The Secret of Monkey Island
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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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
"Dial-A-Pirate" code wheel for diskette versions. CD-ROM edition is DRM free. |
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- 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
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 |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.* |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Video
MONKEY.EXE options - EGA edition
MONKEY.EXE options - VGA edition
MONKEY.EXE options - VGA CD edition
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| Greek | Fan translation. Download here. | |||
| Spanish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | Hercules, CGA, MCGA, EGA, Tandy/PCjr, VGA | Supported video modes depend on edition |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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