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The Adventurer - Issue #11

Mixnmojo
Jun 24, 2022
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The Adventurer - Issue #11

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It’s The Adventurer: Every week, we send an email full of news, media, and who-knows-what (we don’t) – make sure to share all the fun with your friends and loved ones!


The Editor Welcomes You

Something that I’ve really enjoyed on our forums this week is Details of Monkey Island. Here, forum-goers get into the nitty gritty of things that make these games great without us even realising it.

For example, did you know that whether or not you use a fake name affects your book allowance in the Phatt Island library? Or that the VGA version of Monkey Island 1 — but not the later CD version — has a rudimentary lighting system for characters, expanded upon in Monkey Island 2?

Well, maybe. But the point is that you can enjoy all sorts of tidbits like this in the thread. So please, check it out… and add your own observations!

Thrik, welcoming you to discover the secret of The Secret of Monkey Island.

Week in Review

A storm of news this week, none of it related to Return to Monkey Island, but what can you do?

Sam & Max Save the World for the Switch is once again available in a box, for sale no less from a brick-and-mortar store: Best Buy. (Apparently, they're still around.)

Marius once again slapped it down with one of his animations. (See the video below -- why can't you deliver content like this so we don't have to?)

We're increasingly seeing proof that Laserschwert is an AI thanks to his AI-type work. This time: Sam & Max Hit the Road upscaled.

Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords has a soundtrack that can be streamed. So that's good?

Finally, A Vampyre Story is now a ZOOM exclusive, just in case you missed it on Steam or GOG.

Poll of the Week

Look: Twitter has a four-option limit. That's all I can add to a poll. Don't while when your favorite wasn't included. 😒

This time we asked: "Best auxiliary antagonist in Monkey Island 2 is . . ." 65.7% went with Largo, while the gardener -- a shady character by any definition -- hit 21.4%. Governor Phatt could only climb to 5%, and the voodoo priest a mere 5.9%.

Swanky Tweet of the Week

Twitter avatar for @SkilletDoux
Dominic "Still 99.7% Non-Spoilery" Armato @SkilletDoux
NOW it's my car.
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8:53 PM ∙ Jun 21, 2022
975Likes33Retweets

Edutainment!

Tea! Tea! Tea!

Thrik tells us how it's done:

  • Water poured directly onto Yorkshire Gold teabag from the height of about two inches

  • 60 seconds brew on the clock

  • Controversial: Squeeze teabag, stir teabag so it spins once, squeeze again

  • 40ml (with measuring jug) semi skimmed milk

  • Heaped teaspoon of sugar

Multimedia

Twitter avatar for @MajusArts
Marius Winter 📠✨ @MajusArts
Today it's the 15th anniversary of the MONKEY ISLAND FLASH FILM! 🥳🥳🥳 For this special occasion I have been working on something new. It will come out on June 27 (that's next monday!). Until then, please enjoy this little trailer. #monkeyIsland #leChucksRevenge #dedeledettdedee
2:58 PM ∙ Jun 22, 2022
392Likes67Retweets

Last Week’s Mojole Solutions

  • 17 June: “cruff” – King Andre's henchman. Was his name even mentioned in the game?

  • 18 June: “clint” – Bajakian -- commonly misspelled LEC composer.

  • 19 June: “point” – … and click adventure games.

  • 20 June: “click” – after you point.

  • 21 June: “six##” – Soon there will be six Monkey Island games.

  • 22 June: “queso” – Something you make on Blood Island in CMI. Actually, they might not have called it queso even though they should have.

  • 23 June: “giles” – Aaron Giles, SCUMM champ, currently working on DREAMM.

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