The Secrets Of Monkey Island

Overview

Sega CD owners have been clamoring for a fantasy/adventure title. Monkey Island from JVC Musical Industries is a direct port from the PC version that hit the market a few years back. Though lacking the digitized voice and other sound effects that are becoming prevalent in newly created CD titles, Monkey Island does have colorful 3-D graphics, cinematic pans, constant humor and ear-grabbing calypso/reggae music in stereo.

You play as Guybrush Threep-wood, a young buccaneer wannabe. You've just arrived on the shores of Melee Island with the intent of becoming an actual, hon-est-to-gosh, blood-thirsty pirate.

The most important feature of Monkey Island is puzzle solving. There are lots of big and little things that you must accomplish to move from area to area. With a little patience and more than a few laughs, you'll make your way from quest to quest and in the end, take on the infamous Ghost Pirate Captain LeChuck.

These vicious Piranha Poodles will only let you past and into the Governor's Mansion il you drug them to sleep.

Want to earn some Pieces ot Eight? See the Fettucini Brothers and do a little product testing for them.

Sword Training 101. You'll need to get lots of practice before you go up against the Sword Master.

Once you've stolen the Note of Credit, you can haggle Stan by going from boat to boat and walking away a few times.

This simian fella will be very helpful if you treat him right.

Keep from being eaten by the local cannibals: Give them something idolatrous.

Didn't your mom warn you about waxy build-up in your ears?

Have an argument with one of your belongings before going onboard LeChuck's Ghost Ship.

Wanna buy a watch? No? Then how about a treasure map?

Hot Hints:

1. Watch and deal with the Storekeeper carefully. He's probably the most important character in the early game.
2. The cannibals are fat-intakeconscious.
3. Don't drink the grog.
4. Carry a soup pot at all times.
5. Try, touch and taste everything.
6. Learn lots of insults.
7. You need a rubber chicken.
8. Always take the polite conversation path first.