Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

The Secret of Monkey Island

Title	The Secret of Monkey Island
First release	1990
Developer	Lucasfilm Games
Publisher	Lucasfilm Games
Platforms	Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Mega Drive / Genesis, PC (Windows)
Genre	adventure video game
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	DOS: 1990-01-31 Amiga: 1991-01-01 Atari ST: 1991-01-01 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q179247

Guybrush Threepwood navigates a fictional Caribbean setting using a point-and-click interface to interact with the environment. Players solve various puzzles and explore multiple islands to progress through the adventure. The third-person perspective allows for direct control over movement and item usage while traversing the game's pirate-themed world.

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The Secret of Monkey Island – box art (front)

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Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Lucasfilm Games · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Lucasfilm Games · internal use only.

Logo: Lucas Arts, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“Thesecretofmonkeyisland-logo.svg”)

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Videos

The Secret of Monkey Island (PC DOS) Ultimate Talkie Edition Longplay Full Game No Commentary

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The Secret of Monkey Island (PC) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

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