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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User Reviews

Yet another review for THE Adventure... someone has to do it	DOS	Boston Low (53)
Arguably the only adventure game that could be described as a true masterpiece.	DOS	Mumm-Ra (385)
BEST GAME EVER!!!	DOS	NatsFan (109)
Why am I even writing this, everybody knows this is brilliant.	DOS	Rensch (165)
The one that started it all!!!	DOS	ggfournar (6)
I would become a pirate just to be able to play this game	DOS	Unicorn B. Lynx (53164)
One of the best adventure games ever.	DOS	Stephen Breuer (2)
The original and best. Influential and brilliant	DOS	Shazbut (130)
I love the sea, I love the grog, I love the sound of a swords fight!	DOS	Eugen Andreev (5)
The ancestor of many a great great LucasArts adventure... and it still stands up today!	DOS	Gothicgene (83)

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The Press Says

Quandary	DOS	Apr, 1997		100
La Aventura es la Aventura	DOS	Sep 30, 2006	100 out of 100	100
Abandonia	DOS	Mar 11, 2004	5 out of 5	100
Aventura y Cía	DOS	Aug 14, 2001		100
Defunct Games	SEGA CD	Aug 19, 2006	93 out of 100	93
Power Play	Atari ST	Oct, 1991	91 out of 100	91
Kingdom of Desire	DOS	Jun 24, 2006	9 out of 10	90
Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	Macintosh	Jan, 2002		80
HonestGamers	DOS	May 15, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Just Adventure	DOS	2000	C	50

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Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
MI, a real phoenix	3	stvedder (5134) Jun 09, 2009
Talkie	3	WildKard (11963) Feb 20, 2008
A disturbing walkthrough for the game	4	Depeche Mike Isguder (15516) Oct 16, 2007
Dial-a-Pirate copy protection	17	Pondo Frost May 22, 2007

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Trivia

In the SCUMM bar, one of the pirates is wearing a button with the word LOOM written on it. All he says is "Aye," but if you ask him about LOOM, he will give you a full and lengthy advertisment to LOOM ( another game by Lucasarts ) - the Idea was re-used again in Monkey Island 3 with Manny Calavera ( from Grim Fandango )

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This entry was contributed by POMAH (18637), Kabushi (43658), IJan (1980), Terok Nor (10118) and Unicorn B. Lynx

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