Loren also helped on one of two first Lucasfilm Games, Rescue on Fractalus!
FRACTALus, you see? 😇
FRACTALus, you see? 😇
January 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Loren also helped on one of two first Lucasfilm Games, Rescue on Fractalus!
FRACTALus, you see? 😇
FRACTALus, you see? 😇
Rescue on Fractalus! Helmet. 42 years ago I got to be in an #ILM shoot for the box and manual of my soon to be released #LucasfilmGames Atari 800 game, #RescueOnFractalus On the cover I’m the running pilot about to be rescued, those are also my hands/knees in the cockpit.
#retrogaming #spaceship
#retrogaming #spaceship
July 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Rescue on Fractalus! Helmet. 42 years ago I got to be in an #ILM shoot for the box and manual of my soon to be released #LucasfilmGames Atari 800 game, #RescueOnFractalus On the cover I’m the running pilot about to be rescued, those are also my hands/knees in the cockpit.
#retrogaming #spaceship
#retrogaming #spaceship
Rescue on Fractalus, wait for it !
September 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Rescue on Fractalus, wait for it !
Bonus game
On his arrival at Lucasfilm Games in 1982, @davidbfox.com hoped to create a game which put you inside an X-Wing. The rights were then entrusted to Atari, so he created Rescue on Fractalus! (1984) 👌
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On his arrival at Lucasfilm Games in 1982, @davidbfox.com hoped to create a game which put you inside an X-Wing. The rights were then entrusted to Atari, so he created Rescue on Fractalus! (1984) 👌
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May 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Bonus game
On his arrival at Lucasfilm Games in 1982, @davidbfox.com hoped to create a game which put you inside an X-Wing. The rights were then entrusted to Atari, so he created Rescue on Fractalus! (1984) 👌
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On his arrival at Lucasfilm Games in 1982, @davidbfox.com hoped to create a game which put you inside an X-Wing. The rights were then entrusted to Atari, so he created Rescue on Fractalus! (1984) 👌
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In-game screen: Rescue on Fractalus!/Activision Inc (1986)
DOWNLOADS: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4111/
DOWNLOADS: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4111/
September 30, 2026 at 9:50 AM
In-game screen: Rescue on Fractalus!/Activision Inc (1986)
DOWNLOADS: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4111/
DOWNLOADS: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4111/
Random inlay: Rescue on Fractalus!/Activision Inc (1986)
DOWNLOADS: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4111/
DOWNLOADS: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4111/
September 30, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Random inlay: Rescue on Fractalus!/Activision Inc (1986)
DOWNLOADS: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4111/
DOWNLOADS: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4111/
"Rescue on Fractalus, a game with pixels so large you can count them by hand, is everything – and exactly – what it wants to be."
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/06/30/a...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/06/30/a...
Rescue on Fractalus!: A sci-fi save ’em up
This sci-fi rescue ’em up by Lucasfilm – yes, that Lucasfilm – builds an entire game around one stunning technical achievement: Real time 3D flying within a fractal-generated land…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:31 AM
"Rescue on Fractalus, a game with pixels so large you can count them by hand, is everything – and exactly – what it wants to be."
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/06/30/a...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/06/30/a...
Retrospective: 40 years on, Rescue on Fractalus! remains a rare reminder of the magic of Lucasfilm games
www.eurogamer.net/40-years-on-...
www.eurogamer.net/40-years-on-...
January 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Retrospective: 40 years on, Rescue on Fractalus! remains a rare reminder of the magic of Lucasfilm games
www.eurogamer.net/40-years-on-...
www.eurogamer.net/40-years-on-...
Very faithful #CommodoreAmiga port of #Atari8bit computers Rescue on Fractalus!, 1984 game by Lucasfilm Games youtu.be/4UCCcd2AfBM #atari
Commodore Amiga -=Rescue On Fractalus!=- WIP v0.92
🎬Saberman&⌨IndieRetroNews.com present: Rescue On Fractalus!
00:00 Intro
00:12 Game menu
01:23 Gameplay
⌨️Game launched on: A1200
💻Author/credits:…
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September 1, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Very faithful #CommodoreAmiga port of #Atari8bit computers Rescue on Fractalus!, 1984 game by Lucasfilm Games youtu.be/4UCCcd2AfBM #atari
this thing effing rules
April 11, 2026 at 11:12 PM
this thing effing rules
RIP Loren Carpenter (1947-2025), who I just learned passed away on December 21 at the age of 78. He worked for the Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Division (where he helped create the Genesis effect for Star Trek 2, and Rescue on Fractalus!). He co-created RenderMan and was chief scientist of Pixar. 🤯
January 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
RIP Loren Carpenter (1947-2025), who I just learned passed away on December 21 at the age of 78. He worked for the Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Division (where he helped create the Genesis effect for Star Trek 2, and Rescue on Fractalus!). He co-created RenderMan and was chief scientist of Pixar. 🤯
Indie Retro News: Rescue on Fractalus! - An 8bit classic is coming to an Amiga near you! [UPDATE] www.indieretronews.com/2026/08/resc... #retrogaming #gaming #games
August 29, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Indie Retro News: Rescue on Fractalus! - An 8bit classic is coming to an Amiga near you! [UPDATE] www.indieretronews.com/2026/08/resc... #retrogaming #gaming #games
If you missed it, @geoffreybunting.bsky.social wrote a comprehensive and heartfelt retrospective on #RescueOnFractalus, my first game at #LucasfilmGames #LucasArts in honor of its 40th anniversary. Lots of videos, great quotes, covering this magical time.
#retrogaming #gamedev #fractals
#retrogaming #gamedev #fractals
40 years on, Rescue on Fractalus! remains a rare reminder of the magic of Lucasfilm games
Eurogamer interviews the original development team at Lucasfilm Games Group about the making of the seminal Atari game, Rescue on Fractalus!
www.eurogamer.net
February 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If you missed it, @geoffreybunting.bsky.social wrote a comprehensive and heartfelt retrospective on #RescueOnFractalus, my first game at #LucasfilmGames #LucasArts in honor of its 40th anniversary. Lots of videos, great quotes, covering this magical time.
#retrogaming #gamedev #fractals
#retrogaming #gamedev #fractals
The rare Arcade Express (later named Electronic Games Hotline) was a biweekly U.S. supplement to the magazine Electronic Games - here's 1982 coverage of the Atari/Lucasfilm deal that led to Rescue On Fractalus and Ballblazer. (As well as a separate Raiders Of The Lost Ark deal!)
October 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The rare Arcade Express (later named Electronic Games Hotline) was a biweekly U.S. supplement to the magazine Electronic Games - here's 1982 coverage of the Atari/Lucasfilm deal that led to Rescue On Fractalus and Ballblazer. (As well as a separate Raiders Of The Lost Ark deal!)
Loading screen: Rescue on Fractalus!/Activision Inc (1986)
DOWNLOADS: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4111/
DOWNLOADS: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4111/
September 30, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Loading screen: Rescue on Fractalus!/Activision Inc (1986)
DOWNLOADS: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4111/
DOWNLOADS: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4111/
Indie Retro News: Rescue on Fractalus! - An 8bit classic is coming to an Amiga near you! www.indieretronews.com/2026/08/resc... #retrogaming #gaming #amiga @c64cade.com
August 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Indie Retro News: Rescue on Fractalus! - An 8bit classic is coming to an Amiga near you! www.indieretronews.com/2026/08/resc... #retrogaming #gaming #amiga @c64cade.com
Attack on Fractalus...
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March 5, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Attack on Fractalus...
#ai #aiart #aiartwork #aibluesky #aiartcommunity #aibabe #aigirl #aihot #aibeauty #aibutt #dessous #lingerie #nsfw #adult #sexy #bluesky #beautiful #hot #boobs
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Rescue on Fractalus was one of Lucasarts' first games, and it was a game of many first. Not for having a three dimensional persistant open world in their flight simulator; not for having foes that tracked and chased you. It was the first game that lied about its own premise to horrify you.
Rescue on Fractalus! Video from 1984 press conference
Electric Eggplant (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2024 at 5:05 AM
Rescue on Fractalus was one of Lucasarts' first games, and it was a game of many first. Not for having a three dimensional persistant open world in their flight simulator; not for having foes that tracked and chased you. It was the first game that lied about its own premise to horrify you.
Writing/coding this Pirate Jail sequence was deeply cathartic. I felt I was talking directly to those who pirated my first game, Rescue on Fractalus! And anyone who justified pirating #ZakMcKracken
In Zak McKracken you travel a lot
And every single time you were at the airport about to leave the states, you had to enter copy protection codes
After 5 incorrect entries in a row, you go to jail and the game is automatically over
And every single time you were at the airport about to leave the states, you had to enter copy protection codes
After 5 incorrect entries in a row, you go to jail and the game is automatically over
July 11, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Writing/coding this Pirate Jail sequence was deeply cathartic. I felt I was talking directly to those who pirated my first game, Rescue on Fractalus! And anyone who justified pirating #ZakMcKracken
I’m blushing after reading the enthusiastic praise heaped upon my 1st game at Lucasfilm Games 40 years ago. Rescue on Fractalus! is still one of my favorite projects I worked on. I was so naive I didn’t realize I was the project leader until about 6 months in. Thanks @kimimi.bsky.social #gamedev
"Rescue on Fractalus, a game with pixels so large you can count them by hand, is everything – and exactly – what it wants to be."
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/06/30/a...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/06/30/a...
Rescue on Fractalus!: A sci-fi save ’em up
This sci-fi rescue ’em up by Lucasfilm – yes, that Lucasfilm – builds an entire game around one stunning technical achievement: Real time 3D flying within a fractal-generated land…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I’m blushing after reading the enthusiastic praise heaped upon my 1st game at Lucasfilm Games 40 years ago. Rescue on Fractalus! is still one of my favorite projects I worked on. I was so naive I didn’t realize I was the project leader until about 6 months in. Thanks @kimimi.bsky.social #gamedev
If you see this post a monster
August 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
If you see this post a monster
Rescue on Fractalus was one of Lucasarts' first games, and it was a game of many first. Not for having a three dimensional persistant open world in their flight simulator; not for having foes that tracked and chased you. It was the first game that lied about its own premise to horrify you.
Rescue on Fractalus! Video from 1984 press conference
Electric Eggplant (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Rescue on Fractalus was one of Lucasarts' first games, and it was a game of many first. Not for having a three dimensional persistant open world in their flight simulator; not for having foes that tracked and chased you. It was the first game that lied about its own premise to horrify you.
Rescue on Fractalus! (Atari 8-bit computers, 1985, LucasFilm Games).
a video game screen shows a monster with the number 20106 on the bottom
Alt: Animated loop of Rescue on Fractalus! (Atari computer, 1985, LucasFilm Games). A Jaggi in a space suit is pounding on the ship's windshield.
media.tenor.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Rescue on Fractalus! (Atari 8-bit computers, 1985, LucasFilm Games).
I've talked about the awesome fan-created version of Rescue on Fractalus! ("Fractalus") by Luke's Software. If you don't, you have to check it out.
One area Luke could use some help with is the Jaggi animation. Luke's not an animator. Know anyone who could volunteer? www.lsdwa.com/contact/
One area Luke could use some help with is the Jaggi animation. Luke's not an animator. Know anyone who could volunteer? www.lsdwa.com/contact/
Luke's Software and Design
Software developer and graphic designer based in Perth, Western Australia
www.lsdwa.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I've talked about the awesome fan-created version of Rescue on Fractalus! ("Fractalus") by Luke's Software. If you don't, you have to check it out.
One area Luke could use some help with is the Jaggi animation. Luke's not an animator. Know anyone who could volunteer? www.lsdwa.com/contact/
One area Luke could use some help with is the Jaggi animation. Luke's not an animator. Know anyone who could volunteer? www.lsdwa.com/contact/