<s>
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1990	O
point-and-click	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
heavily	O
modified	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
more	O
user-friendly	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
for	O
its	O
humor	O
,	O
audiovisuals	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
sequels	O
,	O
collectively	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
,	O
Schafer	O
and	O
Grossman	O
also	O
led	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
LeChuck	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
conversing	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
choose	O
between	O
topics	O
for	O
discussion	O
that	O
are	O
listed	O
in	O
a	O
dialog	B-Application
tree	I-Application
;	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
incorporate	O
such	O
a	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
features	O
a	O
design	O
philosophy	O
that	O
makes	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
death	O
nearly	O
impossible	O
(	O
Guybrush	O
does	O
drown	O
if	O
he	O
stays	O
underwater	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
ten	O
minutes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
quests	O
take	O
Guybrush	O
throughout	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
hears	O
of	O
stories	O
of	O
the	O
ghost	O
pirate	O
LeChuck	O
,	O
who	O
apparently	O
died	O
in	O
an	O
expedition	O
to	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
an	O
act	O
that	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
love	O
of	O
the	O
governor	O
,	O
Elaine	O
Marley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
completes	O
the	O
tasks	O
set	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
the	O
island	O
is	O
raided	O
by	O
LeChuck	O
and	O
his	O
undead	O
crew	O
,	O
who	O
abduct	O
Elaine	O
and	O
retreat	O
to	O
their	O
secret	O
hideout	O
on	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Guybrush	O
discovers	O
a	O
village	O
of	O
cannibals	O
in	O
a	O
dispute	O
with	O
Herman	O
Toothrot	O
,	O
a	O
castaway	O
marooned	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
conceived	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
pirate	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
1988	O
,	O
after	O
completing	O
Zak	B-Application
McKracken	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Mindbenders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
's	O
idea	O
was	O
warmly	O
received	O
,	O
but	O
production	O
was	O
postponed	O
because	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
assigned	O
its	O
designers	O
,	O
including	O
Gilbert	O
,	O
to	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Graphic	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
The	O
Last	O
Crusade	O
was	O
finished	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
Gilbert	O
to	O
begin	O
production	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
then	O
known	O
internally	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Mutiny	O
on	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
previously	O
applied	O
his	O
design	O
ideas	O
to	O
the	O
1987	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
title	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
but	O
considered	O
he	O
committed	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
mistakes	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
dead-end	O
situations	O
that	O
prevented	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
poorly	O
implemented	O
triggers	O
for	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
aimed	O
to	O
avoid	O
such	O
errors	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
project	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
hard	O
coded	O
verb	O
commands	O
in	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
scripting	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
carried	O
over	O
the	O
practice	O
of	O
referring	O
to	O
individual	O
segments	O
of	O
the	O
gameworld	O
as	O
"	O
rooms	O
"	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
areas	O
in	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
were	O
outdoors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
,	O
with	O
minor	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dialogue	B-Application
tree	I-Application
was	O
added	O
,	O
which	O
facilitated	O
conversation	O
options	O
and	O
the	O
sword-fighting	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCUMM	B-Application
's	O
visuals	O
were	O
updated	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
—	O
the	O
original	O
EGA	B-Device
version	O
had	O
a	O
320x200pixel	O
resolution	O
rendered	O
in	O
16colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VGA	B-Protocol
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
later	O
corrected	O
these	O
issues	O
by	O
implementing	O
256-color	O
support	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
more	O
advanced	O
background	O
and	O
character	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
platform	O
releases	O
removed	O
the	O
infamous	O
"	O
stump	O
joke	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
joke	O
in	O
the	O
EGA	B-Device
version	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
examine	O
a	O
tree	O
stump	O
in	O
the	O
forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
in	O
1990	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
with	O
a	O
high-quality	O
CD	O
soundtrack	O
followed	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
ultimately	O
cost	O
$	O
200,000	O
to	O
produce	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
over	O
nine	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
released	O
a	O
remake	O
with	O
updated	O
audiovisuals	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
exclusively	O
via	O
digital	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
confirmed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
one	O
month	O
earlier	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
;	O
rumors	O
appeared	O
several	O
days	O
earlier	O
when	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
USK	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
actors	O
included	O
Dominic	O
Armato	O
as	O
Guybrush	O
Threepwood	O
and	O
Earl	O
Boen	O
as	O
LeChuck	O
;	O
most	O
had	O
provided	O
voice	O
work	O
in	O
sequels	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
researching	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
history	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
"	O
something	O
fresh	O
and	O
new	O
while	O
staying	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
team	O
considered	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
interface	O
revolutionary	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
community	O
manager	O
Brooks	O
Brown	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
an	O
analog	O
stick	O
,	O
which	O
most	O
consoles	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brown	O
had	O
considered	O
updating	O
the	O
reference	O
to	O
advertise	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
because	O
Loom	B-Application
was	O
not	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
the	O
same	O
if	O
such	O
changes	O
were	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
Special	O
Edition	O
release	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
announced	O
that	O
Loom	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
from	O
its	O
back	O
catalog	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
relatively	O
minor	O
hit	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
became	O
"	O
blockbusters	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
throughout	O
Europe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
they	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
expensive	O
,	O
they	O
summarized	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
highly	O
enjoyable	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
replete	O
with	O
interesting	O
puzzles	O
,	O
a	O
fantastic	O
Roland	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
superb	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
,	O
smooth-scrolling	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
funniest	O
lines	O
ever	O
seen	O
on	O
your	O
computer	O
screen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
in	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
terms	O
...	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
is	O
currently	O
at	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
pack	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Powers	O
Mark	O
Ramshaw	O
wrote	O
"	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
mouse-controlled	O
,	O
graphic-adventure	O
comes	O
of	O
age	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
and	O
visual	O
and	O
aural	O
presentation	O
fit	O
together	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
thick	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
finished	O
:	O
"	O
Forget	O
all	O
those	O
other	O
milestone	O
adventures	O
(	O
Zork	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
,	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
et	O
al	O
)	O
—	O
for	O
sheer	O
enjoyment	O
and	O
general	O
all-round	O
perfection	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
creams	O
'	O
em	O
all	O
in	O
style	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
19th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Clarkson	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
flawless	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
superbly	O
animated	O
and	O
the	O
backdrops	O
simply	O
ooze	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
and	O
the	O
finely	O
tuned	O
gameplay	O
cannot	O
be	O
faulted	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
offers	O
up	O
LucasArt	O
's	O
famous	O
humor	O
at	O
its	O
best	O
...	O
For	O
an	O
adventure	O
you	O
'll	O
long	O
remember	O
,	O
raise	O
your	O
cup	O
of	O
grog	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
has	O
featured	O
regularly	O
in	O
lists	O
of	O
"	O
top	O
"	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
's	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
and	O
IGN	O
's	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
PC	O
Format	O
placed	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
50	O
best	O
computer	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
genuinely	O
funny	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
ten	O
best	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
ranked	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Arcade	O
version	O
as	O
the	O
20th	O
best	O
title	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
for	O
that	O
platform	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
ranked	O
78th	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Scientifically	O
Proven	O
Best	O
Video	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
statistical	O
meta-analysis	O
compiled	O
by	O
Warp	O
Zoned	O
of	O
44	O
"	O
top	O
games	O
"	O
lists	O
published	O
between	O
1995	O
and	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cited	O
its	O
script	O
,	O
humor	O
,	O
plot	O
,	O
puzzles	O
and	O
balanced	O
difficulty	O
level	O
as	O
high	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
finished	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
is	O
impressive	O
,	O
hilarious	O
and	O
downright	O
worth	O
your	O
money	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
spawned	O
five	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
LeChuck	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
LeChuck	O
's	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
released	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
visual	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
GrimE	B-Application
engine	O
of	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
to	O
produce	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
title	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
five	O
episodic	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
title	O
,	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
and	O
revisits	O
several	O
locations	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Guybrush	O
refers	O
to	O
this	O
news	O
story	O
while	O
pushing	O
the	O
Grog	O
XD	O
button	O
on	O
a	O
Grog	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
