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The Secret of Monkey Island
I cursed my luck again as I slid down the monkey's throat. Have my dreams of guzzling grog and plundering galleons been reduced to this. "Three small trials and you're a pirate like us." Fair enough. If only I could stomach the foul brew these scurvy seadogs swilled, the rest would be easy. How could I have known I'd meet a powerful and beautiful woman with a jealous suitor too stupid to realize he'd been dead for years? And how can I crawl through this great stone monkey to find a man who walks three inches above the ground and sets fire to his beard every morning?
-The Memoirs of Guybrush Threepwood: The Monkey Island Years
Publisher: None/Unknown
More About The Secret of Monkey Island
All Guybrush Threepwood wants to do is become a mighty pirate. After going to the Scumm bar and receiving his three tasks to become a pirate, he is sets off to accomplish them. As he is trying to complete his tasks, he falls in love with governor Elaine Marley, and gets in trouble with the ghost pirate LeChuck. Guybrush is soon set on a crazy adventure of swashbuckling and insult sword fighting he wont soon forget.
The Secret of Monkey Island uses the SCUMM interface first used in Maniac Mansion. The difference with this game, however, is that it is the first LucasArts adventure game in which it is impossible to lose or get stuck. Instead of worrying if a decision will be a wrong one, the player only has to enjoy the game and have fun.
Eye-gouging 3D graphics
Ear-piercing reggae music
No typing-point'n'click interface
Relentless jabs, and cryptic in-jokes only smart people will understand
Average playing time: 30 hours
The Secret of Monkey Island uses the SCUMM interface first used in Maniac Mansion. The difference with this game, however, is that it is the first LucasArts adventure game in which it is impossible to lose or get stuck. Instead of worrying if a decision will be a wrong one, the player only has to enjoy the game and have fun.
