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So, here’s one for ya – Sam & Max: Season One (later renamed Sam & Max Save the World) just turned twenty. I mean, what the hell? I’m fairly sure we felt old over at Mojo in 2006, so in the year of our lord, 2026, well… Oof.
Skunkape has put on its celebration pants over on Bluesky, where you’ll find all sorts of trivia and contests. This is as good an excuse as any to relive TTG’s 2007 Sam & Max puppet theater, and, not to mention, the infamous “war song.”
Those were more innocent times…
Consider it an additional excuse to revisit our “The Unabridged History of Sam & Max 2: A Mixnmojo Memoir” article, which I’d like to say we recently published. In reality, it was 2020. Sheesh, man… Time…
Elsewhere, the Thimbleweed blog keeps on rolling. Want to partake in a Terrible Toybox AMA? Go right ahead. Love reading about repos? They got you covered. And… well, that’s it, but they do, in all fairness, have a game to produce, too.
Back on our home turf, Jake keeps pretending he is known for Tales of Monkey Island first, and Mojo second.
I haven’t had a chance to listen yet, but two hours on Tales of Monkey Island will surely bring some fun anecdotes.
What else is going on? Some nerd is angry about something and talks about Maniac Mansion…
And from the Depressing Department: EA, Jared Kushner, and the Saudis decided to shut down BioWare.
Yeah, it’s been a week… Honestly, that’s all I got in me for today – there are limits to what you people can expect from me. 🤷
Keep on keeping on,
Remi
This Week’s Sam & Max Poll
As for last week’s question – “Should Remi give A Vampyre Story another go?” – 47% said “yes,” 7% said “no,” and 47% said “eh.” I was in the latter category, so the way I see it, I dodged that particular Vampyre bullet.
Merch for the People
Only the best! The Adventurer has a web store for all your apparel and decoration needs! Don the original LucasArts logo, Manny Calavera’s face, or the OG Adventurer logo, though be warned: Popularity will smack you in the face when you wear – or display – these masterpieces.
Full News Roundup
23 Oct: The Angry Video Game Nerd takes on Maniac Mansion: The anger’s in short supply on this one.
21 Oct: BioWare, developer of Knights of the Old Republic, is no more: The latest casualty of an industry that’s really been in rare form lately.
21 Oct: Community finds a pulse in controversy over Last Crusade fan extensions: Only the penitent man will pay SCUMM tribute without LLMs.
20 Oct: Oral History of Sam & Max “War Song” now available to civilians: For one week only.
20 Oct: Jake Rodkin found guilty of TMI in new podcast: The Monkey Island 5 principal lets loose with the stories.
18 Oct: Skunkape celebrates 20th anniversary of Sam & Max rebirth: Yes, “Culture Shock” really did debut that long ago.
18 Oct: Double Fine humbly debuts Double Fine-published Humble Bundle: If you don’t own their games, they’re offering you a sweet deal.
Last Week’s Mojole Results
It’s the game that sweeps the nation! Can you beat Mojole, our fiendishly difficult daily puzzler? Only hardcore LucasArts aficionados need apply.
16 Oct: “marley#” – Can’t believe we haven’t used that one before!
17 Oct: “thread#” – Something of the thread.
18 Oct: “comi###” – Semi-common abbreviation for The Curse of Monkey Island.
19 Oct: “tcomi##” – Not-common-at-all abbreviation for The Curse of Monkey Island.
20 Oct: “rtmi###” – Some lunatics abbreviate Return to Monkey Island this way instead of ReMI.
21 Oct: “rmi####” – Other lunatics abbreviate Return to Monkey Island this way instead of ReMI.
22 Oct: “mnky###” – Back in the funsies IRC days, this was a humorous way of spelling ‘Monkey.’
And for the competitive amongst you, the Mojole forum thread has gone strong for more than two years. The two juggernauts to beat: Sushi and Huz Niemandwasser.
Your Daily Challenges
Mojole too easy? Too hard? (Probably too hard.) Here are other daily challenges to get the brain cells firing on all cylinders.
Monkey Island Frantic: A Monkey Island scene-guessing game at a frantic pace. Image updates at midnight Pacific time. Brag about your results on the Mojo Forums!
Guess That Tune: Each daily game features a clip from Monkey Island music. Guess the tune in up to 6 tries, and return each day for a new challenge! Here, too, you can post your results on Mojo Forums.
Return to Monkey Island Trivia Card Game: The card-guessing game, now in your browser.
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