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Tales of Monkey Island
Some General Information
Well, what do you know? The first episode of Money Island 5 -- Tales of Monkey Island -- was released July 7th. It was developed by our good friends at Telltale Games. Some tidbits:
- Dave Grossman, co-writer and co-designer of the two first games, is heading the production. EMI lead, Mike Stemmle, is co-directing the series alongside Mark Darin. In addition, many ex-LECers are on board.
- Michael Land is back for the music, as is Dominic Armato as the voice of Guybrush, Earl Boen as LeChuck, and Alexandra Boyd as Elaine.
- While Ron Gilbert isn't directly involved with the development, he sat in on a few days of brainstorming during the beginning of the design process.
- Available for PC, WiiWare, and Mac.
- As opposed to previous Telltale games, the chapters here won't be loosely connected through a larger story arc, but rather be organized as parts of one large game.
- There are five chapters, which can be bought for $34 from the official site.
- First island visited is Flotsam Island.
- Each chapter has a different head writer.
- Each episode includes roughly 1,600 lines of dialogue.
The Plot
Set a few years after the end of Escape from Monkey Island, Tales of Monkey Island opens with Guybrush once again trying to save Elaine from the clutches of LeChuck. While trying to banish the undead pirate, Guybrush accidentally transforms LeChuck into a human form, and has some of his evil transferred into his hand. And there starts the adventure.
Episodes
- Launch of the Screaming Narwhal (Head writer: Mike Stemmle)
PC: Jul 7th, 2009. US WiiWare: Jul 27th, 2009. Europe WiiWare: Jul 31st, 2009. - The Siege of Spinner Cay (Head writer: Mark Darin)
PC: Aug 20th, 2009. US WiiWare: Aug 31st, 2009. Europe WiiWare: Sep 25th, 2009. - Lair of the Leviathan (Head writer: Sean Vanaman)
PC: Sep 29th, 2009. US WiiWare: Oct 26th, 2009. Europe WiiWare: Nov 6th, 2009. - The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (Head writer: Mike Stemmle)
PC: Oct 30th, 2009. US WiiWare: Nov 30th, 2009. Europe WiiWare: Dec 11th, 2009. - Rise of the Pirate God (Head writer: Mark Darin)
PC: Dec 8th, 2009. US WiiWare: Feb 18th, 2010. Europe WiiWare: Feb 18th, 2010.
In addition, the games were released for Mac OS X February 11th, 2010.
Trailer
Cover Art
This is from the DVD release.
Videos
- High-quality version of trailer
- Gameplay video
- Gamespot talks to Dave Grossman
- Gamespot stage video, with Mike Stemmle and Dave Grossman. (Fairly heavy on spoilers.)
- Playthrough of an early part of the game. (Fairly heavy on spoilers.)
Miscellaneous Memorabilia
Wallpapers
Islands
- Rock of Gelato
- Flotsam Island
- Jerkbait Islands (Spinner Cay and Spoon Island)
- Isle of Ewe
- Britle Island
- Brillig Island
Documents
PC Requirements
- Operating system: Windows XP / Vista
- Processor: 2.0 GHz + (3 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent rec.)
- Memory: 512MB (1GB rec.) Sound: DirectX 8.1 sound device
- Video: 64MB DirectX 8.1-compliant video card (128MB rec.)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c or better
Some General Information
While explosively stripping the evil pirate LeChuck of his demonic mojo, Guybrush Threepwood inadvertently
infects the entire Caribbean with the arch-fiend's expelled voodoo, which threatens to transform buccaneers
into unruly pirate monsters. Pursued by a notorious cut-throat Pirate Hunter and a creepy French Physician
who believes that Guybrush's eerily-infected hand holds the secret of eternal life, Threepwood sails the
seven seas in search of La Esponja Grande, a legendary sea sponge with unparalleled voodoo exfoliating
abilities. But little does Guybrush know, his quest is part of a larger, more sinister plot, and good
and evil are not always as they seem...
Screenshots and Concept Art
Walkthrough
You can find the official walkthrough right here.
Music for Episode #1
- 01 Opening Theme.mp3
- 02 Theme Full (Unused).ogg
- 03 Opening.ogg
- 04 Opening Cue 2.ogg
- 05 Opening Cue 3.ogg
- 06 Town.ogg
- 07 Town (Bar).ogg
- 08 Town (Narwhal).ogg
- 09 Town (Pox).ogg
- 10 Map View.ogg
- 11 Activate Machine.ogg
- 12 Jungle.ogg
- 13 DeSinge (Lab).ogg
- 14 DeSinge (Talk).ogg
- 15 Button Push.ogg
- 16 Restore Winds.ogg
- 17 International House of Mojo.ogg
- 18 Hand on Deck.ogg
- 19 Sailing.ogg
- 20 Closing.ogg
Trivia and In-Jokes
- Wedding ring: Elaine is using her's -- which transformed her into a gold statue in the third game -- as an earring. (Credit: ATMachine)
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A character in the game will be called Marquis de Singe (who can be seen on the left button),
a pun on Marquis de Sade. In addition
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(Credit: ATMachine. Who else?) - The shrine in the International House of Mojo is dedicated to Nor Treblig. Spell it backward and you have "Ron Gilbert," the creator of the series.
- Club 41 is likely a play on Disney World's Club 33. (Source: PariahKing on the official forums.)
- The plant on Elaine's ship is Chuck the Plant, from Maniac Mansion and various other old LEC games.
- Keep examining the rowboat on Flotsam Island, and the description of it will change.
- Guybrush asks D'Oro if he can call him "D'Oro the Explorer," a reference to the Nickelodeon cartoon, Dora the Explorer.
- Make a wish at the well in the woods, and Guybrush is turned into the "greatest pirate of all time" -- LeChuck.
- Show the pirate hunter flier to Nipperkin, and he will say Morgan LeFlay has been described as both a "red bearded giant and a midget with a peg-leg." That would be references to Curse of Monkey Island's Haggis McMutton and Cutthroat Bill.
- Furthermore, show the flier to the Voodoo Lady and you will get a premonition of things to come.
- Read all the book titles in the International House of Mojo, and some of the titles will be ones suggested by Telltale forum users.
- When trying to enter the House of Mojo, Guybrush will say "i've heard from a reliable source that the 'BIRD' is the word." This is a reference to the Trashmen song, "Surfin' Bird."
- Look at skull in the House of Mojo and Guybrush will ask if it's Murray.
- The U-Tube is, of course, a reference to YouTube.
- Examine the Flotsam jail, and Guybrush will compare it to the Melee Island jail.
- Originally, Adam Harrington voiced LeChuck. Earl Boen came on board during episode 4, and later re-recorded the non-human LeChuck parts from earlier episodes. (Harrington still voices human LeChuck.)
Screenshots and Concept Art
Videos
Trivia and In-jokes
- Try using all objects and combinations with LeChuck on the cliff.
- There are about 20 or so fish jokes to read through.
- The tune Guybrush hums by the ship repair shop is "Largo's Theme."
- The music the manatee sings is "A Pirate I Was Meant to Be." Play it more than once and Guybrush will dance to it.
- Examine the skeleton of Isle of Ewe and Guybrush will ask if it's Murray.
Screenshots and Concept Art
Screenshots and Concept Art
We will provide information about the episode here as we get it.
Screenshots and Concept Art
Trivia and In-Jokes
- Galeb is loosely based on Papa Legba, who stands at the crossroads between the living world and the spirit world. (Source: Jake Rodkin, co-director.)
- The Afterworld bears a striking resemblance to the Big Whoop tunnels in LeChuck's Revenge. As they're both "a way to another world," it can be speculated that they're related.