The Secret of Monkey Island
This page is for the original Monkey Island. For the 2009 remaster, see The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.
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Developers | |
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Lucasfilm Games | |
Engines | |
Original | SCUMM |
Alternative | ScummVM |
Release dates | |
DOS | October 15, 1990 |
Mac OS (Classic) | October 15, 1990 |
Taxonomy | |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Adventure |
Themes | Comedy, Piracy |
Series | Monkey Island |
Key points
- Special Edition includes a "classic mode" that closely resembles the original. The original game's data files can be extracted and used with ScummVM.
- Can be run under ScummVM.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | "Dial-A-Pirate" code wheel for early diskette versions. Later diskette versions, and the CD-ROM edition is DRM free. |
- This game is not available digitally.
Demo
- A demo can be downloaded here and played using DOSBox. It has different puzzles and dialogue compared to the full version.
Version differences
Apart from the Demo version, there have been three DOS releases of this game with different video and audio options.
EGA version
This version shipped on diskette, and offers support for
- Video : Hercules, CGA, Tandy, MCGA, EGA and VGA graphics.
- Audio : PC Speaker, Tandy, Game Blaster and Adlib sound.
- Despite it offering options for MCGA and VGA, it only supports up to 16 colours.
- To minimise the number of disks needed for distribution, this version lacked Roland MT-32 support. Roland MT-32 support is available as a separate free download.
VGA256 version
This version shipped on diskette, and offers support for
- Video : EGA, MCGA and VGA graphics. EGA will be in 16 colours, while MCGA and VGA are in 256 colours.
- Audio: PC Speaker, Tandy, Game Blaster, Adlib and Roland MT-32 sound.
CD-ROM Enhanced version
This version, shipped on CD-ROM, and offers support for
- Video : EGA, MCGA and VGA graphics. EGA will be in 16 colours, while MCGA and VGA are in 256 colours.
- Audio: PC Speaker, Adlib, Sound Blaster and Roland MT-32 sound.
In addition the CD-ROM has 24 digital audio tracks sampled from a MT-32 for background music during the game.
It uses the updated game engine from Monkey Island 2, and uses icons for inventory instead of text.
Essential improvements
Compatibility on modern systems
Sound Blaster 486 patch
- If the game is running via ScummVM, this patch is irrelevant
A patch[1] is available to solve problems with Sound Blaster and 486 or faster computers for the VGA256 edition of the game. The patch is available simply as MONKEY.EXE, and replaces the MONKEY.EXE that came with the game.
- Before replacing your MONKEY.EXE, check your existing interpreter version by running
MONKEY ?
. The replacement interpreter is version 5.0.18. If your existing interpreter version is newer, don't replace it.
- This update does NOT add a Sound Blaster audio option. Like interpreter version before it, Sound Blaster cards will use the Adlib option with this interpreter.
Patch Name: 486 Upgrade Platform: PC Format: Floppy Disk Size: 99 KB Min. Requirements: N/A Posted: 5/90 Installation: This update will prompt you for the location of the game (where to install the patch), so have this information available before double-clicking on the update file. WINDOWS 95 Double-click on the "monkey.exe" file to begin the installation. DOS In this example, we have Monkey Island installed on our "C" drive and in the "Monkey" directory. Type "monkey.exe c:\Monkey" and hit the ENTER key. Before the decompression process can begin, you will receive a prompt that states "Unzip file? [Y|N]", hit the "Y" key to continue. CORRECTS: This is a replacement executable file which will cure sound problems or a lock-up when using a Sound Blaster card with a 486 or faster computers. Symptoms include the error message 'Run time error R6003 - integer divide by zero' when attempting to start the game, or a scratchy/staticy sound. NOTES: This update will only work with the 256 color VGA version of the game. Check the name of the game directory on your hard drive, it should read MONKEY.VGA or look at the game disks, the labels should be green and say 256 VGA. IMPORTANT: If you are using the PC Gamer version of Monkey Island 1: The Secret of Monkey Island or Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, please do not install this update. A special version of the 486 Fix was added to the PC Gamer version of these games. If you install this update with the PC Gamer version of these game, copy protection will be added to the game making it unplayable. If you install this update by mistake, please delete the game and reinstall a new version from PC Gamer. File: MONKEY.EXE (LucasArt FTP Site)
Roland MT-32 patch
A patch[2] was made available for adding Roland MT-32 support to the EGA diskette versions of the game that lacked the support. The patch is available as a self-extracting ZIP file named MONKEYUP.EXE that extracts to DISK09.LEC.
- After the update, running
MONKEY ?
will not show a Roland option. Despite this, starting the game withMONKEY R
will attempt to use the Roland MT-32.
Patch Name: Roland Upgrade Platform: PC Format: Floppy Disk Size: 84 KB Min. Requirements: Roland Sound Card Posted: 5/90 Installation: This update will prompt you for the location of the game (where to install the patch), so have this information available before double-clicking on the update file. WINDOWS 95 Double-click on the "monkeyup.exe" file to begin the installation. DOS In this example, we have Monkey Island installed on our "C" drive and in the "Monkey" directory. Type "monkeyup.exe c:\Monkey" and hit the ENTER key. Before the decompression process can begin, you will receive a prompt that states "Unzip file? [Y|N]", hit the "Y" key to continue CORRECTS: This update adds support for Roland sound cards to the floppy disk version of the game. NOTES: To play, simply change to the game directory on your hard drive (i.e., C:\MONKEY), then type "MONKEY R" and press ENTER to launch the game.
Ultimate Talkie Edition
Uses the 2009 "Special Edition" version to create a fan patched[3] version that adds bug fixes and speech. And unlike the Special Edition version, can be run from ScummVM, DOS or DOSBox.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- The game auto detects the hardware on each startup. There is no configuration file.
- It is possible to override the detection by specifying options behind MONKEY.EXE
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.* |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game cloud syncing
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
Red Book CD audio | CD-ROM rerelease only, all other releases use MIDI or the sound card's synthesis capabilities. | |
General MIDI audio | Supports Roland MT-32-compatible MIDI. Use ScummVM to use the MT-32 without losing the digital Ad Lib sound effects. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
Greek | Fan translation. Download here. | |||
Spanish |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | Hercules, CGA, MCGA, EGA, Tandy/PCjr, VGA | Supported video modes depend on edition |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum[4] | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | 6.22 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 8088 Intel 8086 | |
System memory (RAM) | 640 kB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | Hercules, CGA, MCGA, EGA, Tandy/PCjr | VGA |
- The CD-ROM release requires an Intel 286 CPU.
Mac OS | ||
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Minimum[5] | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 6.0.7 | 9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68020 | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
References
- ↑ Lucasfilm game patches - last accessed on 2020-06-26
- ↑ Lucasfilm game patches - last accessed on 2020-06-26
- ↑ Monkey Island 1 Ultimate Talkie Edition Builders - last accessed on 2020-06-28
- ↑ The Secret of Monkey Island for DOS (1990) Tech Info - MobyGames - last accessed on 2020-04-04
- ↑ The Secret of Monkey Island for Macintosh (1992) Tech Info - MobyGames - last accessed on 2020-04-04