The Secret of Monkey Island
Released in 1990 on PC, adventure.
- Year: 1990
- Platform: PC
- Genre: Adventure
- Developer: Lucasfilm Games
Overview
Guybrush Threepwood wants to be a pirate, and insult swordfighting plus the SCUMM engine point and click interface carried the jokes. Ron Gilbert forgiving design ended unwinnable states and set the beloved summit of comedy adventure.
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