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," they said. 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?
Do business with quaint and humble shopkeepers. Participate in complex and meaningful dialogues. Visit interesting places and steal stuff. Experience the never-ending nightlife of Melee Island.
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DeveloperLucasfilm Games
PublisherJVC Musical Industries
ReleasedOctober 1, 1990
StatusReleased
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SeriesMonkey Island
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Highly Recommended87/100
About This Game
An ambitious young man named Guybrush Threepwood arrives on Melee Island with dreams of becoming a pirate, only to discover that proving himself requires completing three dangerous trials set by seasoned buccaneers. While navigating these challenges—which include besting a renowned insult-dueling swordmaster, hunting for treasure, and infiltrating the governor's mansion—Guybrush encounters and falls for the governor's daughter, Elaine Marley. His plans take a dark turn when the spectral pirate LeChuck, who harbors his own obsession with Elaine, abducts her and spirits her away to the mysterious Monkey Island. After finally completing his trials, Guybrush learns of her disappearance and sets out to assemble a crew, recruiting the very sword master he'd defeated along with a hook-handed pirate and a prison inmate, before sailing off to rescue her from LeChuck's clutches.