Talk Like Pirate Day: Monkey Island Sale

Avast! Ye scurvy dogs! Tomorrow, September 19 is Talk Like a Pirate Day, which means you need to be talking like a pirate.

Besides just wagging your chins like a pirate, you could also spend the day playing pirate games. No, no, we're not suggesting any illegal activity, ye landlubber. We're talking about Monkey Island.

On Talk Like a Pirate Day, the first episode of Tales of Monkey Island will be unlockable for free by getting a code here. It starts midnight GMT.

If you're interested in more old school gaming, then the Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition is on sale both on Steam and Direct2Drive for $5. The iPhone port is also now half price at $4. The sale is only on until Monday though, so don't waste any time ye scallywags!

Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.

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10 Comments Comment from the forums

jerther

Geez I thought I read Pirate Bay finaly purshased Monkey Island... I really need glasses
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"Steam and Direct2Drive for $5. The iPhone port is also now half price at $4"

Maybe I need to go back to school but $4 is half price of $5??
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Quitoman

I could never really get into those games for some reason, I don't know why.
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burnley14

Monkey Island was a classic. This brings up great memories. . .
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Maxor127

jgrotegut"Steam and Direct2Drive for $5. The iPhone port is also now half price at $4"Maybe I need to go back to school but $4 is half price of $5??Maybe you do since the article says nothing about $4 being half price of $5.
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chaohsiangchen

quitomanI could never really get into those games for some reason, I don't know why.
That's OK. I never get into RPG as well.

However, I must ask:
When will we have Monkey Island 2 remake?
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g00ey

I'm not a big fan of the cartoonish style they adapted after Monkey Island 2 and the special edition is not really a step in the right direction.

If you look at the covers of the first two games you'll see that they might as well have been a cover for Indiana Jones or Pirates of the Caribbean. It's sad that they didn't keep going with this...
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new MI suxx!!! it's nothin compared 2 the old gamez...((((
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its free on telltales website today
http://www.telltalegames.com/playlikeapirate
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2shea

Monkey island!!!!! whoohoo finally again more swashbuckling adventures with our favorite pirate guybrush threepwood! Not to forget our archenemy LeChuck!
man the curse of monkey island is one if not THE best game I have played and all the games were pretty good.
You got my attention definitly D'aarrrrrrrr!
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