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SCUMM

scripting language developed at LucasArts
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SCUMM

Summary

SCUMM is a game engine[1]. SCUMM has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • SCUMM's instance of is recorded as game engine[3].
  • SCUMM's instance of is recorded as scripting language[4].
  • Maniac Mansion is named after SCUMM[5].
  • SCUMM's developer is recorded as Lucasfilm Games[6].
  • SCUMM's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[7].
  • SCUMM's platform is recorded as cross-platform[8].
  • 1987 marks the founding of SCUMM[9].

Why It Matters

SCUMM has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] SCUMM is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

cross-platform Lucasfilm Games Ron Gilbert scripting language The Curse of Monkey Island

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_scumm_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{SCUMM}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/scumm}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 25d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Scummvm wiki id → —
    Instance of → —
    Pcgamingwiki id → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/SCUMM, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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