{ "version": "https:\/\/jsonfeed.org\/version\/1.1", "title": "The Monkey Island SCUMM Bar", "home_page_url": "https:\/\/scummbar.com\/", "feed_url": "https:\/\/scummbar.com\/rss\/json\/", "icon": "https:\/\/scummbar.com\/images\/favicon.png", "favicon": "https:\/\/scummbar.com\/images\/favicon.png", "language": "en", "authors": [ { "url": "https:\/\/scummbar.com", "name": "Remi A. Olsen" } ], "items": [ { "title": "The SCUMM Bar and The SIDE Bar", "summary": "Keep the SCUMM Bar in your browser at all times with this extension.", "url": "https:\/\/scummbar.com\/b\/the-scumm-bar-and-the-side-bar", "date_published": "2026-06-23T10:14:19-00:00", "id": "https:\/\/scummbar.com\/b\/the-scumm-bar-and-the-side-bar", "image": "https:\/\/scummbar.com\/bulletins.og\/2026-06-23-09-48-13.webp", "authors": { "name": "Remi" }, "content_html": "

Claude has one, Gemini has one, so I\u2019ll be damned if The SCUMM Bar shouldn\u2019t have one. Introducing The Monkey Island Side Bar, which is exactly what it sounds like: A browser sidebar for the connoisseur of anything Monkey Island<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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I mean, sure, I just threw this together to have a browser-based Monkey Island<\/em> jukebox, which may or may not benefit you, too. 700+ random tracks, without going to the \u2019tube or whatever. As a bonus, you\u2019ll also get our latest news, as well as any breaking announcements. (Look forward to Monkey Island 7<\/em>, sometime around 2031.)<\/p>\n

Grab it if you wish: Firefox<\/a> or Chrome<\/a>.<\/p>" }, { "title": "Summer of Retro 3.0: Scans and Such", "summary": "If you like oddities, you\u2019ll like this.", "url": "https:\/\/scummbar.com\/b\/summer-of-retro-3-0-scans-and-such", "date_published": "2026-06-10T08:42:41-00:00", "id": "https:\/\/scummbar.com\/b\/summer-of-retro-3-0-scans-and-such", "image": "https:\/\/scummbar.com\/bulletins.og\/2026-06-10-08-42-41.webp", "authors": { "name": "Remi" }, "content_html": "

Let\u2019s just toss out some weird scans today. You know, for fun.<\/p>\n

First, if you haven\u2019t checked out The Secret of Monkey Island<\/em>\u2019s SEGA Mega-CD Manual<\/a>, you should give it a gander. Slotting in LeChuck from Monkey Island 2<\/em> was a bold move.<\/p>\n

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It reminds me of the Technopolis scans that keep going viral these past few months\u2026<\/p>\n
Tecnopolis Secret of Monkey Island Review<\/caption>
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An FM Towns review of The Secret of Monkey Island<\/em> starts on page twenty. It received a healthy four out of (presumably?) five. Source<\/strong>: Archive.org<\/a>.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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And, let\u2019s just end it with some poop humor\u2026<\/p>\n
Chinese Monkey Island 2 Walkthrough<\/caption>
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Apparently, it (more or less) says: \u201cTo create a voodoo doll, you must collect the ghost captain's clothes, wig, and human bones, as well as... what you're producing is a secretion\u2014not waste!\u201d The comic was, obviously, a light-hearted illustration to accompany the walkthrough. The magazine is \u201c\u81f4\u9ad4\u4e16\u754c,\u201d which \u2013 again, apparently \u2013 translates to something like \u201cThe Body World\u201d or \u201cTo Body Worlds.\u201d<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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That\u2019s all I got today, what do you want from me? Oh, and thanks to LucasTones<\/a> for the scans!<\/p>" }, { "title": "Summer of Retro 3.0: A Simpler Time (sort of)", "summary": "Witness the early aughts come alive before your eyes.", "url": "https:\/\/scummbar.com\/b\/summer-of-retro-3-0-a-simpler-time-sort-of-", "date_published": "2026-06-05T13:15:16-00:00", "id": "https:\/\/scummbar.com\/b\/summer-of-retro-3-0-a-simpler-time-sort-of-", "image": "https:\/\/scummbar.com\/bulletins.og\/2026-06-05-12-34-59.webp", "authors": { "name": "Remi" }, "content_html": "

Look, nobody in their right mind would claim the early aughts were particularly great in general, but for the Monkey Island<\/em> fandom, those were the salad days. Young and innocent, the future looked bright, and\u2026 well, it came to a booming halt<\/a> as we all know.<\/p>\n

But enough doom and gloom! Let\u2019s take a dive into nostalgia and see what the world looked like then.<\/p>\n

First, \u201cThe Revelation<\/a>.\u201d Up until the end of Return to Monkey Island<\/em>, many refused to believe the ending of Monkey Island 2<\/em> was exactly what it presented itself as. Which, hey, whatever, but as early as 2002, #monkey-island member, Ralgath, summed up what it all \u2013 ending and secret \u2013 \u201cmeant\u201d:<\/p>\n

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