ThunderPeel2001 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Ha, man. That is a TOTAL fake. Some little geek is chuckling to himself somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy.brush Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I want Michael Bay involved in writing capacity to spicen up the jokes. Two words: Ball jokes! I want a hacker to crack the source code so that there are only FHM chicks and bikini models walking around the islands in Uber-HDR stereoscopic 4D-smellovision. I want total BS mythology spewed out in several 30min lasting exposition monologues. I want random shots of every military fighter ever built instead of the normal chapter screens. I want the spitting contest to be changed to a Bay-splosions-measure-your-dick-athon. I want a Giant Monkey Robot battling a Giant LeChuck-o-Bot...oh wai... Oh and I second this notion: I WANT ELAINE NAKED! LucasArts DO - IT - NOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicallyInspired Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 August 8th now? Can't make up their minds? Sigh I wish we would know for sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Five Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I thought that was September 8th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicallyInspired Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Ah yes, you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Five Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Just to pass the time, I made this. It would be great to see the original scans for the Big Whoop carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven_Q45 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 @Guy.Brush Sshhh! Please stop. Calm yourself! Do it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapetti Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Just to pass the time, I made this. It would be great to see the original scans for the Big Whoop carnival. But why didn't you use my version http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=198052 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 That is some crazy resemblance, never noticed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Five Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 That is some crazy resemblance, never noticed it... I remember being eight years old, watching the ending on the Commodore Amiga with my dad and excitedly pointing out that Big Whoop looked just like Booty Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrik Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Yes, and it was intentional. The article has a larger version of the image too: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPeel2001 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 This is my favourite bit of that article: Many theories have floated over the web about what really was going on in Monkey Island. Some say there are portals in the pirate world around the Caribbean; or that the secret is the location of Monkey Island itself; or, finally, because of MI2's ending, that Guybrush is just a young boy who is visiting a theme park. On these suggestions Ron Gilbert (creator of MI) once commented, "One is closer than the others--but not much". To which the author manages to extrapolate: Of course Ron couldn't have said “It’s very close” – he probably likes his secret to remain secret. And he was probably referring to the last one. In that case, our theory could be as much as 99% correct. Bawahahaha! From "slightly better than completely wrong" to "possibly 99% correct". That's optimism! Man, as far as "evidence" goes, that's priceless. Sorry, it just cracks me up when I read it. Don't know why. Of course, nations have gone to war on less evidence, so.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrik Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Five Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I've always believed uncovering a secret of a far-off place called Monkey Island was the catalyst for Guybrush as a child to imagine he was a pirate on adventures while he travelled around the theme park. The secret itself, for us gamers, was the revelation at the end of LeChuck's Revenge that the two games were part of the imagination of an excited kid who ends up coming back to reality once his imagination takes him a little too far in the service tunnels of Big Whoop Amusement Park. The modern elements, objects and patois within the games really sold it to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Also considering it's based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Five Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I went on the Pirates ride a few years ago and thought to myself... wow this is essentially Monkey Island, right down to the dog with the keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPeel2001 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Yeah, I love the PotC ride. I've done it many times! It's great fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fealiks Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 The secret is that it's actually just a video game called The Secret of Monkey Island. Trust me. You'll laugh now, but that's the secret. When Ronzo and I finally reveal it, WE'LL BE THE ONES LAUGHING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Five Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 The secret is, there is no secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TestType Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Also considering it's based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride makes sense. Actually Ron Gilbert's inspiration came from the book "On Stranger Tides" by Tim Powers. Check it out on Ron's Blog. Great book btw, I love Tim Powers, although this is not his best. The creators/writers of Pirates of the Caribbean have also confessed to having ripped quite many things from this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 He says that now, he said that he got the inspiration from PotC before. Btw, though the theme park theory does make some sense. There is one big problem, kids don't fantasize about love. The pirate Guybrush acts way too adult (though he's of course a bit of an idiot) to be the figment of a kids imagination. The real secret may involve a theme park in some way, but it cannot possibly be the true secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fealiks Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 It's that they're in a game. It's that Guybrush is a character from a computer game released in 1990 and he isn't a real person. Seriously, that's the secret. It's breaking the fourth wall, that's the secret. Ronny-boy didn't want me telling you, but I am anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Graffiti Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I can't imagine who this "Ronny-boy" could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravey Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Here's my take on Guybrush, I always wanted to see a Monkey Island game by Humongous, so this style kind of falls in line with their games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Graffiti Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 ^^^ Wow, that looks great! I want naked pictures of Elaine. I WANT ELAINE NAKED! Ask and you shall receive. Elaine with no clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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