The Secret of Monkey Island
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The 12 best pirate video games and how to play them right nowThis article lists and discusses the 12 best pirate-themed video games available to play. It covers a range of titles from classic adventure games like The Secret of Monkey Island to modern titles such as Sea of Thieves and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, detailing their availability on various platforms and their unique pirate elements.
Are these the 100 most influential games of all time?Kitfox Games CEO Tanya Short discusses a list of the 100 most influential video games of all time, compiled by professional game designers. The list, assembled through the Polaris game design retreat, aims to serve as a tool for designers to improve their craft and create influential games.
Comedian Alasdair Beckett-King was a die-hard adventure gamer until he discovered Morrowind: 'The first time I loaded it up, I walked straight into a little pond and was killed by a fish'Comedian and adventure game designer Alasdair Beckett-King discusses his gaming history, from playing Dizzy on a ZX Spectrum to his love for Morrowind and point-and-click adventures like Broken Sword. He shares his current playthroughs of Tainted Grail: Conquest and his enduring affection for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, while also admitting to being stuck on Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Charming point-and-click adventures remind us of a more wholesome time in gaming – Whirlight: No Time to Trip has us longing for the good old daysWhirlight: No Time to Trip is a charming new point-and-click adventure game from Italian developer imaginarylab that evokes a nostalgic, wholesome era of gaming. Despite some modern concessions that hold the player's hand, it offers classic puzzle-solving and a visually appealing blend of hand-drawn characters and pre-rendered backgrounds. The game follows an inventor whose experiment disrupts time, featuring oddball characters and over 100 locations to explore across different eras.
With Windrose making waves and the Black Flag remake on the horizon, methinks it's a fine time for a pirate quiz,…This article presents a quiz focused on pirate-themed video games, highlighting titles like Windrose and the upcoming Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake. It questions players on their knowledge of various pirate games, including The Secret of Monkey Island, Sid Meier's Pirates!, and Sea of Thieves, while also touching upon the genre's current popularity.
The Secret of Monkey Island project for the Commodore 64 looks incredible!Developers Joachim Ljunggren and Andreas Larsson are working on a Commodore 64 port of the classic 1990 adventure game The Secret of Monkey Island. Ljunggren is handling the graphics conversion, meticulously hand-drawing all assets, while Larsson is coding the game. The release date and specific requirements are currently unknown.