The PC CD-ROM edition of The Secret of #MonkeyIsland was released in 1992. The CD-ROM shown in the picture was distributed without a large box. There is also a version with a big box, although it is quite rare.
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The Mêlée Island featured in the intro of The Secret of #MonkeyIsland. The top image showcases the EGA's 16-colour palette, while the bottom displays the VGA's 256-colour palette.
Lol, it's a great game though! Glad I finally played it. #secretofmonkeyisland #monkeyisland #amiga #retroarch #RA #retrogaming
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4. Once you get to the SCUMM Bar, the sign is significantly brighter in the Sega CD version. Actually I wish the DOS version had been more like that. The first time I played it, I had a monitor that was quite dark and I just walked by the bar without noticing it.
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3. The user interface is quite similar to the DOS CD version, that is to say that it has nine verbs instead of the twelve that the floppy versions had.
Apparently the EGA version has a very nice sunset when you first get to the dock, but that's not in any version that I have.
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2. Another noticeable difference is that the Sega CD version tells you to "PRESS START" to begin the game. The Monkey Island has been moved to accommodate that, which I think slightly hurts the composition of the scene.
The intro doesn't even proceed to the lookout scene on its own. It just loops. When that happens, the music cuts off pretty awkwardly. That could be a ScummVM issue, but it was awkward when I tried it in an emulator too.
1. About a month ago, I picked up a second-hand copy of The Secret of Monkey Island for the Sega CD. But I haven't sat down and played it yet. Time to fix that. I want to see how it differs from the other versions I've encountered.
There will be spoilers. You have been warned.
Right away, it uses a different Lucasfilm logo than the DOS version. In fact, I think it's the same one as the Amiga version uses, but I don't have that one.
Early background art for The International House of Mojo on Scabb Island in #MonkeyIsland 2.
I really wish I knew this guy's story. Haitian politics and environmental consulting?
Computer Games Magazine featured Escape from #MonkeyIsland on its cover in September 2000.
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
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The Cannibal Village on Monkey Island in The Secret of #MonkeyIsland. The top image is the EGA's 16-colour palette and the bottom is the VGA's 256-colour.
Background art for the Governor's Mansion on Phatt Island in #MonkeyIsland 2, designed by Peter Chan.
Monkey Island C64 Conversion: Major Progress Update!
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The Oasis BBS · Monkey Island C64 Conversion: Major Progress Update! - The Oasis BBSJoachim Ljunggren provides a new update on the Commodore 64 port of Monkey Island! Nearly all rooms are complete, gameplay is functional up to Act 3, and work continues on animations and character renderings. Check out the latest screenshots and animation previews!
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@danielalbu Here's an earlier version of the waterfall, before the color cycling was added - along with an alternate, much larger version of Kate Capsize's ship!
(From French magazine Génération 4 #37, October 1991.)
Early design of the Mêlée Island overview by Zoé Nguyen Thanh for Return to #MonkeyIsland.
The Secret of Monkey Island, SEGA CD version. I could lie and say I bought it because @darmato recommended it, but actually it's just the most affordable of the oddball versions of the game. At least that I know of.
It's not the EGA version, alas, but at least Mancomb has a chair to sit on.
Plunder Island overview in The Curse of #MonkeyIsland.
According to Jonathan Ackley, the idea of a tropical island covered with chickens came after he went on vacation to Kauai, where a hurricane destroyed all the cages and freed all the chickens.