The Legend of Monkey Island

Discover the key events and releases that shaped Monkey Island over the decades in this detailed article. legendofmi.com/news/the-timel…

The Scumm Bar on Mêlée Island, in CMI iconic style. Sketched by Bill Tiller in 1998, just for fun. 1. Finished piece (via scummbar.com) 2. Colour WIP (courtesy of Bill) 3. Pencil drawing (courtesy of Bill) Great to see how these backgrounds are brought to life.

Background art for Ville de la Booty on Booty Island from #MonkeyIsland 2. Design by Sean Turner and art by Peter Sean.

Different versions of the Monkey Head in Monkey Island™: 1. Art created with pen, ink, and gouache for the LucasArts magazine. 2. Screenshot from The Secret of #MonkeyIsland (EGA, 16 colours). 3. Screenshot from The Secret of Monkey Island (VGA, 256 colours).

Elaine’s mansion on Mêlée Island in Escape from #MonkeyIsland. 1. In-game screenshot 2. Concept art by Kathy Hsieh using pen, ink and markers

The evolution of the barber shop from The Curse of #MonkeyIsland: 1. Initial digital watercolor test used to get feedback from the game designers. 2. In-game screenshot. 3. High-res 2020 repaint by Bill Tiller to pitch a CMI HD remaster to Disney.

A small update on the ongoing The Secret of Monkey Island project on the Commodore 64 in collaboration with with Andreas Larsson I made a section on my website for this game showing some more graphics and screen recordings from actual game play. Enjoy. pixeldust.se/monkey-island-…

Background art by Sean Turner for the Scabb Island overview in #MonkeyIsland 2. Originally, the island’s name was written with only one “b”.

Guybrush faces THE MACHINE built by Captain Smirk. Top: EGA 16-colour palette. Bottom: VGA 256-colour palette. Both from The Secret of #MonkeyIsland

Nice easter egg on DuckDuckGo.com. If you search for “Guybrush Threepwood”, the logo transforms into Guybrush. Spotted by Technical_Pass7714 on Reddit.

Kenny’s Falmouth’s lemonade stand on Plunder Island from The Curse of #MonkeyIsland. Kenny introduced a bottomless mug policy, alongside a strict no-refund rule. He was voiced by the late Gary Coleman.

Concept art by Peter Chan of the wharf on Phatt Island from #MonkeyIsland 2: Lechuck’s Revenge.

The Monkey Island Bounty pack came in a big box and contained the first #MonkeyIsland games in three CD-ROMs.

Guybrush first glimpse at the legendary Monkey Island™.

Someone on the Spectrum Computing forums reimagined how Monkey Island would have been on the Spectrum.

Guybrush “dies” in The Curse of #MonkeyIsland. "Funny, I didn't think you could die in LucasArts™ adventure games." - Mort

fan art done ! Elaine from The curse of #MonkeyIsland (With Murray) #ZBrush & #Blender #3Dcharacter #noai

Last spam I think, before I post a final result, posed with riffle, boots (& eventually 2 hands). It's just.. Blender Cycle is so good to handle millions of polys + vertex colors from Zbrush, I can't go back to sculpt instead of playing with lighting 😬

Art by Steve Purcell, commissioned by @Nicozilla_FR for the cover of his book The Mysteries of Monkey Island (a.co/d/b6IH4ii).

Tales of #MonkeyIsland final cover art and three initial sketches, by Steve Purcell. “These were done quickly on a Cintiq tablet to get an impression of the composition and potential color palette.” Original cover art restored by Laserschwert (posters.mixnmojo.com).

Return to #MonkeyIsland cover art by Rex Crowle. The second image is the cover art for the PC Gamer issue #374 (October 2022).