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Grim Fandango's 1996 Internal Puzzle Design Document Surfaces Online

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A puzzle design document created internally for the 1996 LucasArts adventure game Grim Fandango has been made available online as a PDF. The document offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the game's puzzles were planned and structured during development. It was shared via a game-focused archival site, drawing attention from gaming history enthusiasts on Hacker News. Such design artifacts are considered rare primary sources for understanding classic game development processes.

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