I ever played (my elementary and middle schools had Macs, so I knew about/played the Oregon Trail, Number Crunchers, and a few other games like a Mystery Mansion type game and a town driving/navigation game from school, etc.) were this game (in my teens, Coaster, MadMaze (AOL/Prodigy), Age of Empires, a few demos like Full Throttle and Warcraft, Myst, and a few others... Of course, I had seen a lot of Nintendo and Sega games, plus Doom, Quake, etc. by my late teen years. Loom was JUST AMAZING... It was the first game I had ever played, other than MadMaze, that made me feel like I was TRULY in a different fantasy world, etc. In later years, I would discover The Black Cauldron video game, Simon the Sorceror, etc., but these games paled in comparison to Loom. Legend of Kyrandia came out very early on when I was just in college, or right before I went to college. I LOVED the magic concept, the COLORS, the explorative aspects, etc., but the chemistry puzzle at Zanthia's was too "trial and error" for my taste, so I never finished it. I didn't really get into the sequels too much, but I remember the opening of Legend of Kyrandia II. To this day, I still will have dreams regarding/inspired from the video game Loom, here and there. Esp. Crystalgard, the opening dark island of the Weavers, the dark caves and the green field/Scottish wee lass's house, etc. The shepherds were complete jerks, yes... 😁😁😁 I liked at Crystalgard how everyone just "was"... The whole "vibe" of the place I have always LOVED TO DEATH... SERIOUSLY. I think it has something to do with the mostly kindly/more scholarly/cultured, etc. folks there, and that you felt both "sneaky", and relaxed/not too "on edge" at the same time, while snooping around the place... 🤔🤔🤔😊😊😊 In the first area, I remember how I wanted there to be more tents to discover/explore, a little bit easier time of figuring out the way the musical drafts (spells) worked, having MORE of those spells (but, eh, I think I just wanted more tents to explore, to be honest. It was hard getting off that first island... SUCH a color contrast when getting to Crystalgard for the first time!!! 😯😯😯😯😯😯😯😊😊😊😊😊👍👍 The forest outside of Crystalgard, where the shepherds were, was just BREATHTAKINGLY beautiful, yes, I can see the similarity with Sleeping Beauty now... 😊👍 It was "off putting" to have the shepherds be so mean in such a beautiful forest area, but at the same time, a very "new" experience for me to experience thematically/story-wise/imaginatively, etc. The purple dragon WAS funny, I always thought she reminded me more of the purple dragon in Legend of Kyrandia (they prob. got their idea somewhat for the purple dragon in that game from Loom... 🤔). Of course there was Discworld, which I never played, but saw the playthrough on KZbin in more recent years. (The ARTWORK!!! Like Don Bluth level!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍) The black caves were plenty mysterious and dark, and the gray bridge area was a somewhat novel concept with the bridge uncurling like that/straightening out... The red (yes, these color themed areas I LOVED LOVED LOVED-that whole color/level idea) blacksmith area/forge was kinda intense looking, etc., sure, and I remember wondering how I was going to get out of there. The eavesdropping part was a little tricky as well. The ending part of the game (Bishop Mandible on) is fuzzier in my mind when I first played it, but over time, the story makes more sense, etc. That swan lake out in space = NEXT LEVEL!!!! 😊😊😊😊😊😊👍👍👍👍 But yeah, the lore of the game went DEEP... 😯😯😯😯😯😯 The Wheel of Time, Baldur's Gate I and II/TOB, American McGee's Alice, Harry Potter 2, Dragon Age: Origins, and maybe Fable have been truly some of the better games I have played in adult years. Lots and lots of more mediocre games compared to these big boys... I've beaten most of my favorite older games mentioned in this comment, at least all of them except Legend of Kyrandia. Icewind Dale was buggy, beat Icewind Dale II and Neverwinter Nights, Morrowind (kind of), Oblivion and Skyrim, Divinity: Original Sin, Pillars of Eternity I and II (🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮, but II was not bad...), Solasta: Crown of the Magister and others. Fantasy games need to get back to TRUE fantasy adventure "roots", in my opinion... That means having that WONDER of visual and other aspects of a game's world, the quirky humor, the intrigue, mystery, etc. of figuring out what is going on in a place where magic exists in a more high fantasy type setting perhaps, the colors, the options a player has at any given time, the depth and importance/lore of the central themes of the main quest, etc. 😊😊😊😊😊👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@basteagui]

you have outdone yourself this time my friend!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

:)

[@Akuma3000GT]

I love that you have a Lora Zombie Print in the background! Her art is pretty fantastic! I have a few prints myself and bought a few as gifts in the past!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Yes, I love her stuff! She had an art show in Toronto a few years back and I got to meet her.

[@Akuma3000GT]

@@Cannotbetamed1 So awesome!!! Thanks for the reply!!

[@Alagachak]

Man... some games back then sure took creative spins that will be hard seen again - what even is a note scribbled on paper to a kid today when there is simply loomwiki - I weep that they will never know such joy and horror. And I smile hoping they will find it elsewhere.

[@nickwallette6201]

This one set a really high bar for me as a kid. I had the CD-ROM version, and that rendition of Swan Lake turned me into a Tchaikovsky (and MT-32) fan. I loved the music, the beautiful artwork, unique story, and the immersive atmosphere of the game. It ranks up there with Myst as one of my all-time favorite and most impactful games I've played. The EGA version looks spectacular, and some day I would like to play it just to see how it differs -- both for the remarkable graphics, but also for the dialog. I usually prefer games w/o voice acting, but Loom was so well done that I'm not sure I'll feel the same.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

It's so rare than I like EGA graphics, but Loom certainly made the most of them.

[@kristopherdavidson2097]

First class video, Pam. Certainly did LOOM justice

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you!

[@azarisLP]

One of the few video games I would classify as a work of art.

[@markavery8193]

stumbled across you looking up loom.... such a great game, always loved the bit about the near sighted dragon and changing the color of the sheep.

[@montgomeryfitzpatrick473]

When the swans take the great fabric it looks like they're flying away from Melee island

[@andrewm8040]

Such a rich game, would've been wonderful if they had continued the story with a trilogy. Your video was a nice trip down memory lane.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@jjenk911]

A ballet of swans. Majestic.

[@ellenn6246]

Great video and such a beautiful game, it will always have a place in my heart. I hope Return to Monkey Island's success might inspire Disney to lend out the license to Moriarty. I want to see him fully realize his vision with Forge and The Fold.

[@Tehkums]

I've never really been one of these 'video games can be art' types, but I think that around this era, video games as a medium had the capacity to be 'art' and Loom exemplified that, to me. If there was any shot for video games to be considered along the lines of movies or literature, this was it. It didn't quite go that way, but Loom'll always be an excellent experience.

[@JoshuaJaeger]

I experienced this amazing game in the summer of '94 on my Turbografx CD

[@retrogecko2859]

Wooowwwwww. I remember playing this as a kid with one of my friends on my parents' 386. Loved it!

[@zenithquasar9623]

Played Loom a couple of years ago and it was such a wonderful journey!

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

Loom = original Ocarina of Time. Man do I miss the days where games would come with awesome extras like the spell book. Great review as always!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you! I miss the extras and box inserts too.

[@TheEyeofMobius]

Your voice is always so clear and your commentary is easy to follow. I love the thoughtful work you put into these videos. Keep doing your thing.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you so much!

[@PixelzNcreatureZ]

I have this for Turbografx CD, lol. Love classic LucasArts. Wonderful video, thank you

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sneakyskunk1]

This is, hands down, on of the most in depth looks at Loom I have had the pleasure of viewing. You can tell she is a true fan. Fantastic job CbT, keep it up!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks :)

[@sneakyskunk1]

@@Cannotbetamed1 Thank you for all your hard work and the reply.

[@timmah7874]

I remember playing this on my cousin's computer as a kid, and it really blew my mind with what computers could do so far as sound and graphics. While I'm sure drawing on the screen could have been an interesting tack, but the sound really created an immersion that I hadn't experienced before, especially combined with the voice acting it felt like being in a movie. Great review of a classic game. I really appreciate how you bring back these games that had an impact on the games we know and play today to new and old audiences alike.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you, glad it brought back some good memories.

[@maxheadroom4659]

This is fascinating. This is a super deep and creative game. Seems publishers have forgotten how to use imagination since then.

[@printisdead1983]

I had no clue a group of swans was called a ballet. I learned something today

[@Midwinter2]

Another great video. I never realised what an original and intriguing game Loom is. I dismissed it entirely back when I had an Amiga - because LucasArts chose to keep the hideous EGA colour palette in the Amiga version rather than use the Amiga's palette. The graphics were hard to look at! I'm glad to finally find out what it was about: I can't think of any other video game that has such an imaginative story.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks! The story is so complex and interesting for such a short game.

[@justpaul899]

This video brought back lots of wonderful memories! Thank you for posting! Also made me wonder how I ever beat the game when I was a kid...so much of it went over my head back then!

[@MikeDolanFliss]

Haven't thought about this game in quite some time! Thanks for the reminder - it was lovely.

[@InglebardGaming]

I'm not a huge adventure game connoisseur , but I really enjoyed Loom. I only played it for the first time maybe five years ago and liked it a lot. This and the first Monkey Island are probably my two favorites in the genre. It's too bad the official sequels didn't make it out.

[@GhostFS]

Agree on the fact that was underappreciated. Played many graphics adventure game at the time, many very good and memorable but must of them pretty similar. Loom was an original and fresh take on the genre both for narrative and gameplay and earned a special place in my heart for this.

[@amaiorano]

Excellent review! About dithering, it's worth playing on a CRT display to really appreciate how beautiful the effect can be. On modern displays, dithering doesn't produce the color mixing effect that comes from exciting phosphors on a CRT screen.

[@ScarlettDaleWoodall]

Grand vid! I'm glad you got to complete a project that was so important to you. This reminds me of Ralph Bakshi's Wizards. Whimsical Fantasy mixed with an adult's perspective on war and death.

[@BayouVeteransInterviews]

As a 12 year old I did not find it short or easy but I did find it amazing.

[@gothakane]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@RetroTom1701]

Great video. I enjoyed hearing the classic Dracula/The Mummy theme

[@senhorlampada]

Wow... such a classic. And love your passion when going through it, Pam! I wasn't gonna mention in the comics, but since you did mention the deaths. Oh boy... those where shocking as a kid. Mainly Rusty's. I felt really bad for him

[@mangaas]

I remember getting this game when we first got our CD player and SoundBlaster 16 card for PC. We also got Monkey Island and a few other CD titles. It always seemed like some large, grand game as a child, when you got stuck in these games, it made them seem much longer, yet when you go back now as an adult - they're incredibly short. Still, this one had great voice acting, and I loved it as a kid... And I think I remember the Loom Audio story being on a separate CD, not cassette.

[@CMYKolours]

I Just played Loom for the 1st time. As a life long fan of Lucas Arts it was so novel and refreshing to play a unique game. Wish there was more.

[@Whatever4690]

A game that made me appreciate classical music more.

[@crithon]

Wonderful video, the game is special and I'm so glad you took the time out to appreciate it.

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you

[@splugereport]

Absolutely loved this game. Played on PC with bro and mom. So funny and clever etc. Also liked space quest 4.

[@Ravenlock]

Mmmmmm. Love some good ol' Lucasarts adventures. I never got to play this one in the 90s, but I remember picking up the box every time I went into Babbage's. Great stuff, Pam. 🙂

[@rogerioaraujo6607]

I remember!! I played it! I miss these adventure games from LucasArts

[@MicBain]

I always wanted to play this game on my Amiga back then... But never got my hands on it. Cool to see that Steve Purcell, creator of Sam & Max (the comics, prior to the game also), was involved.

[@SEGAblocks]

I absolutely adore this game! I never hear anyone talking about it! My cousins boyfriend introduced me to Loom when I was a preteen. Thank you so much for this video! Amazing Overview!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks :) Glad you liked it

[@darkridearts]

This video was AWESOME! Many great details I never knew about. So grateful you did this

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you so much

[@Grojak]

Amazing video. I adore Loom and point and click games in general, I'm glad I found your channel :)

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you!

[@LordHorst]

Very nice video. I didn't even know about the background story for Loom. I have this game on the Amiga 500, complete with the audio tape and everything. But I haven't gotten really far into the game yet. I plan on changing it soon. :)

[@KeVinyl1983]

Awesome review, takes me back to being 10 years old, we had a computer in our class room and this was the 1st ever CD Rom we played :)

[@tuffthegamer]

Never heard of this game, but, now I want to go find it and play it. Awesome job of telling the games story!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks!

[@winterburden]

Thank you for this beautiful look at a beautiful game! 🙆‍♀️

[@Cannotbetamed1]

No problem

[@BryanTruong]

Great video. Love the behind the scenes and what could have been. Can't wait for more adventure game content

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thank you! I've been playing another favourite adventure game lately.

[@allanjk81]

Great video Pam, I know this one was a labour of love but it really paid off. Great job!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Thanks so much!