The Secret of Monkey Island

Video Game
1990
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9.3/10

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Young pirate wanna-be Guybrush Threepwood sets out to pass the Three Trials, woo the governess Elaine Marley, reach the fabled Monkey Island and vanquish the nefarious ghost pirate LeChuck.Young pirate wanna-be Guybrush Threepwood sets out to pass the Three Trials, woo the governess Elaine Marley, reach the fabled Monkey Island and vanquish the nefarious ghost pirate LeChuck.Young pirate wanna-be Guybrush Threepwood sets out to pass the Three Trials, woo the governess Elaine Marley, reach the fabled Monkey Island and vanquish the nefarious ghost pirate LeChuck.

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IMDb RATING

9.3/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

The Voodoo Lady
(voice)
(as Leilani Jones Wilmore)
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Cam Clarke

Meathook (and His Tattoo)
(voice)

S. Scott Bullock

Otis the Prisoner
(voice)
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Patrick Pinney

Stan the Salesman
(voice)

Roger Jackson

Bridge Troll
(voice)
(as Roger L. Jackson)
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Rob Paulsen

Alfredo Fettuccini
(voice)
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Jess Harnell

Bill Fettuccini
(voice)
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Jarion Monroe

Mancomb Seepgood
(voice)
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Wally Wingert

Biff the Ghost
(voice)
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Denny Delk

Narrator
(voice)
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David W. Collins

Patrick Hallahan

Bouncer
(voice)
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Trivia
The program that the game's artists used to create characters was called Deluxe Paint, and it saved files as "brush" files. When drawing the main character, he was saved as guy.brush, hence the name Guybrush. His last name, Threepwood, was decided by a company contest.

Goofs
When Meathook is facing left his sprite-sheet was not merely flipped, meaning that his eye-patch appears on the correct (left) eye when facing left, except in one frame in his talk-animation.

Quotes
Otis the Prisoner: Oh, come on. Don't be bitter. I'm here to help. Not just for the money.
Guybrush Threepwood: Money?
Carla the Swordmaster: Yeah, we are getting paid for this, right?
Guybrush Threepwood: How appropriate. You fight like a cow.
Carla the Swordmaster: You never did know when to use that one.

Crazy credits
There are many funny things in the credits. There is a "chocolate supply", and it states that one of the game workers "finally got a 286." At the very end it says, "Turn off your computer and go to sleep!"

Alternate versions
A Special Edition was created in 2009. This version contains hand-drawn, updated graphics, more elaborate backgrounds, a remastered musical score and a hint system. Verb commands and items are no longer in standard display at the bottom of the screen, but appear in pop-up screens. This version also has voice dialogue, recorded by many series' veterans (such as Dominic Armato as Guybrush and Earl Boen as LeChuck). It is possible to toggle between the new graphics and the original 90s-style graphics while playing. This version also completely omits the infamous 'tree stump' joke that confused players back in 1990.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #5.6 (1991)

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Threepwood's greatest adventure!

This game is an absolute classic. Guybrush Threepwood must go down in history as the most likeable computer sprite of all time and LeChuck is his perfect nemesis. The Secret of Monkey Island and LeChuck's revenge or similar in formula but both extremely unique and imaginative. The more modern follow-on was great too but not in the same league as the early '90s originals. This game is cheap to buy and will run on any PC (it worked even on an Amiga for goodness sake!) so there is no excuse why any PC owner shouldn't own the game. The solutions to puzzles aren't simple, but especially in the original game they are logical and realistic in the context of the game. That is what makes the game stand out for me as better than modern equivalents. A true classic, buy it!