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Attn. Adventure Gamers: Monkey Island is Back!

by - source: Tom's Hardware US

The return of the new and old.

While adventure games are nowhere near as popular as they once were in the classic days of PC gaming, Telltale games have been keeping the tradition going alongside a new concept in games – episodic releases.

Combine old with new and this summer and we’ll be getting Monkey Island. Telltale games will be making five monthly episodes of Tales of Monkey Island for the PC and WiiWare, with the first one launching on July 7.

Check out the trailer below:

Tales Of Monkey Island Trailer

LucasArts isn’t just dumping Monkey Island on Telltale, but rather it is working on a game for fans of the series. Also hitting this summer will be Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, which faithfully recreates every scene from the original release from 1990, but gives it an optional layer of fresh paint. Players can switch back and forth from the new painted art and the original pixilated renditions.

Check out the making of video below:

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition "Making of" Video

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Tindytim 06/05/2009 2:19 AM
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HHHHHHHHHH

*breathing heavily*

Please tell me this isn't a joke, if you're messing with me, I'm going into a murderous rage.

anamaniac 06/05/2009 2:44 AM
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Tindytim 06/05/2009 2:48 AM
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anamaniac :
Seriously, looks like a flash game...If you're remaking something, make it modern.


I would disagree, it maybe in a vector format though, which would be smart if you want to support all resolutions (so in the future, you could play at resolutions much greater than what we have now, and it would still work great).

AdamB5000 06/05/2009 2:49 AM
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I loved the original.

The only thing that appealed to me in that video was the music and his hot wife.

Spanky Deluxe 06/05/2009 4:15 AM
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ZOMGZOMGZOMG!!!!!

Anonymous 06/05/2009 4:20 AM
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Herbert_HA 06/05/2009 4:54 AM
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It's just so freaking awesome! Let's hope the give the genre another try.

Herbert_HA 06/05/2009 4:54 AM
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It's just so freaking awesome! Let's hope the give the genre another try.

Master Exon 06/05/2009 5:02 AM
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anamaniac :
Remaking a classic - Good.Doing a horrid job - Bad.Seriously, looks like a flash game...If you're remaking something, make it modern.


What flash games are you playing? I want to play these flash games with GC/xbox/Wii level graphics.

dimar 06/05/2009 6:09 AM
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Awesome. I really hope they support widescreens ratios and high resolutions.

zerapio 06/05/2009 7:26 AM
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/me looks up at his Monkey Island game boxes

Yup, I'm getting it. I LOVE adventure games.

tbq 06/05/2009 8:50 AM
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What took so long?

mook33 06/05/2009 9:03 AM
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i'm very. very. excited about this. consoles like the wii -- and now the upcoming "control schemes" for consoles really give adventure gaming an opportunity to become a pop-culture thing.

Anonymous 06/05/2009 9:27 AM
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Finally!!!!
But will they answer the most important question??

You know... How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? :D :D :D

JeanLuc 06/05/2009 10:37 AM
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I thought LucasArts has dropped the PC platform when they chose release that recent Star Wars game solely on the consoles.

I loved the original Monkey Island game, I had it on the Amgia 1200 and I got to enjoy full 16 bit colour and an uncompromised music track. And since I big fan of the series I will be buying this game and the remake.

DjEaZy 06/05/2009 12:02 PM
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... nice to see a classic reanimated... more stuff like that would be nice... the refresh version of first five NFS, many games from Bullfrog, like Dungeon Keeper... games like Descent... Urban Asult from Microsoft, a mix of RTS and FPS... RoadRage?

Grims 06/05/2009 3:25 PM
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Master Exon :
What flash games are you playing? I want to play these flash games with GC/xbox/Wii level graphics.




www.quakelive.com

dravis12 06/05/2009 3:31 PM
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All I have to say is:

You Fight Like A Dairy Farmer

long live monkey island.

NoShot 06/05/2009 4:04 PM
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@ dravis12

How appropriate, you fight like a cow.

Horribly cheesy insult sword fighting; now that's classic adventure gaming.

JMcEntegart 06/05/2009 4:09 PM
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I heart this game so much. I'm really excited about this! and it comes out just a few days before my birthday, too. Agh, best birthday present ever!

gwolfman 06/05/2009 4:29 PM
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Please redo DOTT (Day of the Tentacle), Full Throttle, and The Dig!!! Please!

mook33 06/05/2009 4:44 PM
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We all need to be sure to pick up this game; I'm guessing this re-release will be closely watched by major studios, including LucasArts, to see if the adventure gaming market is still a valid one.

-unknown- 06/05/2009 6:07 PM
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I didn't realize they were also making a new Monkey Island, I thought it was just a re-make of the original which I wasn't that excited since I already played it, but definitely excited about the new one. Its too bad they're not releasing a disc based version of the game I can put next to my "Escape from MI" but I'll be definitely getting it for PC.

Its also very heartening to know that there are so many MI lovers out there such as myself. I feel very alone in my love for these games sometimes.

NuclearShadow 06/05/2009 6:17 PM
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While I do look forward to playing it. I do fear that it may not be successful. Younger gamers today seem to care more about graphics than anything so I doubt it will appeal to them. Plus piracy is going to be a big issue...

gwolfman 06/05/2009 6:18 PM
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-unknown- :
...I feel very alone in my love for these games sometimes.


lol you're not alone

Dreasconse 06/05/2009 6:37 PM
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My favorite adventure game is still The Neverhood. Claymation for the win. Just wish they had taken higher rez photos.

JWL3 06/05/2009 8:07 PM
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C'mon, give us a new game, not a "cleaned-up" version. I loved Monkey Island and played all four.

Tindytim 06/05/2009 8:07 PM
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JWL3 :
C'mon, give us a new game, not a "cleaned-up" version. I loved Monkey Island and played all four.


It's is a new game, read more carefully.

-unknown- 06/05/2009 9:27 PM
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nuclearshadow :
While I do look forward to playing it. I do fear that it may not be successful. Younger gamers today seem to care more about graphics than anything so I doubt it will appeal to them. Plus piracy is going to be a big issue...



I share your concern with how much acceptance the game will receive once it is released but at least its not a big-budget project so hopefully they make back their money without too much trouble.

With regards to piracy, I wouldn't even worry about it. Most people know that Monkey Island is quite an extinct species and I guarantee not a single person whose responded on this article's forum will pirate it simply because they want to see another iteration after it (and hence wants to contribute to its success). Most people who "love" a game typically want the official thing.

Tindytim 06/06/2009 3:26 AM
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-unknown- :
I guarantee not a single person whose responded on this article's forum will pirate it simply because they want to see another iteration after it (and hence wants to contribute to its success). Most people who "love" a game typically want the official thing.


I'll be buying 5 copies of each.

dzeric 07/07/2009 12:36 PM
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I wonder if you can switch the Special Edition Monkey Island to voices off with text. It looses some of its charm with the voice in there.

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