Description
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!
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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Trivia
Guybrush got his name from the fact that in DPaint, the art software being used at the time, you saved palettes and other art particulars in files called "brushes", and the one for the guy who was the hero was called the "guybrush". "Threepwood" was decided by a company contest.
The original closeup of Elaine in MI (where Guybrush is speechless) was supposedly based on Avril Harrison, an artist who was working for Lucas Games at the time (she also worked on the original Prince of Persia, among other things).
Carla, the Swordmaster, was a likeness of Carla Green who was at that time in charge of Lucas Games Product Support.
The guy who was in the Troll suit on the bridge was meant to look like George Lucas.
Did you know that you CAN kill Guybrush?
Just stay under water for more than 10 minutes.
(Source:
The SCUMM Bar)
