Monkey Island - LucasArts Point & Click Adventures

02/05/25 • 35 min

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In the final episode of Season 1 of Drink the Video Games I take a look at one of the most beloved adventure franchises of them all...Monkey Island! I dig into the creation of the game, talk about the changes over its 22 years, and even mix up a Grog with Michaela from Drink the Movies!

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Monkey Island Assets

1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujyC9XUrNW4

LucasArts News Report (ca. 1990) -- Monkey Island and LOOM!

2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b98ILfm3Peo

Lucasfilm Games Employees Run Amok Circa 1990

3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEKqTvKIZP0

SegaCD Advert

4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNpjGvJwyL8

Ron Gilbert – Monkey Island not a hit

5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgzWorfLjeE&t=725s

Ron Gilbert – Talks at Google (About follow up games)

6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYvkftAcxyw&t=781s

G4 Icons LucasArts

7-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onc7UPagZlQ

IGN TellTale Announcement

8-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAxxj_moz18

Devolver Announcement

9-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0EqG6RYn9Y&t=637s

Michael Land iMuse 15minute

10- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6IYgWh-qnY&t=1669s

PAX 2013 – Storytime with Ron Gilbert

11-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpxAXUQAWSs

Escape from Monkey Island Trailer – International House of Mojo

12- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tp2BmcXlwc

Ron Gilbert Short

Concept Art Comes From: https://legendofmi.com/

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Monkey Island Assets

1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujyC9XUrNW4

LucasArts News Report (ca. 1990) -- Monkey Island and LOOM!

2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b98ILfm3Peo

Lucasfilm Games Employees Run Amok Circa 1990

3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEKqTvKIZP0

SegaCD Advert

4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNpjGvJwyL8

Ron Gilbert – Monkey Island not a hit

5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgzWorfLjeE&t=725s

Ron Gilbert – Talks at Google (About follow up games)

6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYvkftAcxyw&t=781s

G4 Icons LucasArts

7-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onc7UPagZlQ

IGN TellTale Announcement

8-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAxxj_moz18

Devolver Announcement

9-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0EqG6RYn9Y&t=637s

Michael Land iMuse 15minute

10- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6IYgWh-qnY&t=1669s

PAX 2013 – Storytime with Ron Gilbert

11-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpxAXUQAWSs

Escape from Monkey Island Trailer – International House of Mojo

12- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tp2BmcXlwc

Ron Gilbert Short

Concept Art Comes From: https://legendofmi.com/

Previous Episode

Maniac Mansion - LucasArts Point & Click Adventures

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This month we go back to the roots of the classic LucasArts/Lucasfilm Games adventure games with Maniac Mansion and its sequel, Day of the Tentacle! I go through the creation of the game, the challenges and new systems that were designed to get the game going, the NES port, the TV show, and how it's sequel bacame one of the best games of all time. Plus, Michaela drops in to help mix up a purple tentacle cocktail.

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Maniac Mansion Assets

1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD64ExGHBWE

Ron Gilbert – GDC 2011 Maniac Mansion Postmortem

A-4:15 - The original lucasfilm team and game concept

B-9:14 - Graphical Adventure Sierra

C-13:45 - Map

D-17:33 - Commodore art

E-25:14 - Cutscenes

F-35:24 - NES Port

G-37:42 - Lessons (Intro)

2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0W4tOt84k

Lucasfilm Computer Chronicles

3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWI8f9QpnR8

Lucasfilm Games 1987 All Company Meeting

4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EEBeJicnAQ

IGN DOTT Remaster Interview/Announce

5- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZHeBQmnZSE&t=1217s

Oral History of Chip Morningstar – Computer History Museum 2019 32:14 SCUMM

6- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYvkftAcxyw&list=PLkKL5VDOhkDWtLLPcC8q7Y8idsZrABPyJ&index=15&t=221s

G4 Icons Lucasarts

7- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0EqG6RYn9Y&t=2174s

Bajakian/Land @SFCM Day of the Tentacle 36:15

8- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjF4eMrYfG0&t=645s

Making of Day of the Tentacle Remaster – Double Fine

A-:31 what to do?

B-1:17 The remaster

C-6:45 Talkie

9-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TG0esy1g8s

Intro Video DOTT

10- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8AGwZ5mp_U&list=PL8jKLXgxP8DHGHIsJHImFI3noFQm3xA7J&index=14

GDC 2014 - LucasFilm Games Post Mortem

A-23:14 Tom Arnold Lucasfilm Creativity

B-33:47 Ron Gilbert SCUMM

11- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAZwp8tFE1Q

Maniac Mansion TV Commercial

https://mixnmojo.com/ - Concept Art

https://www.mobygames.com/ - Archive Images

Next Episode

A History of FMV Games & the Princess Daphne Martini

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In the second season of Drink the Video Games I'll be taking a look at classic (and modern) FMV games! In this introductory episode we look at how FMV games came into existence, what made them important, how they transformed arcades and early home computing, and mix up a Princess Daphne cocktail with Michaela from Drink the Movies to pay homage to one of the most famous of these games!

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Assets FMV Games

1 - https://youtu.be/bEbsp0HP8Rk?si=xe2nQAR7VRPIICjT

Showbiz Pizza Dragon’s Lair Commercial 1983

2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4IeKSbRc78

Magnavision Commercial

3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R7J2mA4bTE