Deep in the Caribbean lies Melee Island, ruled by the beautiful governor Elaine Marley. The cruel pirate LeChuck is deeply in love with her - so deeply that he refuses to accept his own death! As a ghost, he dwells with his undead crew somewhere near the mysterious Monkey Island. You are Guybrush Threepwood, a young man whose only wish is to become a real pirate. At the Scumm Bar you meet three pirates who tell you'll have to complete three difficult tasks in order to be worthy of this title. Could Guybrush ever suspect that while trying to complete those tasks, he will encounter the governor Elaine Marley, fall in love with her, and face the anger of the dreadful ghost pirate LeChuck?! This is when Guybrush' adventure truly begins!

The Secret of Monkey Island is an adventure game that utilizes the command verb-based SCUMM interface first introduced in Maniac Mansion: you construct commands for Guybrush by clicking on the appropriate verb, and then clicking on the inventory item or an object in the room you want to interact with. It is the first LucasArts' adventure game in which it is impossible to get irrevocably stuck or to die. The branching dialogue system, where you choose one of the available responses while talking to people, allows you to talk to characters in different ways without fearing a wrong choice. There are plenty of inventory-based puzzles to solve, and even "insult swordfighting" to participate in, where Guybrush has to prove his wit is as sharp as his sword!

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Alternate Titles

"猴島小英雄" -- Chinese title
"モンキー・アイランドユーレイ海賊大騒動！" -- Japanese title
"TSOMI" -- Common abbreviation
"Obezjannij Ostrov" -- Russian title
"Monkey Island 1" -- Informal name
"Le Secret de L'Ile aux Singes" -- French title
"El secreto de Monkey Island" -- Spanish title

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Monkey Island, The Secret of

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The Press Says

The Good Old Days	Oct 07, 2002	6 out of 6	100
Amiga Format	Jun, 1991	92 out of 100	92
Power Play	Sep, 1991	92 out of 100	92

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MI, a real phoenix	3	stvedder (6436) Jun 09, 2009
Talkie	3	WildKard (11891) Feb 20, 2008
A disturbing walkthrough for the game	4	Depeche Mike Isguder (15570) Oct 16, 2007
Dial-a-Pirate copy protection	17	Pondo Frost May 22, 2007

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Trivia

One of the first scribbles for Monkey Island that were used for the different story-branches hang in the bathroom of George 'The Fat Man' Sanger's studio in Austin/Texas... and I touched it!!! ;)

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This entry was contributed by POMAH (19539), Kabushi (48620), IJan (1980), Terok Nor (10606) and Unicorn B. Lynx

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