The Adventurer (magazine)

The Adventurer was a game magazine published by LucasArts from Fall 1990 to Winter 1996.[1] Designed as a consumer-facing company newsletter, it promoted upcoming LucasArts releases and featured background information on their development in the form of essays and staff interviews. In addition to printed copies which were distributed free of charge,[2] LucasArts also published selected articles on their website.[3]

The Adventurer
CategoriesVideo game
PublisherLucasArts
First issueFall 1990
Final issueWinter 1996
CountryUnited States
Based inSan Francisco
LanguageEnglish

Despite the magazine's name, The Adventurer did not focus exclusively on adventure games, but covered all kinds of titles published by LucasArts.

Issues

Over the course of the magazine's 6-year run, a total of 13 issues were released. Due to issue number 13 being skipped, the magazine's final issue was #14, published at the end of 1996.

Issue #Game featured on coverDate
1Secret Weapons of the LuftwaffeFall 1990
2Star Wars (NES)Spring 1991
3Indiana Jones and the Fate of AtlantisFall 1991
4Star Wars: X-WingSpring 1992
5Day of the TentacleFall 1992
6The DigSpring 1993
7Star Wars: TIE FighterWinter 1993/94
8Full ThrottleSummer 1994
9Star Wars: Dark ForcesWinter 1994/95
10Mortimer and the Riddles of the MedallionSummer 1995
11AfterlifeWinter 1995/96
12OutlawsSummer 1996
14Star Wars: RebellionWinter 1996/97

References

  1. "The Adventurer, Issue No. 1 (Fall, 1990)". Lucasarts Adventurer. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. "The Adventurer". The Adventurer. Lucasfilm Games (1): 8. 1990.
  3. "The Adventurer (intro)". LucasArts. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998.
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