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Guybrush confronts the famously rude Cabaña boy at the Brimstone Beach Club on Plunder Island.

The Curse of #MonkeyIsland (1997)
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Sean Turner’s stunning background art for the Phatt Island overview map in #MonkeyIsland 2.
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Design document for The Curse of Monkey Island, originally called The Pirate Curse of Monkey Island.

Shared by Nicolas Deneschau on Mixnmojo's forums forums.mixnmojo.com/topic/200310...
October 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In 2020, Bill Tiller created a high-resolution version of the background art for the Barber Shop. He aimed to persuade Disney to release a new HD version of The Curse of #MonkeyIsland. The left side is still unfinished, and it lacks the shadows of the table and chair.
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Today, we celebrate The Curse of #MonkeyIsland's 28th Anniversary.

On October 30, 1997, Online Gaming Review reported that the game had gone gold. It would become available in the stores a few days later, in the week of November 10th.
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Today, we celebrate Escape from #MonkeyIsland's 25th Anniversary.

On October 27th, 2000, LucasArts announced in a newsletter (LucasArts Insider #3) that Escape from Monkey Island had gone gold. The game would become available in the stores a few days later.
October 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Concept art by an unknown artist (most likely Kathy Hsieh) for the town of Mêlée Island.
October 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Guybrush Threepwood feeds the troll by giving him a red fish he obtained from the Scumm Bar.

Top: EGA’s 16-colour palette Bottom: VGA’s 256-colour palette.

Both from The Secret of #MonkeyIsland.
October 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The infamous monkey wrench puzzle in Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge.
#MonkeyIsland
October 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Background art by Peter Chan for LeChuck’s fortress entrance in #MonkeyIsland 2.
October 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In the clearing on Blood Island from The Curse of #MonkeyIsland, Guybrush Threepwood stands beside the cursed golden statue of Elaine Marley.
September 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Guybrush talks to the Voodoo Lady in her shop on the Low Street of Mêlée Island.

Top: EGA’s 16-colour palette
Bottom: VGA’s 256-colour palette

Both from The Secret of #MonkeyIsland.
September 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Today, we celebrate the 3rd anniversary of Return to #MonkeyIsland.

Return to Monkey Island was released on September 19, 2022. The first "official" day of development was July 20, 2020. Source: grumpygamer.com/dev_diary/
September 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Return to Monkey Island memorabilia: PC Gamer with LeChuck on the cover, glass, stickers, a mouse mat, and the big box.
September 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Thumbnail art by @rexbox.bsky.social of a deli shop that wasn’t used in the game.
September 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Guybrush's trousers fall down while he holds one of Marco Largo LaGrande's bones (Largo's grandfather) in #MonkeyIsland 2.
September 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Background art by Peter Chan for Governor L. Phatt’s bedroom in #MonkeyIsland 2.
September 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A lineup of #MonkeyIsland games in DVD-style cases: Curse, Escape, Tales (two versions), and the Special Edition Collection. Which ones am I missing?
September 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Steve Purcell created this art with pen, ink, and gouache for the LucasArts magazine, "The Adventurer".
September 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Today, we celebrate the 35th anniversary of The Secret of #MonkeyIsland.

The gold master floppy disks were created on September 2, 1990, and the game reached stores later that September or in October.

Source: grumpygamer.com/monkey25/
September 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Blood Island cemetery with the Goodsoup Hotel in the background, where the wall shows the hole made by the Murphy bed.

In 1 of the tombstones, it says:
"Miller the Sot
Here lies old Miller.
He's far past his prime.
He drank some weed killer...
...with a half-twist of lime."
August 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Guybrush is dragged underwater by the idol on the Mêlée Island docks.

The top image shows the EGA's 16-colour palette in The Secret of #MonkeyIsland, while the bottom shows the VGA's 256-colour palette.
August 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Big box, DVD-style case, and a magazine cover star - Escape from #MonkeyIsland in all its glory.
August 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Background art designed by Steve Purcell and drawn by Peter Chan for Wally’s hut in #MonkeyIsland 2.
August 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The glorious Puerto Pollo on Plunder Island in The Curse of #MonkeyIsland (1997).

This background image wasn't upscaled but features a higher resolution and a greater number of colours than the version found in the game.
August 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM