The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (Video Game 1990)
"The Secret of Monkey Island" (original title)

Guybrush Threepwood is a pirate wannabe who has just ended up on an island in the Carribean, called Mêlée Island. Here, he learns from three old grogg-swinging pirates that there are three ... See full summary »

Director:

Ron Gilbert

Writers:

Orson Scott Card (insults writer), Ron Gilbert,

Stars:

Dominic Armato, Earl Boen, Alexandra Boyd

Cast

Credited cast:
Dominic Armato	...	Guybrush Threepwood (voice)
Earl Boen	...	LeChuck / Sherrif Fester Shinetop (voice)
Alexandra Boyd	...	Elaine Marley (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Khris Brown	...	Chester
S. Scott Bullock	...	Otis the Prisoner / Lemonhead the Cannibal (voice)
Cam Clarke	...	Meathook (voice)
David W. Collins	...	Cobb - the SCUMM Bar Pirate / Red Skull 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 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) (as Roger L. Jackson)
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)

Storyline

Guybrush Threepwood is a pirate wannabe who has just ended up on an island in the Carribean, called Mêlée Island. Here, he learns from three old grogg-swinging pirates that there are three things to master to be a pirate: You must know how to fence, how to find a treasure and to steel loot. So, Guybrush's first quests are the master these things. For instance, when you fence somebody, your swordplay isn't the most important thing, but what really counts is your wits. If you insult your opponent and he doesn't come up with a snappy answer, you get the overhand. On the other hand, if he does come up with a snappy answer, he gets the overhand. Guybrush learns how to fence and find treasure and when he's trying to steal a small statue at the governor's mansion, he runs into the governor, who turns out to be a beautiful young woman by the name of Elaine and Guybrush falls in love with her. Much at his dismay, the instant he's mastered all three tasks, Elaine is kidnapped by the ghost ...

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Plot Keywords:

based on theme park attraction | puzzle

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 July 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

Company Credits

Production Co:

LucasArts Entertainment Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The program that the game's artists used to create characters was called DPaint, and it saved files as "brush" files. When drawing the main character, he was saved as guy.brush, hence the name Guybrush. His last name, Threepwood, was decided by a company contest.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

There are many funny things in the credits. There is a "chocolate supply", and it states that one of the game workers "finally got a 286." At the very end it says, "Turn off your computer and go to sleep!"

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Connections

Spoofs Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

User Reviews

Brilliant, intelligent, funny!

This classic game from LucasArts is a masterpiece at first glance. The puzzles aren't extremely difficult, nor very easy, so it provides good entertainment for young and old. I was six when I first played this game, and it took me years to finish.

You play Guybrush Threepwood, a genius in disguise. This becomes the basic outline on which all else in the game is based. Director Ron Gilbert has done smashing job on creating this classic gaming series, something all others could aspire to.

The game is filled with brilliant punchlines, extremely funny characters, and a simple, yet twisted plot.

Ladies and Gentlemen, please stand up for the fantastic talents and creations of LucasArts!