Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- To switch between Classic and Remastered mode, press F10
- Complete voice over using the original Monkey Island franchise cast.
General information
- Monkey Island Wiki
- The Legend of Monkey Island - A fan site for the entire series.
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
An explorer tool for Monkey Island Special Edition, it lets you play, dump and compile audio, images, text, as you browse through the files.
Hair Patch
- The Hair Patch changes Guybrush's hair to resemble the classic version of the game.
- Note: Install to art folder in the game installation folder. Create art folder if needed. Should be
<path-to-game>\art
.
Windows version
OS X version
- The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition contains the original version of The Secret of Monkey Island
Script designed to convert the original, classic version of The Secret of Monkey Island into a standalone talkie version that can be loaded in ScummVM or DOS.
- Note: If, after running the script, there's a file without an extension called
MI1_Ultimate_Talkie_Edition
, delete the file, create a folder with that name, and rerun the script
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%APPDATA%\LucasArts\The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition\ |
macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Library/Application Support/The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition/Settings.ini |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32360/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%APPDATA%\LucasArts\The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition |
macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Library/Application Support/The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition/savegame.* |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32360/pfx/[Note 1] |
Video
Input
In-game keyboard/mouse layout screen.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
|
Music, SFX, Voice |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Changing language
- If the configuration file is deleted, the language selection prompt will appear next time the game is started.
- To change the language without losing other settings, edit the configuration file and modify the language=x line. Valid values are 0-English, 1-French, 2-Italian, 3-German, 4-Spanish.[2]
Issues fixed
Crash when installed in a 3 TB+ hard drive partition
The game will refuse to run when installed on a large partition.
Installing the game on another partition will fix this issue[3]
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Will Not Launch on Latest Nvidia Drivers
- Game opens with a white screen and error dialog, quitting out
Update to the latest version of Windows 10[4]
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DVD version launcher does not work on Windows 10
- Running Launcher.exe shows a black screen and "Failed to initialize renderer" pop-up
Set Launcher.exe to run in Windows 95 compatibility mode[5][6]
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Extremely slow intro logos and menu animations
- Uncapped FPS results in slow menu transitions. Usually caused by disabling V-sync globally in the drivers.
Enable vertical sync in driver's control panel.
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Crash/immediate exit on launch
- The game will launch and exit without an error message when no audio device is available.
Make sure an audio device is plugged in and enabled.[7]
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c |
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OpenGL |
2.0 |
OS X only. |
Shader Model support |
2.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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32-bit only.[8] |
System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP, Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3000+ |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB (XP) 512 MB (Vista) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2.5 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 2 support |
Sound (audio device) |
DirectX® 9.0c compliant sound card |
macOS (OS X) |
|
Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.6 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel 1.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 7300 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References