<s>
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
series	O
of	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
usually	O
involves	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
its	O
impenetrable	O
secrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rights	O
to	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
remained	O
with	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
fourth	O
games	O
were	O
created	O
without	O
direct	O
involvement	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
writing	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
's	O
studio	O
developed	O
the	O
sixth	O
game	O
,	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Grossman	O
assisting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
's	O
two	O
main	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
story	O
were	O
Disneyland	O
's	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
ride	O
and	O
Tim	O
Powers	O
 '	O
book	O
On	O
Stranger	O
Tides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
flavor	O
,	O
but	O
where	O
you	O
could	O
step	O
off	O
the	O
boat	O
and	O
enter	O
that	O
whole	O
storybook	O
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
debuted	O
in	O
1990	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
platforms	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
and	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
version	O
with	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
new	O
voiceovers	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
PC	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
LeChuck	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
from	O
1991	O
,	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
fewer	O
platforms	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
for	O
PC	B-Application
MS-DOS	I-Application
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Special	O
Edition	O
version	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPad	O
,	O
iPod	O
Touch	O
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
PS3	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
manual	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
stated	O
that	O
Guybrush	O
falls	O
victim	O
to	O
a	O
hex	O
implemented	O
by	O
LeChuck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
third	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
exclusively	O
available	O
for	O
PC	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
after	O
a	O
6-year	O
hiatus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
released	O
after	O
what	O
could	O
be	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
biggest	O
technological	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
I	I-Application
and	O
II	O
were	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
floppy	O
discs	O
with	O
text	O
dialog	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
this	O
style	O
of	O
animation	O
;	O
subsequent	O
games	O
used	O
3D	O
polygon	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
PC	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
within	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
and	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
both	O
on	O
WiiWare	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
for	O
US	O
$20.00	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
when	O
CEO	O
of	O
Telltale	O
games	O
Dan	O
Conners	O
was	O
asked	O
a	O
question	O
about	O
another	O
season	O
of	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
he	O
replied	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
wish	O
we	O
had	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
do	O
more	O
Monkey	O
but	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
some	O
speculation	O
on	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
forums	O
about	O
a	O
possible	O
sequel	O
to	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
although	O
this	O
was	O
dismissed	O
by	O
Gilbert	O
,	O
who	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Basically	O
,	O
when	O
we	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
Tales	O
,	O
I	O
understood	O
that	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
wrote	O
on	O
Twitter	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
buying	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Maniac	O
Mansion	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sixth	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
installment	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2022	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
coming	O
to	O
other	O
formats	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
frame	O
story	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
serves	O
to	O
explain	O
and	O
continue	O
from	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
LeChuck	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
main	O
narrative	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Infernal	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
,	O
Guybrush	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
via	O
a	O
cheat	O
code	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
Monkey	O
Island-themed	O
secret	O
room	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guybrush	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
skin	O
for	O
Starkiller	O
named	O
"	O
Guybrush	O
Threepkiller	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guybrush	O
is	O
paid	O
homage	O
in	O
the	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
video	O
game	O
Uncharted	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
's	I-Application
End	I-Application
,	O
where	O
a	O
pirate	O
with	O
major	O
similarities	O
to	O
Guybrush	O
is	O
featured	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twelve	O
pirate	O
captains	O
that	O
founded	O
Libertalia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
remains	O
unnamed	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
resemblance	O
is	O
uncanny	O
and	O
his	O
sigil	B-Application
is	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
monkey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	O
appear	O
in	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
June	O
2021	O
"	O
A	O
Pirate	O
's	O
Life	O
"	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Disney	O
and	O
primarily	O
themed	O
after	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
,	O
multiple	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
locales	O
from	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
franchise	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
journals	O
by	O
Kate	O
Capsize	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
wreckage	O
of	O
The	O
Headless	O
Monkey	O
during	O
the	O
update	O
's	O
first	O
Tall	O
Tale	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
an	O
original	O
arrangement	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
journals	O
,	O
Guybrush	O
and	O
Elaine	O
Threepwood	O
are	O
celebrating	O
their	O
honeymoon	O
somewhere	O
upon	O
the	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
pirate-themed	O
map	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
an	O
Easter	O
Egg	O
referencing	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
gravestone	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
reading	O
"	O
G	O
Threepwood	O
,	O
Mighty	O
Pirate	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
clear	O
reference	O
to	O
Guybrush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Pixar	O
,	O
a	O
spinout	O
from	O
Lucasfilm	O
,	O
found	O
success	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
Toy	B-Application
Story	I-Application
film	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
push	O
across	O
Hollywood	O
for	O
more	O
digitally	O
animated	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Carson	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
set	O
to	O
direct	O
Frankenstein	O
and	O
the	O
Wolfman	O
but	O
left	O
after	O
the	O
Universal	O
shake-up	O
,	O
came	O
back	O
to	O
ILM	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
an	O
animated	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
game	O
around	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spielberg	O
had	O
told	O
Carson	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
previously	O
told	O
George	O
Lucas	O
that	O
he	O
should	O
have	O
made	O
a	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
movie	O
years	O
before	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
meetings	O
with	O
Amblin	O
went	O
well	O
to	O
proceed	O
to	O
further	O
screenwriting	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
continued	O
to	O
work	O
out	O
the	O
screenplay	O
,	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
continued	O
to	O
veer	O
further	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
where	O
Spielberg	O
had	O
suggested	O
the	O
game	O
be	O
about	O
the	O
monkeys	O
on	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
the	O
pirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Details	O
about	O
the	O
film	O
were	O
first	O
revealed	O
publicly	O
in	O
2011	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
Special	O
Edition	O
Collection	O
which	O
included	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
concept	O
art	O
,	O
storyboards	O
,	O
and	O
scripts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
been	O
rumored	O
that	O
Ted	O
Elliott	O
and	O
Terry	O
Rossio	O
had	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
writing	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
script	O
which	O
they	O
subsequently	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Elliott	O
and	O
Rossio	O
had	O
been	O
to	O
ILM	O
and	O
were	O
shown	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
script	O
,	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
their	O
script	O
for	O
Pirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Pirates	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
many	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	O
made	O
comparisons	O
of	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
news	O
of	O
the	O
cancelled	O
film	O
first	O
arose	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
potential	O
connection	O
of	O
Elliott	O
and	O
Rossio	O
to	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
script	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Carson	O
and	O
Rossio	O
stated	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
tropes	O
in	O
both	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Pirates	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
classic	O
pirate	O
movies	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
direct	O
reuse	O
of	O
the	O
cancelled	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
film	O
in	O
Pirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
games	O
explicitly	O
reveal	O
the	O
"	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
behind	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
attempted	O
to	O
resolve	O
the	O
issue	O
by	O
showing	O
that	O
the	O
Giant	O
Monkey	O
Head	O
was	O
actually	O
the	O
control	O
room	O
of	O
a	O
Giant	O
Monkey	O
Robot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cut-scene	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
revelation	O
was	O
made	O
is	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Real	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
never	O
told	O
anyone	O
what	O
the	O
true	O
secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
true	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
secret	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
with	O
several	O
characters	O
competing	O
with	O
one	O
another	O
to	O
find	O
"	O
the	O
Secret	O
"	O
and	O
debating	O
as	O
to	O
its	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
"	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
successive	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
true	O
secret	O
,	O
as	O
conceived	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
that	O
Guybrush	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
in	O
a	O
pirate-themed	O
amusement	O
park	O
.	O
</s>
