Monkey Island

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Monkey Island
Developer LucasArts, Rare, Telltale Games, Terrible Toybox
Publisher Devolver, LucasArts, Microsoft, Telltale Games
Platforms various, see below
Released 1990-present
Added to
Museum
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Monkey Island is an American adventure game series.

It premiered in 1990 with the release of The Secret of Monkey Island.

Fictional storyline

Guybrush Threepwood is a young man who wants to be a pirate.

After completing three trials he gets his wish, though not as he expected.

After amassing a ship and a crew, he travels to Monkey Island to defeat the Ghost Pirate LeChuck and to rescue Governor Elaine Marley.

Guybrush later marries Elaine, but their lives are always upended by LeChuck's inevitable return.

Video games

Title Developer Platform Release Notes
The Secret of Monkey Island Lucasfilm Games 1990 Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Mac OS, Sega CD
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge LucasArts 1992 Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Mac OS
The Curse of Monkey Island LucasArts 1997 Windows
Escape from Monkey Island LucasArts 2000 Mac OS, PS2, Windows
The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition LucasArts 2009 iOS, PS3, Windows, Xbox 360 Enhanced remake of Monkey Island 1
Tales of Monkey Island Telltale Games 2009 iOS, macOS, PS3, Wii, Windows
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Special Edition LucasArts 2010 iOS, PS3, Windows, Xbox 360 Enhanced remake of Monkey Island 2
Return to Monkey Island Terrible Toybox 2022 Android, iOS, Linux macOS, PS5, Switch, Windows, Xbox Series X/S
The Legend of Monkey Island Rare 2023 Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Sea of Thieves DLC

Other video games with Monkey Island characters

Title Developer Platform Release Notes
Poker Night at the Inventory Telltale Games 2010 Windows Reginald Van Winslow from Tales of Monkey Island is the host.
Poker Night 2 Telltale Games 2013 iOS, macOS, PS3, Windows, Xbox 360 Reginald Van Winslow from Tales of Monkey Island is the host.