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Why Not Listen To Ron Gilbert Talk About Maniac Mansion For An Hour
2I could think of worse ways to spend my time.
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Ron Gilbert’s New Game Is About Pirates (But Not Monkey Island)
Ron Gilbert is most famous for The Secret of Monkey Island, a game about pirates. So it makes sense that his latest game, Scurvy Scallywags in The Voyage to Discover the Ultimate Sea Shanty: A Musical Match-3 Pirate RPG (or SSITVTDTUSS:AMMTPRPG for short) is also a game about pirates!
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Fight (Like A Cow) Through Monkey Island’s Swordfights
“My name is GuybrushTreepwood. Prepare to die!” Long have those words been immortalised in the minds of those who love video games. Anyone who played The Secret of Monkey Island heard them time and again as hapless wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood fought his way through the Melee Island nights. Fought, and lost, because he didn’t…
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Monkey Island Creator: Why Ignoring Fan Expectations Can Make A Better Game
Ron Gilbert is a legend in the world of adventure games. He created Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island, touchstones of the great, long-gone era of the LucasArts SCUMM-engine adventure.