The Legend of Monkey Island

Discover the key events and releases that shaped Monkey Island over the decades in this detailed article. legendofmi.com/news/the-time…

The Curse of Monkey Island (1997). High-resolution SVGA graphics (640x480), full voice acting, and great puzzles. Did you play this back in 1997, or discover it later? #MonkeyIsland #Amiga #RetroGaming #LucasArts #90sgaming

The Amiga version of The Secret of Monkey Island (1991) has the VGA backgrounds reduced to 32 colours, with the characters from the EGA version in a slightly different palette. Which Amiga did you first play Monkey Island on? #MonkeyIsland #Amiga

Guybrush needed to turn off a pump on Phatt Island. The solution: hypnotise a piano playing monkey named Jojo with a banana, then use him as a literal monkey wrench. Is this the unfairest puzzle in the Monkey Island series, or is there a worse one? #MonkeyIsland

In the Goodsoup crypt, Guybrush sticks his hand in a crack and impersonates Brink getting stuck in The Dig (1995). Which LucasArts game outside Monkey Island is your favourite? #MonkeyIsland #TheDig

Escape from Monkey Island turns 26 today. On October 27, 2000, LucasArts announced the game had gone gold. It was the first in the series to use 3D graphics, a major departure from Curse's hand painted style. Where does Escape rank for you in the series? #MonkeyIsland #LucasArts

In The Curse of Monkey Island, Guybrush's first meeting with Murray includes a hidden reference. Asking to call him Bob nods to Bob, a ghost pirate from the original Secret of Monkey Island whose head could detach. What's your favourite Murray moment? #MonkeyIsland #LucasArts

Guybrush's first look at Monkey Island, in Hercules, CGA, EGA and VGA. Same scene, four graphics modes. Which of these was your first look, and what computer were you playing it on? #MonkeyIsland #RetroGames #LucasArts #LucasfilmGames

This song almost got cut from Curse of Monkey Island. The actors weren’t singers, and the recording without music sounded terrible. Once Michael Land added the music, it became one of Jonathan Ackley’s favourite parts. If you played a dubbed version, you likely never heard it.

Fan submits Monkey Island diorama to LEGO Ideas legendofmi.com/news/fan-subm…

There’s a path to the cannibals’ village Guybrush was never meant to find. Discovered by @gamehistoryorg. Their article including full video: gamehistory.org/monkeyisland… Consider donating to support their work. Why do you think it got cut before release? #MonkeyIsland #LucasArts

Nice fan project of The Curse of Monkey Island in HD. Not a big fan of some of the backgrounds. I think Laserschert’s upscales look better and closer to the original: imgur.com/a/curse-of-monkey-….

Asked by Josh Horowitz for his favourite video game of all time, Elijah Wood weighed up the LucasArts classics before settling on Monkey Island. From Happy Sad Confused, April 2026. Which LucasArts adventure would you have picked? #MonkeyIsland #ElijahWood

Asked his favourite game of all time in a recent interview, Elijah Wood named Monkey Island after shouting out classic LucasArts adventure games. He’s said it before, but always good to hear. Link starts at the timestamp (or use 55:49): youtu.be/AXCcJdNBCkU?t=3348