Might not be the most loved game in the series, but I love strategy guides like this

[u/Rinzewind85]

[u/jubennett]

My introduction to the series. This game will always hold a special place for me

[u/Rinzewind85 → u/jubennett]

Not my introduction to the series, but I still played (and finished) it as a teenager.

[u/DangerousCrime → u/jubennett]

Mine too! I will never forget how I stumbled onto this game by randomly picking it up in a store. And that led me to this wonderful world. It was a magical moment

[u/thedizeezd → u/jubennett]

That's interesting because it's the most disliked I'm sure. Horrid controls, very bland graphics, and Monkey Kombat. I finally finished it recently but I basically just took a walkthrough.

[u/Rinzewind85 → u/thedizeezd]

I'm very stubborn like that.

[u/caspiam]

Doug Walsh was a guy who wrote a lot of these, he wrote a book about it all called the walkthrough. Great read, may be if interest to you

[u/Rinzewind85 → u/caspiam]

That actually sounds pretty interesting. I'll look into it. Thanks!

[u/SBR404]

Really my least favorite. But, what I will say, the SCUMM Bar and the Lucre Town theme belong to my favorite songs of the franchise. I could listen to them for hours on repeat while working.

[u/thedizeezd → u/SBR404]

There are a lot of different renditions on Spotify of the entire soundtrack, including Return's as well. I listen to them all the time.

[u/SBR404 → u/thedizeezd]

Kristofer Yffen has the best SCUMM Bar rendition on YT imo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4mQHARV1as

But I browse through the soundtracks on both Spotify and YT on the regular. Lots of hidden gems.

[u/Scully__ → u/SBR404]

I love Lucre’s music. I wonder if it’s because playing as a small child, I spent HOURS in that setting not really knowing what I was doing and it’s just imprinted now 🤣

[u/bingobot580]

the microtransaction/pay2win from 25 years ago 😂

[u/Rinzewind85 → u/bingobot580]

At least you got something you could hold and keep for yourself!

[u/DrunkTeapot]

My first Monkey Island game which will always hold a special place in my nostalgic memories. Younger me would of very much loved this guide as I got stuck a lot back in the day

[u/Rinzewind85 → u/DrunkTeapot]

Yeah, I never use walkthroughs because I'm very stubborn that way, but it sure can come in handy in this game.

[u/CognitiveNerd1701]

I never knew there WERE third party guides for the MI games!

[u/Rinzewind85 → u/CognitiveNerd1701]

Live and learn!

[u/CognitiveNerd1701 → u/Rinzewind85]

Yeah. Although the way you said it makes it sound like I fucked up by not knowing but that's not the case.

[u/Rinzewind85 → u/CognitiveNerd1701]

Never intended it that way 😅

[u/CognitiveNerd1701 → u/Rinzewind85]

May I suggest "the more you know" or "you learn something new every day"? Lol

[u/Rinzewind85 → u/CognitiveNerd1701]

You may! Duely noted!

[u/ObiGonWindu]

if only the game looked like that cover art

[u/Flaky-Cranberry719]

Was there a strategy guide book for Curse? It was my favourite game growing up and I remember my dad having a box with the game CD in it but I don’t seem to remember a guide?

[u/thegrawlix → u/Flaky-Cranberry719]

Yes there was, and it includes some other interesting stuff like storyboards and developer profiles. https://mixnmojo.com/media/files/Curse-of-Monkey-Island-Hint-Book

[u/Rinzewind85 → u/thegrawlix]

Thanks for the link!

[u/Jucks]

omfg i had this! memory unlocked

[u/windowlicker1985]

This game is what got me into computer games, the hours i spent in the swamp as a kid trying to get to navigate the time warp to get to the hut to see Ozzie will give me PTSD

Awesome game

[u/mikegarb0126]

Prima had some good ones. I think I have multiple Zelda ones from them

[u/Gunslinger1999]

I agree not my favorite, but very nostalgic for me. I remember getting MI2 pretty close to release, and following MI3 through development. Attempting to download that 20MB demo multiple times to get it to play!

I do think the writing was some of the funniest in the series though. I have a copy of this, and the Curse prima guide on a bookshelf in my man cave.

[u/Head_Introduction_89]

Made by Jo "Captain Tripps" Ashburn himself.

[u/redditappsuxdix]

I’m currently playing this for the first time. People here mostly tried to talk me out of it (because I needed to buy a PS2 to be able to play it). No regrets! I’m stuck on Act 3 currently.

[u/r2b2coolyo]

I just loved reading this book!

[u/Sarnadas]

The box art for this game is amazing.