I realise the 30th anniversary of the initial release is the 15th, so I'm a few days early. Really hope you all enjoy this one as it's been a real labour of love for me to put together, and an absolute pleasure. Thank you to all involved, and please do head to the video description and check everyone out. Full interviews here: RON GILBERT - kzitem.info/news/bejne/0rCl2HmGhGicm6A DAVE GROSSMAN - kzitem.info/news/bejne/qHd42HmagGp2rWk MARK FERRARI - kzitem.info/news/bejne/059qxWeGa4GZZGk
@dudujencarelli
4 жыл бұрын
I am already looking forward to the documentary that covers Monkey Island 2 next year. A game that surpasses the original in every way.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
@@dudujencarelli Ha! I'd love to, but we'll see.
@donnylurch4207
4 жыл бұрын
5 days after that, I was born! This game found me a few years later and I've loved it my whole life.
@fauzirahman3285
4 жыл бұрын
Great work. Was recommended this video from my brother who's in graphic design. I don't normally watch KZitem videos over 1 hour but I watched this in two sittings. Looking forward to more.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
@@fauzirahman3285 Thanks!
@Reisevideos
3 жыл бұрын
I still feel like i am on a tropical island while hearing that intro 😍 That was not a game, it was like a vacation.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Haha it certainly was.
@bentbilliard
3 жыл бұрын
That's the same thing I always said!
@nathanielfitzgerald4583
2 жыл бұрын
Michael Lands score is beyond captivating. When the music started playing in Sea of Thieves it was a complete vibe change, such transformative music.
@MacCionnaith
2 жыл бұрын
Ha I feel the same way
@BrooksterMax
2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful way of putting it. Yes it felt like a true journey and escapism.
@stevenross-watt8640
2 жыл бұрын
My uncle was a Scotsman living in silicon Valley working for IBM. He came to visit us back in the UK and brought with him a gift of Monkey Island EGA for the PC for me. I played it to death but some of the puzzles boggled my 13 year old mind. I never worked out to follow the shop keeper to the sword master so I found her myself by luck/trial and error in the swamp maze area. I just replayed monkey island 1 and 2 a few months ago and still enjoyed them very much. Thanks to my uncle for bringing such a cool gift. Definitely added to my life and interest in adventure games.
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
That's a great memory, thanks for sharing.
@jorgpeters7244
2 жыл бұрын
Monkey Island touched my heart as a child and still touches it. I don't know whats the point, the secret, the pirates, the monkeys, the music, the grahics, the adventure, the atmosphere, the being inside that role. I still love it.
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
Every constituent part was excellent, and it all came together perfectly. What a game!
@Pilecko
4 жыл бұрын
I’m the Ghost Pirate LeChuck, and this is my favourite game in the Tri-Island Area!
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Ah, the man himself!
@greenman3464
3 жыл бұрын
Really? Ask me about Loom.
@supermasterPIK
3 жыл бұрын
@@greenman3464 jajaja.. i remember that ad on the game . Remember the badge
@AmigaX
3 жыл бұрын
Nice dr. Doofenshmirtz reference
@supermasterPIK
3 жыл бұрын
@@greenman3464 That was a magical age.... computer games that touched a whole generation. MS DOS is DEAD.. long life to MS DOS and Lucasarts.!!!
@whoanelly-
3 жыл бұрын
I have a Monkey Island Tshirt thats a pic of most of the Characters all in the Bar. A lot of people look at me weird as I assume they dont even know what Monkey Island is...but when someone DOES know, an instant conversation starts: "That was one of my favorite games growing up" and we both walk away smiling :)
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Nice.
@rodolforosario7059
3 жыл бұрын
That was one of my favorite games growing up as well. Still is.
@chanjackie2299
3 жыл бұрын
yeah most of the people are just really dumb, we have to learn to live with that
@whoanelly-
3 жыл бұрын
nah, some of it is age. I'm in my mid 40s so anyone around my or older got to experience the evolution of gaming. My first PC was an already date Vic20 and I was really young. Then I got my hands on a C64 at the end of its life and just as the x86 were coming out with Monochrome screens. My actual first x86 was a 286 with 4mb ram and a VGA screen! The first time I played Monkey Island was at a friend's house on a CGA 4 color screen lol :)
@jimdandy4329
3 жыл бұрын
Same goes for my “Stan’s previously owned coffins” t-shirt
@JosephAlanMeador
4 жыл бұрын
"Your entire existence is storytelling" -Mark Ferrari. Very deep way to end this excellent documentary! Great work, thank you very much for this.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you liked it. I thought Mark's sentiments there were the perfect way to wrap this up. His full interview is absolutely fascinating; I'll upload it in the next few weeks.
@JosephAlanMeador
4 жыл бұрын
@@onaretrotip Awesome! I look forward to it. Thanks again!
@patopeje1472
4 жыл бұрын
damn spoiler
@swamp_donkey
4 жыл бұрын
My parents bought me this for my Amiga 500 when it came out and loved it instantly. The sense of scale, adventure and humor had me hooked from the start...and so my gaming life began
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@bujin1977
4 жыл бұрын
I remember playing it for four hours straight on the Amiga. Just as I got to Monkey Island, the game crashed and I lost all my progress.
@Kevin_2435
3 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack of this game is one of my absolute favorites. I didn't even play this game when it was new. I wasn't even born when this game came out. But listening to the soundtrack on an MT 32 is amazing. I always feel like music from this period was somehow always trying to clumsily fight through the limitations of the sound cards of the day. Monkey Island seems to own every sound those cards made and sounds all the better for it.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's just magical. Never fails to bring a smile to my face.
@simbobcrafts4843
3 жыл бұрын
I was 8 when I played this. The music and everything always hits me on another level. I replay every 6 years or so.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Nice. I've replayed it every few years since 1990. Never gets old.
@GuardianOfRlyeh
2 жыл бұрын
I remember playing this on my Amiga back in the 90s. Monkey Island was the first adventure game ever for me and I was blown away - especially after solving the 3 trials and realising that this was just the beginning of the journey! (I was 12 or 13 back then ('91 or '92)). It immediately was my favorite game and I can not count how many times I played it through. (and today one of my phone ring sounds is one of the LeChuck themes) Many thanks for this video - there were so many things I didn't know about the development of the game and the artists!
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
It blew me away on Amiga too, which is where I first discovered it. Great memories. Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
@twisterwiper
3 жыл бұрын
That game had atmosphere like no other game I have ever experienced, before or after.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely.
@austinmcconnell
2 жыл бұрын
This was so fun to watch. Thank you so much for putting it together.
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It was my pleasure.
@jmp01a24
Жыл бұрын
@@onaretrotip You did a good job sir.
@joeayoub7842
Жыл бұрын
Really amazing video. Most enjoyable KZitem video I’ve watched in years. Better than what’s on Netflix too tbh!
@teskio
3 жыл бұрын
One fun thing I do is when I put my 4 year old to bed i tell him stories from movies or games i love. I adapt them and turn them into kid stories. One of them (his favorite) is the Secret of Monkey Island. It’s so cool to see this 4 year old talk about Guybrush Threepwood and the Pirate Lechuck
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
That's brilliant!
@beavinator
4 жыл бұрын
George Lucas be watching like "So THAT'S who broke my fence 30 years ago!!" :-D
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@NicoSeymore
3 жыл бұрын
Nothing beats this soundtrack and lovely atmosphere to this day
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
100%
@AbeAghito
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe the Monkey Island 2 soundtrack do. 😁
@badkluster
3 жыл бұрын
"30 years ago..." "Oh, you mean, the seventies" "NO"
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, we are old :(
@herenkapsalon
3 жыл бұрын
52 now and played it when I was 18
@whoanelly-
3 жыл бұрын
@@herenkapsalon 44 myself and think I was around 10 or 11.
@boofmcgoof1534
3 жыл бұрын
34 here,Monkey Island, LeChucks Revenge, is how I learned to read lol
@trueilarim
3 жыл бұрын
videos Wait... so 1986?
@lake4ishikawa
4 жыл бұрын
"The sense of humor was light years ahead of anything that came before" .... and after.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
You're not wrong!
@LevitatingCups
3 жыл бұрын
thimbleweed did good tho
@CoenBijpost
3 жыл бұрын
My first point and click, afterwards always been searching for that initial high. Not yet found. Though I have played a lot of pretty good ones.
@CoenBijpost
3 жыл бұрын
Day of the tentacle is a good number 2 on the list, btw.
@satan3959
3 жыл бұрын
True, although the Space Quest series was pretty good in that department too, especially the latter games
@rodolforosario7059
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite games ever. Every now and then I play the music soundtrack just to bring back all those good memories.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Mine too! Haha yes, I love listening to the soundtrack too.
@mateuszidczak1164
4 жыл бұрын
Great video man, remember those 90's evenings with 4 disks of Monkey Island. Bought hard drive for my Amiga 1200 for MI2.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Ah, very wise. I wasn't so lucky, I had to swap the 11 disks on MI2 on my A500 LOL
@JimmiWazEre
3 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate to have an older brother with an A1200, didn't have to go through the swapping 11 disk pain ☺️
@olavgrimstadnilsen4521
4 жыл бұрын
That was wonderful, thank you! Got me super eager to play through the EGA version of SMI (only played parts of it in that format). There's a peculiar beauty in the art of not letting the limitations of a format limit your vision, where the work is being put into overcoming those limits instead of accomodating to them.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, couldn't agree more. Making this video really made me appreciate the beauty of the original EGA artwork.
@robin888official
3 жыл бұрын
I still tear up a little everytime I listen to the theme music. Thanks for those insides. The biggest surprise to me was that the developers themselves needed 15 years to discover what they created. I played it age 9 in the early 90s on every other sunday with my father in Germany. And even back then it blew my little mind instantly. This game introduced me to pount and click adventure games as my favorite genre and set the bar high from the very beginning. Marks story was wholesome af to me. I would have been one of those "kids".
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
I know, right! I couldn't believe that it took them so long to realise.
@flotenn3351
3 жыл бұрын
Pound and click, thats what Leisure Suit Larry would like ;)
@theorybehindchaos1017
2 жыл бұрын
I actually picked up my copy of curse solely based on the box art, and managed to con my parents into getting it by plugging the ‘learn valuable trade in lighthouse and VCR repair’ as ‘see, its educational!’ Great times. Looking forward to Return, wasn’t even aware it had been announced until yesterday.
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
In the big box PC days I think we all bought some of our games based on the box art alone. Great times!
@chaninja001
4 жыл бұрын
Playing this game for the first time was a truly magical time in my life and the nostalgic feeling I get when I remember it is like a very potent feel-good drug. It created a bonding love for the PC that still exists today and is the basis of my livelihood now. Thank you for the great insights into the making of it and for finally answering the question of what the Secret of Monkey Island is.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Oh, me too. It really made a huge impression on me. My pleasure! Glad you liked it.
2 жыл бұрын
I played this hours and hours on my Amiga 500 and later Amiga 1200. Loved it . I still have a A1200 and Monkey Island as well as many other big box games
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
Me too! Have my A1200 set up pride of place, and a decent big box collection (including the Monkey Islands of course) :)
@lagmonster7789
3 жыл бұрын
I Rate This Documentary: *9/10 Rubber Chickens with pulleys in the middle* What an absolutely wonderful dive in to one of my favorite games of all time! Just wish there could have been more meat about Michael Lands contribution and the phenomenal soundtrack and it's myriad intricate variations/leitmotifs. Great job overall though and thank you so much for sharing this with all us 'cult' fans'.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, I wanted input from Michael Land too, as the music is such a big part of the game, but sadly he did not respond to my invitation.
@zeropointzer0
4 жыл бұрын
52:34 - As cheesy as it may sound, but this image of Guybrush and Elaine standing there and watching the fireworks engraved itself into my memory as my personal start of puberty (or at least the perceived start). I had played MI several times before, but this time I was watching this scene and I was thinking - "aaw...this must be so lovely standing there with such a cute girl in my arm and watching the fireworks...ehm...huh? What?!" - And so I added a completely new, unknown, confusing, yet wonderful feeling to my library. 😊
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@plasticflower
4 жыл бұрын
Haha, that's great!
@JimmiWazEre
3 жыл бұрын
If your first crush wasn't Elaine Marley, you missed out on something lol
@zeropointzer0
3 жыл бұрын
@@JimmiWazEre Yeah, definitely! And as long as your first crush isn't Nurse Edna, that's totally fine 😆
@ivanmastrandrea5482
4 жыл бұрын
Loved listening to Mark Ferrari, specially the last part where he talks about why 3D gmes suplanted and the sadness of it. Great documentary overall, i would have loved it if Michael Land had it´s share of attention, the music is as important to the succes of MI.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, Mark really took the documentary up a notch. Absolutely fascinating stuff. Michael Land I had trouble contacting sadly. He did add me on LinkedIn but then never responded to my messages. A shame, because I agree that the music is a huge part of the game and its atmosphere. I couldn't find much else to say without speaking to him. Oh well.
@net_news
4 жыл бұрын
@@onaretrotip hey you can save Michael for the 2nd part ;)
@MrHarbot
4 жыл бұрын
Mark Ferrari is next to god for me. Just like Chris Crawford. BTW, I recommend to take a look for Mark Ferrari's lecture in GDC about game graphics. Mind blowing. kzitem.info/news/bejne/woOZsGWAr6aWmWU
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
@@MrHarbot Ooh, will definitely watch that. Thanks!
@UncleMarty
2 жыл бұрын
@@onaretrotip And I know for sure Dominic Armato would be happy to have a chat for part 2 :)
@stevenfitzgerald9905
4 жыл бұрын
I just hope I wont die before Ron Gilbert finally reveals what the actual "Secret" of Monkey Island is... And that we see another game! COME ON DISNEY, GIVE IT TO HIM!
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
The issue is that Ron wouldn't make another one unless he owned it, and Disney aren't in the habit of selling anything.
@dean_6953
4 жыл бұрын
@@onaretrotip Do you see a scenario where they just pay him a truck load of money instead? I would love to see a new one
@robertkneschke
3 жыл бұрын
Itˋs obvious: The secret is that there are monkeys who can drive a ship...
@eclectic_gamer
2 жыл бұрын
@@onaretrotip until now... 2022 monkey island 3 is coming, it's back
@brucemanly
2 жыл бұрын
@@onaretrotip oh is this what they were referencing in the trailer? I've been wondering
@monopolyshark
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you included the falling off the cliff gag. It was so easy to die in the Kings Quest games that it was just infuriating.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
That gag is just brilliant.
@RepublicOfUs
2 жыл бұрын
It's interesting to think that Ron was almost certainly already working on the next Monkey Island game when he did the interviews for this.
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, really interesting in hindsight. His interview was July 2020 so he must have known!
@blndaniel
4 жыл бұрын
Monkey Island on the Amiga defined a chunk of my childhood and this documentary brought back many memories while at the same time giving very interesting insight on how it all came to be. Thank you so much for making this!
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Mine too! It's stuck with me ever since. My pleasure; it was an honour making this, so I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@MrTheDarku
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the work that you've put into this project. It was a wonderful experience.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! It really was a pleasure.
@analogGigabyte
2 жыл бұрын
This game was so dreamy and impressive following the late 80s. I still watch Pirates of the Caribbean and get these exciting thoughts like "oh this is so Monkey Island" It has a unique atmosphere. It feels like an adventure right off the bat, when the music kicks in.
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
That music starting still gives me chills. So good.
@a0402330
Жыл бұрын
I am from Finland and 41. When I started playing this game. I did not understand English well at all. My family was almost driven nuts, cause little me was asking them for help and the meanings of words all the time. Oh the golden times.
@onaretrotip
Жыл бұрын
That's great! :)
@lwaves
4 жыл бұрын
It says a lot about this game when, as I'm watching the gameplay, my mind is saying the lines before they appear on screen. To me, this is the ultimate point and click adventure. There are many excellent ones, especially from this era but for me none reach the height of this one. Also, best ever theme music for a game.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed! :)
@schoebey
3 жыл бұрын
aye, and PPOT has a really good cover of the theme: kzitem.info/news/bejne/xGaNlmFjfHVzhGU
@csabasanta5696
4 жыл бұрын
After listening to the story of the name 'Guybrush' for a thousand times, finally the relation to the name of the first pirate our hero meets in the game occurred to me: GUY-BRUSH MAN-COMB ... MIND-BLOWN :)
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
🤯
@CakePrincessCelestia
3 жыл бұрын
Threepwood - Seepgood :)
@Dowlphin
3 жыл бұрын
Threepo, the golden boy. 😄
@CakePrincessCelestia
3 жыл бұрын
@@Dowlphin Seeing a notification from someone with a pony pic commenting on a MI video just when I discovered there's a MI reference in the Gameloft MLP game... coincidence? :D
@Dowlphin
3 жыл бұрын
@@CakePrincessCelestia Discovering there's a MI reference in the Gameloft MLP game just when I saw a notification from someone with a pony pic commenting on a MI video... ponincidence? 🤨 ... Copinkiedance? 🤔
@RolandDeschain1
4 жыл бұрын
I remember it like it was yesterday. My friends and I wracking our tiny little brains around those puzzles and laughing at the outrageous dialogue.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Good times.
@jeanfatale
3 жыл бұрын
No deaths and no "oops, forgot to pick it up" is probably what made me play the games from start to finish. Also, I remember how well programmed they seemed, really smooth and no annoying loading times. Same goes for Monkey Island 2, which was almost a dozen discs. Compared to other games of the time it was quite amazing.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, the fact that those two rules didn't exist in Sierra's adventure games made me (mostly) avoid them.
@online-tabletop
2 жыл бұрын
That intro song gives me nostalgia goosebumps. I was like 8 of 9 when I played it first, not understanding much of anything, but falling in love with the music and artwork. I have replayed it a couple of times, but finished it for the first time when I was somewhere in my 20's. There are two games that give me these nostalgia goosebumps when I hear the intro song. Monkey Island, and Ultima Online. I love it!
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
Still gives me chills too.
@eclectic_gamer
2 жыл бұрын
man these were such magical special times, just seeing that Lucasfilm logo was beyond exciting because you knew it was a seal of absolute unrivalled quality, and you were not only going to experience something truly unique and technically ground breaking, but it was like the apex of storytelling and imagination that you could get lost in, it was like being in a movie and you were swept away into these worlds, filled with interesting and often funny memorable characters. To this day the adventure game is my favorite genre by far, I was deeply saddened by their decline in favour of the mindless first person shooters that became so ubiquitous, not that they can't be fun but they can never replace or scratch that itch I have for these type of narrative driven games. My only hope is that we will see a resurgence of these types of experiences and that there will be a continuation of the golden age of adventure games, just thinking of what could have been achieved and created given the sort of time and monetary investment that we saw in shooter type games put into adventure games and where the genre could have gone or could still go as its never too late, I think story telling and the human race have so much to gain if we could make this dream a reality.
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
You're so right; the early '90s was such a golden age for Lucasfilm Games / LucasArts. They excelled in so many genres. Sadly those days are gone, but I'm hoping the new Monkey Island rekindles some of that. The original Monkey Island was really the birth of my love for narrative-driven games.
@wurlyone4685
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant film this, thanks for doing it. Outstanding to hear from the creators and learn so much more about how it was created and the tricks they had to employ, to get it looking so good. Literally the best game ever - this and Monkey 2 are still *the* games I go back to play, after all these years, nothing else comes close.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Definitely two of the all-time greatest games.
@phyrr2
3 жыл бұрын
This is one of those games that's worth getting amnesia for. Just so you can play it all over again for the 1st time!
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
If only!
@boofmcgoof1534
3 жыл бұрын
What's the best way to inflict sufficient brain trauma? Ask'n for a friend......
@SuAlfons
3 жыл бұрын
I got the PC version where you can switch from new to VGA graphics. Recommended it to my daughter. And for the first time she actually picked up a game I told her was great. After a week I asked her wether she had taken a look into it. She had played it to the end. Graphics in classic mode...
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
@@SuAlfons ❤❤❤
@BlackStarEOP
Жыл бұрын
38:00 I would really love to see the image Mark drew. Love how the passive agressive statement he made changed the minds of the developers.
@onaretrotip
Жыл бұрын
Oh, me too!
@georgH
Жыл бұрын
1:13:30 That story from Mark Ferrari was incredible! MI was my first computer game (parents christmas' present) as a 9/10 year old kid. Just how it started, the cinematic intro, all the colors (yeah EGA palette) and scenes it really felt you were there. Amazing game. And as I grew up, on each replay, I could understand more of the text, the jokes, etc. I'm glad you got to experience it as an adult and confirm it's not just us, with nostalgia-rose-tinted glasses :D Amazing video, I enjoyed it a lot!
@onaretrotip
Жыл бұрын
Yes, Mark really lifted the sentiment of this video to another level. I was 9/10 when I first played it too! To whom are you referring when you say they experienced it as an adult?
@georgH
Жыл бұрын
@@onaretrotip Sorry, I think I confused it from another video 😅
@Dev_olution
4 жыл бұрын
Just an incredible amount of work, brilliantly researched and executed, thanks so much for this, great tribute to an amazing game.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, Mark. All the work was worth it as fans seem to be enjoying it, and of course I got to talk to some of the team that made my all-time favourite game! :)
@MaigorAI
2 жыл бұрын
The announcement of a new Monkey Island game got me revising the momeries of the epic and unique adventure
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
Great news! I played through the first game yesterday on my DOS PC.
@SuperHns
2 жыл бұрын
wait, when did they announce this new game????????
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
@@SuperHns Ron announced it on the 1st of April, trailer dropped on the 4th.
@bibahusak
2 жыл бұрын
@@onaretrotip What??!!!??!!? Is it FINALLY the 5th of the 5 game game deal that the Voodoo Lady signed with Lucas Arts (RIP). So 'cited!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@lorddiego
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome documentary. Lots of really fond memories playing Monkey Island. I'm 41yo and all Lucasfilms adventure games marked most of my childhood. Had the honor to meet Ron Gilbert in person a few years ago. I'm working as a gamedev now, and this game is a big part of how I would love to make games. The humor and the puzzles are simple excellent. Thank you onaretrotip for doing this amazing job!
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! I'm 40 in a few weeks so they were my childhood too. Love their adventure games so much (and if course their Star Wars games like Dark Forces and the X-Wing series). Very jealous you met Ron!
@azmodanpc
3 жыл бұрын
41 year old geezer here too! Fond memories of playing this beautiful game on the Amiga. This and other 90s games bring me back to my youth. I feel some of the magic has been kept by indie developers that are more free from constraints and can put out more experimental games, perhaps smaller in scope and production values but closer to the magic of those games. I find most of the AAA gaming industry more intent in creating a virtual casino (mtx and all) and skinner box than really providing an experience akin to a great movie.
@Channel-iu6de
3 жыл бұрын
Im sorry but beg to differ. There is no actual making of monkey island here. Its just an interview with the people whom made it. Theres no art work, no code examples, no storyline boards or written out story etc. Theres nothing here other than the words of the people working on the game that shows any making of a game. If you watched the making of a movie, you'd expect to see clips of the actors getting dressed in to their costumes or the director yelling cut and the likes. But theres nothing in this video.
@@Channel-iu6de yes, that's true. But I find hearing the people that made it even more interesting. Maybe if you wanted to learn about the technical side of game development, this falls short. But it is great fan service to come back to this game and the people that worked in it
@4-kathryn
3 жыл бұрын
The narrator & I share similarities, I too never played "Monkey Island" in my youth however heard so many wonderful things about it over the years. It was only until I attended "The Art of Video games" museum exhibit.. 'Monkey Island' was featured and I saw firsthand the art, music and humor and it warmed my heart. Cheers to its 30th anniversary!
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
I played it when it was first released dude. What made you think I didn't?
@kingcosworth2643
2 жыл бұрын
30 years, that's terrifying, I remember getting it when it was new, well a pirate copy anyway. Loved this game
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
I know, right! Haha technically every copy was a pirate copy ;)
@YakWaxLips
4 жыл бұрын
This was exactly what I was hoping for and more. So many fantastic contributions and memories from those who were there. Great job
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@Guhonter
3 жыл бұрын
I agree. I've seen many well made gaming documentaries over the years, this one is top notch!
@abbyniloingsigh7188
3 жыл бұрын
I was a 8 year old Irish kid when my cool aunt brought us the first monkey island game. I still treasure the memories of me and my sister puzzling it out and laughing at the great characters and jokes. Nothing better than the thrill of trying something out and it finally cracking a puzzle!
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Good times :)
@jonathanclarke4529
2 жыл бұрын
What nationality are you now?
@EddyOknows
4 жыл бұрын
It's a rubber chicken with a pulley on it
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@tzuyd
4 жыл бұрын
*in the middle
@TearyEyesAnderson
3 жыл бұрын
Did you ever watch the movie Transylvania Twist, from 1989? "Ahhhaa! What's that?" "It's a rubber bat, we keep them down here for atmosphere." I miss the late 1980's early 1990's humor.
@miguelrodriguezcimino1674
3 жыл бұрын
Insert disk #77 to continue the documentary.
@kevinjhonson5925
3 жыл бұрын
My first was maniac mansion on the c64. But monkey island changed how I felt about games. I was probably around 14 years old and my parents picked up monkey island for the saga cd for Christmas on a whim because of the name and cover art, they thought it looked fun. Boy where they right I played the hell out of the game I can’t remember how many times I finished it. To me the music is probably the most memorable part of the game. The opening music brings so many memories. I remember how pumped I was when I figured out how to get into the shop keepers safe.
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
"Changed how I felt about games" really sums it up for me too. Life-changing.
@Tulindor
3 жыл бұрын
Still enjoing it nowdays, i know all the puzzles by memory, they are stored in the back of my brain somewhere.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Same! Takes me a minute sometimes, but they're in there.
@sindle36
Жыл бұрын
This documentary is so good, I wish you guys would do more. I've watched this 2 or 3 times, it's so good
@onaretrotip
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'll definitely do more in the future, but it's difficult as I am just one person and also work full time.
@sindle36
Жыл бұрын
@@onaretrotip Yeah! I can imagine this was a gigantic project. Well done!
@eriknilsson4627
4 жыл бұрын
Challenge: MI theme music starts playing - Don’t smile.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Impossible.
@boofmcgoof1534
3 жыл бұрын
Challenge failed...
@mrbabluep
3 жыл бұрын
I cry
@santishorts
4 жыл бұрын
Having mostly heard Ron Gilbert's, Tim Schafer's and Dave Grossman's stories about Monkey Island, it was very interesting to get all these anecdotes by Mark Ferrari.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, Mark really took this video up a notch. His full interview is just fascinating, I'll upload it in the next few weeks.
@santishorts
4 жыл бұрын
@@onaretrotip Awesome! And great job on this video.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
@@santishorts Thank you!
@TangomenAr
3 жыл бұрын
Very good in documentary thanks . I remember in south america monkey island never officially sold in the 1990s you could only have pirate copies, I still remember having the black and white photocopy, which was the protection disk. Years later Ron Gilbert was in argentina at video game conferences
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@jenshoofs
4 жыл бұрын
Now I want to see a making of the 2nd and 3th editions of monkey island so bad!
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
LOL I'll see what I can do for the second.
@YakWaxLips
4 жыл бұрын
I’m just gonna sit and stare for the next two days til it starts.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@mik290667
4 жыл бұрын
The best game ever made. I miss those times when it still was fun to use a computer.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Me too mate.
@Balloonbot
4 жыл бұрын
Its still fun to use a computer. Ridiculous things you can do on them now.
@jannevaatainen
4 жыл бұрын
@@Balloonbot It is still fun to a degree, but it's of course not as new and exciting thing as it was then. The hardware and software were progressing so rapidly, that every year there was something totally new and awesome coming out!
@Balloonbot
4 жыл бұрын
@@jannevaatainen That does happen on a more individual software level - depending on your specialties. People are always developing new things with Unity and Unreal - in both games and film, machine learning, deepfakes, VR - all these things progressing very rapidly
@kencur9690
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think it’s actually the other way round. New things are coming out at a much faster pace actually. Only thing is, we are so used to technology that it’s not that amazing anymore. We expect these innovations now, and take them for granted. Back then it was still a novelty
@lvankeulen7478
4 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing documentary. I love the developers describing their work environment, technical limitations, mindsets and everything that went into making this unique and timeless game. Everyone's given the time and space to describe their experiences, which makes for a fresh perspective on a game so long after its inception. Your efforts to make this happen are very much appreciated, thank you!
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, that's very kind. Really glad you enjoyed it.
@8SparrowBird8
3 жыл бұрын
Time flies, I remember playing this as a kid on the Commodore Amiga 500! One of the best games in videogame history!
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Sure is!
@tomijovanoski18
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the road trip down memory lane 🙏 Monkey Island is a complete package - art, characters, music, humor, ui-ux revolution, and as mentioned - a timeless storytelling! Evergreen 🙊🙉🙈
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Evergreen indeed.
@DevonPalmer98
4 жыл бұрын
I still pray we get a movie based off monkey island, it’s such a fun world and is perfect for animation
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
🤞
@kaizer3000jp
4 жыл бұрын
Or atleast give us a remake / port of the games on current gen consoles/ handhelds!
@DevonPalmer98
4 жыл бұрын
@@kaizer3000jp But there’s already a remake? Can’t say it needs to be done again but a reboot would be nice. You can download it on Xbox one
@KoD83
4 жыл бұрын
Pirates of the Caribbean 1 looks kinda inspired by Monkey Island, but I hope they make an actual comedy movie in that quality about Monkey Island! But which actor could play Guybrush?
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
@@KoD83 Ryan Gosling? He might be too old now though, but I can see him being a believable Guybrush.
@m4554k3r
4 жыл бұрын
OK, you have to make a video about Michael Land and the music system for the sequel.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
The reason I don't talk much about him is that he didn't reply to my messages, so I couldn't get any info.
@Pennywaffer
3 жыл бұрын
I loved his music for the Dig
@joea2484
3 жыл бұрын
I was one of this kids in Europe that was captivated and still are to these two wonderful games. Thank you for such an amazing documentary. Listening to the voices of these creators is incredibly insightful of what made this game and story so relatable and special. Too bad the industry thrives now on AAA developments, I wish there was the same room for creativity as they had back in the day without the strain of a budget of tens or hundreds of millions of dollars.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, glad you liked it. Yes, but thankfully some indie studios have been making innovative and interesting games recently.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
@Jim The Raspberry Ha, sounds like me - I bought if for Amiga, iOS, PC, PS3, and then Amiga again.
@system-error
3 жыл бұрын
One of the craziest facts I heard, not mentioned in this doc, is that George Lucas specifically told them NOT to do something Star Wars related, he ordered them to come up with something new. That always blows my mind, that rather than cashing in on Star Wars, at a time when Star Wars ruled the world, he pushed them to create a new thing and from that we got this whole other amazing world of Monkey Island. But it also makes you wonder why they never made ANY Star Wars game in this style, when they did do Indiana Jones. And I'm kind of amazed that they never made a Monkey Island movie, although supposedly the Pirates of the Caribbean movies are influenced by Monkey Island, and Monkey Island itself was originally inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
@@system-error Yes, Lucasfilm Games were told at inception that Star Wars was off the table, and I think that was a huge benefit for them creatively. Sure, they made some amazing Star Wars games in the 90s with the X-Wing series and Dark Forces, etc, but maybe we wouldn't have had gems like Monkey Island. There's a good talk somewhere on KZitem with the early team (David Fox, etc) where they talk about the Star Wars ban.
@JohnSegway-RainingLamppost
3 жыл бұрын
I just finished watching the playthrough of the Telltale Monkey Island after seeing all the others, at 30 now I'm sorry I missed it for so long but I'm very glad I know all the references and seeing them all under the videos of LeChuck's theme and so on makes me smile, what a great series 🙌
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
I quite enjoyed the Tales of games. Certainly a step up from MI 4.
@TheMsLourdes
11 ай бұрын
SO much fun to hear from the original people who worked on it :) Very well put together! THank yoU!
@onaretrotip
11 ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
@DsignMediaUK
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. Thank you!
@onaretrotip
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@fauzirahman3285
4 жыл бұрын
I only got to play it when the VGA version was available and among all the other games, I didn't realise how much work was put into the dithering artwork though it was really beautiful for what it was. I have to respect development in those days for really considering and working within a limited storage space and the technological limitations. There are quite a number of games out there which didn't seem to care about this and I've seen update patches alone lately that would have blown my internet data plan from a few years ago.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, it really makes one appreciate the EGA artwork after hearing Mark's stories.
@pomaimoikeha829
3 жыл бұрын
Lol my girlfriend got talked into a wirleless internet plan didnt know the limit. Log on and update WOW 5g size. Limit was 4gigs lol
@mindovereasy1
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome doc. I love how there's so many people who are dedicated to keeping the history of these classics alive. Well done.
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Great hobby to have.
@theVAULT909
3 жыл бұрын
Confession: I refuse the VGA version of Monkey Island for looking utterly blurry. Also: thank you very much for this!
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Really? I like the VGA graphics. Thanks, glad you liked it.
@theVAULT909
3 жыл бұрын
@@onaretrotip Yeah, idk why - the VGA version felt somewhat clumsily rushed to me. Maybe because I played the Amiga one first. And it was indeed simply a different style of strokes. Hard to say :)
@TheRemixBros
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this! Loved this game :)
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@00jcl
3 жыл бұрын
The whole series was awsome. Shame disney won't release anymore
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
😢
@MrPhlanj
4 жыл бұрын
I think a testament to the quality of the Monkey Island series is when I said out loud (with complete sincerity) "Of course I have to use the rubber chicken with the pulley in the middle. Its so obvious now!"
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Haha yes, indeed.
@mattm3400
3 жыл бұрын
thankyou for this documentary, this was the first game i properly played and it has had a place in my overly nostalgic heart ever since x
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@sgtunix
3 жыл бұрын
Been wanting to listen to this for a week now. Finally found the time. Didn't disappoint. Thank you for making this! Greets from South Africa.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@dirtybaker
4 жыл бұрын
Great documentary on one of my all time favorites! I still play it from time to time randomly. You can never hear Mark Ferrari speak without hearing him say 'Dither' or 'Color Cycling'. :) LOVE his art! Wish there was more about the music creation because it is iconic. And are we EVER going to find out what the actual SECRET of monkey island is?
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, you can tell that Mark loves to talk about the art, which was ideal for me. I would've loved to cover more about the music but sadly Michael Land didn't respond to my messages. Oh well.
@Pupppeteer
4 жыл бұрын
It's great to hear they wanted to go against convention with everything that you would typically see. I personally love action games so never CLICKED with games like this but even when making this they didn't want to make a unique adventure. Great work on this video.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they really wanted to avoid the frustrating elements that were common to 80s adventure games. This really changed things. Thank you!
@anarxstudios5290
3 жыл бұрын
wow, i played this on my m8's pc in australia, it was great... he shoewd my the PC world back then, thanks Bro
@anarxstudios5290
3 жыл бұрын
Danielle Le Vailannt... nice to know you Auzzy Bro lol// you still exist out here bro?
@DoveDescendingMusic
3 жыл бұрын
“Ask me about Loom”
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
👀
@wingleburt3146
2 жыл бұрын
Guybrushing up on my monkey island knowledge!! THE RETURN IS FINALLY UPON US
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
HYYYYYPE!
@Retro_B8
3 жыл бұрын
Loom, I’ve never heard of that, I’m definitely going to give that a go! Awesome video, everything I could possibly want to know about one of my favourite games!
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Loom is an odd Lucasfilm adventure because the interface is all based around musical notes. Interesting. Thank you very much!
@Retro_B8
3 жыл бұрын
@@onaretrotip it looks really good, I just don’t know how I missed it!
@drunkensailor112
3 жыл бұрын
@@Retro_B8 Loom has aged remarkably and the music puzzles are still a thrill. The game is so unique to this day. Please check on KZitem the Loom post mortem by its creator Brian Moriarty. One of the most emotional pieces. A fascinating watch
@StubbornFunkyDonkey
2 жыл бұрын
Can't help but rewatch this masterpiece after the biggest news ever.
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
Such great news!
@bujin1977
4 жыл бұрын
The one thing that always struck me about TSOMI was that, even in the days before voice actors, the comic timing in the dialogue was awesome.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
You're so right.
@katn1952
3 жыл бұрын
The music got me right from the beginning. 🤩 Best Adventure Game ever! Loved it back when I was a child and still do now that i'm 37. Am still replaying it every once in a while. To me it's unreached. Thank you so much for this documentary. What a great work you did 😀
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Me too - I'm 40 and still play through it every year or two. Thank you, really pleased that you liked it.
@fenderdude0bob109
4 жыл бұрын
I have no idea why your channel isn't bigger. Your content is always spectacular! Thanks for another great video! I love documentaries like this.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Ah, thank you very much. Too kind.
@retrorystergaming577
3 жыл бұрын
You realise how hard this game was for me when I was a kid. Couldn't figure out what to do for ages. Then finally got it and it was such a great game. Loved the point n click adventures. Long live Guybrush Threepwood
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Ha, yes, I think we all got stuck a lot back in those days (before the internet).
@funlovincop
3 жыл бұрын
I remember begging my dad to go see my cousin so my brother and I could ask him the solution to a puzzle I had been stuck on for a whole week. There were some magazines that had walkthroughs but we would only buy those if we had been stuck for a month or so
@mcspiehn4862
4 жыл бұрын
The philosophical ideas of Mr. Ferrari for the ending is perfect.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I thought that was a really nice way to round it off. Mark's full interview is fascinating; I will upload it in the next few weeks.
@paranoidraider
4 жыл бұрын
Such a great guy. I want more of this.
@thefonzkiss
4 жыл бұрын
Only point and click that was as good as the first MI was Hero's Quest/Quest for Glory 1, EGA graphics. MI2 completely missed the mark somehow, it was far too complicated and nonsensical.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
I love MI2, but yes some of the puzzles were pretty out there. Dave admitted that in our interview, that some of them were too big a leap in logic.
@ciaranmcgrath3273
4 жыл бұрын
Quest for Glory was the greatest indeed. Thief all the way.
@deadforever
4 жыл бұрын
@@onaretrotip The classic monkey wrench issue. Still a great game.
@thefonzkiss
2 жыл бұрын
@@ciaranmcgrath3273 _make thief sign_
@trelard
4 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure this was the first point n click game I completed. Took me ages too, this was before the internet and easy to find walkthroughs.
@onaretrotip
4 жыл бұрын
Ha, yes. I remember getting stuck for weeks sometimes, especially on the second game.
@MichaelPohoreski
2 жыл бұрын
I got stuck when on the ship. I used a hex editor to look through the save game and found remains of sentences. It was enough to for me to figure out the encryption on the data file (every byte was XOR’ed with a constant) and decode ALL the strings. Never needed any more hints but it was there if I needed it.
@perttiheinikko3780
2 жыл бұрын
I stopped playing computer games after Sierra's Hero's Quest (1989) and SMI. For me those two represent the peak of the art that will never be surpassed. (Oh, and thanks for the film, great work!)
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, gorgeous artwork. Thank you!
@RaterisimoCBA
2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful documentary you managed to put out, great work ! Super interesting interviews specially Ron Gilbert and Mark Ferrari, the passion is just pouring out of them. Thank you !
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I absolutely loved doing this, and getting the chance to talk to these guys was just wonderful.
@linnyunt
3 жыл бұрын
This documentary is fantastic. I love Monkey Island and I'm old enough to have used the original Dial-a-Pirate. 🤣
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! LOL Same here.
@CakePrincessCelestia
3 жыл бұрын
I still do have that...
@bugstrong
3 жыл бұрын
Im from Finland i played this with my twin, we are both girls and did not understand 100%. We had studies english only 4 to 5 years in school. But the gaming was enjoyable. We loved it!
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
That's great! It seems it helped a lot of non-native English speakers.
@astrahcat1212
3 жыл бұрын
It's amazing listening to these artists and how annoying back then it was to work with these limited colors, and yet today the challenge brings artists joy.
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Funny isn't it. Nice to see the old school artists getting respect for achieving so much with the limited resources.
@damon899
3 жыл бұрын
This is the second best Monkey Island documentary ever made!
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
😂
@raggersragnarsson6255
2 жыл бұрын
This is a really great exploration into such an important game of that time and since then. To hear the story from the creators is excellent. Great job, thank you.
@onaretrotip
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I could listen to them talk all day.
@marcushennix
3 жыл бұрын
What a great documentary. You have truly managed to tap into the very essence of what made that game so great. This game evokes memories of simpler times where the future was still unwritten and the burden of adulthood seemed unfathomably distant. Lucasfilm/Arts produced the most captivating characters and stories and hearing how the magic was weaved together sends my nostalgia into the stratosphere. Kudos!
@onaretrotip
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Totally agree with you there.
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