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Wolfstar27 · 12/05/2009, 06:29 am

Hi friends of the Monkey Island world, just did a random search on ebay for anything Monkey Island related, and funny enough i came across this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MakeTrack=true

its "The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition" on PC DVD, ive been searching through the net and cant locate a copy in a retail store..so i was wondering if anybody knows about this and if its actually a retail copy of the game?

many thanks

Amit

*Icedhope* · 12/05/2009, 06:31 am

No it is not Legit, lucasarts hasn't confirmed a DVD. The only way to get the game, is to dl it from Steam and or Xbox Live.

Wolfstar27 · 12/05/2009, 06:43 am

Yeah i know, ive got the game off steam, and xbox live and also on my iphone,(as you can see how much of a geek i am lol) but it baffeled me when i saw that ebay listing

monkey_05_06 · 12/05/2009, 07:07 am

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Hello. I know, I'm a newbie on Ebay and most of You Guys don't trust me.

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So don't hesitate, buy with confidence. I'm not here to cheat anybody!

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game is brand new, sealed and authentic, but it don't have paper manual and dvd-key for online services

Sealed, but without the "paper manual"...

Yeah this guy seems totally legit...

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Other than this thread Googling "secret of monkey island" "special edition" +dvd just turned up a bunch of dead links, press releases (mentioning Steam and XBLA but no DVD), and torrent sites.

MusicallyInspired · 12/05/2009, 07:17 am

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Originally Posted by Icedhope

No it is not Legit, lucasarts hasn't confirmed a DVD. The only way to get the game, is to dl it from Steam and or Xbox Live.

That's not true......you can also get it from Direct2Drive.

Also, the cover art is made by a fan (replaced Guybrush face).

FitzoliverJ · 12/05/2009, 07:21 am

The listing also says

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This is an OEM game for market of Eastern Europe

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Now, I'm perfectly willing to believe that Lucasarts might have sold an English/Russian edition on disc in Eastern Europe, and that somebody on ebay in Turkey might have bought it. But "OEM" stands for "original equipment manufacturer". If you buy a computer chip off Intel and ask them not to write "Intel" on it so you can sell it with your own brand, that's OEM. I doubt that Lucasarts would be prepared to flog their games to wholesalers as though the wholesalers were publishers....

I assume one of youse guys has tipped ebay the wink that the goods are iffy?

MusicallyInspired · 12/05/2009, 07:27 am

Like I said, the cover art is a fanmade variation. It's not sanctioned by LucasArts. Actually, an interesting tidbit was when it was first released (or about to be released) on XBox the news item icon on the NXE menu was using the fanmade art. A guy on the MixnMojo forums took a picture of it. Pretty neat. That was Microsoft's fault though. There's no way LucasArts would make the same mistake.

Farlander · 12/05/2009, 07:28 am

No, it's not legit. LucasArts never officialy released any Monkey Island game on the Russian market. It's, NeoGame's I suppose, bootleg pirate copy with a, most likely, PROMT-like (or other computer translating programm) translation (of very low quality, that is).

Secret Fawful · 12/05/2009, 07:43 am

It's too bad it's not real. LucasArts really does need to go retail with the game, and Telltale needs to go retail with Tales. Get the word of Monkeys out to the public!

xChri5x · 12/05/2009, 07:45 am

The fan art puts the lucasarts version to shame

Secret Fawful · 12/05/2009, 07:49 am

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Originally Posted by xChri5x

The fan art puts the lucasarts version to shame

Hah. Only by a few pixels.

Wolfstar27 · 12/05/2009, 07:53 am

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Originally Posted by Secret Fawful

It's too bad it's not real. LucasArts really does need to go retail with the game, and Telltale needs to go retail with Tales. Get the word of Monkeys out to the public!

to be honest i do think Telltales will release a retail copy, they did do one with sam & max on wii and pc, thats how i first found out about season one in the UK

Bobbin · 12/05/2009, 07:57 am

I can't believe nobody pointed out that it says, "RP", instead of, "E10+".

Thriftweed Fancy Pants · 12/05/2009, 08:09 am

It's got 3 bids...

Let's say someone receives this in the mail and realizes it's not "authentic" (like it's advertised to be). Can the buyer return the merchandise to the seller and get his money back? Does he file a complaint with eBay? What are the options at that point?

der_ketzer · 12/05/2009, 08:42 am

as you can see on the cover it's a version for the russian market with a crappy russian dub and propably no support for other languages. He states it has the english version included but I doubt it.
But if you really want it on disc so badly go for it....

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Originally Posted by monkey_05_06

Sealed, but without the "paper manual"...

That guy is and this version is. On the russian market.
There is no manual so there is non included either and there is no online key that you could use to register this version with any online downloading service that offers this game.

Eduardo · 12/05/2009, 10:17 am

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Originally Posted by FitzoliverJ

The listing also says .
But "OEM" stands for "original equipment manufacturer". If you buy a computer chip off Intel and ask them not to write "Intel" on it so you can sell it with your own brand, that's OEM. I doubt that Lucasarts would be prepared to flog their games to wholesalers as though the wholesalers were publishers....

OEM is also used to refer to software that comes when you buy a particular piece of hardware. I remember getting with (I think) my Voodoo graphics card an OEM version of Half-Life.

punkmario · 12/05/2009, 11:03 am

an OEM version of Monkey island would be pretty sweet though, if i bought a new graphics card or processor and found that bundled under a bit of cardboard in the back of the box, id be dancing round like a freaking fangirl!

but seriously though, piracy is bad, just get a steam account, it not as evil as everyone makes it out to be honest....

jannar85 · 12/06/2009, 12:08 pm

I got steam, and the only game I've purchased there is MI1.

Wolfstar27 · 12/06/2009, 12:14 pm

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Originally Posted by jannar85

I got steam, and the only game I've purchased there is MI1.

yeah same here, but it doesnt play properly on my pc, its sooo slow...but the iphone version plays just as good

Thespis · 12/06/2009, 06:33 pm

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Originally Posted by Wolfstar27

yeah same here, but it doesnt play properly on my pc, its sooo slow.

Switch to the classic version, then hit the + button until it can't go higher. That will speed up the text, which in turn speeds up the voice lines when you switch back to the SI version.

EDIT: I am assuming you're talking about how slow the voices are, if not ignore my advice.

12/05/2009, 06:29 am	#1
Wolfstar27 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 374	The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition on PC DVD...is it legit??? Hi friends of the Monkey Island world, just did a random search on ebay for anything Monkey Island related, and funny enough i came across this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MakeTrack=true its "The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition" on PC DVD, ive been searching through the net and cant locate a copy in a retail store..so i was wondering if anybody knows about this and if its actually a retail copy of the game? many thanks Amit

12/05/2009, 06:31 am	#2
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12/05/2009, 07:57 am	#13
Bobbin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 111	I can't believe nobody pointed out that it says, "RP", instead of, "E10+". Last edited by Bobbin; 12/06/2009 at 01:13 pm.

12/06/2009, 12:08 pm	#18
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12/05/2009, 06:43 am	#3
Wolfstar27 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 374	Yeah i know, ive got the game off steam, and xbox live and also on my iphone,(as you can see how much of a geek i am lol) but it baffeled me when i saw that ebay listing

12/05/2009, 07:28 am	#8
Farlander Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,179	No, it's not legit. LucasArts never officialy released any Monkey Island game on the Russian market. It's, NeoGame's I suppose, bootleg pirate copy with a, most likely, PROMT-like (or other computer translating programm) translation (of very low quality, that is).

12/05/2009, 07:45 am	#10
xChri5x Marketplace Reality Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: GTA, Ontario Posts: 1,629	The fan art puts the lucasarts version to shame

12/05/2009, 08:09 am	#14
Thriftweed Fancy Pants Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 713	It's got 3 bids... Let's say someone receives this in the mail and realizes it's not "authentic" (like it's advertised to be). Can the buyer return the merchandise to the seller and get his money back? Does he file a complaint with eBay? What are the options at that point?

12/05/2009, 11:03 am	#17
punkmario Mighty Sandwhich Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: i live in wales in the UK, its pretty dire over here, Posts: 48	an OEM version of Monkey island would be pretty sweet though, if i bought a new graphics card or processor and found that bundled under a bit of cardboard in the back of the box, id be dancing round like a freaking fangirl! but seriously though, piracy is bad, just get a steam account, it not as evil as everyone makes it out to be honest....

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