Today is one of the happiest days of my (digital) life. I found out two really great news on the net. After 20 years from the premier of the game, Monkey Island is back! Not just with one game but with six!
First of all, LucasArts is re-launching “The Secret Of Monkey Island”, the first game of the saga with a completely new look. Check it out:
You can find more info at: http://www.lucasarts.com/games/monkeyisland/
Secondly, the company Telltale Games is launching a completely new 5-chapter game based on Monkey Island. It will debut July 7. Check it out at: http://www.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland
This is probably my favourite game of all time. This game was my entry-point to the computers world. And, probably, the reason I became a software developer. I always wanted to develop games, but my professional life took me in another direction. However I don’t loose my hopes on starting developing games sometime in the future! (Maybe when I retired. Hehe)
[...] Monkey Island is back…and back for good! It seems that there’s a Monkey Island mania out there. And I think it’s great! In the previous post I wrote a year ago, LucasArts was announcing the re-make of “The Secret Of Monkey Island”. Well, not only that re-make was launched but also they made a re-make of “Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge”. And it is available now. [...]