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The Secret of Monkey Island

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Game Information

Original Release Date: October 01, 1990

Platforms: Amiga, Atari ST/STE, DOS, FM Towns, Mac, Sega CD

Involved Companies: Lucasfilm Games, Lucasfilm Games, JVC Musical Industries

Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure

Summary: I cursed my luck again as I slid down the monkey's throat. Have my dreams of guzzling grog and plundering galleons been reduced to this? "Three small trials and you're a pirate like us," they said. Fair enough. If only I could stomach the foul brew these scurvy seadogs swilled, the rest would be easy. How could I have known I'd meet a powerful and beautiful woman with a jealous suitor too stupid to realize he'd been dead for years? And how can I crawl through this great stone monkey to find a man who walks three inches above the ground and sets fire to his beard every morning? Do business with quaint and humble shopkeepers. Participate in complex and meaningful dialogues. Visit interesting places and steal stuff. Experience the never-ending nightlife of Melee Island.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).