The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) (VG)

Director:

Ron Gilbert

Writers:

Orson Scott Card (insults writer)
Ron Gilbert (writer)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

Plot:

Guybrush Threepwood is a pirate wannabe who has just ended up on an island in the Carribean, called Mêlée Island...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Theme Park Attraction | Puzzle

Cast

Dominic Armato	...	Guybrush Threepwood (voice)
Earl Boen	...	LeChuck / Sherrif Fester Shinetop (voice)
Alexandra Boyd	...	Elaine Marley (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
S. Scott Bullock	...	Otis the Prisoner / Lemonhead the Cannibal (voice)
Cam Clarke	...	Meathook (voice)
David W. Collins	...	Cobb - the SCUMM Bar Pirate / Lemonhead the Cannibal / Mystery Pirate I / Swordfight Opponent II (voice)
Denny Delk	...	Narrator / Pirate Leader III / Shifty Melee Citizen (voice)
Patrick Hallahan	...	Bouncer / Sharptooth the Cannibal / Phineas, Man of Low Moral Fiber / Mystery Pirate II (voice)
Jess Harnell	...	Bill Fettuccini / Estervan - the SCUMM Bar Pirate / Pirate Leader I / Store Keeper / Sword-Head Ghost (voice)
Roger L. Jackson	...	Bridge Troll / Freddy - Man of Low Moral Fiber / Jojo the Monkey / Meathook's Parrot / Piranha Poodle / Pirate LeaderII / Rat / Spiffy the SCUMM Bar Dog (voice)
Leilani Jones	...	The Voodoo Lady / Carla the Swordmaster (voice)
Jarion Monroe	...	Mancomb Seepgood / Captain Smirk / Navigator Head / SCUMM Bar Cook (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Alfredo Fettuccini / Bob the Ghost Pirate / Lookout / Ghost Priest (voice)
Patrick Pinney	...	Stan (voice)
Wally Wingert	...	Biff the Ghost / Franklin - Man of Low Moral Fiber / Herman Toothrot / Swordfight Opponent I (voice)

Also Known As:

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (USA) (new title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

LucasArts Entertainment Company

Trivia:

The name Threepwood came from the Threepwood family, who appeared in a series of short stories and novels by the British author P.G. Wodehouse. Wodehouse is more famous for his Jeeves and Wooster stories.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Meathook is facing left his sprite-sheet was not merely flipped, meaning that his eye-patch appears on the correct (left) eye when facing left, except in one frame in his talk-animation.

Quotes:

Pirate: You make me want to puke.
Guybrush: You make me think somebody already did.

Movie Connections:

References Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Best game of all time....tied with Maniac Mansion

If you ask me, it's the older games that are more fun. In 1990, Ron Gilbert released the first and best of the Monkey Island series, "The Secret of Monkey Island" Being a fan of Ron Gilbert/Lucasfilm Games (Maniac Mansion for example) I found this game extremely fun. Unlike most adventure games of today...you actually understand and find interest in the characters. You are Guybrush Threepwood, a young man who came to melee island anting to become a pirate. When the evil pirate Lechuck kidnaps the governor, Elaine Marley, you must get a crew and ship and sail to Monkey Island to rescue her. Now, form the sound of it this may not seem like a good game. Well believe me, it is. And one of the most important parts of the game is the humor. Just play it yourself. And see if you and Guybrush can discover "The Secret of Monkey Island."