Going bananas for Monkey Island

WARNING: There be a nerdy talk about gaming ahead of ye.

Coincidence comes like a [insert whatever word you want right here]

Just yesterday, I finally got back my Escape From Monkey Island CD from my friend. Yeah, the CD’s been lying in her house for years because I thought that she’d play it ..I’ve been wanting to play it since the Mid-Year exams ended.

You see, Escape From Monkey Island is the fourth part of the Monkey Island series, and it was released back in 2000. I never got to play the previous parts of the series. The first two had no voice-overs and everything was pixelated. The third one is more of a cartoony style. The fourth one is well, 3D. A lot of people (that I don’t know) have said that the third installment is the best. The thing is, I don’t know where to get it if I can’t buy it online.

..but that’s not the point. Today, I just found out that the fifth part is going to be released soon! And not only that — The first installment is going to be re-released in Special Edition, meaning it has revamped graphics! It’s strange how coincidental stuff works, eh?

“Tales of Monkey Island is to be released in five monthly episodes on PC, with the first due July 7, then later for the Wii as a WiiWare downloadable title. Pre-orders are now open, offering a DVD release with cover art by the wonderful Steve Purcell.”

Guybrush has a beard in the fifth installment, dang it. And it looks like I can only purchase the game through the net.

Double dang it.