When I made another Monkey Island

Re:When I made another Monkey Island by AdvancedCarrot on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @03:02PM (#31252151)

I think a big part of it as well is the music that comes in when you're first presented with this scene.

I genuinely think this game (which I didn't discover until years later following its release) has the impact that it has for me because of the brilliant soundtrack.

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Re:When I made another Monkey Island by pcthrowaway on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @03:25PM (#31252403)

That music on tinny computer speakers (if you didn't have Soundblasters at the time) was something else: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IOL4q5tDDQ

I think it was here on HN that I previously read a comment breaking down how the PC speaker could only play one tone at a time, but the team managed to simulate two overlapping melodies

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Re:When I made another Monkey Island by mdpye on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @04:48PM (#31253370)

While that sounds like an amazing technical accomplishment, I can tell you that discovering it on an amiga with a hifi separates amp and speakers[1] was definitely better. I was very lucky, but I'm not sorry! ;) The soundtrack is sensational.

1. To be fair, the speakers were intended for the back shelf of a car. It was cobbled together from castoffs found in the loft...

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Re:When I made another Monkey Island by darkwater on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @03:29AM (#31257727)

But you lost the amazing moment when you install a Soundblaster (compatible) card in the PC, start Monkey Island and you are blown away by the new musical experience, after months of PC speaker.

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