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 |
Reception | |
IGDB | 80 |
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
Ignoring 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. However, despite it offering options for MCGA and VGA, it only supports up to 16 colours.
- Audio : PC Speaker, Tandy, Game Blaster and Adlib sound.
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.
VGA256 CD-ROM 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 background music from the MT-32 as a digital audio track which it plays during the game.
Essential improvements
Compatibility on modern systems
Sound Blaster 486 patch
A patch was made available to solve problems with Sound Blaster and 486 or faster computers for the VGA256 edition of the game. The patch is available as MONKEY.EXE here: https://appsupport.disney.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000760746-Where-can-I-find-updates-and-patches-for-Lucasfilm-games-
Roland MT-32 patch
A patch was made available for add Roland MT-32 support to diskette versions of the game that lacked the support. The patch is available as MONKEYUP.EXE here: https://appsupport.disney.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000760746-Where-can-I-find-updates-and-patches-for-Lucasfilm-games-
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) |
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 | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
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 | ||
Red Book CD audio | CD-ROM rerelease only, all other releases use MIDI or the sound card's synthesis capabilities. |
- This game supports the Roland MT-32 for music. Use ScummVM to use the MT-32 without loosing 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[1] | 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[2] | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 6.0.7 | 9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) | Motorola 68020 | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
References
- ↑ 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