The adventure begins... at E3!

[Emily]

This week, several members of our team will be at E3 showing off Tales of Monkey Island, giving interviews, and subsisting on candy bars from the vending machine when the lunch lines turn out to be too long having a grand old time. And as a Tales of Monkey Island preorderer, we're going to let you in on the joys of being at E3 -- just like you were here with us!

Not sure what the web access will be like at the show, but we'll try to check in each day and let you guys know how it's going and where to look for Tales of Monkey Island coverage. I'll kick it off by saying that after a mostly uneventful flight, I arrived in LA and checked in to the hotel to find six boxes of Tales of Monkey Island buttons waiting for me. And that's only half the stash! The rest will be arriving tomorrow. We'll be handing them out at the show - hopefully in an amusing fashion. Watch later this week for pictures. 'Til then, here's a shot of the buttons, to tide you over...

http://files.telltalegames.com/blogs/e32009/monkey_buttons.jpg

I'm off to find some lunch (fully recognizing that this could be my last real meal for a week), then heading to the convention center to get our booth set up. First interview's tonight, with Adventure Gamers (http://www.adventuregamers.com), then the show officially opens tomorrow!

[Nojh]

Have fun! Rest up! We'll be looking forward to your updates.

[jekaboom]

nice... can't wait for more updates =)
enjoy the trip.

[axelkothe]

I want these buttons! You have to make them available at the TT store...

[riyadc]

I want these buttons! You have to make them available at the TT store...

http://store.lucasarts.com/catalog/category.xml?category_id=1301488

They have buttons! T-shirts and Posters!!!!

[Joe Newberry]

Are those buttons laying on my curtains from Linens and Things?

http://store.lucasarts.com/catalog/category.xml?category_id=1301488

They have buttons! T-shirts and Posters!!!!

Did LucasArts get a new president or something? Those aren't Star Wars things, but yet there they are on the site. It makes my head swim. How soon till the apocalypse?

[Junaid]

Meh I don't like those things, the t-shirt looks cheap (and I'm not too fond on their take on Guybrush.... especially his hair), and I would NEVER have their cover poster on the wall when I can have the one Steve Purcell made

That said... I hope we get some fine Monkey Island merchandise in the Telltale store :D (T-shirts!)

And wow Emily, I hope there's a way for us to get some of those buttons too! I can't believe you actually have a "Ask me about" button :D

[EwenW]

This is AMAZING. Thank you Telltale for bringing more Monkey Island :)

Especially with Dave Grossman et al involved.

I think the look of this is great. Far better than the last two games (although I enjoyed them both). I think that this will have the 'feel' of the original games that I grew up with.

Thank you!!!!

[Android8675]

/sigh, didn't miss E3 until this post.

Been away since they had that little issue with too many Gamestop Employees, I wasn't one of them, but I was just as into the swag. I have a friend going this year, I'll text him to look out for you.

-A.

[Zach S]

hmmm... I like Monkey Island things but I really don't want to give LucasArts money...

If only it was Telltale was selling these things instead!

[Emily]

Are those buttons laying on my curtains from Linens and Things?

Haha, no they're laying on the hotel bedspread. But it's a close match.

[Mike Haley]

I am really looking forward to seeing you guys at Comic-Con next month now.

Also, is it not time to put the LucasArts hatred behind us? Kudos to them for allowing such an awesome thing to take place.

[gandalfill0]

Those buttons are simply awesome...

The Lucas-arts store ones do not even play in the same league....

I want one full set.... now.... please.....please please....

[Bagge]

I kinda want that "Ask me about Tales of Monkey Island"-button. It's a nice reference to the "Ask me about Loom" and "Ask me about Grim Fandango"-buttons from MI1 and CMI, resprectively.

[Lena_P]

Pleeeeeeeeease have those buttons available at PAX. I wanna buy the whole set! And who's the Marquis? Is that a new character? And is he actually period?

[Shale]

The "Ask me about Tales of Monkey Island" button is pure gold and I want seven.

[xtrmntr]

Not nearly as exciting as these buttons, but if you load any of Telltale's *other* games up over the next week or so, you'll see a big Monkey Island advertisement featuring the same art.

[Shauntron]

For the record, I was doing some product support on Homestar Ruiner and saw the Monkey ads in the wrapper and it WAS exciting. Hah!

[Denicalis]

Instant pre-order. I will be getting this on both PC and console. I mean, come on. It's Monkey Island.

Great get, fellas.

[Noceur]

Probably the quickest (pre)-order I've ever done. :P
You guys should ship a fake code wheel with the pre-order DVD. Ah, the good old days when DRM's were made out of paper.

[Paine]

Ooooh man...please please make a S&M-esque Case File and include that "Ask me about Monkey Island" button.

Please?

[GuyMontague]

http://store.lucasarts.com/catalog/category.xml?category_id=1301488

They have buttons! T-shirts and Posters!!!!

I don't want people asking me about Grim Fandango Monkey Island. :)

[Emily]

Did LucasArts get a new president or something?

They did, actually. His name is Darrell Rodriguez, and he's a big Monkey Island fan. :)

[LukeSW]

Well, if he's the one responsible for allowing Telltale to license Monkey Island, and also for green-lighting the remake, then he's a good man in my book. Could this be a sign that - gasp! - Lucasarts once more cares about it's classic (and best) properties?

Whatever the case may be, if I were to entrust the future of a much loved classic franchise to anyone, it'd be to you guys/girls at Telltale Games - I can't think of a a more capable crew of scurvy, no-good, grog-addled, filthy, thieving, sneaky, cut throat pirate lowlifes!

Hm. Perhaps my "pirate lingo" didn't quite work out to be the complement I meant it to be... ;)

[Seepgood]

I didn't even read about the extras in the pre-order. I remember seeing the words Monkey Island, Telltale, and Pre-order and the next thing I can remember is breathing heavily looking at the post orderiong screen.

[ENJN]

This is awesome guys. I've been waiting years. I'm completely shocked and thrilled. You've made my year.

[Hero1]

They did, actually. His name is Darrell Rodriguez, and he's a big Monkey Island fan. :)

I have to hand it to LucasArts it was getting pretty bleak there for a few years.. Hoorah for Rodriguez.. and Telltale of course. Looking forward to the E3 posts

[MystMonkey]

Hi fellow private pirates :)

I love those buttons, especially the "Ask me" one. I think the evolution shirt was funny too but it didn't explain where the 3-headed monkey fits in ;)

I'm in a total MI media blitz today since finding out the news and am ecstatic! I was happy a few days ago when I saw Telltale re-upped the "Summer of Sam & Max" but apparently they'll be sharing the summer with a few monkeys too. Hopefully Max plays nice with them.

Looking forward to more E3 news, thanks again Telltale :)

[leChuckie]

Just checked it wasn't a dream, thanks Telltale, Pre-order done, and I'd be willing to bet that this will be your most popular game on the pre-order front, congrats guys!

[tarasis]

Well, if he's the one responsible for allowing Telltale to license Monkey Island, and also for green-lighting the remake, then he's a good man in my book. Could this be a sign that - gasp! - Lucasarts once more cares about it's classic (and best) properties?

It also appears that SMI:SE will be LucasArts first foray into PC Digital Downloads. I'll be curious to see if they will piggy back of Telltales setup, build their own or use Steam.

[josey]

http://store.lucasarts.com/catalog/category.xml?category_id=1301488

They have buttons! T-shirts and Posters!!!!

oh my god, thanks for the link. I just ordered the poster and two shirts (one for hubby, one for me). the international shipping is outrageous, but oh well.

MONKEY IS BACK, BABY!

[m4dg4m3]

i love you guys (even if this is not what a pirate would say)!!
i've been waiting too many years for a new monkey island game.
i read monkey island then preorder, and immediately got my visa.

i be a pirate!
and i want this treasure!

[hamzie]

seriously who had the most oragasmic feeling when they read about this

i did

[Miral]

It also appears that SMI:SE will be LucasArts first foray into PC Digital Downloads. I'll be curious to see if they will piggy back of Telltales setup, build their own or use Steam.
I hope they end up on Steam at some point. I Must Have That Game (tm), but I'd be hesitant about getting it from an inexperienced publisher...

[enciclopedia]

I want those pins!!! :)

And I think that "Tales of the Tentacle" can be also a nice idea... :D

[plagiarize]

request for a 'case file' with that 'Ask me about Monkey Island' pin thirded or fourthed.

[Bas]

Yeah, definitely make thoses "Ask me about Monkey Island" buttons available to us somehow. Man, they're awesome.

[Emily]

We had a great meeting with Dante from Adventure Gamers last night. Here's his preview: http://adventuregamers.com/article/id,1024

After that, Kevin, Dave, and Lindsay (our office manager who's experiencing her first ever E3) went out to a really weird Japanese dinner. I might post a picture of it if my stomach ever recovers.

Up today: Mixnmojo interview at the hotel, then rush over to the convention center where we meet with press back to back to back. We'll also have Day 1 of our rent-a-pirates handing out buttons and making a general commotion near the front entrance of West Hall. I'm hoping they'll do some live action Insult Swordfighting. :D Pictures to come whenever we can get online to post them!

[backslash]

Ooooh man...please please make a S&M-esque Case File and include that "Ask me about Monkey Island" button.

Please?
Goes well with my avatar & title :D

[Janus Nielsen]

Yay, just saw this today, and im totally geeking out here. Already preordered MI5 from you, and ordered the poster and the evolution T-shirt from the lucasarts store.
PLEASE tell me you guys are gonna do a Purcell poster too, i would love to have it hanging next to my MI2 and MI3 posters (yep, old fan, managed to convince some store owners to give me their promotional posters when they took them down)

[Candyghost]

You guys should include a T-Shirt or any other good surprise to the pre-ordered packaging :D

[praevalens]

Wow! i don't suppose theres a way to get any of those badges in the uk?

[Jake]

Everyone seems to be into the buttons. Hopefully we can do something cool with them. No idea what, and no guarantees, of course!

[Janus Nielsen]

The LucasARt store sell a limited number of buttons, i bought some to join all the other swag :) And they ship worldwide, not cheap though, had ot pay like 58$ for 2 tshirts, the poster and buttons.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

The LucasARt store sell a limited number of buttons, i bought some to join all the other swag :) And they ship worldwide, not cheap though, had ot pay like 58$ for 2 tshirts, the poster and buttons.

You can say that again. I was going to order a poster, but the international postage is utterly ridiculous.

[Janus Nielsen]

You can say that again. I was going to order a poster, but the international postage is utterly ridiculous.

Well, i had to. I cant have the MI2 and MI3 poster, and miss up on the poster for the first one :). The other stuff was just a bonus :)

[Candyghost]

Everyone seems to be into the buttons. Hopefully we can do something cool with them. No idea what, and no guarantees, of course!
So just send them to us or put them into our box :D

[Todesreiter]

So... i have done my pre-order too!
Can`t wait until the german Episodes ;-)

[ximenes]

Stopped by your cubicle at E3 but sadly the door was closed and I left buttonless. :'(

You guys are in a pretty sad little corner of the hall too, I saw Majesco down the hall, looking forlorn.

[Jake]

I think that might just be a press meeting room? I think there might be some slightly more ... piratical ... people walking around who can provide you with buttons. Not sure on the details there, though.

[ximenes]

Yeah that's what it looked like (although some other companies were using them for more booth-like purposes, probably illicitly). I received a million flyers for some Sega pilates game, but no one said ahoy on the floor.

[Mromson]

Question: Will the Monkey Island 5 DVD include MI5 .mp3 music? :) Especially the main theme song. ;)

[catpirate]

pre-ordered the moment I got the mail (it's slow sometimes).
'buttons, buttons, buttons':p

[fire2box]

You should send a/some free button's to people who prepaid.

I assume the DVD we are getting (yet still paying shipping on) only contains all 5 episodes contained on one disc, which of course we will already have in our computers anyway.

[jihanj]

I didn't even read about the extras in the pre-order. I remember seeing the words Monkey Island, Telltale, and Pre-order and the next thing I can remember is breathing heavily looking at the post orderiong screen.

"Exactly" what I did. I don't think I even knew at the moment how much I was being charged , either. When I regained my consciousness, I saw a credit card clenched in my sweaty palm and the order confirmation screen on my monitor, to which I exclaimed through my almost dying breath, "'twas not a dream."

[backslash]

You should send a/some free button's to people who prepaid.

I assume the DVD we are getting (yet still paying shipping on) only contains all 5 episodes contained on one disc, which of course we will already have in our computers anyway.
No...there'll be bonus stuff! Without a doubt, wait & see and then agree with me

[Emily]

Stopped by your cubicle at E3 but sadly the door was closed and I left buttonless. :'(

Yeah, as Jake said, our E3 room is really just a meeting room, intended to be more practical than flashy (and thanks for not just barging in... a few people did that today, which was awkward).

There should have been pirates afoot near the doors leading into the West hall Expo floor, handing out buttons. They'll be back tomorrow. Failing that, check back on the hour or half hour and you might be able to catch us with the door open. Or slide a note under the door. That could be fun. :D

We had a long and fruitful day at the show. Met with lots of press -- so many their names are jumbling together in my head. Not sure if any have posted their impressions yet. Got some pictures too, and will post them in a thread in a bit, but first Lindsay and Dave and I need to find some food, before we shrivel up into hungry little husks. Hoping to eat non-Japanese tonight... which might be tricky, since our hotel is smack dab in the middle of "Little Toyko".

[fire2box]

No...there'll be bonus stuff! Without a doubt, wait & see and then agree with me

I never bought any TellTale game before this so I had no idea they threw added stuff into the DVD. I still want a pin though. :(

[Ry Guy]

yea! Those buttons ARE awesome! save me some!

[backslash]

The LucasARt store sell a limited number of buttons, i bought some to join all the other swag :) And they ship worldwide, not cheap though, had ot pay like 58$ for 2 tshirts, the poster and buttons.
US$29 p&h for a bunch of buttons alone? That's highway robbery! Its because they only have express Fedex, no UPS standard rates. It'd be easier to just make my own buttons, with blackjack, and hookers!

[Lindsay]

The lights! The music! The beautiful people! It's Vegas for gamers. Monkey Island is on the way. To celebrate, we brought in some resident pirates to get people excited and pass out our lovely buttons.

http://files.telltalegames.com/blogs/e32009/pirates.jpg

They've been a huge hit, insult sword fighting and creating overall pirate mayhem. In addition, we have a big sign at the entrance to the West Hall. Even though we love the sign (and we love Gary who created the sign for us) we won't be taking it home so it will be looking for a forever home after E3. Anyone who is either at E3, or in the LA area who wants it...send us something that screams Monkey Island and it's yours! Of course, it's also possible that we will just give it to the first inquiry. You can reach me at lspeth@telltalegames.com.

http://files.telltalegames.com/blogs/e32009/poster.jpg

I was in the LucasArt booth most of the day, showing off our awesome game to enthusiasts. BTW, security is fierce there, they actually have storm troopers guarding the entrances.

Here is a picture of Kevin checking out the LucasArts remake.

http://files.telltalegames.com/blogs/e32009/kevin_somi.jpg

In any case, LucasArts is excited, we're excited, fans are excited. It's just good times all around.

[CaliMonk]

You can say that again. I was going to order a poster, but the international postage is utterly ridiculous.

I have to admit, I've purchased the poster and will get it shipped to The Netherlands. Shipping is 3 times the cost of the poster itself, but oh well.. Can't let this chance walk past :-)

First time, since a *very* long time, that I've preordered any game. Don't think it could have been anything else than monkey island eventually :)

[Joe Newberry]

They did, actually. His name is Darrell Rodriguez, and he's a big Monkey Island fan. :)

That's great, I have to think that played a large part in LucasArts suddenly remembering that they used to make adventure games. The previous fellow, Mr. Ward, didn't seem too keen for them, thus the reason I bought all those 2015 calendars and marked every day as the expected release date of MI5. Guess that was a happy waste.

Seriously, it seemed pretty bleak for a long time there. I can't understand companies with old IPs that treat them like they never existed. If you respect and cater to my love for old games, I'll probably buy new ones from you as well.

[Lena_P]

[QUOTE=Lindsay;128265]The lights! The music! The beautiful people! It's Vegas for gamers. Monkey Island is on the way. To celebrate, we brought in some resident pirates to get people excited and pass out our lovely buttons.

http://files.telltalegames.com/blogs/e32009/pirates.jpg


That has to be the second best job I have ever heard of!

[Laserschwert]

http://files.telltalegames.com/blogs/e32009/poster.jpg

I... want... that... thing...

Okay, I won't yell "high resolution", as I usually do, but you've got to somehow share this thing with the public... this time I'd even settle for (slightly above) web resolution :)

[tomo_cjt]

Sigh, I love telltale =D
PS, pretty please can we get those buttons?

[GuyMontague]

I'm not the kind of fan that typically buys merchandise, but I'd pay for one of those signs.

[Megaace]

Am I the only one that think that the LucasArts MI Special Edition´s artwork is AWFUL? Come on, Guybrush's hair is TERRIBLE and the graphics of the game... Seems an amateur game...

I have visited the LucasArts store, trying to buy some t-shirts... But the artwork is UGLY. The items look auwful, no way...
Please Telltale, make proper t-shirts and buttons and put them in your shop. Oh, and a soundtrack CD... Michael Land is god! :)

[Emily]

Here's a preview that came out of our press meetings yesterday: IGN (http://pc.ign.com/articles/990/990268p1.html)

And speaking of Darrell Rodriguez, here's an interview you guys may find enlightening: Develop (http://www.developmag.com/interviews/495/Lucas-Smarts)

[Omahdon]

The "Ask Me About Tales of Monkey Island" button, like many people before me - has tickled my nostalgic funny bone and rapidly jabbed at my "salivate uncontrollably" on/off switch. You wouldn't be so cruel as to.... NOT let us have some means of accessing said buttons.... Would you? D:

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Will you guys be showing off the game on Gamespot's live stage show? That would be cool. They still have some TBA slots in the schedule, so I'm just thinking it could be you guys.

[Jake]

http://files.telltalegames.com/blogs/e32009/pirates.jpg

Haha, those guys look awesome. Well-cast. I'm glad we didn't go with the original plans of making us dress up.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

I'm glad we didn't go with the original plans of making us dress up.

I'm not! ;)

[Gary]

Ask and ye shall receive (this time).

If anyone wants a somewhat decent sized poster, here it is! It's the same one that Lindsay posted earlier - just smaller. Like, way smaller, yo. The original file borders on 1GB. Just print that sucka out and you can have your very own I-went-to-E3-but-not-really poster.

LINK YAY (http://files.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland/posters/poster_E3monkey_7x9.pdf)

(FYI, it's a 6MB file)

[stannum]

Ask and ye shall receive (this time).

If anyone wants a somewhat decent sized poster, here it is! It's the same one that Lindsay posted earlier - just smaller. Like, way smaller, yo. The original file borders on 1GB. Just print that sucka out and you can have your very own I-went-to-E3-but-not-really poster.

LINK YAY (http://files.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland/posters/poster_E3monkey_7x9.pdf)

(FYI, it's a 6MB file)

Deeeeecent.

THANKS :D

[Tjibbbe]

Dear God, get those buttons in the Telltale shop. I need them. All of them.

Oh, and Telltale, those action figures you always wanted to make but never did? Yeah, you should really start doing that. I need LeChuck on my desk.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Ask and ye shall receive (this time).

If anyone wants a somewhat decent sized poster, here it is! It's the same one that Lindsay posted earlier - just smaller. Like, way smaller, yo. The original file borders on 1GB. Just print that sucka out and you can have your very own I-went-to-E3-but-not-really poster.

LINK YAY (http://files.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland/posters/poster_E3monkey_7x9.pdf)

(FYI, it's a 6MB file)

Just printed this out and put it on my wall. Oh my, it's not helping my anticipation!

[der_ketzer]

http://files.telltalegames.com/blogs/e32009/pirates.jpg


OMG that has to be Mancomb Seepgood...

http://www.miwiki.net/images/Mancomb.jpg

[Tim]

Whoa awesomeness on the poster! <3

[Laserschwert]

Ask and ye shall receive (this time).

If anyone wants a somewhat decent sized poster, here it is! It's the same one that Lindsay posted earlier - just smaller. Like, way smaller, yo. The original file borders on 1GB. Just print that sucka out and you can have your very own I-went-to-E3-but-not-really poster.

LINK YAY (http://files.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland/posters/poster_E3monkey_7x9.pdf)

(FYI, it's a 6MB file)
VERY nice... thanks!!!

[MystMonkey]

Thanks for the poster!!

And those pics are great, it's gotta be interesting seeing pirates in the same area as Stormtroopers :D

[GuyMontague]

Ask and ye shall receive

Three cheers, sir.

Also, Leave it to TTG to give away for free something I just said I'd be willing to pay for.

[Hero1]

There's a great interview with Mike about ToMI on IGN for those interested..

[Kralex]

There's a great interview with Mike about ToMI on IGN for those interested..

Uhh, link?

[Emily]

Will you guys be showing off the game on Gamespot's live stage show? That would be cool. They still have some TBA slots in the schedule, so I'm just thinking it could be you guys.

We were on Gamespot's show today. Sorry I didn't think to post about it ahead of time, I didn't realize (or didn't really think through the fact) that it would be live. We also appeared on IGN and G4 today (the G4 segment will air tomorrow).

Here's another E3-related piece that you should read: MixnMojo (http://www.mixnmojo.com/features/read.php?article=tmipreview)

[Junaid]

Gameplay and interview: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/talesofmonkeyisland/videos.html?mode=all

[hamzie]

Gameplay and interview: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/talesofmonkeyisland/videos.html?mode=all

ah so its MI4 controls

Still looks awesome

cheers for the link

[Junaid]

More Wallace & Gromit style I think

[der_ketzer]

ah so its MI4 controls


No. No. No. A hundred times NO. It will not be MI4-controls.

[Joe Newberry]

It kind of looks like the person moving Guybrush around is clicking on things to make him go places. That's promising.

Wonder what the solution is for getting onto that ship? Doesn't seem like the pirate on there wants Guybrush to get aboard. I'm ready to start solving some puzzles right now.

[promke]

Honestly guys could you make those buttons available at the shop or at least give us the pictures so we can make our own? I totally dig that "Ask me about Monkey Island" button.

[einheitlix]

"Aye tradition! Whoever knocks the captain of the Screaming Narwhal off the deck, gets to be the captain!"

So it's clear what we have to do. And there seems to be some kind of rope winch near to where the soon-not-to-be-captain-anymore stands. Maybe one can do something with that? Oh, I just can't wait! :p

Gary! Thanks a lot for that poster image. I'll go to the city today to have it printed out on a huge poster! :)

Also, I would love to get my hands on a set of those buttons! Especially, of course, the "Ask me about..." one. Please, you've got to make them available to us somehow!

Please?
Pretty please?
Pretty pretty please?
Please pretty please with sugar on top?

[hamzie]

It kind of looks like the person moving Guybrush around is clicking on things to make him go places. That's promising.

Wonder what the solution is for getting onto that ship? Doesn't seem like the pirate on there wants Guybrush to get aboard. I'm ready to start solving some puzzles right now.

Looks like W A S D controls

[Joe Newberry]

Looks like W A S D controls


Some of it does, but there are points where the cursor is hovering over parts of the background and Guybrush seems to walk directly towards them. I'm wondering if it's a compromise of WASD and mouse movement. Something I'd prefer to just WASD alone for moving.

[Xocrates]

Some of it does, but there are points where the cursor is hovering over parts of the background and Guybrush seems to walk directly towards them. I'm wondering if it's a compromise of WASD and mouse movement. Something I'd prefer to just WASD alone for moving.
In other words, it looks a lot like W&G controls :rolleyes:

[IpFreely]

I WANT MURRAY!!!!

NO Murray = BAD MONKEY GAME ISLANDS!

[Joe Newberry]

In other words, it looks a lot like W&G controls :rolleyes:

That depends on if they're clicking the background or clicking objects. If they're only clicking objects to move with the mouse and using the keyboard the rest of the time, then it's just like W&G, which makes puppies cry.

[fire2box]

They don't say if Murray the talking skull is in the game, yet they say LeChuck turns into a human. WTH?

Really, which is the bigger spoiler?

[promke]

I don't care about the controls anymore! I am distracted by those funky buttons.

[IpFreely]

Ahem... I Repeat as it seems my scream of horror came unnoticed! MURRAY IS NOT IN THE GAME.... YET!!! CURSES!!! WE WANT MURRAY!

[Emily]

The controls in the E3 build are not final. It's currently using the Wallace & Gromit controls but that won't necessarily be the case in the final version. (Although it will be using direct control in some form.)

[maximmortal]

Wow, I want those 'buttons', or should I say, 'badges' as they are correctly named in proper English. :p

I love that Monkey Island Evolution t-shirt on the LucasArts website!

[Joe Newberry]

Ahem... I Repeat as it seems my scream of horror came unnoticed! MURRAY IS NOT IN THE GAME.... YET!!! CURSES!!! WE WANT MURRAY!

I do like the joke about how Guybrush is going to talk to every skull he encounters to see if it's Murray. I can just hear Dominic's readings for that in my head.

[logray]

I have found pirates photo on cd-Action site (1280px × 856px):
http://www.cdaction.pl/obrazki/DSC_0126_4b2c.JPG

[Igl85]

The controls in the E3 build are not final. It's currently using the Wallace & Gromit controls but that won't necessarily be the case in the final version. (Although it will be using direct control in some form.)

Oh, please dont use Wallace&Gromit controls. I only played the demo, but the controls were awful.

So, are you happy with the preorders so far? Do they greenlit the second season already :P

[GuyMontague]

@fire2box: I didn't know that! The only thing worse than spoilers are repeating them.

[The Morpher]

Wait... did the Voodoo ladies badge just say "What's she hiding?"

And the badge with monkey on it, say "What do they know?"

This is definitely going to be worth it!!

Oh, and those badges are awesome! I want them! I want them now!

[GuyMontague]

The controls in the E3 build are not final. It's currently using the Wallace & Gromit controls but that won't necessarily be the case in the final version. (Although it will be using direct control in some form.)

Thanks Emily! It's nice to know the devs are willing to compromise.

Personally, I would be just happy with direct control so long as I could also click anywhere the screen to move. If I need to use the keyboard to get to some locations, so be it.

[Weeblerjake]

Yeah, maybe a settings choice in the menu would be nice.

[xfinitex]

Is that Timmy the Monkey on the badge? I can't read the name.

[Weeblerjake]

Seems to start with an M, if you ask me.... but when I zoom in, it gets blurred.

[LuigiHann]

Those 3 rent-a-pirates look just close enough... Did you give them rough descriptions of Guybrush, Elaine and LeChuck?

[xfinitex]

Seems to start with an M, if you ask me.... but when I zoom in, it gets blurred.

I think it just says Monkeys. I hope Timmy the Monkey shows up.

[Hero1]

There's a great interview with Mike about ToMI on IGN for those interested..

Uhh, link?

http://video.ign.com/streaming/e3-2009/index.html?start=0&stop=383&show=0&ep=http%3A//cms001.slc1.qcn3.movenetworks.com/cms/publish/vod/vodclip/foxign/5573.qvt

[Jake]

I think it just says Monkeys. I hope Timmy the Monkey shows up.

The badge says "Monkeys: What do they know?"

Which can be read two different ways, I guess, whether or not your mind puts a "Pff," before it.

[Joe Newberry]

Thanks Emily! It's nice to know the devs are willing to compromise.

Personally, I would be just happy with direct control so long as I could also click anywhere the screen to move. If I need to use the keyboard to get to some locations, so be it.

That's what I'm leaning towards as well. I would be more tolerant if when I clicked to walk, out of habit, Guybrush would humor me and actually do so.

[hamzie]

Banana picker engage!!!!

[der_ketzer]

and LeChuck?

That is not Le Chuck! It is Mancomb Seepgood!
Google it if you don't know who the hell that is.

[LuigiHann]

That is not Le Chuck! It is Mancomb Seepgood!
Google it if you don't know who the hell that is.

Yeah, he does look more like Mancomb. But I can't help but picture the phone call to the Rent-a-pirate place...

"Ideally, we'd like to have a lanky, clean-shaven blondish pirate, a scary pirate with a big beard, and a lady pirate. If you could get us one of each of those, that'd be great..."

[MystMonkey]

I'm really loving all the news/media we're getting on ToMI and it's only the first week. It's so often when a game is announced and nothing is really shown. Even with this game coming out soon, we really are getting a nice dose and I'm appreciative of it. As well as in a whole new dimension of excitement :)

I saw the video on gamespot (http://e3.gamespot.com/video/6211381/) before and the dialogue choices (especially the sock one) had me ecstatic that MI humor is fully back. THIS is the kind of humor that made me love this series from the start :cool:

[Zomantic]

A bit OT, I think this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doublefine/3593952063/in/set-72157619241571392/) picture is great. What are those Moai Heads on Dave's badge? :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3593952063_70df388719.jpg?v=0

[Guybrush Threepwood]

That'll be from Sam & Max: Moai Better Blues (http://www.telltalegames.com/samandmax/moaibetterblues), Zomantic.

[Zomantic]

That'll be from Sam & Max: Moai Better Blues (http://www.telltalegames.com/samandmax/moaibetterblues), Zomantic.

Geez, I know... It was just to point it out. :rolleyes:

[Emily]

That's Dave's business card. We each have a Telltale character on the side. Mine is Max making a a cute face (from the part of Reality 2.0 where he says "I'm too young and pretty to die!")

[Tjibbbe]

Wow, is Tim really, really tall or is Dave really, really short? For some reason, I always thought it would be the other way around...

EDIT: Now that I look at it again, it looks like Dave is lifting Tim with his right arm. Amazing!

[Emily]

Wow, is Tim really, really tall or is Dave really, really short?

Little bit of both, I think. :)

[Todesreiter]

This week, several members of our team will be at E3 showing off Tales of Monkey Island, giving interviews, and subsisting on candy bars from the vending machine when the lunch lines turn out to be too long having a grand old time. And as a Tales of Monkey Island preorderer, we're going to let you in on the joys of being at E3 -- just like you were here with us!

Not sure what the web access will be like at the show, but we'll try to check in each day and let you guys know how it's going and where to look for Tales of Monkey Island coverage. I'll kick it off by saying that after a mostly uneventful flight, I arrived in LA and checked in to the hotel to find six boxes of Tales of Monkey Island buttons waiting for me. And that's only half the stash! The rest will be arriving tomorrow. We'll be handing them out at the show - hopefully in an amusing fashion. Watch later this week for pictures. 'Til then, here's a shot of the buttons, to tide you over...

http://files.telltalegames.com/blogs/e32009/monkey_buttons.jpg

I'm off to find some lunch (fully recognizing that this could be my last real meal for a week), then heading to the convention center to get our booth set up. First interview's tonight, with Adventure Gamers (http://www.adventuregamers.com), then the show officially opens tomorrow!

What`s about the Buttons... a set of them in every pre-order-box !!!

[Armakuni]

Those buttons are niiiiiice....

[Weeblerjake]

*cough*PUT*cough*
*cough*THEM*cough*
*cough*IN*cough*
*cough*THE*cough*
*cough*DVD*cough*

[LuigiHann]

*cough*PUT*cough*
*cough*THEM*cough*
*cough*IN*cough*
*cough*THE*cough*
*cough*DVD*cough*

Put them in the DVD? That seems like it'd hamper the DVD's ability to function properly

[LuTHieR]

*cough*PUT*cough*
*cough*THEM*cough*
*cough*IN*cough*
*cough*THE*cough*
*cough*DVD*cough*

I second that!

[Weeblerjake]

*cough*I second that!*cough*

All fixed.

[SRTie4k]

Can anyone read who this is?

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i229/Jodokall/mi5_mystery_char.jpg

Interesting, he seems to be a major character judging by his place in line on the button...

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i229/Jodokall/imprtnt_char.jpg

[LuTHieR]

All fixed.

Thanks :D

[Guybrush Threepwood]

SRTiek4k, I believe that to be the man that will occupy this lab (http://files.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland/talesofmi_lab_concept.jpg) and who takes a great interest in Guybrush's voodoo hand (I really don't think that's a spoiler, but just incase someone is touchy!).

[Skippy the Demon]

Can anyone read who this is?

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i229/Jodokall/mi5_mystery_char.jpg

All I can read is: I think H. Marquis De and the last word looks like Grog

[PSUnit]

I am excited for this. Definitely worth the preorder. Looked like it was a good time there at E3

[Leak]

All I can read is: I think H. Marquis De and the last word looks like Grog
More like "Il Marquis De Sage" instead of "Marquis De Sade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Sade)"... you know, then one person the S in the other S&M was named after...

Let me guess - crazy scientist person of the season?

np: Justus Köhncke - Was Ist Musik?

[Skippy the Demon]

More like "Il Marquis De Sage"

Yeah I zoomed in and I could tell it was "blank Marquis De blank" so I just sorta squinted my eyes and it looked like a H and the last part looked like Grog... kinda. But yeah he sorta looks like a scientist of some sort.

[Tim]

... and it looked like a H and the last part looked like Grog... kinda.

Dear lord, quit the drinkin' in broad daylight will ya! :p

On another note, seriously, buttons + pre-order box = happy faces :D

[Abel]

Don't know if anybody posted it but >here< (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-4kr9QP6Mk) you can see a 14 min interview and gameplayvideo, but if you don't want to see anything of the game before playing you should not watch it ;)

[ATMachine]

I think he's the Marquis de Singe... a pun on both the Marquis de Sade and the game title (singe means "monkey" in French.)

[Wicked Mouse]

Just reading through the inside jokes page of MI3 and had to chuckle at the Grim Fandango one, as it is a button saying "Ask me about Grim Fandango", like the buttons of the Telltale crew say "Ask me about Monkey Island" ;)

http://www.worldofmi.com/features/trivia/injokes.php?game=MI3&s=1

[LuigiHann]

Just reading through the inside jokes page of MI3 and had to chuckle at the Grim Fandango one, as it is a button saying "Ask me about Grim Fandango", like the buttons of the Telltale crew say "Ask me about Monkey Island" ;)

http://www.worldofmi.com/features/trivia/injokes.php?game=MI3&s=1

We may well see an "Ask Me About Sam & Max" button in-game at some point... unless I just ruined the joke prematurely

[hamzie]

We may well see an "Ask Me About Sam & Max" button in-game at some point... unless I just ruined the joke prematurely

your avatar ruins the day for me

[Emily]

I think he's the Marquis de Singe... a pun on both the Marquis de Sade and the game title (singe means "monkey" in French.)

Yep! You win.

[Joe Newberry]

Just reading through the inside jokes page of MI3 and had to chuckle at the Grim Fandango one, as it is a button saying "Ask me about Grim Fandango", like the buttons of the Telltale crew say "Ask me about Monkey Island" ;)

http://www.worldofmi.com/features/trivia/injokes.php?game=MI3&s=1

As much as I keep failing in my LucasArts/previous TTG trivia (having messed up "rope sack", forgotten the ending of Loom and the beginning of Escape from Monkey Island, etc.), I think I can firmly say that the "Ask me about..." button came even earlier, having originated in Secret of Monkey Island. Cobb, a character from Loom (there spelled Cob), is sitting at a table in the Scumm Bar with an "Ask me about Loom" button on his shirt. If you do in fact ask him about the game, he gives you a full ad pitch complete with a flashing notice that it's an advertisement.

[der_ketzer]

Don't know if anybody posted it but >here< (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-4kr9QP6Mk) you can see a 14 min interview and gameplayvideo

I can see unicorn figurines on one of those shops (3:15-3:22)! Are the "Do you want to rub my horn"-Jokes from bright side of the moon back?:D

[Silverwolfpet]

How did the people react when you announced ToMI? Were they excited? Or, did most of them try to figure out what the hell that means...?

[Private Public]

As much as I keep failing in my LucasArts/previous TTG trivia (having messed up "rope sack", forgotten the ending of Loom and the beginning of Escape from Monkey Island, etc.), I think I can firmly say that the "Ask me about..." button came even earlier, having originated in Secret of Monkey Island. Cobb, a character from Loom (there spelled Cob), is sitting at a table in the Scumm Bar with an "Ask me about Loom" button on his shirt. If you do in fact ask him about the game, he gives you a full ad pitch complete with a flashing notice that it's an advertisement.

Thank god someone finally said it. That's the third time I've seen the pin gag get applied to the Grim Fandango badge, instead of the Loom badge which the GF badge was a reference to. You'd almost think some of these youngsters hadn't played Monkey Island 1, as it was one of the more prominent and memorable jokes of the game. They'll see for themselves by buying the upcoming HD version of it though I hope :)

[Wicked Mouse]

Thank god someone finally said it. That's the third time I've seen the pin gag get applied to the Grim Fandango badge, instead of the Loom badge which the GF badge was a reference to. You'd almost think some of these youngsters hadn't played Monkey Island 1, as it was one of the more prominent and memorable jokes of the game. They'll see for themselves by buying the upcoming HD version of it though I hope :)I don't know if the age of 28 is considered a "youngster", but at that time I wasn't too much into the computer game world and only snatched off some games from friends that I liked to play. Internet was still considered a rare commodity. I never heard about Monkey Island for years after. The first time I could really enjoy it was with Curse and I'll definately pick up the SE. Hopefully they will do the same to 2, making the switch between original and re-edited version just as seemless.

[Dionysus]

I will admit: Telltale--you guys really took the cake at E3 this year. All other announcements seem like pure jokes compared to this. I haven't been this pumped in years about a game!

Now this is/was the kind of stuff that I expect at E3.

[Lena_P]

I don't know if the age of 28 is considered a "youngster", but at that time I wasn't too much into the computer game world and only snatched off some games from friends that I liked to play. Internet was still considered a rare commodity. I never heard about Monkey Island for years after. The first time I could really enjoy it was with Curse and I'll definately pick up the SE. Hopefully they will do the same to 2, making the switch between original and re-edited version just as seemless.

Wouldn't you have been 9 when The Secret of Monkey Island came out? I think that qualifies as a youngster. Not dissing you; I was 7 at the time myself, and I first saw the game only a year or two ago. Hey, I got to it late, but at least I got to it! Do you think that the secret of monkey island might actually be a weight gain formula for pigs? I mean, he is Guybrush Threepwood after all. (Okay, those last two sentences are a bit obscure, but Goshd@rnit, I'm a third generation Wodehouse fan. I've got to make a Blandings Castle reference!)

[der_ketzer]

I will admit: Telltale--you guys really took the cake at E3 this year. All other announcements seem like pure jokes compared to this. I haven't been this pumped in years about a game!
I have nothing to add. After the announcement by Lucasarts/Telltale the rest of the E3 was unimportant. A Monkey Island Game. No actually more games then you can count on one metal-hook this year.
:eek:

[Silverwolfpet]

Tee-Hee! That Secret of Monkey Island IS the fact that they were making ToMI. :p And we didn't know about it.

[Lena_P]

Tee-Hee! That Secret of Monkey Island IS the fact that they were making ToMI. :p And we didn't know about it.

Wow, Ron Gilbert really thinks ahead!

[Wicked Mouse]

What about a "Blog" on the 'secret' forums? :) Giving us a bit of an insight of how things go at TTG, like how to develop a character from idea to drawing, from drawing to computer, from static computer model to animated interactive figure. Writing the story, how the ideas are involved. You know.. "making-of" stuff, to feed us with regular information the coming month :)


Btw I can't help but to think of Postman Pat with Dave's pictures =)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3593952063_70df388719.jpg?v=0
http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/images/2006/02/06/pat_350x250.jpg

[Lena_P]

Postman Pat? Hmm, now that you mention it, Grossman is supposed to have a slight obsession with paperwork ... is that what he was really doing when he was still a freelancer?

[Joe Newberry]

[...]
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3593952063_70df388719.jpg?v=0


After someone else suggested it, all I keep seeing in this picture is Dave Grossman performing some kind of feat of strength like this:
http://www.andrethegiant.com/images/pictures/a8.jpg

[Silverwolfpet]

I've never had the chance to go to E3. How did you announce Monkey Island there?

[Arodin]

Don't know if anybody posted it but >here< (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-4kr9QP6Mk) you can see a 14 min interview and gameplayvideo, but if you don't want to see anything of the game before playing you should not watch it ;)

Nice, I hadn't seen this. I like the graphic for the inventory UI they show at around the 8:30 mark.

[Lena_P]

After someone else suggested it, all I keep seeing in this picture is Dave Grossman performing some kind of feat of strength like this:
http://www.andrethegiant.com/images/pictures/a8.jpg

Thanks. Now I can't stop imagining Tim Schafer all oiled up and lumpy in an Andre the Giant costume. (Not that he's as lumpy as Andre the Giant was. Um, I love you Tim! Really!)
Hey, does the Marquis de Singe remind anyone else of Dave Grossman? I don't know, seeing him in that Gamespot video with Mike Stemmle, Grossman is like, this close to the Marquis. Marquis d' Horloge perhaps?

[Dave Grossman]

Wow, is Tim really, really tall or is Dave really, really short? For some reason, I always thought it would be the other way around...

EDIT: Now that I look at it again, it looks like Dave is lifting Tim with his right arm. Amazing!

Tim is a fairly ordinary size, though I think in that picture he might be wearing some kind of towering Gene Simmons rock-and-roll uberboots. They make you do some weird stuff at E3 to promote your game (I don't even want to talk about Day of the Tentacle).

I, on the other hand, am indeed fairly small - less than five and a half feet from stem to stern. But I'm much larger on the inside. I'm like the Tardis of game design.

[corruptbiggins]

(I don't even want to talk about Day of the Tentacle)

You can't say stuff like that and not explain it!

[Dave Grossman]

They don't say if Murray the talking skull is in the game, yet they say LeChuck turns into a human. WTH?

Really, which is the bigger spoiler?

I generally don't mind spoiling something that happens in the first five minutes of the series. Where it goes from there is what's interesting.

[Dave Grossman]

You can't say stuff like that and not explain it!

Well, there was this bucket of "tentacle slime," made out of who knows what, and we had to... no, I'm sorry, it's too painful, my therapist wouldn't want me to go on.

[esteban]

Just reading through the inside jokes page of MI3 and had to chuckle at the Grim Fandango one, as it is a button saying "Ask me about Grim Fandango", like the buttons of the Telltale crew say "Ask me about Monkey Island" ;)

http://www.worldofmi.com/features/trivia/injokes.php?game=MI3&s=1

It was completely misunderstood in the french version with a "Demandez-moi tout sur le fandango" (Ask me everything about the fandango"... When Grim Fandango was available, I had never done the link...

[Pantagruel's Friend]

They make you do some weird stuff at E3 to promote your game (I don't even want to talk about Day of the Tentacle).


Oh my. Some people here have quite vivid imaginations, you know :eek:

Honestly, though. I'm reading this in the morning, and it was a well needed hearty laugh :)

[Lena_P]

Well, there was this bucket of "tentacle slime," made out of who knows what, and we had to... no, I'm sorry, it's too painful, my therapist wouldn't want me to go on.

Did they have to order that specially from Japan? (Kids, if you're looking at Sailor Moon fanart, and some if it is labeled "NSFW" just back away slowly. Trust me.)
Therapy, it does a psyche good.

[Lena_P]

I, on the other hand, am indeed fairly small - less than five and a half feet from stem to stern. But I'm much larger on the inside. I'm like the Tardis of game design.

See, I don't think of less than five and half feet tall as "fairly small", seeing how I'm just an inch and half over five feet, you giant. Besides, the best things come in small packages; diamonds, cell phones, Max, dynamite, etc.

[Joe Newberry]

I'm like the Tardis of game design.

Is that why you haven't seemed to age in all these years? Is your Chameleon Circuit broken?

[Tjibbbe]

But I'm much larger on the inside. I'm like the Tardis of game design.

You're not sneakily hinting at this little thing, are you?

http://mixnmojo.com/php/news/showfile.php?id=3432&category=telltale

[Chevluh]

It was completely misunderstood in the french version with a "Demandez-moi tout sur le fandango" (Ask me everything about the fandango"... When Grim Fandango was available, I had never done the link...
Actually, it was "le fandango noir", the black fandango, but black can also have the grim sense, so it could have been a potential french title for the game, even though it wasn't.

[Dave Grossman]

Is that why you haven't seemed to age in all these years? Is your Chameleon Circuit broken?

Dick Clark painted a portrait of me, which is aging in my place. It's not pretty.

I was out with Emily and Lindsay one night during E3, and we all got carded. Once upon a time that was annoying, now it's a compliment.

[Azure]

Don't know if anybody posted it but >here< you can see a 14 min interview and gameplayvideo, but if you don't want to see anything of the game before playing you should not watch it

Wow those are extraordinarily long questions. Though I am happy to see inventory combining back, there are a few moments in Strongbad in particular where I was getting extraordinarily confused as I wanted to use things I had on other things.:)

[Ignatius]

Lets not forget about those buttons....

[GuyMontague]

You're not sneakily hinting at this little thing, are you?

http://mixnmojo.com/php/news/showfile.php?id=3432&category=telltale

I would very play that.

Edit: Now that I think about it, they've already given a big nod to The Doctor with "Chariots of the Dogs" haven't they?

[Laserkid]

A Telltale Doctor Who game? Sign me up! :D

Hope theres more fact then rumor to that.

[Joe Newberry]

A Telltale Doctor Who game? Sign me up! :D

Hope theres more fact then rumor to that.

Seconded! That'd be awesome, especially if it was point and click only. Get in touch with the BBC and make this happen. Any living Doctor is fine with me, but it might be nice to give the 6th Doctor a chance to redeem himself some more the way the Big Finish audioplays have.

Doctor Who just screams episodic adventure...I'm not sure why.

[Emily]

How did the people react when you announced ToMI? Were they excited?

People were very excited! Everyone I met with at E3 was twitching to some extent. (And not just because we were at a video game show.)

Okay, there was one guy who, when I asked if he'd ever played Monkey Island, replied, "I think my brother played part of one of them, and I might have watched him, once."

But everyone else was super stoked. :D

[der_ketzer]

People were very excited! Everyone I met with at E3 was twitching to some extent. (And not just because we were at a video game show.)

Okay, there was one guy who, when I asked if he'd ever played Monkey Island, replied, "I think my brother played part of one of them, and I might have watched him, once."

But everyone else was super stoked. :D

I think I would have kissed your feet if I had been there.

[Will]

I think I would have kissed your feet if I had been there.

Clearly you've never been to E3. No amount of money in the world would get me to kiss the feet of someone who has been walking around the convention center floor for 3 days.

[Dave Grossman]

How did the people react when you announced ToMI? Were they excited? Or, did most of them try to figure out what the hell that means...?

People were very excited! Everyone I met with at E3 was twitching to some extent. (And not just because we were at a video game show.)

Okay, there was one guy who, when I asked if he'd ever played Monkey Island, replied, "I think my brother played part of one of them, and I might have watched him, once."

But everyone else was super stoked. :D

Emily and I were showing the game to some folks in a semi-public area, and a guy walked by behind us who hadn't seen the announcement yet, and he saw the desktop of the laptop that said "Tales of Monkey Island" on it. He stopped and stared, and then the dialog went something like this:

GUY: Is that a new Monkey Island game?
ME: Yep!
GUY: No!
ME: Yes, it is.
GUY: You're kidding!
ME: Nope, not kidding. New monkeys!
GUY: No way, you're kidding me!
ME: No, I'm not. We're making a Monkey Island series. We're demoing it right now.
GUY: Really?
ME: Yes.
GUY: It's not a put-on?
ME: Nope, it's a Monkey Island series.
GUY: Really?
ME: Yes.
GUY: Wow, that's great!
ME: Yes.
(Exit Guy.)

[Silverwolfpet]

Hee-hee-hee!
My brother didn't believe me at first. He thought I was pulling a prank on him. Then I showed him some gameplay and he said something like: "Finally! What took them so long?!"
I bet the feeling that you guys felt was undescribeable. Oh, I wish I could've been there!

[Sheepbrush]

Hee-hee-hee!
My brother didn't believe me at first. He thought I was pulling a prank on him. Then I showed him some gameplay and he said something like: "Finally! What took them so long?!"
I bet the feeling that you guys felt was undescribeable. Oh, I wish I could've been there!

My brother reacted like your one:

Me: DUDE! A new Monkey Island game was just announced!
Brother: No way, dude...
Me: Way
Brother: ...:eek:
Me: Come look at the computer
Brother: Oh me geeaod (in the true pronouncement of Cartman)

And his been Cartman-ish since that moment, I'm so proud of him. :D

[Wicked Mouse]

Emily and I were showing the game to some folks in a semi-public area, and a guy walked by behind us who hadn't seen the announcement yet, and he saw the desktop of the laptop that said "Tales of Monkey Island" on it. He stopped and stared, and then the dialog went something like this:

GUY: Is that a new Monkey Island game?
ME: Yep!
GUY: No!
ME: Yes, it is.
GUY: You're kidding!
ME: Nope, not kidding. New monkeys!
GUY: No way, you're kidding me!
ME: No, I'm not. We're making a Monkey Island series. We're demoing it right now.
GUY: Really?
ME: Yes.
GUY: It's not a put-on?
ME: Nope, it's a Monkey Island series.
GUY: Really?
ME: Yes.
GUY: Wow, that's great!
ME: Yes.
(Exit Guy.)

LOL! :D Awesomely memorable moment!

[Silverwolfpet]

I'm so proud of him. :D

I'm proud of my little brother too! Now, he sits quietly in a corner, drooling and mumbling from time to time "July 7th"... Waiting is not one of his virtues.

[Weeblerjake]

Lol, I got all excited because I thought it was being released on June 7th. I was very disappointed that day. XD

[Emily]

Here's some of the press that came out of our E3 adventure:

GameSpy (http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/tales-of-monkey-island/992742p1.html)
GamePro (http://www.gamepro.com/article/previews/210729/tales-of-monkey-island-preview/)
Wired Blog (http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/06/tales-of-monkey-island/)
Destructoid (http://www.destructoid.com/preview-tales-of-monkey-island-135941.phtml)
G4 Preview (http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/696155/The-Secret-Of-Monkey-Island-Special-Edition-and-Tales-Of-Monkey-Island-Impressions.html) | G4 Mike Stemmle Interview (http://g4tv.com/videos/38907/Hands-On-Monkey-Island-E3-Game-Previews-/) | G4 Video (http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/696245/Tales-of-Monkey-Island-Launch-of-the-Screaming-Narwhal-E3-2009-HD-Gameplay.html)
Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/5279040/telltale-tells-tales-of-monkey-island)
Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/08/some-original-voice-cast-returning-to-monkey-island/)
IGN Preview (http://pc.ign.com/articles/990/990268p1.html) | IGN Mike Stemmle Interview (http://video.ign.com/streaming/e3-2009/index.html?start=0&stop=383&show=0&ep=http%3A//cms001.slc1.qcn3.movenetworks.com/cms/publish/vod/vodclip/foxign/5573.qvt)

I have a few other pictures on my camera, too, haven't had a chance to upload them yet...

[Tjibbbe]

That first pirate Guybrush talks to in that G4-video (not counting the one behind the door), is that the voice of Harry from the Sam & Max-games?

[hamzie]

I was talking to me mate ricky C.. talking about the special edition MI.. and i go hopefully this means MI5 will be released quickly... i google mi5 just as i would every 2 - 3 months.. and there was the orgasmic feeling.. blood rush... everything

WO WA WE WA

Me: Bro NEW MONKEY ISLAND IS COMING OUT
brother: cool. when
me: july 7
end convo

[Silverwolfpet]

Lol, I got all excited because I thought it was being released on June 7th. I was very disappointed that day. XD

Same was my brother.

Bro: WHERE IS IT??
Me: What?
Bro: Monkey Island! It's the 7th of June!
Me: And?
Bro: You promised that you'll get it! Where is it?
Me: Dude, relax, they release it on the 7th of JULY.
Bro: OH!...Oh....oh....ok

[Wicked Mouse]

lol, glad I got the correct date in my head from the start :p

[Gryffalio]

http://store.lucasarts.com/catalog/category.xml?category_id=1301488

They have buttons! T-shirts and Posters!!!!

Unfortunately, LucasArts' designers working on Guybrush seem to be terminally in a bad stoned experience. :-(

Telltale should put "Home of the real Monkey Island developers" under their logo... then again that'd probably lose them the franchise, so maybe bad idea :p

Btw I think the resident-pirate with the black beard on post #61 is Brian Blessed in a time-warp. ;)

[Jexxer]

Btw I think the resident-pirate with the black beard on post #61 is Brian Blessed in a time-warp. ;)

That was my first thought exactly! In my head I keep hearing him shouting about killing Turks.

I misread the release date as June 7th, and as a result thought I was getting the best birthday gift EVER (mine's the 5th).

[hplikelike]

Could you have a Table of Contents on the first post like you did with the Q&A with Dominic Armato?

[Mysterysheep]

Is the cursor in the demo just placeholder?

[Lena_P]

Wow, is everyone waiting for this with their brother? After I read the announcement I skyped my brother (we're not currently on the same continent :( ) and told him to check out Telltale's website. He already had it up on his desktop, pointed to the other screen and said, "It's not April Fools." I'm just glad the first game is coming out in July so we can play together while he's here on vacation! It'll be like when we were kids, only since I'm the one who pre-ordered I'll finally be the one holding the mouse bwa ha ha!

[Laserkid]

I don't have a brother, but did go insane sharing it with my roomate, and also my best friend.

It was well timed as my roomate is a monkey island newb and I was already in mid education with him (we were about a quarter of the way through CMI at that point) - so pretty much everyone (myself included) were excited as hell. My website had a topic on it on the forums there, so I went and posted the trailer on the frontpage. Yeah...you could say I told everyone I knew. xD

[Lena_P]

My brother is actually "educating" is his best friend from uni in the ways of geekery as well. He will hopefully use that free episode code I gave him wisely and well. Spread the love, right?

[serweet]

My brothers a million miles away in the curséd south, but as soon as I found out he received probably the worlds best text.
We're loving it.

[Wicked Mouse]

I'll be sharing it with my girl. Hopefully she will like it :) She will be coming to visit me 3 days after launch :)

[Secret Fawful]

I'm sharing my copy with....ME! It's mine! All mine! And nobody else can touch it! Bwahahahhahaha! AHAHAHA! *thunder and lightning*

[Gryffalio]

I'm sharing my copy with....ME! It's mine! All mine! And nobody else can touch it! Bwahahahhahaha! AHAHAHA! *thunder and lightning*

Murray stole your keyboard again? How did he use the keys though? Hmmm...

[Laserkid]

Foolish Mortal! Murray, The awesome and evil demonic skull, needs no hands when he can simply jump his head on the keyboard!

Granted, he needs an extra sized keyboard to accomplish this. BUT IT IS AN EVIL OVERSIZED KEYBOARD! MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[AndyBundy]

BUT IT IS AN EVIL OVERSIZED KEYBOARD! MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
And the M's U's W's A' and H's are VERY EVIL LETTERS. MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Lena_P]

Monkey Island, it brings out the seven year old in all of us. You know what's weird? When my mom was a kid, she never wanted to be a pirate. Can you imagine? I still love her though.

[Gryffalio]

Monkey Island, it brings out the seven year old in all of us. You know what's weird? When my mom was a kid, she never wanted to be a pirate. Can you imagine? I still love her though.

They must have all had such meager existences. No Monkey Island, no Murray, not even high-speed broadband :rolleyes:

[RobD]

I wouldn't have anything if I didn't always want to be a pirate, and later (after seeing Star Wars at aged 7) a space pirate.

Pirate is even on my real business cards as one of the many services I offer. :D

[Gryffalio]

Pirate is even on my real business cards as one of the many services I offer. :D

You wouldn't happen to work for a major bank by any chance? :-)

[playclever]

Monkey Island, it brings out the seven year old in all of us. You know what's weird? When my mom was a kid, she never wanted to be a pirate. Can you imagine? I still love her though.

Does she want to be a pirate now? That's all that's important.

[Will]

Monkey Island, it brings out the seven year old in all of us. You know what's weird? When my mom was a kid, she never wanted to be a pirate. Can you imagine? I still love her though.

Your mom seems a little too practical to have wanted to be a pirate. I'm guessing she would make a better ninja.

[Lena_P]

Your mom seems a little too practical to have wanted to be a pirate. I'm guessing she would make a better ninja.

Actually, she wanted to be more like an astronaut, which is why she studied physics and astronomy in college. Yet she somehow ended up in EDP instead, which is called IT now? I think? So yeah, when I was eight I wanted to be Jim Hawkins from Treasure Island, and she wanted to be Kip Russell from Have Spacesuit Will Travel. My mom is actually a bigger Geek than I am.

[Ignatius]

I also wanted to be an astronaut! Tell your mom a guy form the internet says hi. Although i didnt study physics (too dumb).

Even after playing Monkey Island, pirates werent really my thing. Until i got older, and the whole thing of "get drunk and stole women" started to make sense. That drove my attention.

[Laserkid]

When I was growing up I wanted to be a Jedi. Either that, or He-Man.

>.<

[Lena_P]

Lena’s mom here, to set the record straight. I did not want to be an astronaut, but I did sort of want to go into space, preferably without being hijacked like Kip Russell. But you got pretty close, Will. While I never actually wanted to be a Ninja, I did earn a green belt in Tae Kwon Do at SF State, but far too long ago to be a danger now.

[Gryffalio]

When I was growing up I wanted to be the PM (i'm English) and then I got really politically active at uni and realised all the political parties sucked and were incompetent so decided to just get drunk, which as Ignatius mentioned, kinda fits in well with Pirating. ;)

In fact i'm off to Somalia to show 'em how it's really done :)

[Silverwolfpet]

I tied up one of my not-knowing-about-Monkey-Island-friends to a chair and played throught CMI and showing him the major cut-scenes in SMI, MI2 and EMI. Now he likes it too. Yay. Brainwashing is fun! :D

[AndyBundy]

Whoever I showed MI1 and MI2 before, said:"I wouldn't play it because of the graphics and the interface." But they still had fun with the dialogues and that's what counted these days, though the graphics were nearly high-end at that time. Today too many developers think of astonishing graphical effects while leaving the concept of gameplay and fun in game way behind. You know that the developers had no fun programming if you don't see anything funny and original on screen (ingame). Sometimes jokes are created while working and you think:"Man if other people would've been here, they sure had something to laugh." Developers can use visuals to recreate a similiar situation. If you only talk about the situation half the fun goes away because you have to imagine the situation plus the reason why it's funny.

[Silverwolfpet]

I trully agree with you. Honeslty, I played fangames based upon Monkey Island that were better than anything new on the market at this moment (except ToMI :p). I actually bought a playstation 2 console, so that I can play old games that were based upon gameplay, rather than graphics.
Off-Topic: Sly Cooper rulz.

[Leak]

Your mom seems a little too practical to have wanted to be a pirate. I'm guessing she would make a better ninja.
Actually, I meant to ask this for some time already - will there be ninjas in ToMI? Or will Guybrush be touched by His Noodly Appendage? :D

np: Tosca - Fluss (Session 9) (Dehli9 (Disc 2))

[Silverwolfpet]

Ninjas?? In ToMI?? Hmmm...
Maybe...Monkey Ninjas! That would be...umm..lame.
How about Ninja Murray! Muahahahahahaha! With the famous "Fire-Monkey Kick"...ummm...using his forehead!

[hamzie]

any new gameplay videos?

[Jake]

any new gameplay videos?

We'll have more stuff for you before the game's out, don't worry.

[Scapetti]

We'll have more stuff for you before the game's out, don't worry.

Phew, for a second I misread that as "when" the game's out... What a relief XD

[Emily]

That first pirate Guybrush talks to in that G4-video (not counting the one behind the door), is that the voice of Harry from the Sam & Max-games?

Yes. :)

[Wicked Mouse]

We'll have more stuff for you before the game's out, don't worry.

W00t! \o/

[Silverwolfpet]

We'll have more stuff for you before the game's out, don't worry.

Do you have the stuff now?

How 'bout now?

Is now okay?






Now?

[MagooChris]

I wonder if we may also get to hear the lines again: "I'm selling these fine leather jackets"... ah the fun of ooo I know that from this game... (OT: Just like a few moments from S&M when you recognise something from the old game)

I just realised it's still 13 days till the release... I don't know that I will last that long...

My question tho, is why only the Wii? SMI:SE is on 360 so why not ToMI?

[Jake]

Do you have the stuff now?

How 'bout now?

Is now okay?






Now?


You didn't see this?

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/6/3/4/5/1/4/ss_preview_talesofmi_guybrush_monkey.jpg.jpg

... or this?

http://vip.telltalegames.com/files/monkeyisland/chaptersc_thumb.jpg (http://vip.telltalegames.com/files/monkeyisland/chaptersc.jpg)

You gotta spend more time digging around the private forum! :)

[Silverwolfpet]

^ Heeeeeeey! No fair! I was sleeping! stupid time difference...region...thing
Those look great! And I AM doing a lot of digging here! I'm a VIP - Very Important Pirate, comes with shovel, gun and Indy Whip, BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED.
Also, today I'm going to finish a little surprise for everybody, including you guys at TTG. So, make sure YOU will be doing some good digging, matey! For I shall post it only once! Bwahahahahaha-haha-ha-ha? mmyeah. Thanks. :)

[Gryffalio]

So, make sure YOU will be doing some good digging, matey! For I shall post it only once! Bwahahahahaha-haha-ha-ha? mmyeah. Thanks. :)

Gone insane? I shall name thee Hamlet :)

[Jexxer]

Eeeee! AWESOME!

Is it July 7th yet? Is it now? What about now?

(Amazing how one and a half screenshots can affect me so...)

[Planeforger]

You didn't see this?
... or this?



Woo! Chapter screens! :)
...and monkies...labotomising Threepwood! Finally!

[Silverwolfpet]

Gone insane? I shall name thee Hamlet :)

hee-hee-hee! By the way, I allready posted it. Hint: on the questions for Dom thread. :)

[hplikelike]

I love the Punch-Out product placement; how much did you get paid for that (or is it just a requirement for ToMI to be on WiiWare)? :D

Seriously, that's a good game.

[Emily]

My question tho, is why only the Wii? SMI:SE is on 360 so why not ToMI?

Well, we're doing Wallace & Gromit and Sam & Max on XBLA right now. We try to spread the love around.

[Laserschwert]

Then you should spread it to Playstation Network... c'mooo-hoooon!!

[SurplusGamer]

Is there any chance of getting a non-eurogamey version of that screenshot? I'd quite like to use an unbranded version in a post I have going up tonight and would rather not crop it.

[hplikelike]

What about the three other pics during the interveiw?

[Jexxer]

...and monkies...labotomising Threepwood! Finally!

I figure that they're planning to full-on Clockwork Orange him. :p

[hamzie]

Woo TomI just leaked online

no wait

thats .. to do with leighton meester

nm

[Ivo Robotnik]

hmmm...TomI..hmmm...finaly...Monkeys!!

[thatdude98]

HOLY COW! Those buttons are awesome. I have to agree. You should reward us preorderers with something like that. If I'm behind, sorry... just preordered yesterday...

[thatdude98]

NOT PUTTING ME IN THE GAME? FOOLISH MORTALS! Someday I will ROLL through the gates of heck with your head all upon pikes! BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Sorry, Murray insisted on stealing the keyboard... he bit me... ow... :(

[LuigiHann]

NOT PUTTING ME IN THE GAME? FOOLISH MORTALS! Someday I will ROLL through the gates of heck with your head all upon pikes! BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Sorry, Murray insisted on stealing the keyboard... he bit me... ow... :(

How can he type with boxing gloves on ?

[Mromson]

HOLY COW! Those buttons are awesome. I have to agree. You should reward us preorderers with something like that. If I'm behind, sorry... just preordered yesterday...

Welcome to the cool club. :D

[thatdude98]

How can he type with boxing gloves on ?

I think he said something about a skeleton arm...? Yeah, I remember now... his exact words were, "Hey! I CAN use the skeleton arm with that!" :eek:

[thatdude98]

Welcome to the cool club. :D

Yay! I'm not an extreme monkey fan who stays at home waiting impatiently for TMI to come out! I'm a cool extreme monkey fan who stays at home waiting impatiently for TMI to come out!

[Lena_P]

Yay! I'm not an extreme monkey fan who stays at home waiting impatiently for TMI to come out! I'm a cool extreme monkey fan who stays at home waiting impatiently for TMI to come out!

Is there any other kind?