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[edit] No mention of pirates of the caribbean

See this link for details: http://www.scummbar.com/resources/articles/index.php?newssniffer=readarticle&article=1034 I'd add it myself, but I'm too much of a wiki noob. --213.204.185.209 15:03, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

How can a computer game released in 1990 borrow elements from a Disney Movie released a decade later?69.133.96.28 14:41, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

He was referring to "Pirates of the Caribbean," the ride in Disney World, not the movie. --142.179.135.251

[edit] Freeware status?

There are some rumors [1], that Monkey Island 1 & 2 have been released as freeware. I have not been able to find a trustworthy source confirming this and there are sources claiming otherwise [2], BUT Softpedia seems to offer the MAC version of these games for download [3] (which, due to the availability of ScummVM, would mean that the game can legally be played on any platform). Any ideas on how to verify this? -- Heinzi 195.202.171.130 23:25, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Taking into account several factors:
  • Looking at Softpedia's submission form, it looks to me like anyone can upload software
  • The description text looks "fanboyish"
  • The release is for a platform that is difficult to come by now, and is of little use to anyone without SCUMMVM, which LucasArts has threatened with legal action in the past
  • I haven't heard about this anywhere else, and LucasArts is not well known for generosity with its old intellectual products
... I would be inclined to say that this is not a legal release. But I have no hard evidence either way. Someone should probably e-mail them and either get confirmation of its freeware status or get them to take it down.
In any case, unless we can get official confirmation, I wouldn't put it in the article. CountingPine 01:16, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

If the games were freeware, there'd be a more official announcement, all the fansites would explode with excitement. No such phenomenon...--Wormsie 10:05, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CD-ROM version

Requesting more info about the release. Was it bundled with Monkey Island 2? That is the impression I'm getting from the two articles. Ham Pastrami (talk) 14:14, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Personally I own the Monkey Island 1 and 2 double pack. That's both games on a single CD. There is the Kixx XL release of Monkey Island which is just The Secret of Monkey Island on a single disc. I also believe there is a Lucasarts only release but that is pretty rare. (it's usually expensive on ebay). I've never been able to track down a complete source of information on all the release types though. Bill (talk|contribs) 16:28, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Stump joke

From a recent edit:

If the player tells Guybrush to look into the hole, the screen will briefly display a screenshot of the catacombs from another Lucasarts game, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Is this actually true? I checked on the version I had available (VGA floppy) - but the screen remained in the forest and just the "insert disk" messages appeared. Maybe the CD-ROM version differs? If not, then it's probably been made up and should be removed. (If it is true though, I would be interested to know which bit of the catacombs is shown.) CountingPine (talk) 23:58, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

I've never found that while playing the game, nor have I ever heard that. I've used a tool that extracts all the backgrounds from the game and I've never seen an Indianna Jones image in it. I don't think it's true. Bill (talk|contribs) 00:02, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
Out it goes. If anyone has any proof to the contrary, they can add it back in. CountingPine (talk) 14:22, 13 February 2008 (UTC)