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Did you know Stan's theme and the SCUMM Bar theme in the Monkey Island games are based on pre-existing compositions? Witness Go Tell Aunt Rhodyand O Good Ale Thou Art My Darling.One or more tune has appeared in every game. | ||
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Press Shift+W to winthe game. | ||
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Type LAPOSTALduring the cannon fight to get unlimited cannon balls. This in-joke is a reference to a cheat from Dark Forces. | ||
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Back in early 1997, we posted the possibility of a 3D acceleration modein The Curse of Monkey Island. That turned out to be false, of course, but LucasArts put in a nod to the rumor on the options screen. | ||
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Try to pick upthe sea water on Blood Island in The Curse of Monkey Island 25 times, and Guybrush will finally wander into the ocean, finding his former self. | ||
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| Cannibalism! Almost! Guybrush can tempt Lemonhead with Domingo's crispy flesh. | ||
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| Keep exiting the Goodsoup bar and the grog ad will change five times. | ||
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| The Secret of Monkey Island stump joke returns in The Curse of Monkey Island. | ||
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| That is an often-heard line from the 1970s cop show Police Woman. | ||
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| Enter and exit Stan's crypt 35 times to witness the spider from The Dig eat Maggie. | ||
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| Press Shift+J during ship combat to hear lightsaber sounds during insult sword fighting. | ||
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| Visit Domingo in January and he will wish you a happy new year. (Note you can change your system date/time to January and this will still work.) | ||
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| Interact with Wally to find that he is not just a dummy. | ||
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| Sort of! Bonus: “Lemonhead” is a classic 'merican candy. | ||
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| LeChuck’s ship was called the Death Starfish in The Curse of Monkey Island. This was, however, never mentioned in the game, just the script. | ||
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| Barbery Coast was originally supposed to be located on Blood Island. This piece of concept art shows what it could have looked like. | ||
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| Keep hovering over the “Pair of dimes?” option, and Lemonhead will give you different responses. | ||
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A song called Plank of Lovewas intended to be recorded for The Curse of Monkey Island’s ending. It was left out because of time constraints. You can read what was supposed to be on our Lyrics page. | ||
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| “Youch,” or, if you investigate the informative plaque in The Curse of Monkey Island, “pappapisshu!” The exclamation makes its comeback in Return to Monkey Island. (It also appears in Tales: here is a screenshot.) | ||
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| The “CMI: The Monkeys Are Listening” opening in The Curse of Monkey Island is a play on the “THX: The Audience Is Listening” title card placed in front of THX-certified movies. Read more about THX over at Creative Bloq. | ||
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