The Curse of Monkey Island

***Cosmonautical*** · 03-22-2008, 08:17 AM

Badassed game, just started playing through it.

I have to say, that if I run out of options and just can't think of anything left to do, I have no problem going to Gamefaqs. Adventure games of this genre often went unplayed when I was younger for lack of any decent info on the games.

***Booyakasha*** · 03-22-2008, 10:04 AM

Excellent game, and the second-best in the series. Good choice.

...my own copy won't work on my current PC. This displeases me.

***Cosmonautical*** · 03-22-2008, 01:04 PM

It's a really touchy game. I haven't checked for patches, but it never used to run when my dad got it for me back when it came out. I always felt really disappointed, like I was really worried he would be upset if he knew it couldn't run. I don't think he ever asked about it directly, though, so I didn't have to tell him. Now that I've got it running, I'm really impressed that he found such a sweet game.

THE MONKEYS ARE LISTENING.

***The Doctor*** · 03-22-2008, 02:03 PM

You fight like a dairy farmer!

Monkey Island games had all the best lines.

***Booyakasha*** · 03-22-2008, 03:00 PM

"I FOUND THE LEGENDARY LOST TREASURE OF MELEE ISLAND, AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS STUPID T-SHIRT!"

***Cosmonautical*** · 03-25-2008, 09:38 AM

w00t.. Just finished the game. I ended up going to Gamefaqs more than I'd like to, but some of the solutions to things in this game were just totally bat**** insane.

It was still pretty awesome, and I enjoyed the rich artwork. I wouldn't put it on scale with, say, Quest for Glory IV, but it was definitely a step above quite a few of the adventure games I've played.

Now, onward... to King's Quest VI!

***Booyakasha*** · 03-26-2008, 08:17 PM

^Yeah, those Lucasarts adventure games, I tell you. "Yeah, the kids will have no problem with this puzzle. I mean, it stumped all our testers and caused that Rubik's Cube champ we hired to curl up weeping into a foetal position, but hey--people like a challenge."

**NintendoNut** · 03-27-2008, 06:53 PM

I didn't think you could die in Lucasarts Adventure Games...

Maybe they're trying something different.

***Booyakasha*** · 03-27-2008, 07:09 PM

^Well, you can die in CMI, but it doesn't last.

***Cosmonautical*** · 03-29-2008, 01:34 AM

^ NN was quoting the game. I didn't know so many people on here had played adventure games.

Let me rephrase that: I didn't think anyone at VGF had ever touched a PC Adventure game with a 9 foot pole.

***Booyakasha*** · 03-29-2008, 01:59 AM

...oh yeah. Heh. You see how long it's been?

**NintendoNut** · 03-30-2008, 07:45 PM

You'd be surprised at how many quotes from that game I can rattle off despite not playing the game for many years.

WHERE'S DINGHY DOG?!

Inferno Dragon · 03-31-2008, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Doctor

You fight like a dairy farmer!

how apropriate, you fight like a cow!

admanb · 05-06-2008, 06:44 AM

Hmmm, it seems relevant to mention that no matter what computer you're on, you can play almost any version of Monkey Island you have using SCUMMvm, which I can't link yet, but it'll be at the top of any google search.

You can even play them on DS, which is just sweet.

Membou · 05-06-2008, 07:02 AM

All sentiments agreed, it was rather difficult to figure out just how to get past certain areas. You know, getting the seagull away from the meat outside the kitchen, plus almost drowning due to that statue tied to your leg.

One of the most brilliant scenes in that game has to be the fight between Guybrush and the sheriff in the governor's mansion.

P.S. Just kidding about the difficulty figuring out the statue puzzle.

Medli · 05-26-2008, 06:36 PM

Oh my gosh!! I LOOOOOOVE this series!! I seriously can't get enough! I'll be sitting at the computer, playing it and I'll start cracking up at something that Guybrush said. My whole family thinks I'm crazy!!

Maximum Spider · 05-30-2008, 10:57 PM

Apparently there was a play of it at a high school in my county.

03-22-2008, 08:17 AM	#1
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	The Curse of Monkey Island Badassed game, just started playing through it. I have to say, that if I run out of options and just can't think of anything left to do, I have no problem going to Gamefaqs. Adventure games of this genre often went unplayed when I was younger for lack of any decent info on the games.

03-22-2008, 10:04 AM	#2
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	Excellent game, and the second-best in the series. Good choice. ...my own copy won't work on my current PC. This displeases me.

03-22-2008, 01:04 PM	#3
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	It's a really touchy game. I haven't checked for patches, but it never used to run when my dad got it for me back when it came out. I always felt really disappointed, like I was really worried he would be upset if he knew it couldn't run. I don't think he ever asked about it directly, though, so I didn't have to tell him. Now that I've got it running, I'm really impressed that he found such a sweet game. THE MONKEYS ARE LISTENING.

03-22-2008, 02:03 PM	#4
*The Doctor* The Last Timelord. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In the TARDIS Gender: Posts: 13,878 Thanks: 915 Thanked 656 Times in 426 Posts Blog Entries: 1	You fight like a dairy farmer! Monkey Island games had all the best lines.

03-22-2008, 03:00 PM	#5
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	"I FOUND THE LEGENDARY LOST TREASURE OF MELEE ISLAND, AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS STUPID T-SHIRT!"

03-25-2008, 09:38 AM	#6
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	w00t.. Just finished the game. I ended up going to Gamefaqs more than I'd like to, but some of the solutions to things in this game were just totally bat**** insane. It was still pretty awesome, and I enjoyed the rich artwork. I wouldn't put it on scale with, say, Quest for Glory IV, but it was definitely a step above quite a few of the adventure games I've played. Now, onward... to King's Quest VI!

03-26-2008, 08:17 PM	#7
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	^Yeah, those Lucasarts adventure games, I tell you. "Yeah, the kids will have no problem with this puzzle. I mean, it stumped all our testers and caused that Rubik's Cube champ we hired to curl up weeping into a foetal position, but hey--people like a challenge."

03-27-2008, 06:53 PM	#8
NintendoNut PC Games and Tech Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hold on, I know this..... Gender: Posts: 8,655 Thanks: 108 Thanked 85 Times in 56 Posts	I didn't think you could die in Lucasarts Adventure Games... Maybe they're trying something different.

03-27-2008, 07:09 PM	#9
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	^Well, you can die in CMI, but it doesn't last.

03-29-2008, 01:34 AM	#10
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	^ NN was quoting the game. I didn't know so many people on here had played adventure games. Let me rephrase that: I didn't think anyone at VGF had ever touched a PC Adventure game with a 9 foot pole.

03-29-2008, 01:59 AM	#11
*Booyakasha* SuperMod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 9,945 Thanks: 157 Thanked 1,481 Times in 763 Posts	...oh yeah. Heh. You see how long it's been?

03-30-2008, 07:45 PM	#12
NintendoNut PC Games and Tech Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hold on, I know this..... Gender: Posts: 8,655 Thanks: 108 Thanked 85 Times in 56 Posts	You'd be surprised at how many quotes from that game I can rattle off despite not playing the game for many years. WHERE'S DINGHY DOG?!

05-06-2008, 06:44 AM	#14
admanb Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Osaka Gender: Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hmmm, it seems relevant to mention that no matter what computer you're on, you can play almost any version of Monkey Island you have using SCUMMvm, which I can't link yet, but it'll be at the top of any google search. You can even play them on DS, which is just sweet.

05-06-2008, 07:02 AM	#15
Membou Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Gender: Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	All sentiments agreed, it was rather difficult to figure out just how to get past certain areas. You know, getting the seagull away from the meat outside the kitchen, plus almost drowning due to that statue tied to your leg. One of the most brilliant scenes in that game has to be the fight between Guybrush and the sheriff in the governor's mansion. P.S. Just kidding about the difficulty figuring out the statue puzzle.

05-26-2008, 06:36 PM	#16
Medli Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dragon Roost Island Gender: Posts: 26 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Oh my gosh!! I LOOOOOOVE this series!! I seriously can't get enough! I'll be sitting at the computer, playing it and I'll start cracking up at something that Guybrush said. My whole family thinks I'm crazy!!

05-30-2008, 10:57 PM	#17
Maximum Spider Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: I'll take Street Fighter over Dragonball any day. Gender: Posts: 2,548 Thanks: 0 Thanked 191 Times in 126 Posts	Apparently there was a play of it at a high school in my county.