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The Secret of Monkey Island
Developer LucasArts
Publisher LucasArts
Activision (Monkey Island 3: Archives Series)
Platforms Amiga, Antstream, Atari ST, DOS, FM Towns, iOS, Mac OS, macOS, PS3, Sega CD, Windows, Xbox 360
Released Original
DOS (16-color floppy) EU/US: October 1990
DOS (256-color floppy) EU/US: December 1990
Amiga Italy: 1990
DOS Brazil: August 1991
Amiga Germany/UK/US: 1991
Atari ST Germany/Italy/UK/US: 1991
DOS (256-color, CD): 1992
FM-Towns JP: September 1992
Mac OS NA: 1992
Sega CD NA: 1993
Sega CD JP: September 23, 1993
Antstream EU/NA: May 18, 2021
Special Edition
Windows, Xbox 360 WW: July 15, 2009
iOS WW: July 23, 2009
macOS WW: April 19, 2010
Added to
Museum
Windows SE/Original: March 20, 2015

The Secret of Monkey Island was the first adventure game in the Monkey Island series by Lucasfilm Games. It used the SCUMM interpreter.

Plot

A young man named Guybrush Threepwood washes up at Melee Island with hopes of becoming a pirate. Along the way, he meets Governor Elaine Marley, who is the woman that the ghost pirate LeChuck wants to forcibly marry.

Development

The SCUMM upgrades of the updated VGA version were earlier used in Monkey Island 2.

It was also created by three people, although Ron Gilbert was given developer credit. These three developers were Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman. Dave Grossman would later make Tales of Monkey Island at Telltale Games with input during the early brainstorming sessions from Ron Gilbert. Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman would also later make Return to Monkey Island at Ron Gilbert's Terrible Toybox studio.

Versions

The Secret of Monkey Island has four major versions. The EGA version, the VGA version (which had more realistic character close-ups and got rid of the changing sun position over the harbor, plus changed the skeleton's description from an "emancipated Charles Atlas" due to legal concerns), the VGA CD version (which got rid of the infamous "stump joke", had high-quality music on CD tracks, and used the inventory icons for items as in Monkey Island 2).

The Special Edition was released in July 2009. This version updated the graphics completely in high-definition in a more cartoon style, updated the music tracks to use live instruments and added ambiance to scenes that were formerly quiet, added voice acting, plus changed the verb and inventory system to operate in the background so the art takes up the entire screen (although the VGA CD version is playable in its entirety with a click of a button).