Monkey Island
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Monkey Island | |
Developer | LucasArts, Rare, Telltale Games, Terrible Toybox |
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Publisher | Devolver, LucasArts, Microsoft, Telltale Games |
Platforms | various, see below |
Released | 1990-present |
Added to Museum |
see below |
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 |
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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 |
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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. |