Issue #83: End of Year Polls Brings “Full Throttle” Prizes

Perform your civic duty and win the limited edition “Full Throttle” bundle.

2025, what a year. And I mean that in the glass-half-empty type of a way. There were some bright spots, too, and the Mojoverse saw some glimmers of hope. Two excellent games, for example, from Double Fine and Ron Gilbert, respectively.

As we do almost every year, we want to end the year with a bang, not only with our Best of… polls, but also with a contest. This year, a random winner will receive a Full Throttle Remaster collection pack:

That’s the Xbox One and PS4 version, and, most importantly, the “PC Limited Edition” box. The latter includes a bandana and possibly other stuff. (I’m not sure what the “possibly other stuff” is (if anything), as I haven’t opened my own box. 🤷

Here’s how to enter: First, sign up for a Mojo Forums account if you don’t already have one. Then, vote in the following polls:

• Snarkiest Mojo Updater

• Awesome-est Mojo Feature

• What Made You Excited for the Future

• Game of the Year

That’s all you need to do – each vote gives you an entry in the contest. And, as a valued Adventurer subscriber, you get an additional chance to win by voting for “Game of the Year – The Adventurer’s Pick”:

Make sure you leave a comment on this post if you voted. Substack polls are anonymous, so if you don’t, your chance to win the Full Throttle prize package will be null and void. (And, if your choice is “Other,” sound off in the comments.)¹

Looking at our forum polls, they were literally just posted, so there’s little to speculate from. Death by Scrolling has already seen a couple of votes for Game of the Year, and Jason is deservedly in the lead for Snarkiest Mojo Updater. “Investigating Debug Mode in Telltale Games” may take home the Awesome-est Mojo Feature – not surprisingly, seeing our readers like a good hacking article. In fact, for those who need a reminder of the features we’ve posted this year, here ya go:

• Death by Scrolling, Reviewed

• ICYMI: The Secret of Monkey Island

• Investigating Debug Mode in Telltale Games

• Keeper: The Review

• Monkey Island 2: The Way It SHOULD Be Heard

• On Stranger Tides, by Tim Powers

• Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster = Review

• Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island: The Über Review

And, finally, that Ron is showing interest in developing a Blue-Prince-style game seems to excite people the most about the future. Hey, it makes sense – Blue Prince is a favorite around the Mojo offices.

Now, go vote, and good luck to all of you!

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This Week in Mojo History

• 34 years ago this week, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge released sometime in December.

• 11 years ago this week, apparently, TTG released a Game of Thrones game.

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Full News Roundup

• 02 Dec: It’s Time: Our 2025 “Best of…” Polls and a “Full Throttle” Contest: Vote and you, too, can take home Full Throttle swag.

• 01 Dec: Ron Talks Death, Scrolling, and Adventures: And some other things, but that’s the gist of it.

• 25 Nov: Clint Bajakian speaks to Nightdive about composing Outlaws: It’s only his masterpiece.

• 25 Nov: Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster = Review: A half-assed review for a quarter-assed remaster.

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Only the best! Mojo has a web store for all your apparel and decoration needs. For example:

• T-shirts! Don the original LucasArts logo, Manny Calavera’s face, or the OG Adventurer logo. Warning: Popularity will smack you in your face when you wear these masterpieces. (Merch also available as stickers, magnets, etc. Void where prohibited.)

• Magnets! Stickers! Does your fridge look too plain? Your laptop lid too empty? Dress them up with vintage maps of Phatt, Scabb, and Booty.

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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.

• 25 Nov: “brrr###” – Brrr Muda -- a new location in Return to Monkey Island.

• 26 Nov: “muda###” – Brrr Muda -- a new location in Return to Monkey Island.

• 27 Nov: “ghost##” – The Ghost Pirate LeChuck, etc.

• 28 Nov: “otis###” – Famed prisoner from The Secret of Monkey Island, about to make his way into ReMI, too.

• 29 Nov: “cook###” – There are many cooks in the LEC games, maybe most notably the one in the SCUMM Bar.

• 30 Nov: “spit###” – A common theme in LeChuck’s Revenge.

• 01 Dec: “st#####” – For some reason, many people played the early LEC titles on the Atari ST.

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.

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1. Some restrictions apply; void where prohibited. Employees of mixnmojo.com are not eligible for the prize.