The Monkey Island box set from Limited Run Games

[Rum Rogers]

First bunch of pics:

[Glokidd]

Maaaaaaaan, I need mine to show up soon lol. Who knew Canada was so much farther away 😉 haha. Thank you all for sharing your pics though, I shall live vicariously through them until mine arrives

[Thrik]

So what’s on the disk?!

[Nano]

Is the floppy disk a real one ? (Really curious to know if they put something on it)

[Glokidd]

also it looks like the jewel case has the titles in the right order 🙂

[Rum Rogers]

  On 12/14/2021 at 6:37 PM, Thrik said:

So what’s on the disk?!

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Don't have a floppy driver anymore, shame on me. Will have to wait.

 

 

  On 12/14/2021 at 6:37 PM, Nano said:

Is the floppy disk a real one ? (Really curious to know if they put something on it)

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It is, yeah!

More stuff:

Edited December 14, 2021 by Rum Rogers

[Lagomorph01]

Where’s the Ultimate Insult poster? I want the Ultimate Insult poster!!

[Rum Rogers]

  On 12/14/2021 at 6:52 PM, Lagomorph01 said:

Where’s the Ultimate Insult poster? I want the Ultimate Insult poster!!

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So glad they've removed it! OK, a bunch more before trying to get out the statues and the rest out of the polystyrene. I need to be extra careful.

[Huz]

That floppy disk isn't even write protected. RISKY.

[Rum Rogers]

OK, this is what we were all waiting for anyway I suppose:

And everyone's favorite candle holder!

There's more stuff but I guess I'll leave the rest as a cliffhanger for the other collectors?

[Laserschwert]

The contents of the USB and the reason for two ToMI discs are the two biggest question marks for me.

[Rum Rogers]

  On 12/14/2021 at 7:56 PM, Laserschwert said:

The contents of the USB and the reason for two ToMI discs are the two biggest question marks for me.

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I'm looking for a way to ensure that I don't corrupt the USB in the remote case my PC has some malware. Will post here as soon as I plug it in.

[Rum Rogers]

@Laserschwert Well that's disappointing, I can't seem to read it at all. I'm on Windows 10 so it's not like I messed up a Linux setting. Currently raging.

[Benny]

  On 12/14/2021 at 9:27 PM, Rum Rogers said:

@Laserschwert Well that's disappointing, I can't seem to read it at all. I'm on Windows 10 so it's not like I messed up a Linux setting. Currently raging.

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Windows cant see a filesystem on the USB drive?

[Laserschwert]

  On 12/14/2021 at 9:27 PM, Rum Rogers said:

@Laserschwert Well that's disappointing, I can't seem to read it at all. I'm on Windows 10 so it's not like I messed up a Linux setting. Currently raging.

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Oh man, that sucks...

[Rum Rogers]

  On 12/14/2021 at 9:49 PM, Bennyboy said:

Windows cant see a filesystem on the USB drive?

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Yep that's the error, It'll ask me to format it. I don't have a machine with Linux at reach right now, but I highly doubt it's the issue, since 99% of the players will open this with a Window system.

[ATMcashpoint]

Oh no! I hope you can find a way to open it. Have you tried using it on a different computer?

[Rum Rogers]

  On 12/14/2021 at 9:58 PM, ATMcashpoint said:

Oh no! I hope you can find a way to open it. Have you tried using it on a different computer?

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I'll have to wait a little bit to be able to, which is torture!

[Benny]

Try a different USB port!

[Rum Rogers]

Tried already with the same outcome 😢 My last hope is trying it on another computer asap. Thank you for all the support, guys!

[ThunderPeel2001]

  On 12/13/2021 at 9:28 PM, Remi said:

 

I'm gonna repeat what I mentioned to Marius earlier -- the El Carlo thing was briefly mentioned in both marketing and previews for the Amiga version before it just... stopped. I was quite literally starting to think I had imagined it (as I never gained any traction talking about it over the last 30 years) so I'm very happy it is now a stated fact!

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Yes!! Me too! I swear I saw something along these lines but I'd never been able to verify it anywhere. I've even asked about it online before, but nobody answered. Every Amiga mag is available as an online scan these days. I'd love to find that original advert, but I'm super glad it's finally been confirmed, too. El Carlo. How interesting!

[ThunderPeel2001]

  On 12/14/2021 at 10:09 PM, Rum Rogers said:

Tried already with the same outcome 😢 My last hope is trying it on another computer asap. Thank you for all the support, guys!

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Thanks for all the amazing pics! So great to see it in more detail as someone who doesn't own it. 

 

Other owners: Please share divulge!

(My secret hope: Ron has written his answer to the whole "Secret of Monkey Island" thing for inclusion on the floppy disk... but nobody owns a floppy drive anymore... argh (actually I do))

Edited December 15, 2021 by ThunderPeel2001

[Scummbuddy]

I'm hoping it's just a wav file of Dominic's singing on MI3.

 

"For those cold, dark shipboard nights,

We've got boxers, briefs, and tights

Made from cotton, silk, or satin,

In styles Anglo, Dutch, and Latin,

When you sail don't take a chance

Wearing nothing 'neath your pants!

Trust...Silver's Long Johns! (They breathe!)"

 

(Thanks ScummBar!)

[ATMcashpoint]

My copy arrived today. I can confirm that part of the USB stick is corrupt.

 

The USB stick is supposed to contain the EGA, VGA floppy, and Amiga versions of MI1; the DOS, Amiga, and Macintosh versions of MI2; CMI; EMI (for PC, not PS2); and TOMI (probably the DVD version since it's labeled "no DRM") . All of the floppy versions of the games are supposed to come with both raw disk images and Kryoflux images included.

However, EMI is corrupt, as is the Macintosh version of MI2 (both raw images and Kryoflux data).

 

The CDs only include the SEs of MI1 and MI2. However, the version of EMI included there seems to be OK, thankfully.

Also, the EGA and VGA floppy versions of MI1 are labeled as "5.25" and "3.5" disk versions for some reason, though they appear to work fine. And the vintage MI1 CD version does not appear to be included, perhaps because it was felt to be "included" already in the MI1 SE.

 

On a much happier note, the book included with the Anthology set is absolutely awesome.

 

For example, aside from the "El Carlo" thing - which is part of a larger design document apparently included in full, which also includes Largo's original name, "Lord Jack" - there's also a memo from the LucasArts testing department about MI2, written by the late Judith Lucero. Ron posted the first page of this as a memorial when she passed away, but the full thing is included here. Judith Lucero was also interviewed for the book before she passed, which is very cool.

[ATMcashpoint]

Further update: Disk 22 appears to be blank.

 

Also, I inserted the USB drive into my computer a second time and now it's refusing to read at all, much like the issue @Rum Rogerswas having. Fortunately, I copied all the data off of it that I could beforehand.