The Secret of The Monkey Island
 
 

THE SECRET OF MONKEY ISLAND (1990)

Guybrush Threepwood's debut! Introduced as a naive boy with big ideas about becoming a swashbuckling pirate on the high seas, Guybrush is sent on three tasks by a trio of pirate lords by which he must prove his worth as a cutthroat - and along the way, he inadvertently thwarts the evil machinations of the ghost pirate LeChuck, so making an enemy for life (or at least for the rest of the Monkey Island series). The infamous "Three Trials" (mastering the sword, mastering the art of thievery, and treasure hunting) have since become part of adventure game folklore, particularly the duel with the sword master, which consists of the two duelists battling to come up with the best comedic one-liner.
PC Gamer - July 1997





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