After this amazing guitar painted by forum member May, there’s now another one. New member Nogert makes a grand entry showing off his own hand-painted Monkey Island themed guitar. And not only that, but he shows he has musical talents as well, in a video with him playing a cool rendition of the Monkey Island theme.

Go to the forums for more awesome stuff like this, and if you have something amazing to share with us (like your own version of the Sistine Chapel with Monkey Island characters or Mêlée Island recreated with matchsticks), the World of Monkey Island forums are the place to do so!

With the recent special editions of the first two Monkey Island games, the Internet is rife with speculation. For instance, people are currently hoping for a special edition of Grim Fandango, and rightly so. Our own haydenwce27 is also wondering about special editions of The Curse of Monkey Island and Escape from Monkey Island, and you can wonder with him on the forums. Or if you prefer an entirely new Monkey Island game, you can shine your light on returning characters. Let’s hope LucasArts takes notice!

What’s this? You’ve got highbrow culture in my video game fan blog! Yes, I know, and yes, it’s on purpose. This is the first in a hopefully unending series of columns called Horizons, in which we explore other media that could be of interest to Monkey Island fans, for all sorts of reasons. For the first one, we’ll look at some recommended reading: the story of Don Quixote de la Mancha (and let’s not forget Sancho Panza).

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The life of a pirate isn’t always easy, and limbs can be lost in the blink of an eye (if said eye is still intact, that is). So it’s a good thing that people like Deadeye Dave offer a wide range of products to replace lost body parts. The Palace of Prostheses on Lucre Island is the place to be if you’re short on hands, feet, or even internal organs. The shop even has a state-of-the-art filing system, but unfortunately that’s been out of order ever since Pongo the monkey disappeared.

It’s been a bit of a quiet week on the forums, but our sophisticated community has once again shown its appreciation of works of art that don’t just involve Monkey Island. Here’s a thread about Puzzle Agent, a game by Telltale featuring Graham Annable’s art. It’s highly recommended! While you play it (in case you haven’t yet), you can think of some new threads to post on the forums, and maybe yours will be featured here next week!

This time we’re deviating a bit, with two threads that aren’t about the Monkey Island games, but are connected to them in some way.

• The first is a thread about Ron Gilbert’s DeathSpank. If you’ve played it, share your thoughts. Or you can just lament the lack of a PC version.
• And then there is a request for help from haydenwce27. He’s wondering if anyone has saved Tony Stacchi’s concept art for the Monkey Island movie, since his site has gone down. If anyone does have this art, please step forward! This is an important part of Monkey Island history, and should not be lost to oblivion.

See you next time, and keep posting!

It’s Sunday again, and you know what that means: free pancakes for everyone! No, wait, that’s not it… ah! I remember! It’s time for another episode of Something of the Thread, showcasing some of the best happenings in the best Monkey Island forums ever!

• First up is a thread where you can give your own ideas about Monkey Island sequels or spin-offs. If you have a fantastic idea, just post it there, and hope that somehow LucasArts will pick it up (note: we can’t guarantee this).
• And some more gazing into the future: how much is too much? We all love Monkey Island, but should there be a cap on the number of sequels, or should it just go on and on and on?
• If you’re in the mood for some speedrunning, this is the thread for you. How fast can you beat each of the Monkey Island games?
• And here’s a topic in praise of the excellent voice work at the end of the Monkey Island 2 special edition.

That’s it for this week. Happy posting!

As a pirate, you’re always busy. Looting, pillaging, plundering, drinking, fighting, you name it. Sometimes though, you feel the need to spend some of those hard-earned pieces of eight… but where? Wonder no more, because I have just the place for you: the Booty Boutique.

Conveniently located right along the docks of rustic Booty Island, the antiques dealer of the Booty Boutique offers a fine selection of luxury novelties. From a feather pen to sign your letters of marque to a new pirate hat, from hubcap to a rock ‘n’ roll collector’s plate, the Booty Boutique has it all. So next time you get an irresistible shopping urge, you’ll know where to go!

This is probably the most awesome thing you’re going to see in a while (at least until the next Kauff episode). A while ago, ‘squiddkidd’ asked on the Mojo forums to vote for his entry in a contest, which consisted of him playing Star Wars music on a unicycle, with bagpipes. He promised that if he would win, he’d do the Monkey Island theme next. Unfortunately, he came in second… but fortunately for us, he still followed through! So, without further ado: the Monkey Island theme, on a unicycle, with a trumpet and bagpipes, brought to you by squiddkidd.

Yes, boys and girls, it’s time for our second blog post highlighting the best of the best in forum technology today! First up is this thread made by Voiceroy, who is going to interview Denny Delk, the voice of Murray. Add your questions to the thread and they may be asked to our favourite disembodied skull’s voice! Another interesting topic is this one, where you can give your opinion about your favourite games ever. This way, you might stumble upon a cool new game to play! So be sure to visit the forums again this week, and if you want to nominate a thread for the next Something of the Thread, please do so in the comments below!