Editing Loom (video game) (section)

== Legacy ==
=== Sequels ===
According to ''Rogue Leaders'', ''Loom'' was not designed to be the first game in a series, but "Brian Moriarty considered additional directions for the story" after development of the first entry had concluded.<ref name=rogue /> The two sequels planned were titled ''Forge'' and ''The Fold'', starring Bobbin's friends Rusty Nailbender and Fleece Firmflanks. Moriarty gave an account of potential sequels in a 2006 interview:<ref name="bminterview">{{cite web |url=http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/212/ |title=Brian Moriarty – Interview |website=Adventure Classic Gaming |first1=Erik-André Vik |last1=Mamen |first2=Philip |last2=Jong |date=September 15, 2006 |access-date=November 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210185701/http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/212/ |archive-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref>

{{blockquote|''Loom'' wasn't actually written with a trilogy in mind. But after it was finished, there was vague interest in continuing the story. In discussing this possibility, I imagined two sequels.

The first was tentatively called ''Forge''. It tells the story of Bobbin's friend Rusty Nailbender, whose home city (the Forge of the Blacksmiths) was enslaved by Chaos near the end of Loom. Rusty becomes the leader of an underground movement to overthrow Chaos, together with Fleece Firmflanks of the Shepherds and new characters from the other Guilds. Bobbin appears every now and then as a ghostly swan dispensing mystical advice, an obvious nod to [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] of ''Star Wars''. The story climaxes in a terrible battle that nearly destroys the world.

The third game, ''The Fold'', is about Fleece Firmflanks and her attempt to unite the shattered Guilds in a final, desperate effort to banish Chaos. Near the end of the game, when the cause appears hopeless, Bobbin and the Weavers swoop in like the proverbial cavalry to save the day. The Loom of the Weavers is remade, reality is healed, and peace is restored to the Guilds.

But this was all just talk. I was busy with other projects, and nobody else felt strongly enough about the games to make a commitment. So ''Forge'' and ''The Fold'' never got made.}}

=== Appearance in other media ===
[[Image:LOOM advert in Monkey Island.png|thumb|right|"Cobb" seen advertising ''Loom'' in ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island]]'' (1990).]]

As was typical for [[LucasArts]], several other games referenced the ''Loom'' characters and storyline. A likeness of Bishop Mandible's assistant Cob, spelled "Cobb" with an additional B, can be found inside the Scumm Bar in ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island]]'' (1990), dressed as a pirate with a badge on his shirt that says "Ask me about ''Loom''", and will happily divulge marketing information when so asked.<ref name="smi">{{cite video game |title=The Secret of Monkey Island |developer=[[Lucasfilm Games]] |date=1990}}</ref><ref name="gdc-postmortem" /> Cobb the pirate reappears ''[[Return to Monkey Island]]'' (2022), but has grown weary of people asking him about ''Loom'' over the years, and only does so again after much prodding.<ref name="RtMI">{{cite video game |title=Return to Monkey Island|developer=Terrible Toybox |date=2022}}</ref> In the "Legend of Monkey Island" expansion for ''[[Sea of Thieves]]'' (2018), Cobb can once again be found at the Scumm Bar, and will repeat his speech about ''Loom'' if prompted.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Sea of Thieves|developer=Rare |date=2018}}</ref>

''Monkey Island''{{'s}} protagonist, Guybrush Threepwood, can say "I'm Bobbin. Are you my mother?" on a number of occasions throughout the series, and in ''[[The Curse of Monkey Island]]'' (1997) can quip about Bobbin's relative obscurity.<ref name="smi"/><ref>{{cite video game |title=The Curse of Monkey Island |developer=[[LucasArts]] |date=1997}}</ref> ''Monkey Island'', ''[[Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge|Monkey Island 2]]'' (1991), and ''[[Day of the Tentacle]]'' (1993) all include a credit for their respective seagulls as "Seagull appears courtesy of LOOM™".<ref name="smi"/><ref>{{cite video game |title=Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge |developer=LucasArts |date=1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite video game |title=Day of the Tentacle |developer=LucasArts |date=1993}}</ref>

The player can kill the Loom seagull in the 1995 LucasArts game ''[[Full Throttle (1995 video game)|Full Throttle]]'' as well as its 2017 remake. A wooden statue in tribute to the "Looming Seagulls" can be found at the Scumm Bar in ''[[Return to Monkey Island]]''.<ref name="RtMI"/>

In the 256-color remake of ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure]]'', a landscape painting in the vault of Brunwald Castle features a scene from ''Loom''. The [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Maniac Mansion]]'', released in September 1990, features a broken record titled ''The Soundtrack of Loom''.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Wild |first=Kim |title=The Making of ''Loom'' |journal=Retro Gamer |publisher=Imagine Publishing |location=Bournemouth |issue=46 |date=January 3, 2008 |page=88 |issn=1742-3155 |oclc=489477015}}</ref>

''[[Space Quest IV]]'', a game released the following year by [[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra On-Line]], makes light of ''Loom''{{'s}} criticisms by featuring a description of a video game named "BOOM" in the game's [[RadioShack|Radio Shock]] store: "The latest bomb from master storyteller Morrie Brianarty, ''BOOM'' is a post-holocaust adventure set in post-holocaust America after the holocaust. Neutron bombs have eradicated all life, leaving only YOU to wander through the wreckage. No other characters, no conflict, no puzzles, no chance of dying, and no interface make this the easiest-to-finish game yet! Just boot it up and watch it explode!"<ref>{{cite video game |title=Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers |developer=[[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra On-Line]] |date=1991}}</ref><ref name="gdc-postmortem" />