Editing Loom (video game) (section)

== Release history ==
''Loom'' was originally published for [[DOS]] on [[floppy disk]] with 16-color [[Enhanced Graphics Adapter|EGA]] graphics in May 1990.<ref name="the-one-review">{{cite news|last=Presley |first=Paul |date=May 1990 |title=Loom |url=http://amr.abime.net/review_38895 |magazine=[[The One (magazine)|The One]] |place=United Kingdom |issue=20 |pages=33–35 |access-date=September 21, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927102327/http://amr.abime.net/review_38895 |archive-date=September 27, 2015}}</ref><ref name="gdc-postmortem" /> This version was soon after released on the [[Amiga]], the [[Atari ST]], and [[Macintosh]].

=== FM Towns ===
''Loom'' was redeveloped for the Japanese [[FM Towns]] computer and released on [[CD-ROM]] in 1991 with enhanced 256-color [[Video Graphics Array|VGA]] graphics and a new digital soundtrack. The dialogue and story elements remained largely unchanged from the original version, though at least one scene was partially censored of blood,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=378995 |title=Loom (Comparison: FM-Towns Version - Original PC EGA Version) |date=November 2011 |website=Movie-Censorship.com |access-date=May 1, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160526100331/http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=378995 |archive-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref> and some elements of the visual design were lost.<ref name="gdc-postmortem">{{Citation|author=Brian Moriarty |author-link=Brian Moriarty |date=March 6, 2015 |place=San Francisco |title=Classic Game Postmortem: Loom |publisher=Game Developers Conference |url=http://gdcvault.com/play/1021862/Classic-Game-Postmortem |access-date=May 1, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513021403/http://gdcvault.com/play/1021862/Classic-Game-Postmortem |archive-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> A similar version was released for the [[TurboGrafx-16|TurboGrafx-CD]] in 1992, but featured a mix of visuals from the 16- and 256-color versions, adapted to that system's color palette.

=== Talkie ===
[[Image:Loom VGA screenshot.png|thumb|right|Bobbin standing before the Great Loom in the 1992 CD release.]]

The final version of ''Loom'' was released for DOS on CD in 1992. It featured an entirely re-recorded digital soundtrack, a separate CD for the audio drama, and fully voiced dialogue, with many of the actors reprising their roles from the audio drama. However, due to the technical constraints on how much uncompressed audio could fit on a CD, much of the original dialogue had to be revised or abridged. Orson Scott Card assisted with the dialogue revision.<ref name="bminterview" />

The graphics were a continuation of those used in the FM Towns version but with some minor enhancements and additional censorship.<ref name="pccd-fmcd-diff">{{Cite web|url=http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=802320 |title=Loom (Comparison: International PC CD Version - Japanese FM Towns Version) |date=November 2011 |website=Movie-Censorship.com |access-date=May 1, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160526102242/http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=802320 |archive-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref> Some features were also cut from the FM Towns version, such as multiple solutions to puzzles, many conversation close-ups, and parts of cutscenes.<ref name="pccd-fmcd-diff"/> Brian Moriarty has stated that he believes the FM Towns version to be the best 256-color version of ''Loom''.<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Brian Moriarty |user=ProfBMoriarty |number=578944510761308160 |date=March 20, 2015 |title=@aventuraycia @ProfBMoriarty Best 256-color edition, but graphics are inconsistent (5 different conversion artists), and a bit censored. |access-date=May 1, 2015}}</ref>

=== Availability ===
Due to a licensing agreement with (now defunct) [[Mindscape (company)|Mindscape]], the DOS CD-ROM version became commercially unavailable, and until 2006, the DOS floppy-disk version was the only one purchasable from LucasArts. All of these versions of ''Loom'' can now be played on a variety of different platforms using the [[ScummVM]] [[virtual machine]].

The PC CD-ROM version of ''Loom'' was released through the [[Steam (service)|Steam]] [[digital distribution]] platform for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] on July 8, 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lucasarts.com/company/vip/catalog/lec_backcatalog_2009.pdf |title=LucasArts Continues Initiative to Revive Classic Gaming Titles |website=LucasArts.com |date=July 6, 2009 |access-date=November 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710210606/http://www.lucasarts.com/company/vip/catalog/lec_backcatalog_2009.pdf |archive-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> with [[Mac OS|Mac]] support following on May 12, 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schramm |first=Mike |date=May 12, 2010 |title=Steam for Mac now live, Portal free, Lucasarts adventures included |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/steam-for-mac-now-live-portal-free-lucasarts-adventures-includ/ |website=[[Engadget]] |access-date=May 3, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904084237/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/12/steam-for-mac-now-live-portal-free-lucasarts-adventures-includ/ |archive-date=September 4, 2015}}</ref>