> Copyright 1997-2026 The Monkey Island SCUMM Bar Monkey Island news for the whole family. http://www.scummbar.com/ tsb@remiolsen.info en-us hourly 1 Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#winding-down https://scummbar.com/#winding-down So, that’s that then. Return to Monkey Island is out, released to almost unprecedented critical acclaim and reportedly selling very well on Steam. Our review is what was posted on Mojo, but to summarize the Bar’s opinions: It’s an amazing game, the best since LeChuck’s Revenge. Much respect. As for The SCUMM Bar, the long promised migration to Mojo is about to start. A lot of new content is forthcoming, just under a different banner. Stay tuned. We might be winding down here, but we are firing up elsewhere!

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#9-am-pdt-on-monday-put-in-in-your-filofax https://scummbar.com/#9-am-pdt-on-monday-put-in-in-your-filofax … because that’s when Return to Monkey Island releases! Check your own timezone—and, meanwhile, read our Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman interview.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#pre-remi-monkeyislandmonday-concludes- https://scummbar.com/#pre-remi-monkeyislandmonday-concludes- … and we once again meet the ex-Pirate Leaders who drop some news on Guybrush. Either view the video on top of this page or run to Mojo for more.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#-monkeyislandmonday-shows-the-faces-of-doom https://scummbar.com/#-monkeyislandmonday-shows-the-faces-of-doom Doom meaning the Pirate Leaders who are finally ready for their close-up! View the video and squeal over the fact there only are two weeks left.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#-monkeyislandmonday-teases-like-a-tease https://scummbar.com/#-monkeyislandmonday-teases-like-a-tease Look, I’m keeping quiet at this point as we’re close to the release. But, as always, check the top of the page for another new video.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#pre-orders-ready-to-go-as-return-to-monkey-island-release-date-is-set-to-september-19th- https://scummbar.com/#pre-orders-ready-to-go-as-return-to-monkey-island-release-date-is-set-to-september-19th- Aka Talk Like a Pirate Day. As previously reported, Return to Monkey Island will run you $25. You can pre-order on Steam and Switch. More over at Mojo!

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#more-the-scumm-bar-makes-your-day-brighter https://scummbar.com/#more-the-scumm-bar-makes-your-day-brighter Ah yes, it’s Monday and thus #MonkeyIslandMonday. This time, we get a look inside The SCUMM Bar—hey-o!—and a demo of the interface in action. And those iMuse like effects? Woo! Watch it here.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#pc-gamer-old-school-previews-return https://scummbar.com/#pc-gamer-old-school-previews-return Print is apparently alive and maybe well, and PC Gamer UK (a true stalwart) has published a preview of ReMI. You can pick up the October issue in the shops or go read it in the PC Gamer app. (It’s not a bad article, but also not a must read. Other than the screenshot of German that is.)

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#wally-has-a-voice https://scummbar.com/#wally-has-a-voice #MonkeyIslandMonday rolls on, this time with a long video starring one Wally B. Feed. A lot to unpack in this one, so read on for more!

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#reddit-makes-a-bold-release-date-prediction https://scummbar.com/#reddit-makes-a-bold-release-date-prediction September 1st. We highly doubt it. We have more over at Mojo.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#more-return-to-monkey-island-to-be-revealed-on-august-23rd https://scummbar.com/#more-return-to-monkey-island-to-be-revealed-on-august-23rd What a world premiere actually means is anyone’s guess, but gamescom is teaming up with Ronzo to reveal something or other on the 23rd, 11 am PDT. Need a reminder closer to the date? Here’s a calendar file to put it on your phone!

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#return-to-monkey-island-set-to-retail-for-25 https://scummbar.com/#return-to-monkey-island-set-to-retail-for-25 Or so claims Nintendo and who are we to argue with them? More here!

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#lechuck-revealed-and-a-handful-of-other-updates https://scummbar.com/#lechuck-revealed-and-a-handful-of-other-updates We made the bold move to take a few weeks off, yet that didn’t stop Return to Monkey Island news from coming in. Imagine that! So, to keep it short: At the top of the site, you’ll see the latest #MonkeyIslandMonday videos, including Jess Harnell’s excellent interpretation of LeChuck. Furthermore, the Confirmed Characters list has been updated with a handful of quasi-speculated-on actors. The question now is: How long until we learn the release date?

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#awesomeness-keeps-being-shown https://scummbar.com/#awesomeness-keeps-being-shown Another Monday, another Return to Monkey Island tease. This time, you get a new location, new cue, dialogue, and a peek at the interface, all looking top notch. Check it out.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#the-scumm-bar-revealed https://scummbar.com/#the-scumm-bar-revealed And it looks goddamn gorgeous. Check out the ten-second teaser of Mêlée Island, where the SCUMM Bar is fashionably revealed. It all looks and sounds 👌.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#dam-dam-dam-dam- https://scummbar.com/#dam-dam-dam-dam- Part one of Return to Monkey Island has a name: A Friendly Place. And it looks and sounds glorious. Go check it out.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#return-to-monkey-island-trailer-screenshots-and-i-don-t-even-know-what https://scummbar.com/#return-to-monkey-island-trailer-screenshots-and-i-don-t-even-know-what The easiest way to access it all is probably the official site, which contains all the media, as well as a small interactive game. There’s a lot to take in, but to summarize it all: it looks amazing. We will update this site soon.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#marius-remains-a-gentleman-and-a-scholar-another-chance-for-a-trailer-tomorrow https://scummbar.com/#marius-remains-a-gentleman-and-a-scholar-another-chance-for-a-trailer-tomorrow First, check out MajusArts’ Monkey Island 2 Flash Film for what might be the ultimate retelling of LeChuck’s Revenge. Then, set yourself up for disappointment for when the Return to Monkey Island trailer won’t make its debut at Nintendo Direct Mini tomorrow. But maaaaybe it will? Either way, fingers crossed for tomorrow, June 28th, 6 am PDT. (Or check your timezone.)

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#a-few-site-fixes https://scummbar.com/#a-few-site-fixes Fun — fun-ish — fact: The SCUMM Bar codebase turns twenty years old this September. Not shockingly, some things have started to break, and we are using gum to patch them back together. For now, the screenshots have been fixed, as have a few other image-based sections. And we are overhauling the backend and front-end to something slightly more modern. Hopefully, that will go live before 2032. (But no guarantees.)

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#noah-falstein-drops-major-return-to-monkey-island-impressions https://scummbar.com/#noah-falstein-drops-major-return-to-monkey-island-impressions No, not about the plot, but about the storytelling itself. To wit: I think it is some of Ron’s best work I’ve ever seen [..] What I experienced in the first ten minutes of the game, and I can’t talk about it, but Ron and Dave did something I thought was impossible in terms of storytelling, and they pull it off admirably. [..] It’s a beautiful work of art. [..] I fully can expect Return to Monkey Island to be the subject of Masters and Ph.D. thesis. For more, head to Mojo or watch the ReMI parts over on Twitch.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#a-big-load-of-nothing https://scummbar.com/#a-big-load-of-nothing As you probably already know, the trailer did not debut during Devolver’s extravaganza. Bummer! We expect something to happen soon, mind you.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#devolver-digital-summer-game-fest-reminder https://scummbar.com/#devolver-digital-summer-game-fest-reminder In all likelihood we will see a proper Return to Monkey Island trailer today when Devolver launches into one of their (bizarre) showcases. The event takes place 3 pm PDT — check your own time zone — as part of Summer Game Fest.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 06:18:38 +0000 https://scummbar.com/#dreamm-the-ultimate-scumm-emulator-is-now-in-beta https://scummbar.com/#dreamm-the-ultimate-scumm-emulator-is-now-in-beta Caveat: You will need Windows to run it (and the game executables), but DREAMM is as close as you’ll get to the original experience of playing the SCUMM games of yore. Read more at Mojo or go straight to author Aaron Giles’s DREAMM site to download the software.

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