Riddles of Monkey Island: time to recruit for this fan game!

[OzzieMonkey]

Yes, that's right, I'm making a monkey island fan game after the fan game post on the tales blog (thanks SWP) inspired me to do so. Only
thing is, it's just the highway and me working on it, so I want you guys, the MI fan community to pitch in and help
make a successful game, whether that's giving story ideas or volunteering for a specific position. I'm also going to be holding auditions for voice actors aswel ( although guybrush is taken, well, at least one of them, hehe), but for now any contributions to content would be great.

Cheers,
Matt.

[Hayden]

Well, have you got a basic storyline idea at the moment?

[Silverwolfpet]

I'll ask again here...Can I voice Stan, please? Also, do you need a composer?

[Hayden]

Can he voice Stan, please?

By the way, speaking of characters. Which already-existing Monkey Island characters are you planning to feature in the game? Because, it really would be best to have some sort of list of available positions in the initial post, both for voice acting positions as well as other (like what we saw in the 'I wonder what happened' thread and the 'IWWHIIWWHITOMIROTPG' thread). It's just that seeing the list of positions may act as a bit of an incentive for some people to step forward.

[doodo!]

Let him voice Stan please, he finishes what he starts.

[TomPravetz]

You know who's really good at plot-writing/editing/scripting? Me.

[MonkeyMania]

Hmm, this project intrigues me. I shall favorite this thread and wait for further advancements.

BTW, I can be animator.

[Edward VanHelgen]

Ok, let's see. I'm an EXPERT in doing... you know... plenty of... stuff. Believe me, you can not do this project without me! Hire me now! NOW!

For instance, I can... choose font styles! Also, i can take a look at other people's drawings and tell if is it any good! How about that?!

Also, i do plenty of voice-overs - trees, cannibals-without-a-script, quite-improper-yelling-monkeys, pirates who say Ni...

[OzzieMonkey]

Ok, here's a list of voices I need so far:
Elaine
The Voodoo Lady Lechuck
Chuckie
Guybrush as a child
Elaine as a child
old man Guybrush
John Decringe (a reference to Joseph Decreaux and Desinge)
Winslow
SilverWolfPet is now cast as Stan (yay )
I'm also wanting to try and work Largo in, but we'll see.

Anyways, what I have so far is that it will be set between Monkey Island 2 and Curse, not making my own "Monkey Island 3" or anything but just a "what if?" that you do not under any circumstances have to follow as canon (duh, it's a fan game!) but if you want to that's also fine

The main focus will be going through the carnival trying to escape but you will also be able to go to secret locations on Monkey Island that haven't been seen ever before, just so I don't have to rely on using old backgrounds.

This brings me to my next point. I need background artists.

[Edward VanHelgen]

Originally Posted by OzzieMonkey

I need background artists.

No?

FINE!

*leaves

(can i do something else?)

[OzzieMonkey]

Originally Posted by Edward VanHelgen

No?

FINE!

*leaves

(can i do something else?)

I have no idea why, but I feel compelled to use that in a puzzle.

Oh, yeah, that's right, 2 more things; I need a puzzle designer and a composer.

[MonkeyMania]

Originally Posted by OzzieMonkey

I have no idea why, but I feel compelled to use that in a puzzle.

Oh, yeah, that's right, 2 more things; I need a puzzle designer and a composer.

Hey, that was a deleted puzzle from CMI.

[jeeno0142]

Good luck to everyone who participates in this project! I'm looking forward to seeing the result. I wish I could join in, but I suck at everything you need.

[Ribs]

waitwaitwait; How will Stan be in it if it's between MI2 and Curse? Isn't he a few feet underground in a tomb?

[MonkeyMania]

Stan can't be in this.

[jeeno0142]

Perhaps someone discovered he was still alive in there, took him out, discovered that all Stan wanted to do was sell him something, got annoyed, put him back in the coffin, and then we're none the wiser in Curse.

[Remolay]

Originally Posted by OzzieMonkey

Guybrush as a child
old man Guybrush

Can I do these please? I currently can't give you a sample as I have a ton of things to do, but if you wait until maybe next sunday I can provide voice work.

If I mix old man with my normal voice and use the high voice I can barely still do I can do this perfectly.
(I also do a pretty average Normal Guybrush)

[Silverwolfpet]

Stan can be used in a brilliant way! I always loved the macabre-humor in MI games. Guybrush could actually use Stan's coffin to pull off a "Jack-Sparrow-boat" (PoTC2 reference). You can actually have this as a puzzle, talking to Stan, to shift inside the coffin so that the boat steers precisely where Guybrush wants it to go.

Oooor, Stan said that the coffin is incredibly durable (well, something along the lines of perfection)...Guybrush could use the coffin to smash something.

Both puzzles could implicate hilarious dialogue sequences.

Stan: "..and if I help you, do you promise to let me out??"
Guybrush: "Erm...sure!"

Well, Guybrush actually keeps his promise in MI3

EDIT: I could try and voice Largo too. But not like in MI2: SE...more like Dom did it in the april fool's joke.

[Irishmile]

I will play the game..... I suppose I could contribute in other ways... we will see.

[Edward VanHelgen]

Originally Posted by OzzieMonkey

I need a puzzle designer

Ok - so Guybrush is hanging from banana tree with an empty pockets. His legs are stuck in branches along with his right arm, and there's a LOT OF BANANAS just to the left of him.

But since he is hanging and can't actually reach his pockets, you can only hold 1 banana at a time because you can reach it using your left hand only.

So, if player picks up banana, and then uses banana on Guybrush, Guybrush will eat it. Nothing happens, you can only pick another banana. Actually, after 1000 times and when Guybrush eats 1000 bananas he becomes so fat and heavy that he breaks loose.

There's easier way too - you pick up banana, and then - TALK BANANA! Guybrush puts banana in his mouth. Then - OPEN BANANA! Guybrush peels it off with the help of his left hand, whilst holding banana in his mouth! TALK PEELED BANANA! and Guybrush takes a half of banana with his left hand and eats it. Now, you PICK LOT OF BANANAS! with your now-free left hand, and we have BANANA in your left hand, and HALF-EATEN AND PEELED BANANA in your mouth. USE BANANA ON HALF-EATEN AND PEELED BANANA and Guybrush loads banana into the peeled banana and we get - BANANA SHOOTER. Now, USE BANANA SHOOTER ON BRANCHES and Guybrush squeezes and shoots banana breaking branches and setting him free.