| Monkey Island | |
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 The original series logo | |
| Developer(s) | LucasArts (1990–2010) Telltale Games (2009) Terrible Toybox (2022) |
| Publisher(s) | LucasArts (1990–2010) Devolver Digital (2022) |
| Creator(s) | Ron Gilbert |
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| Platform(s) | Atari ST, Amiga, DOS, Windows, Classic Mac OS, macOS, Mega-CD, PlayStation 2, XBLA, WiiWare, PSN, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Android |
| First release | The Secret of Monkey Island 1990 |
| Latest release | Return to Monkey Island 19 September 2022 |
Monkey Island is a series of adventure games. The first four games were produced and published by LucasArts, earlier known as Lucasfilm Games. The fifth was developed by Telltale Games with LucasArts, while the sixth was developed by Terrible Toybox with Lucasfilm Games and Devolver Digital.
The games follow the adventures of the hapless Guybrush Threepwood as he struggles to become the most notorious pirate in the Caribbean, defeat the plans of the evil undead pirate LeChuck and win the heart of Governor Elaine Marley. The plots often involve the mysterious Monkey Island and its secrets.
Monkey Island was created by Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman. Gilbert worked on the first two games before leaving LucasArts. Grossman and Schafer had success on other games before they both left LucasArts. The rights to Monkey Island remained with LucasArts, and the third and fourth games were created without direct involvement from the original writing staff. Grossman was the project leader of the fifth game in the series and Gilbert was involved with the first design of the game. Gilbert's studio developed the sixth game, Return to Monkey Island (2022), with Grossman assisting.