The Secret of Monkey Island

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The Secret of Monkey Island
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: JVC (US) Victor Entertainment (JP)
Developer:
Original system(s): PC
Peripherals supported: Sega Mouse
Genre: Adventure

















Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • 日本語
    • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Mega-CD
    JP     		¥8,8008,800 T-60044
    Sega Mega-CD
    US     		$49.9549.95[2] T-60035

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    The Secret of Monkey Island, known as Monkey Island: Yuurei Kaizoku Daisoudou! (モンキー・アイランド ユーレイ海賊大騒動！) in Japan, is the first in the Monkey Island series of adventure games, developed by Lucasarts. It was released for the Sega Mega-CD among other platforms, in 1993. The Mega-CD version was not released in Europe.

    Gameplay

    The Mega-CD version of Monkey Island derives from the 1992 VGA re-release of the game for IBM PC compatibles, which features an updated interface (based on the 1991 sequel Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge) and CD audio soundtrack. However, with only a single speed CD-ROM drive, the Mega-CD conversion has longer load times which affect every transition in the game.

    With only 64 on-screen colours at any one time, the Mega-CD version of Monkey Island makes graphical cutbacks over its VGA counterpart, but is still able to display more colours than most versions of the game. The 1990 IBM PC edition, for example was written to accommodate 16-colour EGA, 4-colour CGA and 2-colour Hercules modes, while the Amiga and Atari ST conversions can only produce 32 and 16 on-screen colours, respectively.

    As with the PC CD version, the Mega-CD port of Monkey Island removes the infamous "stump joke". In older versions of the game, a tree stump in the forest maze can be examined, with Guybrush claiming it to lead to a series of catacombs. As he attempts to squeeze through, the game asks for "disk 22" (then 36, then 114) to be inserted, after which Guybrush states he'll have to "skip that part of the game". These disks did not exist (the original game shipped on eight 5¼-inch disks), but LucasFilm Games were nevertheless bombarded with phone calls and letters by confused players thinking they could not access part of the game. Newer versions remove the interaction completely.

    The Mega-CD version does not support the CD BackUp RAM Cart, meaning a four-digit password system is used to access later parts of the game. The system is limited as does not keep track of the player's location, minor items and decisions that have been made.

    Some light censorship was undertaken for the Mega-CD version.

    Versions

    Localised names

    Also known as
    Language Localised Name English Translation
    English (US) The Secret of Monkey Island The Secret of Monkey Island
    Japanese モンキー・アイランド ユーレイ海賊大騒動！ Monkey Island: Yuurei Kaizoku Daisoudou!

    Magazine articles

    Main article: The Secret of Monkey Island/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

    Main article: The Secret of Monkey Island/Promotional material.

    Artwork

    • MonkeyIsland MCD Art Cover.jpg

    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    60 [3]
    73 [4]
    55 №250, [1]
    85 [5]
    75 №1993-08, p41
    87 [6]
    91 [7]
    93 №26
    90 [8]
    87 №51, p58/59
    61 №28, p74
    90 №15, p46/47
    Sega Mega-CD
    		 79
    Based on
    12 reviews
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
    60
    		[9]
    Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
    60
    		[10]
    Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
    55
    		[11]
    GameFan (US) NTSC-U
    70
    		[12]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    85
    		[13]
    Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
    75
    		[14]
    Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
    87
    		[6]
    Mega (UK) NTSC-U
    91
    		[15]
    Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
    87
    		[16]
    Mega Machines (UK) NTSC-U
    79
    		[17]
    MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
    93
    		[18]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
    90
    		[19]
    Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
    87
    		[20]
    Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
    61
    		[21]
    Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-U
    90
    		[22]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
    73
    		[23]
    Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
    78
    		[24]
    Sega Mega-CD
    		 78
    Based on
    17 reviews

    The Secret of Monkey Island

    Mega-CD, US
    SecretofMonkeyIsland MCD US Box Back.JPGSecretofMonkeyIsland MCD US Box Front.JPG
    Cover
    SecretofMonkeyIsland MCD US Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Secretofmonkeyisland mcd us manual.pdf
    Manual
    Mega-CD, JP
    SoMI MCD JP Box Back.jpgSoMI MCD JP Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    TheSecretofMonkeyIsland MCD JP Spinecard.jpg
    Spinecard
    SoMI MCD JP Disc.jpg
    Disc

    Technical information

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sega Mega-CD
    ✔
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    		480,233,712 CD (JP) T-60044
    Sega Mega-CD
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    		474,944,064 CD (US) T-60035

    References

    1. ↑ GamePro, "January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 83
    2. ↑ GamePro, "February 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 59
    3. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 20 (22)
    4. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84 (86)
    5. ↑ GamePro, "February 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 56/57 (58)
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 129
    7. ↑ Mega, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-18), page 30-33 (30)
    8. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "February 1994" (UK; 1993-12-28), page 66-69 (67)
    9. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 310
    10. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 22
    11. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-10-01" (JP; 1993-09-17), page 1
    12. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 7: June 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 16
    13. ↑ GamePro, "February 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 58
    14. ↑ Hippon Super, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-03), page 41
    15. ↑ Mega, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-18), page 30
    16. ↑ Mega Fun, "02/94" (DE; 1994-01-19), page 76
    17. ↑ Mega Machines, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 24
    18. ↑ MegaTech, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 6
    19. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "February 1994" (UK; 1993-12-28), page 67
    20. ↑ Sega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-06), page 58
    21. ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1994" (UK; 1993-12-30), page 74
    22. ↑ Sega Zone, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-23), page 46
    23. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
    24. ↑ Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 48


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