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Grim Fandango [Model 1091801]

PC/MS-Windows CD published 26 years ago by LucasArts Ent. Co.

Not listed in MAME yet

Grim Fandango © 1998 LucasArts Ent. Co.

As with other LucasArts adventure games, the player must converse with characters and examine, collect, and use objects to solve puzzles.

Grim Fandango is set in the Land of the Dead, through which recently departed souls, represented as calaca-like figures, travel before they reach their final destination. The story follows travel agent Manuel "Manny" Calavera as he attempts to save new arrival Mercedes "Meche" Colomar, a virtuous soul, on her journey. The game combines elements of the Aztec belief of afterlife with film noir style, with influences including The Maltese Falcon, On the Waterfront and Casablanca.

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TECHNICAL

GAME ID: 1091801

TRIVIA

It was the first adventure game by LucasArts to use 3-D computer graphics overlaid on pre-rendered static backgrounds.

Grim Fandango received praise for its art design and direction. It was selected for several awards and is often listed as one of the greatest video games of all time. However, it was a commercial failure and contributed towards LucasArts' decision to end adventure game development and the decline of the adventure game genre.

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Game's disc.