In The Secret of Monkey Island, if Guybrush stays underwater for more than 10 minutes he will drown a reference to his claim that he can hold his breath for 10 whole minutes.ġ0.

The developers initially wanted to include an additional puzzle in the game but couldn’t fit it in, making reference to the 41stmb that was unable to be included.ĩ. In Tales of Monkey Island, Club 41 was named after the 40MB file size limitation of the Wii. Largo LaGrande, from Monkey Island II: LeChuck’s Revenge, was named after the town that Ron Gilbert grew up in – La Grande, Oregon.Ĩ. In The Curse of Monkey Island, if the player takes the time to examine the crumbling hole in the Goodsoup Family Crypt, Guybrush will squeeze through it and poke his head up into the Melee Island forest.ħ. The inspiration for Murray apparently came from a talking skull that designer Bill Tiller bought at Disney World while on vacation.Ħ. But he proved so popular with test players that he was given a more significant, and recurring, place in Monkey Island lore.ĥ. Murray, the talking skull, was intended to only have a limited role in The Curse of Monkey Island (the first chapter only). This is a reference to the change in the programming language used by the developers, from SCUMM to Lua.Ĥ. In Escape From Monkey Island, Guybrush discovers that Ozzie Mandrill has acquired and renamed the Scumm Bar on Melee Island to the Lua Bar. The name Threepwood is derived from a series of short stories featuring a fictional Threepwood family by British author P.G. Guybrush’s last name, Threepwood, came from a LucasArts company contest. When designing the main character, who was still unnamed, the file was saved as “guy.brush” and a hero was born.Ģ. This program saved files as “brush” files. Guybrush’s first name came about from the game’s artists, who was using a program called Deluxe Paint. So without further ado, here are 25 fun facts about Monkey Island, plus one special bonus piece of trivia for good measure.ġ. But even if you know them all, just have a bit of fun reminiscing about how great this series has been to us over the past 25 years.Īlso read: Happy birthday Guybrush! Ron Gilbert Celebrates 25 Years of Monkey Island Also read: Could We Ever See Another Monkey Island Game From Ron Gilbert? Yes, some of these facts have been around for years now, but you still might learn something. In celebration of Monkey Island turning 25 (yes, 25!), we’ve scoured the murkiest corners of the internet for some of the most random and fun facts about this iconic series. Do you really know all there is to know about the Monkey Island series?

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