The Adventurer - Issue #7
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The Editor Welcomes You
This last year has been a time of firsts for me. I had my first child, smoked my first brisket, married my first wife, and encountered someone who likes Guybrush’s hair in The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition. Christ alive.
I said I’d keep you updated on my progress replaying the Monkey Island series, so here you go. The MI2 Special Edition is good. The art is more faithful, the music more thrilling, and even the verb UI (which is a hot topic on our forums, by the way) is far better. Some voice casting anomalies aside, this is a great update.
Week in Review
We started The Adventurer in anticipation of a flood of Return to Monkey Island news, yet here we are. The slowest news cycles in literal years. With that said:
Psychonauts 2 is now available for Mac and Linux. Frankly, many of us own an obscene number of the original Psychonauts so it only makes sense to keep the trend going.
Rejoice! Jason got Willow and Indy 5 news this week. I will argue that the first Indy image looks like a piece of fan art, but hey -- 13 months until we see the final product!
Ronzo has published his (brief) ReMI development diary. Thrik, meanwhile, shows off his iconoclastic side. To wit:
Poll of the Week
"Thrik asked the provocative question, 'Was The Secret of Monkey Island even good?' Well? Was it?" At the time of print, 64.1% said "yes," 1.5% "no." The remaining 34.3%? "Who's Thrik?"
The Adventurer has heard from numerous sources that Thrik is assembling a defense against a no-confidence vote by Mojo's board of directors. Word has it Thrik's fringe opinions might tarnish Mojo's otherwise stellar reputation which has angered junior staffers. More to come!
Grumpy Tweet of the Week
Edutainment!
Grog! Grog! Grog!
elTee, Mojo’s resident mixologist, once again raids his liquor cabinet. This time: Chi Chi.
1 cup of crushed ice
1.5 oz. jigger vodka
4 oz. pineapple juice
1 oz. cream of coconut
1 slice of fresh pineapple
1 maraschino cherry
Garnish: Cherry and pineapple
Glass: Collins
Combine the ice, the vodka, the pineapple juice and the cream of coconut in a blender. Blend the ingredients until they’re smooth. Then, pour the contents into a glass, and garnish with a slice of pineapple and a cherry.
Multimedia
"The Secret of Monkey Island machine speed comparison"
Last Week’s Mojole Solutions
20 May: “bosco” – Character from Sam & Max -- Proud Boys like to see him as a martyr.
21 May: “simon” – … Jeffery, former LEC honcho. Jury is out on if that ended well or not.
22 May: “sword” – Famously used in swordfighting.
23 May: “timmy” – 'Hey, it’s Timmy The Monkey!' -- Quote from EMI about a random monkey.
24 May: “bolus” – Apparently a henchman in Full Throttle?
25 May: “games” – Something you play and LucasFilm Games makes.
26 May: “color” – EGA has 16 of them! We’re running on fumes here, people.
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