The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition coming to XBLA, PC
by Justin McElroy 
{ Jun 1st 2009 at 12:00PM } 
When don't know when it's happening, but LucasArts will revitalize the series in-house along with its Singapore studio with high-def graphics, full voiceover, a remastered score and a new in-depth hint system. You can check out comparison shots of the old version and the new one (pretty!) in the gallery below.
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Sloar @ Jun 1st 2009 12:07PM
Why remaster the score?
Snowblind @ Jun 1st 2009 12:08PM
It originally had almost no music.
VERY happy to see this coming, but I really hope they get the same guy to do Guybrushes voice, it just wouldn't be the same. Instant buy for me either way though.
Woz @ Jun 1st 2009 12:09PM
Gotta make it hip to the younger generation of players, many of whom are to young to remember this series and wouldn't appreciate it as much as us veteran gamers.
Psychofemm @ Jun 1st 2009 12:50PM
@snowblind
at the link dan clarke posted below, there's a video that says they brought back the original cast! Dominic Armato is still.... Guybrush Threepwood. ;)
Awesome. I'm so hype for this.
R (XBL: Esoteric Lord) @ Jun 1st 2009 12:07PM
Always wanted to play these games and never did. Looks like im out of excuses not to now.
knilzero @ Jun 1st 2009 12:08PM
Thats awesome!! I cannot wait i hear they were going to release it but this sounds like there going above and beyond. Sounds great can't wait!
gwangi @ Jun 1st 2009 12:07PM
Where is my Maniac Mansion?
headkicker @ Jun 1st 2009 12:14PM
Fuck that! Where's Grim Fandango?
gwangi @ Jun 1st 2009 12:15PM
I'll take Grim Fandango too. But don't diss the Mansion.
Joel @ Jun 1st 2009 12:23PM
Grim Fandango and Day of the Tentacle please! :D
cafecito @ Jun 1st 2009 1:56PM
I want the Mansion too! DOTT is freakin' sweet but doesn't need a remake as much as Mansion :D
capt_carl @ Jun 1st 2009 4:53PM
Full Throttle and/or The Dig as well.
Alex Sohn @ Jun 1st 2009 12:10PM
HECK YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally a remake of something that I can relate to!!!! I do hope the remastered score is just that, remastering the original score, and not doing a new one, I loved the midi based soundtrack from that game. It was awesome because when I got my first ever soundblaster card, it came with all the lucasarts adventures games, and the actual game cd also doubled as an audio cd so you could pop it in the cd player and listen to the soundtrack, now they just need to announce Loom, Day of the Tentacle, Fate of Atlantis, and The Dig.
cypher19ign @ Jun 1st 2009 12:11PM
OH MY GOD
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HOLY AWESOME ARE YOU KIDDING MEOHMYGODOHMYGOD
AwesomeTown @ Jun 1st 2009 12:14PM
Words cannot express how happy I am right now. Keep it up Lucasarts.
Gregorius @ Jun 1st 2009 12:57PM
Great day for Adventure Gaming!
tenor77 @ Jun 1st 2009 12:29PM
If this sells well we're almost guaranteed Sam n Max, Grim Fandango, Full Throttle and more.
Jo Nike @ Jun 1st 2009 12:29PM
This, my friend, is a very great news.
Erluti @ Jun 1st 2009 12:30PM
A hint system!?
Now I'll have to play the game with a foul temptation lingering in front of me WHILE constantly be worrying I'm missing some funny easter eggs in the hints.
Dan Clarke @ Jun 1st 2009 12:32PM
http://www.lucasarts.com/games/monkeyisland/
looks...weird.
monkeyboy @ Jun 1st 2009 12:39PM
Yikes!
That be some awful art!
I don't know what looks worse, the oh so generic remake or telltales new stoner Guybrush.
Phoenix @ Jun 1st 2009 12:49PM
I dunno, watching the video there it looks pretty good to me.
And it seems you can switch from the new look to the old pixel-y look. So there's that.
tenor77 @ Jun 1st 2009 12:53PM
You can switch between the new and old looks. Silence complainers! Don't ruin my buzz.
Psychofemm @ Jun 1st 2009 1:00PM
I like it. handpainted backgrounds. come on. that's awesome. and the switching from the original to the new seamlessly is great!
yep. best. news. this. month. :)
Draco Basileus @ Jun 1st 2009 12:39PM
I'll pay 1000 pieces of 8 for that action! Can't wait!
Byron Hinson @ Jun 1st 2009 12:48PM
yay Telltale have the rights to continue it!
David @ Jun 1st 2009 12:52PM
I havent been this happy for a game announcement for a very long time. Too bad its digital only, i love me some awesome boxart vintage lucasarts. Who knows maybe we'll see Lechuck's Revenge too.
TrojanGuy @ Jun 1st 2009 1:01PM
Day one purchase!
Runch @ Jun 1st 2009 1:03PM
I'm so excited for this. Hopefully we'll see more Monkey Island titles in the future, as well as Sam and Max Turbo HD Remix.
Angus @ Jun 1st 2009 1:04PM
Wicked, but I wish the graffics would ressemble more the Monkey Island 3 or 4, rather than the owns we are being showed.
Ferco @ Jun 1st 2009 1:23PM
I agree wholeheartedly. Curse of Monkey Island still looks great.
mspade17 @ Jun 1st 2009 1:09PM
What will make this even better is if they use the headsets for voice recognition instead of having to type anything.
WiNG [XBL&Steam: WiNGSPANTT] from lifeinagame.com @ Jun 1st 2009 1:42PM
YOU FIGHT LIKE A COW
cafecito @ Jun 1st 2009 1:58PM
Graphics look less ... funny ... but god I'm glad they're bringing the genre back with this remake. I really, really miss the humor of these kinda adventures.
WorMzy @ Jun 1st 2009 2:51PM
But.. but.. it's not Star Wars!
wtf?!
Utterly epic announcement. I approve.
m00b13s @ Jun 1st 2009 4:26PM
monkey island chievos!! my life will be complete :D
AlpahGeeeK @ Jun 1st 2009 7:26PM
Day 1 purchase for sure to encourage them to make monkey 5.
BlackBeltJones @ Jun 2nd 2009 12:01AM
Secret of Monkey Island is a big reason why I'm a gamer today, can't wait to buy this.