Monkey Island

Relic of a bygone age or right time for reinvention? — I know I’m not the only one feeling the excitement of an upcoming new Monkey Island game. In fact, I’m so excited that I set up a Steam account specifically to buy the entire current Monkey Island collection. The (first two at least) Monkey Island games are arguably among the…

All the reasons we “of a certain age” are overjoyed after all these years — It was with a great big “squee” that those of us in our forties reacted with joy to hear that there will be a new mainstream Monkey Island game soon. Return to Monkey Island is the first in over 20 years and has many people excited — myself included. These…

Monkey Island, Indiana Jones, X-Wing and Tie Fighter live on… in a sense — GenXers who played computer games in the early 1990s will no doubt remember at least one of LucasArts back catalogue with fondness. I say one, but it’s probably many more than that, isn’t it? I mean, how could you look back the adventure games of Monkey Island, Indiana Jones &…

The Monkey Island iceberg explained — The golden age of Hollywood is over! From his ranch in California, George Lucas defied all odds and led a new franchise to the top of the charts. Not content with one success, he set his sights on the burgeoning gaming industry and assembled a crew. Ron Gilbert was charged…