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Tales of Monkey Island is the latest release, not LeChuck's Revenge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.253.186.82 ( talk) 10:20, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
Where's the "Tri-Island Area" information coming from? It seems to be largely speculative and not correspond to the actual games (Paco's Map is not a useful source). I took "Tri-Island" to encompass Jambalaya, Lucre and Melee Islands, where do Phatt, Plunder etc fit in? That Elaine is governor of three different islands may be the cause of confusion here - Twilo 15:09, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
Do you think it will be fair use, if i take some screenshots of the games? -fonzy
I believe the first paragraph needs some cleaning up... — Timwi 03:46, 6 Mar 2004 (UTC)
With regard to clean-up, I personally think that this article is becoming too cluttered with easter eggs, ways to die and whatever. If you had never heard of Monkey Island, would you find this article clear and concise? What are other people's views on this? Drw25 22:32, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
And this, in the second paragraph, sounds a bit contradictory: "while not actively engaged in the project, Gilbert was involved with the initial design of the game." How could he "design" the game without being "engaged"? -- Mecandes ( talk) 23:44, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
Regarding "those few things" - that's merely a curiosity.-- Deadworm222 23:22, Dec 29, 2004 (UTC)
A few things:
-- blades 22:25, May 6, 2004 (UTC)
There was a change now, but no comment. It makes no difference and is actually to the worse as the game does really stop permanently (at least in the scenario I mentioned) or the character becomes "stuck". The few points where this can happen could also be valuable little pieces of information about the game. On-topic in wikipedia? That is another matter.
-- blades 10:00, 30 May 2004 (UTC)
Maybe a disambiguation page should be made to deal with the "Notes" currently at the bottom? I'll do it sometime soon if no-one else does. Drw25 22:54, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I heard a rumor some time ago that MI2 had such a bizarre conclusion because
Ron Gilbert got word that he was fired shortly before finishing MI2, so he tried to write an ending that would make writing any sequels impossible. Has anyone else heard this, or can anyone find a source? It would be easy enough to disprove: compare MI2's release date to the date Gilbert left
LucasArts.
LizardWizard 04:29, Feb 14, 2005 (UTC)
In the segment on Monkey Island 2, the article reads "The second game, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, was the sixth to use the SCUMM engine. It involves Guybrush's attempt to find the mystical treasure of Big Whoop, and win back Elaine's love, and is often considered to be overall the best of the LucasArts adventure games. Although considered by many to be superior to its predecessor, it was criticised for its ambiguous and surrealistic ending."
I don't know if this is necessarily true. As someone who has been a lifelong Monkey Island fan, I have never heard anyone say this. Are there any sources to back up that Monkey Island 2 is considered the best of the Lucasarts adventure games?
Guybrush drowning is mentioned under the footnote and in the trivia section, somebody might want to straighten this out (clemmy, not signed it) ( 80.122.23.238 13:06, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC))
I would contest that this is not-notable. The long list of differences is definitly overkill. -- JiFish( Talk/ Contrib) 19:45, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
The play has reappeared, albeit in a different form. Since the consensus seems to be that it is not notable, I have removed it again. -- JiFish( Talk/ Contrib) 14:51, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Would the fact that this is the FIRST time a computer-game has been adapted in to an off-broadway play make it notable? Seriously, I don't recall any game being made in to a play before. Also the creation process has been pretty well documented so what the heck?
--I actually heard about the play before reading this comment page. How did I hear about it? Monkey Island fan sites. It is notable in the same sense that "Star Wars Kid" is, and thus should be included.
"The player cannot permanently place the game in an unwinnable state or cause Guybrush to die (these traits are shared by other humor-oriented LucasArts adventure games such as Sam and Max Hit the Road and Day of the Tentacle, but not by "serious" games such as the Indiana Jones adventures)"
I'd say that these traits are just common for newer LucasArts games - for example Maniac Mansion and Zak McKraken could be "unwinnable", and the newest Indiana (Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis) actually couldn't.
I groused about this topic at length earlier on another talk page, but this is a slightly different angle. The page now reads as follows, new additions bolded:
In the last two games, Guybrush has a deathly fear of porcelain. This is said by the developers to be a reference to a fight in the first game in which he gets hit in the head with a vase. However in that fight it is in fact Guybrush who hits his enemy over the head not vice versa.
Can someone please provide a reference for the developers claim? Also, since the fight in question takes place entirely offscreen, how can it be said with certainty whether Guybrush was the striker or the strikee? - DynSkeet (talk) July 6, 2005 17:02 (UTC)
I haven't played all the way through MI2, but I have completed MI3 several times. However, the last time I did that was about two years ago, so here's my question: is it certain that Sam and Max appeared in MI3 in the form mentioned in the article? I seem to recall Max appearing while playing with the spotlights in the theater (Speare)...and did they make an appearance in MI4 (I personally don't remember)? Thanks in advance. Cromag 17:03, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
A section of Common features talks about the so-called "secret" of Monkey Island. I have always thought that the whole debate is quite ridiculous especially given the nature of the games themselves. I think that the current canon (retcons and all) dictates that the giant, monkey robot at the end of EfMI, regardless of how ridiculous fans consider it, is the secret of monkey island and seems quite bizarre that there is no mention of it in the article. Also, while many fans still insist that Ron Gilbert knows the "true secret" (not counting the end of MI2) it is more likely the Gilbert hasn't got the faintest idea either.
How about giving to each game its own article? It will clean the page a bit, and also we can add more details to each one. Pictureuploader 22:25, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
In the opening credits we see the text In Memory of Bret Barret. I know that Barret was a programmer on the SMI and MI2 staffs, but why was the third game dedicated to him? Had he passed away before the game was released or something?
"A fifth is planned, though it has not yet been announced to be in production".
Is this still valid? I thought after the cancellation of Full Throttle 2 and Sam & Max 2 it seemed obvious that LucasArts wasn't going to make anymore adventure games. I wouldn't mind if it were true though. Garion96 01:07, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
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— gorgan_almighty 11:42, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
As it is now, the "Islands" section is just a (lesser) copy of the Tri-Island Area "Game appearences" section. With the recent split-off of the different games, there's plenty of head-room to fill in new stuff, and with Tri-Island Area article being really small as it is, it would be more appropriate to have it describe the setting of the games in the main Monkey Island article. Poulsen 12:19, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
-- Added Grog...
Mentioning the fact that there have been parallels drawn between MI and the Pirates of the Caribbean movie is fine, because Ron Gilbert has said that he drew his inspiration from the ride. However, listing every occurrence of something resembling Monkey Island, coincidence or not, is highly unencyclopedic and does not need to be on this page. If you think that this information is important, then feel free to add a link to an authoritative article on the subject, but please realize that unless these specific instances have been verified in an interview with the creators of Pirates, they are nothing but speculation and do not belong here. -- Chrismith 15:07, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
(Indent sanity)
If you have any good points to make about why this belongs in the article instead of just telling us how the rules don't apply to you, we'd be glad to hear them. You say it doesn't matter because this is just a video game page. What would Wikipedia be like if people only monitored pages about historical events and biographies? Every page is important, and that's what makes this site such a popular source of information: people maintain all articles, about every topic, and ensure that they are of high quality. In fact, forget about original research rules for the moment: you have three of this article's editors telling you that something is not notable enough to include here. What more do you want? If you have a link, include it in the article, and people who are interested will follow it and read about your similarities. If you don't have a link, then it's obviously not notable enough for inclusion in an encyclopedia. -- Chrismith 14:03, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
Here's some links about PotC and MI that could be worked into the article at some point.
● BillPP ( talk| contribs) 22:59, August 24, 2007 (UTC)
As a Monkey island fan, I can say this article is not written by a person that know those games. You DO NOT see Monkey island in the second game, and the Tri-island area name is useable only in this same second game. Just have a look at the provided map, and you understand why : more than 3 islands! Map's name is wrong then. Also, there are strong connections between Monkey island and the TV show LOST. For instance, in the pilot, after the crash, you can see Jack's face, looking at the sea, and behing him people talking. And you can clearly hear someone say "It's Monkey island!" ;)
Quote: "the Tri-island area name is useable only in this same second game". Actually the phrase is used is CMI to desrcibe Plunder, Booty and Melee: you can see these three names on the Verb Coin. EamonnPKeane 13:34, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
As part of a major editing, I removed Largo from the list of recurring characters. I do not recall him appearing in any game other than MI2, but if this is wrong, please feel free to restore him to the list. - DynSkeet * Talk 20:44, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
"The team behind Escape from Monkey Island named the final act of their game, in which the Giant Monkey Robot is revealed, "The Real Secret of Monkey Island". This only served to confuse the matter even more."
I recall Act 3 as being "Escape From Monkey Island" and Act 3+ was "Guybrush Kicks Unusually Large Butt". Was the U.S. version different to my U.K./Ireland edition? EamonnPKeane 13:30, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Now that we have a general article 'list of MI topics' maybe we should move some sections like 'the secret', 'settings', 'minigames' etc to that. I made the start with the 'grog'. What do you say? Pictureuploader 13:21, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
Oddly, nobody has noticed that the MAIN characters are completely missing from the page. Why? bye ee 16:48, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
The Monkey Island II section is basically a sum up of the plot... that's ridiculous. At least there could be a spoiler tag. 80.28.202.37 23:33, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
It seems a spoiler to me:
"...As Guybrush concludes his story, his rope breaks and he finds himself facing LeChuck, who he finally defeats using voodoo. The ending is very surrealistic and is open to a number of interpretations; though in the manual of The Curse of Monkey Island, it is stated that Guybrush falls victim to hex implemented by LeChuck."
There is no need to explain that the rope breaks or to descrive the last part of the game, right? 80.28.202.37 14:34, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
I didn't realize that the "No" was a link, sorry. But I keep thinking there is no need to enter in the end details when the section is just trying (I think) to tell what the game is about. The Escape from Monkey Island entry seems more appropiate to me. 80.28.202.37 18:09, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
In addition, technically Melee Island is visited in this game: The service elevator takes Guybrush up to the back alley from the first game. If we're including Monkey Island, shouldn't this be mentioned as well? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.249.99.194 ( talk) 07:17, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
As much as Gilbert has done for the series I don't believe that Tim Schafer or Dave Grossman should be forgotten as they did all write roughly 1/3 of the whole plot of the first game. - TheHande 18:28, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Seeing as a merge was suggested (insult sword fighting and MI Topics) and nobody started a discussion here, I think I'll start one by saying I support the merge suggestion. Currently it's in unencyclopaedic form and could do with merge and cleanup. ● BillPP ( talk| contribs) 22:27, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
The reason I oppose this specific merge is that this article seems to be (or should be) more about the series itself in the context of real life and its design, as opposed to about the subjects within it. I would much rather merge Insult swordfighting with List of Monkey Island topics, since the former is clearly an example of the latter, while the two together arguably have enough material to be their own article. If it's not too massive, we might even put the "topics" group along with Tri-Island Area, in the same way that there is an article on Kingdom Hearts (series) as well as Universe of Kingdom Hearts, or an article on Halo (series) as well as Halo universe, both of which contain locations as well as universe topics (e.g. the Keyblade, the Human-Covenant War). - BaronGrackle 19:40, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
I have merged the Insult Swordfighting page into the List of Monkey Island topics page. I think topics from that page additionally either need to come here or be worked into a new Universe of Monkey Island page as suggested above. The proposal to merge the list page remains for now Playclever ( talk) 18:37, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
I have
been bold and (a) renamed the
List of Monkey Island topics page and (b) merged both the
Minor characters in Monkey Island and
Tri-Island Area articles into that page. Having played around with the change, I believe that it works. The article is large, but no larger than, say, the
Southampton article that I have worked on -- I believe the merge will enable us to keep a coherent view of the fictional Monkey Island topics, and to ideally reduce them down to a more streamlined and encyclopedia-like form. If you want to discuss the change, please do so on the talk page at
Talk:World of Monkey Island --
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It sounds suspiciously like the classical sailors tune of "Lowlands Low", aka "The Island Lass". Does anyone know for sure if that played some part in inspiration for the music? Dave420 15:33, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
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It doesn't matter if the information is sourced, since TellTale games is/has made Tales of Monkey Island, all the info is obsolete and no longer relevant (i.e. there is no point referencing every single interview rumor or joke about a return to the series pre the Tales announcement). In fact that whole section can be removed and covered in an encyclopedic sentence stating "After Escape from Monkey Island the franchise went on hiatus frequented with numerous rumors about a revival until the announcement of Tales of Monkey Island by TellTale games" fitted into the main section of the article. Thanks. 24.190.34.219 ( talk) 00:02, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Should we have here somewhere mentioned about the whole mess up with the argentinian news reporter thinking the grog Monkey Island recipe is real? I can't seem to find info on it but here's a video link of the report that was made: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdgJfHDS4YE -- Victory93 ( talk) 12:12, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
The article for Launch of the Screaming Narwhal is still up. Are we going to be creating articles for each episode or what? -- Victory93 ( talk) 22:55, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Plunder Island is mentioned as governed by Elaine and also as not governed by Elaine.
The main islands of the Tri-Island Area are Mêlée Island, Booty Island, and Plunder Island governed by Elaine Marley [...]
Other islands in the region are considered under the umbrella of Tri-Island Area as well, even though not directly governed by Elaine include: Lucre Island, Jambalaya Island, Scabb Island, Phatt Island, Plunder Island, [...]
S!lver NL (
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I don't understand why this is being removed. Yes, the info is duplicating what is in the text but at the same time it provides a visual idea of when the games were released, which can help emphasis how much the series sat on LA's backburners. It's not against any other policy or guideline to have this here. If the issue is the amount of whitespace due to the blanks or how large it appears , those can be fixed, but outright removal is not needed. -- MASEM ( t) 15:10, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Does Talltale own it or Disney? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.135.167.21 ( talk) 06:19, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Above quote comes from creator Ron Gilbert on his Twitter account. [2] I don't know enough about Monkey Island to do this, but maybe someone who does can go through the series' pages and check for accuracy. GameLegend ( talk) 20:30, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
"In 2007, fan site World of Monkey Island was contacted by an anonymous source who told them that Ted Elliot had written the script for the film who before then remained unknown to the project. Elliot would later go on to write the Pirates of the Caribbean film series."
He would later (than in 2007) go on to write the Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_(film_series)? That series that was started by a 2003 film? (And a 2006 and 2007 film.) 2A02:120B:C3EC:8C20:1DD6:FEC5:7126:4982 ( talk) 19:40, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
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The first game doesnt use dance instructions to guide through the forest. You just follow the store keeper after asking him about the sword master. KhlavKhalash ( talk) 08:01, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
That's amazing! I've played the game 50+ time and didnt know. I always followed the storekeeper thinking it was the only way. Thanks for the enlightenment! KhlavKhalash ( talk) 10:37, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Move. Consensus is clear that the video game series is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Cúchullain t/ c 16:32, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
– The VG series is the far-and-away primary topic by pageviews ( permalink). It's not even close, and is indisputably the page that most people are looking for when they type in "Monkey Island" to search. ZXCVBNM ( TALK) 14:16, 10 January 2022 (UTC) ZXCVBNM ( TALK) 14:16, 10 January 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. Extraordinary Writ ( talk) 18:57, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
For whoever tagged that snippet with "relevance," let me remind them that the inclusion of this content was the first time the franchise had been officially acknowledged since the Disney acquisition in 2012. There were 9 years of silence before this update, and anyone who hadn't given up on the franchise finally had confirmation that Disney were at least willing to reference its existence. As for the Original Research tag, there is an in game commendation for discovering/interacting with the content called "The Crew of the Headless Monkey," so it is essentially self evident; it doesn't require conjecture or research anymore than saying "Woody is a protagonist in the Toy Story films." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.22.210.46 ( talk) 17:21, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
She says she's back as well. I'd put it in but I don't know if twitter is a source we can use even if she said it. (safter to put here and let ppl decide I just joined lol) Return to Monkey Island ( talk) 03:37, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
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Tales of Monkey Island is the latest release, not LeChuck's Revenge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.253.186.82 ( talk) 10:20, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
Where's the "Tri-Island Area" information coming from? It seems to be largely speculative and not correspond to the actual games (Paco's Map is not a useful source). I took "Tri-Island" to encompass Jambalaya, Lucre and Melee Islands, where do Phatt, Plunder etc fit in? That Elaine is governor of three different islands may be the cause of confusion here - Twilo 15:09, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
Do you think it will be fair use, if i take some screenshots of the games? -fonzy
I believe the first paragraph needs some cleaning up... — Timwi 03:46, 6 Mar 2004 (UTC)
With regard to clean-up, I personally think that this article is becoming too cluttered with easter eggs, ways to die and whatever. If you had never heard of Monkey Island, would you find this article clear and concise? What are other people's views on this? Drw25 22:32, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
And this, in the second paragraph, sounds a bit contradictory: "while not actively engaged in the project, Gilbert was involved with the initial design of the game." How could he "design" the game without being "engaged"? -- Mecandes ( talk) 23:44, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
Regarding "those few things" - that's merely a curiosity.-- Deadworm222 23:22, Dec 29, 2004 (UTC)
A few things:
-- blades 22:25, May 6, 2004 (UTC)
There was a change now, but no comment. It makes no difference and is actually to the worse as the game does really stop permanently (at least in the scenario I mentioned) or the character becomes "stuck". The few points where this can happen could also be valuable little pieces of information about the game. On-topic in wikipedia? That is another matter.
-- blades 10:00, 30 May 2004 (UTC)
Maybe a disambiguation page should be made to deal with the "Notes" currently at the bottom? I'll do it sometime soon if no-one else does. Drw25 22:54, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I heard a rumor some time ago that MI2 had such a bizarre conclusion because
Ron Gilbert got word that he was fired shortly before finishing MI2, so he tried to write an ending that would make writing any sequels impossible. Has anyone else heard this, or can anyone find a source? It would be easy enough to disprove: compare MI2's release date to the date Gilbert left
LucasArts.
LizardWizard 04:29, Feb 14, 2005 (UTC)
In the segment on Monkey Island 2, the article reads "The second game, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, was the sixth to use the SCUMM engine. It involves Guybrush's attempt to find the mystical treasure of Big Whoop, and win back Elaine's love, and is often considered to be overall the best of the LucasArts adventure games. Although considered by many to be superior to its predecessor, it was criticised for its ambiguous and surrealistic ending."
I don't know if this is necessarily true. As someone who has been a lifelong Monkey Island fan, I have never heard anyone say this. Are there any sources to back up that Monkey Island 2 is considered the best of the Lucasarts adventure games?
Guybrush drowning is mentioned under the footnote and in the trivia section, somebody might want to straighten this out (clemmy, not signed it) ( 80.122.23.238 13:06, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC))
I would contest that this is not-notable. The long list of differences is definitly overkill. -- JiFish( Talk/ Contrib) 19:45, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
The play has reappeared, albeit in a different form. Since the consensus seems to be that it is not notable, I have removed it again. -- JiFish( Talk/ Contrib) 14:51, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Would the fact that this is the FIRST time a computer-game has been adapted in to an off-broadway play make it notable? Seriously, I don't recall any game being made in to a play before. Also the creation process has been pretty well documented so what the heck?
--I actually heard about the play before reading this comment page. How did I hear about it? Monkey Island fan sites. It is notable in the same sense that "Star Wars Kid" is, and thus should be included.
"The player cannot permanently place the game in an unwinnable state or cause Guybrush to die (these traits are shared by other humor-oriented LucasArts adventure games such as Sam and Max Hit the Road and Day of the Tentacle, but not by "serious" games such as the Indiana Jones adventures)"
I'd say that these traits are just common for newer LucasArts games - for example Maniac Mansion and Zak McKraken could be "unwinnable", and the newest Indiana (Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis) actually couldn't.
I groused about this topic at length earlier on another talk page, but this is a slightly different angle. The page now reads as follows, new additions bolded:
In the last two games, Guybrush has a deathly fear of porcelain. This is said by the developers to be a reference to a fight in the first game in which he gets hit in the head with a vase. However in that fight it is in fact Guybrush who hits his enemy over the head not vice versa.
Can someone please provide a reference for the developers claim? Also, since the fight in question takes place entirely offscreen, how can it be said with certainty whether Guybrush was the striker or the strikee? - DynSkeet (talk) July 6, 2005 17:02 (UTC)
I haven't played all the way through MI2, but I have completed MI3 several times. However, the last time I did that was about two years ago, so here's my question: is it certain that Sam and Max appeared in MI3 in the form mentioned in the article? I seem to recall Max appearing while playing with the spotlights in the theater (Speare)...and did they make an appearance in MI4 (I personally don't remember)? Thanks in advance. Cromag 17:03, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
A section of Common features talks about the so-called "secret" of Monkey Island. I have always thought that the whole debate is quite ridiculous especially given the nature of the games themselves. I think that the current canon (retcons and all) dictates that the giant, monkey robot at the end of EfMI, regardless of how ridiculous fans consider it, is the secret of monkey island and seems quite bizarre that there is no mention of it in the article. Also, while many fans still insist that Ron Gilbert knows the "true secret" (not counting the end of MI2) it is more likely the Gilbert hasn't got the faintest idea either.
How about giving to each game its own article? It will clean the page a bit, and also we can add more details to each one. Pictureuploader 22:25, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
In the opening credits we see the text In Memory of Bret Barret. I know that Barret was a programmer on the SMI and MI2 staffs, but why was the third game dedicated to him? Had he passed away before the game was released or something?
"A fifth is planned, though it has not yet been announced to be in production".
Is this still valid? I thought after the cancellation of Full Throttle 2 and Sam & Max 2 it seemed obvious that LucasArts wasn't going to make anymore adventure games. I wouldn't mind if it were true though. Garion96 01:07, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
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— gorgan_almighty 11:42, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
As it is now, the "Islands" section is just a (lesser) copy of the Tri-Island Area "Game appearences" section. With the recent split-off of the different games, there's plenty of head-room to fill in new stuff, and with Tri-Island Area article being really small as it is, it would be more appropriate to have it describe the setting of the games in the main Monkey Island article. Poulsen 12:19, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
-- Added Grog...
Mentioning the fact that there have been parallels drawn between MI and the Pirates of the Caribbean movie is fine, because Ron Gilbert has said that he drew his inspiration from the ride. However, listing every occurrence of something resembling Monkey Island, coincidence or not, is highly unencyclopedic and does not need to be on this page. If you think that this information is important, then feel free to add a link to an authoritative article on the subject, but please realize that unless these specific instances have been verified in an interview with the creators of Pirates, they are nothing but speculation and do not belong here. -- Chrismith 15:07, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
(Indent sanity)
If you have any good points to make about why this belongs in the article instead of just telling us how the rules don't apply to you, we'd be glad to hear them. You say it doesn't matter because this is just a video game page. What would Wikipedia be like if people only monitored pages about historical events and biographies? Every page is important, and that's what makes this site such a popular source of information: people maintain all articles, about every topic, and ensure that they are of high quality. In fact, forget about original research rules for the moment: you have three of this article's editors telling you that something is not notable enough to include here. What more do you want? If you have a link, include it in the article, and people who are interested will follow it and read about your similarities. If you don't have a link, then it's obviously not notable enough for inclusion in an encyclopedia. -- Chrismith 14:03, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
Here's some links about PotC and MI that could be worked into the article at some point.
● BillPP ( talk| contribs) 22:59, August 24, 2007 (UTC)
As a Monkey island fan, I can say this article is not written by a person that know those games. You DO NOT see Monkey island in the second game, and the Tri-island area name is useable only in this same second game. Just have a look at the provided map, and you understand why : more than 3 islands! Map's name is wrong then. Also, there are strong connections between Monkey island and the TV show LOST. For instance, in the pilot, after the crash, you can see Jack's face, looking at the sea, and behing him people talking. And you can clearly hear someone say "It's Monkey island!" ;)
Quote: "the Tri-island area name is useable only in this same second game". Actually the phrase is used is CMI to desrcibe Plunder, Booty and Melee: you can see these three names on the Verb Coin. EamonnPKeane 13:34, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
As part of a major editing, I removed Largo from the list of recurring characters. I do not recall him appearing in any game other than MI2, but if this is wrong, please feel free to restore him to the list. - DynSkeet * Talk 20:44, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
"The team behind Escape from Monkey Island named the final act of their game, in which the Giant Monkey Robot is revealed, "The Real Secret of Monkey Island". This only served to confuse the matter even more."
I recall Act 3 as being "Escape From Monkey Island" and Act 3+ was "Guybrush Kicks Unusually Large Butt". Was the U.S. version different to my U.K./Ireland edition? EamonnPKeane 13:30, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Now that we have a general article 'list of MI topics' maybe we should move some sections like 'the secret', 'settings', 'minigames' etc to that. I made the start with the 'grog'. What do you say? Pictureuploader 13:21, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
Oddly, nobody has noticed that the MAIN characters are completely missing from the page. Why? bye ee 16:48, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
The Monkey Island II section is basically a sum up of the plot... that's ridiculous. At least there could be a spoiler tag. 80.28.202.37 23:33, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
It seems a spoiler to me:
"...As Guybrush concludes his story, his rope breaks and he finds himself facing LeChuck, who he finally defeats using voodoo. The ending is very surrealistic and is open to a number of interpretations; though in the manual of The Curse of Monkey Island, it is stated that Guybrush falls victim to hex implemented by LeChuck."
There is no need to explain that the rope breaks or to descrive the last part of the game, right? 80.28.202.37 14:34, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
I didn't realize that the "No" was a link, sorry. But I keep thinking there is no need to enter in the end details when the section is just trying (I think) to tell what the game is about. The Escape from Monkey Island entry seems more appropiate to me. 80.28.202.37 18:09, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
In addition, technically Melee Island is visited in this game: The service elevator takes Guybrush up to the back alley from the first game. If we're including Monkey Island, shouldn't this be mentioned as well? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.249.99.194 ( talk) 07:17, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
As much as Gilbert has done for the series I don't believe that Tim Schafer or Dave Grossman should be forgotten as they did all write roughly 1/3 of the whole plot of the first game. - TheHande 18:28, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Seeing as a merge was suggested (insult sword fighting and MI Topics) and nobody started a discussion here, I think I'll start one by saying I support the merge suggestion. Currently it's in unencyclopaedic form and could do with merge and cleanup. ● BillPP ( talk| contribs) 22:27, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
The reason I oppose this specific merge is that this article seems to be (or should be) more about the series itself in the context of real life and its design, as opposed to about the subjects within it. I would much rather merge Insult swordfighting with List of Monkey Island topics, since the former is clearly an example of the latter, while the two together arguably have enough material to be their own article. If it's not too massive, we might even put the "topics" group along with Tri-Island Area, in the same way that there is an article on Kingdom Hearts (series) as well as Universe of Kingdom Hearts, or an article on Halo (series) as well as Halo universe, both of which contain locations as well as universe topics (e.g. the Keyblade, the Human-Covenant War). - BaronGrackle 19:40, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
I have merged the Insult Swordfighting page into the List of Monkey Island topics page. I think topics from that page additionally either need to come here or be worked into a new Universe of Monkey Island page as suggested above. The proposal to merge the list page remains for now Playclever ( talk) 18:37, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
I have
been bold and (a) renamed the
List of Monkey Island topics page and (b) merged both the
Minor characters in Monkey Island and
Tri-Island Area articles into that page. Having played around with the change, I believe that it works. The article is large, but no larger than, say, the
Southampton article that I have worked on -- I believe the merge will enable us to keep a coherent view of the fictional Monkey Island topics, and to ideally reduce them down to a more streamlined and encyclopedia-like form. If you want to discuss the change, please do so on the talk page at
Talk:World of Monkey Island --
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It sounds suspiciously like the classical sailors tune of "Lowlands Low", aka "The Island Lass". Does anyone know for sure if that played some part in inspiration for the music? Dave420 15:33, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
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It doesn't matter if the information is sourced, since TellTale games is/has made Tales of Monkey Island, all the info is obsolete and no longer relevant (i.e. there is no point referencing every single interview rumor or joke about a return to the series pre the Tales announcement). In fact that whole section can be removed and covered in an encyclopedic sentence stating "After Escape from Monkey Island the franchise went on hiatus frequented with numerous rumors about a revival until the announcement of Tales of Monkey Island by TellTale games" fitted into the main section of the article. Thanks. 24.190.34.219 ( talk) 00:02, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Should we have here somewhere mentioned about the whole mess up with the argentinian news reporter thinking the grog Monkey Island recipe is real? I can't seem to find info on it but here's a video link of the report that was made: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdgJfHDS4YE -- Victory93 ( talk) 12:12, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
The article for Launch of the Screaming Narwhal is still up. Are we going to be creating articles for each episode or what? -- Victory93 ( talk) 22:55, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Plunder Island is mentioned as governed by Elaine and also as not governed by Elaine.
The main islands of the Tri-Island Area are Mêlée Island, Booty Island, and Plunder Island governed by Elaine Marley [...]
Other islands in the region are considered under the umbrella of Tri-Island Area as well, even though not directly governed by Elaine include: Lucre Island, Jambalaya Island, Scabb Island, Phatt Island, Plunder Island, [...]
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I don't understand why this is being removed. Yes, the info is duplicating what is in the text but at the same time it provides a visual idea of when the games were released, which can help emphasis how much the series sat on LA's backburners. It's not against any other policy or guideline to have this here. If the issue is the amount of whitespace due to the blanks or how large it appears , those can be fixed, but outright removal is not needed. -- MASEM ( t) 15:10, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
Does Talltale own it or Disney? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.135.167.21 ( talk) 06:19, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
Above quote comes from creator Ron Gilbert on his Twitter account. [2] I don't know enough about Monkey Island to do this, but maybe someone who does can go through the series' pages and check for accuracy. GameLegend ( talk) 20:30, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
"In 2007, fan site World of Monkey Island was contacted by an anonymous source who told them that Ted Elliot had written the script for the film who before then remained unknown to the project. Elliot would later go on to write the Pirates of the Caribbean film series."
He would later (than in 2007) go on to write the Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_(film_series)? That series that was started by a 2003 film? (And a 2006 and 2007 film.) 2A02:120B:C3EC:8C20:1DD6:FEC5:7126:4982 ( talk) 19:40, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
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The first game doesnt use dance instructions to guide through the forest. You just follow the store keeper after asking him about the sword master. KhlavKhalash ( talk) 08:01, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
That's amazing! I've played the game 50+ time and didnt know. I always followed the storekeeper thinking it was the only way. Thanks for the enlightenment! KhlavKhalash ( talk) 10:37, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Move. Consensus is clear that the video game series is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Cúchullain t/ c 16:32, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
– The VG series is the far-and-away primary topic by pageviews ( permalink). It's not even close, and is indisputably the page that most people are looking for when they type in "Monkey Island" to search. ZXCVBNM ( TALK) 14:16, 10 January 2022 (UTC) ZXCVBNM ( TALK) 14:16, 10 January 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. Extraordinary Writ ( talk) 18:57, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
For whoever tagged that snippet with "relevance," let me remind them that the inclusion of this content was the first time the franchise had been officially acknowledged since the Disney acquisition in 2012. There were 9 years of silence before this update, and anyone who hadn't given up on the franchise finally had confirmation that Disney were at least willing to reference its existence. As for the Original Research tag, there is an in game commendation for discovering/interacting with the content called "The Crew of the Headless Monkey," so it is essentially self evident; it doesn't require conjecture or research anymore than saying "Woody is a protagonist in the Toy Story films." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.22.210.46 ( talk) 17:21, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
She says she's back as well. I'd put it in but I don't know if twitter is a source we can use even if she said it. (safter to put here and let ppl decide I just joined lol) Return to Monkey Island ( talk) 03:37, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
https://twitter.com/AlexActWrDir/status/1511377797431758853