The secret of monkey island SE for the 360

Vyse

http://www.gamerbytes.com/2009/05/the_secret_of_monkey_island_co.php

Would be great news if this came to fruition. This game ranks in my top 5 of all time, an absolute classic. Played it on the Amiga all those years ago (although I did need to upgrade my memory to 1MB).

Kenny_D

Sweet! My friend had his Monday Musing published on xbox live about a month ago about this game. Wonder if it got the message across. hehe

Fremen

How appropriate. You fight like a cow!

Brilliant.

Brilliant.

Brilliant.

Can you imagine playing Secret of Monkey Island with the graphics the next gen consoles can produce? However, I hope they stick to the same style of animation, if not using the same as #3. I didn't particularly like the graphich in #4.

Secret of Monkey Island


Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge


Curse of Monkey Island


Escape from Monkey Island


Ah- a walk down memory lane. But I still rather the graphics in #3. To be completely honest, I would rather see a completely new Monkey Island 5 than a remake of Monkey Island 1.

docentore

Fremen wrote: »

How appropriate. You fight like a cow!

Look behind you! Three headed monkey!

Kernel

I'm selling these fine leather jackets.

chrislad

Ah, Murray the demonic skull, how gaming has missed thee!

LD 50

Vyse wrote: »

http://www.gamerbytes.com/2009/05/the_secret_of_monkey_island_co.php

Would be great news if this came to fruition. This game ranks in my top 5 of all time, an absolute classic. Played it on the Amiga all those years ago (although I did need to upgrade my memory to 1MB).

HAHA. 1meg

Soby

docentore wrote: »

Look behind you! Three headed monkey!

Im Rubber you are Glue

chrislad wrote: »

Ah, Murray the demonic skull, how gaming has missed thee!

Ye i read apparntley if you type SKULL in #4 a full body murrary appears..Youtubed it and couldnt find anything..Theres a similar one in Grim Fandango where Manny explodes...strange

Vyse

Deleted User wrote: »

To be completely honest, I would rather see a completely new Monkey Island 5 than a remake of Monkey Island 1.

Yeah but only if the original makers were doing i.e Tim Schafer, Ron Gilbert... Ron has been quoted as saying that he had originally planned a trilogy and the Secret of Monkey Island would have been revealed in the third game. His involvement stopped after Le Chucks Revenge.

120_Minutes

1 & 2 are the quintessential monkey island. i'd love to see this on the 360. i even watched a walkthrough on youtube a few months ago. it brought back many 16 bit memories.

Onearmedbandit

I remember fondly dueling with insults on the pirate ship what a class set of games I cant wait to see what happens.

Star Lord

You never actually duelled on the ship...

Making up the recipe on the ship had me stumped for such a long time though! Still one of my favourite games, but as said, 1 and 2 were the best, after that they were simply poor imitations!

SirLemonhead

I think they should leave the graphics alone. Those screenshots posted here with the filtering on them even look awful. It makes the characters look all blurry and plastic-y I could live with it I guess..

They would totally and utterly rape the game and my childhood if they added voices though. That would just totally ruin it for me :P

I hated how Guybrush sounded in the 3rd one, was nothing like the voice I had created for him in my head when I was a kid.

Edit: I do find it funny how crap the 4th game looks in comparison to the 3rd. Worse graphics and moving from nice and easy mouse control to keyboard was a step FORWARD?

monkeyfudge

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Making up the recipe on the ship had me stumped for such a long time though!

Christ, yes! Think that took me a few months to crack.

WolfForager

I only played Curse of Monkey Island, fell in love with it tbh.

GhostInTheRuins

I really hope they don't add voices.

Fingleberries

Haven't played the fourth one - I didn't even know it existed until recently. But, the first three are classics. The Animation style in the third one was outstanding - I don't much like the look of the fourth one, it looks like they were just reusing the Grim Fandango engine and it didn't work out as well.

As for adding voices, I don't think it would ruin the experience (and it's going to happen anyway - they're hardly going to release the VGA version, with SoundBlaster 16 MIDI soundtrack on a next-gen console. Ooooh, they probably should as an Extra :pac:). Besides, the voice of Murray in the third one was Spot-on

Could this be the start of something new (not just LucasArts broadening out from miling the cash cow that is Star Wars), but will we get classic games like Day of the Tentacle coming out as well. Excellent if it happens ...

Star Lord

But the kids won't want to READ in a game will they?
Won't someone think of the children?

I agree that there should be no voices... while the voice acting in 3+4 was well enough done, I think that they went a bit overboard with making Guybrush sound a bit pathetic. That should simply be shown through his actions and peoples reactions to him!

uncleoswald

There should be an option to turn voices off if they do add them. Replayed Indy Jones and the Search for Atlantis recently and I had to turn the voices off. And leave the graphics alone. Monky 2 is still the best looking game of all time in my opinion.

Star Lord

The vivid green of the loogies in the contest is unsurpassed

WolfForager

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHojfwdLucI

At the end it just says Wii and PC.

Or are we talking about a different game here?

uncleoswald

WolfForager wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHojfwdLucI

At the end it just says Wii and PC.

Or are we talking about a different game here?

Can't watch that in work but I presume thats the new episodic games that Telltale Games (Sam & Max) are doing called Tales of Monkey Island.

The remake of Secret on Live and PC is just that, a full on remake with new voices, graphics and music.

Star Lord

Quite like the look of the Secret Of Monkey Island Special Edition, and particularly like that they haven't changed it at all, beyond the spit and polish graphics and the audio. And that you can at the press of a button, switch between the old graphics and the new ones!

uncleoswald

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

And that you can at the press of a button, switch between the old graphics and the new ones!

Thats what I've been waiting to hear.

The new games might actually be good too.

Mr E

Pics up on Kotaku compare some old screens with the new.

Star Lord

Video:
http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/e3-tales-of-monkey-island-behind-the-scenes

GhostInTheRuins

Built in hints!? :eek:

Looks good though in fairness!

RobertFoster

GhostInTheRuins wrote: »

Built in hints!? :eek:

Looks good though in fairness!

You've got to keep the so-called casuals interested. Back in the days before the Internet was so accessible, you could be stuck for months on the one puzzle It's just like having GameFAQs built in. You don't have to look at the hints...

SeantheMan

I'm sure theyll make an achievement for not using any hints which will encourage players to figure it out for themselves..

ppl seem addicted to gamer points :P

120_Minutes

I like what they've done, its like giving a classic car a modern paint job. its the same car, but it looks newer. i dont think the current generation of gamers will understand what the fuss is about, but old farts like myself (i was 15 when the original came out) are gonna love this.

great idea being able to go between the old and the new style.

faceman

120_Minutes wrote: »

I like what they've done, its like giving a classic car a modern paint job. its the same car, but it looks newer. i dont think the current generation of gamers will understand what the fuss is about, but old farts like myself (i was 15 when the original came out) are gonna love this.

great idea being able to go between the old and the new style.

Yeah I agree, I cant see to appealing to anyone who didnt love the original.

Fingleberries

RobertFoster wrote: »

You've got to keep the so-called casuals interested. Back in the days before the Internet was so accessible, you could be stuck for months on the one puzzle It's just like having GameFAQs built in. You don't have to look at the hints...

If I have a blue drink, and a yellow drink ... Hmmm. What can I do with that? ... OK, ok, I know that was the Sequel. Never mind

Like someone else suggested, I hope that you have to push a button to get the hints because I wouldn't like a hint to just automatically flash up on screen while I am in the middle of a puzzle because it thinks I am stuck.

It could be good to have an achievement for not using the hints, but then again there's nothing from preventing someone from just printing out the walkthrough off t'internet.

Either way, I'm so psyched for this - I can't wait to get it! Now, where did I put that rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle...

Fingleberries

Actually ... I was just thinking. Could this be the first of many classic SCUMM titles being released on XBLA?

Day of the Tentacle, or Full Throttle, anyone?
Happy Days

Star Lord

Sam and Max Hit The Road anyone?

SirLemonhead

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Sam and Max Hit The Road anyone?

Nah, never liked it much

Monkey 2, Day of the tentacle and Full Throttle please :pac:

docentore

SirLemonhead wrote: »

Nah, never liked it much

Monkey 2, Day of the tentacle and Full Throttle please :pac:

+1 for DOTT

what about Indiana Jones and Fate of the Atlantis????

Star Lord

SirLemonhead wrote: »

Nah, never liked it much

:eek::eek::eek:

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Does anyone have directions to this island?

Fingleberries

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Sam and Max Hit The Road anyone?

Heck, yeah. I can't believe I forgot that one :-)

docentore

Sam and Max sucked.

'Look Hoagie its a hamster, just what I need for dissection lab tomorrow!'

Star Lord

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

Does anyone have directions to this island?

DIRECTIONS TO MONKEY ISLAND!!!

Preheat pot to 450 degrees
Add the following ingredients:

* 1 Cinnamon stick
* 4 Leaves of Mint
* 1 Human Skull (pressed)
* 1 squirt Squid Ink
* 2 pts Monkey Blood
* 1 Live Chicken
* 3 oz. Brimstone
* 1 or more of the following:
pyridoxine hydrochloride,
zinc oxide, yellow 8
mine mononitrate and BHA

Let bubble over low flame until thickened. Serves crew of four.

kev_s88

it has been so long since i played these games.... the joys of poor graphics on the PC has just made the promise of a remake even more appealing...the thoughts of Secret of Monkey Island with real graphics is just amazing