THE MAKING OF: THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND

What do you get when you cross sword fighting with pirates, monkeys and a rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle? Kim Wild dons a pirate hat and eye patch to chat with Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman about their classic Amiga game

“WE WROTE THE SCRIPT AS WE WERE DOING THE PROGRAMMING. YOU COULD NOT DO THAT TODAY” RON GILBERT The Secret Of Monkey Island is one title that comes to mind as being one of the all time classics of adventure gaming. Stuffed with logical puzzles, offbeat humour, sword fighting and some truly memorable characters, The Secret of Monkey Island is a prime example of how to create an adventure that can stand the test of time and endure forever. It would be some time from Ron Gilbert’s arrival at LucasFilm Games before Monkey Island would begin development. To begin with, his main role was that of the humble conversion. “My first job in the industry was with a company called Human Engineered Software where I was doing C64 programming,” remarks…

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