In fact, many of the jokes just get better with age, like a fine pinot noir, or jokes about George W. Lame, I miss MIDI!īut the game itself still holds up long after the graphic adventure heyday. The version I was playing came in a bundle of the first three games and they had to ditch most of the sound effects for the bundle. The sound wasn\'t present in the versions I had. But Ron Gilbert\'s series has always been about the jokes, the puzzle-solving, and character (not necessarily development), and not the graphics. Many gamers, today, would have difficulty sitting down to the Secret of Monkey Island simply because the graphics look outdated. Graphically, the game doesn\'t have a stool to stand on, but as Guybrush in MI2 says, \"I don\'t mess with another man\'s stool\". Secret of Monkey Island also spawned a play of the same name. That\'s why there are all sorts of purposeful anachronisms and references to popular culture of the late 80s. When he saw that it was good, Gilbert decided to make The Secret of Monkey Island a comedy. Creator Gilbert originally conceived The Secret of Monkey Island as a serious game, but when writers Tim Schafer and Dave Grossman spent their time scripting placeholder dialog while working on game interactions, things changed dramatically. Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, Dave Grossman.this is an all-star lineup of writers/developers who have since then gone on to create some amazing games (Grim Fandango, Psychonauts, etc). This was way back when LucasArts (back then called LucasFilm Games) didn\'t just make Star Wars games. Monkey Island, for me, has always been about the running gags, the subtle, subversive inside jokes, and the insult sword fighting. But not before running to the church and shouting \"ELAINE!!\" in one of the best parodies of \"The Graduate\" in the history of parodies of \"The Graduate.\" Part 4 ? that epilogue I mentioned ? is entitled \"Guybrush Kicks Butt.\" Guybrush Threepwood basically goes through the town on Melee Island and spritzes all the ghosts and saves the day. After the voodoo lady ? stop me if you\'ve heard this one ? makes the root into a ghost-killing root beer, Guybrush finds out that the ship left port so LeChuck can marry Elaine. Eventually, you get the shrunken head (the navigator) to guide you to the ghost underworld under Monkey Island to find the voodoo root. In part 3 \"Under Monkey Island\" Guybrush meets some vegetarian Cannibals, a shrunken head with a necklace, and, in what will be a running gag through the series, the second biggest monkey head he\'s ever seen. When he wakes, he jumps in the cannon and shoots himself to Monkey Island (dun, dun DUN!!). Here Guybrush has to make a soup that knocks him out and sends the hapless crew in the correct direction. Part 2 \"The Journey\" is mostly a transition period between Part 1 and Part 3. To get the boat you need to use trickery, piracy, pirate trickery, and, most important of all, a long line of credit. Of course, after all that, you\'ll have to go to Stan\'s Used Ship Emporium and buy a ship to make the long journey to Monkey Island. First (1) get a sword, train, and challenge the Sword Master, then (2) steal the idol of many hands from Governor Marley\'s mansion, and then (3) dig up the treasure in the forest. In part 1 \"The Three Trials\" Guybrush is trying to become a pirate and needs complete three tasks. The Secret of Monkey Island has 4 parts ? well, three parts and an epilogue of sorts. The game, like all the Monkey Island games, is put together in chapters. So he decides to put together a buccaneer crew, buy a ship, and venture to Monkey Island in search of his love: Elaine. Well, it isn\'t all swords-n-swashbuckling: the Ghost Pirate LeChuck, due to an overzealous crush, captures Governor of Melee Island Elaine Marley and takes her to Monkey Island (dun, dun, DUN!!). You\'re Guybrush Threepwood, a mighty pirate! No, actually you play this wannabe pirate in a frilled chambray that goes around trying to prove his mettle to the inhabitants of Melee Island. System: PC & Macintosh (originally on floppy disc, currently available on CD), Atari ST, Amiga, and SegaCD.
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