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- LUCASFILM GAMES' NEW GRAPHIC ADVENTURE DELIVERS SWASHBUCKLING MYSTERY AND
- SALTY HUMOR.
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- CHICAGO, IL -- June 2, 1990 -- Lucasfilm Games today announced the Fall,
- 1990 release of THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND(TM), a comedy set during the
- "golden age" of piracy in the Caribbean. The game's twisty plot leads our
- hero, fresh from the Old World, on a hilarious, complex, swash-buckling
- search for the fabled secret of Monkey Island. Like other Lucasfilm Games
- graphic adventures, THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND features cinematic
- storytelling, high resolution graphics, and a unique point 'n click
- interface.
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- The late 1600s were the best of times for pirates. Secure in their
- Caribbean strongholds, they amassed huge fortunes, plundering shipments of
- New World gold. Tales of pirate wealth attracted many adventurers, among
- them our hero who lands in the port of Melee with high hopes, no money, and
- an insatiable curiosity. If he's clever enough, he will win the confidence
- of Melee's pirates and soon find himself blown by the winds of fate toward
- the terrifying and legendary Monkey Island -- an adventure that would chill
- the bones of even the most bloodthirsty buccaneer.
-
- THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND is Lucasfilm Games' most ambitious graphic
- adventure yet. Like its award-winning predecessor, INDIANA JONES(R) AND THE
- LAST CRUSADE, it features high resolution graphics and special animation.
- In addition, MONKEY ISLAND has proportional scaling in character animation,
- innovative "camera angles," and significant streamlining enhancements to
- the acclaimed interface.
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- The player is treated to a wide variety of original entertaining puzzles.
- Some take the form of dialogue, in which the player has to unravel hidden
- meaning in hilarious repartee. "The one-liners are more lethal than the
- bad guys," explains Ron Gilbert, the game's designer. Others are puzzles
- in which clues and objects from diverse locations combine to advance the
- player toward end game. Intriguing visual puzzles contribute as much to the
- atmosphere of the game as they do to the challenge.
-
- The first few puzzles in the game are relatively easy. More subtle ones
- follow. "A first-time adventure gamer won't feel too frustrated by MONKEY
- ISLAND," according to Gilbert, "and will experience the same level of
- complexity and challenges in game play as in MANIAC MANSION(TM) or INDY,
- for example."
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- THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND will release in the fourth quarter of 1990 for
- IBM, Amiga, Atari St, and Macintosh personal computers. Suggested retail
- price for all versions is $59.95.
-
- Lucasfilm Games, a division of LucasArts Entertainment Company, is a
- subsidiary of Lucasfilm Ltd., a leading entertainment and feature film
- production company.
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- THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND(TM)
- IBM PC EDITION
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- Models supported: All IBM compatibles
- Displays supported: CGA, EGA, VGA, MCGA
- High Resolution mode: 16-color 320 x 200
- RAM requirement: 512K
- Minimum recommended: 80286+ @ 10+ MHz w/hard disk
- Controllers: Mouse, joystick, keyboard
- Number of disks: Eight (8) 360K 5.25" or four (4) 720K 3.5"
- Sound support: AdLib, Roland MT-32, CMS Sound Blaster
- Copy protection: Off disk, via code table
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