Jedi-Monkey Posted November 2, 2003 Posted November 2, 2003 I think Ive worked out the Secret of Monkey Island! Its so obvious! If youve seen that chat with Ron Gilbert he says that its a really obvious thing that youll kick yourself for not getting. And IVE GOT IT!!!!! Its the way you say it. The Secret of Monkey Island sounds like Monkey Island holds a secret that needs to be uncovered. But no! Monkey Island is the secret! Its like saying 'the family of peacocks' or something! It was hidden in that storm that needed a special voodoo concoction for access, so normal sailors would never find it. MAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! Ive had to check my spellings over that a couple of times Im so excited.
Viropher Posted November 2, 2003 Posted November 2, 2003 That sounds pretty good, alright. ...I'm not sure if I'm ready to marry you for it, though.
Skinkie Posted November 2, 2003 Posted November 2, 2003 That was what i thought back when I first played it, but I was in like second grade, so with all these other peoples theories, I assumed I was wrong. I'm still not convinced of anything though.
Thrik Posted November 2, 2003 Posted November 2, 2003 Yeah, that's always been a passing thought in my head. It's like saying "The Secret of Treasure Island". You know the treasure's there so that's not the secret, but the actual island itself is. Kind of.
hamburg Posted November 3, 2003 Posted November 3, 2003 Sometimes it is easier when we think. Perhaps this is one of the times. I could really be! Or not ?
Reaper Girl Posted November 3, 2003 Posted November 3, 2003 I believe we are not meant to know the secret. ...silly mortals...
DJ Cynispin Posted November 3, 2003 Posted November 3, 2003 Back when I was first playing (Kindergarten or 1st Grade) I always assumed that the secret was Lechuck's ship under the island. Then I broadened that out to the fact that YOU GO IN A MONKEY'S HEAD THAT IS A DOOR TO HELL. I have pretty much this has got to be it. It's hell, and you get to it through a giant monkey's head. That has to be important.
zesja Posted November 3, 2003 Posted November 3, 2003 There is alot of interpretations that we could think of. I like these two : The "secret" of Monkey Island can be seen as something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained. or The "secret" of Monkey Island is something that should remain hidden. THE END
Bushmeister Posted November 3, 2003 Posted November 3, 2003 We don't actually know what it really is and won't until Ron reveals it, so what anyone thinks can only be taken as an interpretation until we know facts.
Ray Jones Posted November 3, 2003 Posted November 3, 2003 i still think its only the name of the game. somehow. i mean there might be a secret WITHIN the game. but more to that pirate wannabe guy.. err.. brush .. so it's not a real secret.. it's just part of that story.. errmm.. did anyone understand me..?
Jedi-Monkey Posted November 3, 2003 Author Posted November 3, 2003 I think weve all just made a big deal out of nothing just because we read the title wrongly as I pointed out. Heehee. We're all dumb.
Joshi Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Someone came up with this one a while ago and I have to say, it's pretty sound. the whole point of the first game was that no one could find monkey island. LeChuck hid there so pirates couldn't go attack him and Guybrush wants to go there but doesn't know how until he makes the potion. Oh, and apart from the native cannibles, lechuck and his motley crew (I just wanted to use the word motley) and herman, it is pretty uninhabited and so on.
Alia Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 But why would it be the Secret of Monkey Island, if the secret is Monkey Island? Oh..the ambiguity... Everyone seems to know about Monkey Island, even if they can't get there because of the voodoo thing. So it's not really a secret. And if the secret is you can't just sail there, I'm pretty unimpressed. And if the Secret of Monkey Island really IS a secret, I guess if we find out it won't be anymore, eh? It will be..."The Voodoo Hooey (or whatever the secret is) of Monkey Island!"
thejane Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Originally posted by DJ Cynispin Back when I was first playing (Kindergarten or 1st Grade) I always assumed that the secret was Lechuck's ship under the island. Then I broadened that out to the fact that YOU GO IN A MONKEY'S HEAD THAT IS A DOOR TO HELL. I have pretty much this has got to be it. It's hell, and you get to it through a giant monkey's head. That has to be important. Yeah, back in the ol' elementary days I thought it was hell, too. Now it seems that the secret of Monkey Island is that thinking too much about the secret of Monkey Island will make your head explode. Or at least that's how I feel at the moment.
DJ Cynispin Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Originally posted by thejane Yeah, back in the ol' elementary days I thought it was hell, too. Now it seems that the secret of Monkey Island is that thinking too much about the secret of Monkey Island will make your head explode. Or at least that's how I feel at the moment. true
Joshi Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Originally posted by Captain Andy But why would it be the Secret of Monkey Island, if the secret is Monkey Island? Oh..the ambiguity... Everyone seems to know about Monkey Island, even if they can't get there because of the voodoo thing. So it's not really a secret. And if the secret is you can't just sail there, I'm pretty unimpressed. And if the Secret of Monkey Island really IS a secret, I guess if we find out it won't be anymore, eh? It will be..."The Voodoo Hooey (or whatever the secret is) of Monkey Island!" Well that's the whole joke of it, no one is meant to know about it and yet everyone does. It's like a secret everyone knows, but don't announce publicly, just kind of pass it on with a whisper. In other words, the general population of the caribbean don't know about it, but just about everyone does, if you get what I mean (someone will) which is actually pretty funny.
Jedi-Monkey Posted November 4, 2003 Author Posted November 4, 2003 It could be a secret of whether it really exists. Everyone talks about it but they dont know if the legends are true. Like Santa.
hi_im_lechucky Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 you mean you all don't know the secret? sheesh.
DJ Cynispin Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 Excuse me, would the real Ron Gilbert please stand up?.. If none of you are He, I am closing my ears. Wow, this thread is hereby... DELET ED!
Alia Posted November 7, 2003 Posted November 7, 2003 Only to you, darling, only to you. Originally posted by Joshi Well that's the whole joke of it, no one is meant to know about it and yet everyone does. It's like a secret everyone knows, but don't announce publicly, just kind of pass it on with a whisper. In other words, the general population of the caribbean don't know about it, but just about everyone does, if you get what I mean (someone will) which is actually pretty funny. Good point. But...but...oh. I've got to stop thinking before my head explodes again.
Joshi Posted November 8, 2003 Posted November 8, 2003 Originally posted by DJ Cynispin Excuse me, would the real Ron Gilbert please stand up?.. If none of you are He, I am closing my ears. Wow, this thread is hereby... DELET ED! Which is exactly why people like you don't have that power and people like me do. Boocheeyaa! (and very rarely will you hear me say that considering it's spelling is risky at the best of times)
oWa Posted November 28, 2003 Posted November 28, 2003 i think everyone had the thought that monkey island was the secret, but i don't care. By saying it blatently, it ruins a part of the game, i think it is important to spend long painful hours thinking about it its all part of the monkey island secret. one thing how come the monkey head is a gate to hell in mi1 but a giant robot in emi? oh yeah go the dancing strong bads
Jedi-Monkey Posted November 28, 2003 Author Posted November 28, 2003 I think LeChuck put the robot there. I cant remember my evidence though.
JawaJoey Posted December 15, 2003 Posted December 15, 2003 It's not "The Secret belonging to monkey island" its "that secret that is Monkey island." I LIKE IT.
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