IGN has published a list of what they think are the ten best LucasArts adventure games. Unfortunately, Monkey Island gets a meagre 7th and 6th place with the first two games in the legendary series. Towards the top, it seems to turn into a Tim Schafer love fest, with the top 3 games being Tim’s creations. There’s no accounting for taste of course, and I think most of us can agree with Grim Fandango taking the top spot, but some more Monkey loving would have been appreciated. Where’s The Curse of Monkey Island, for instance?

…because that computer game is most likely incomplete. As demonstrated by Adam Bormann, one of the designers on The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, there are some lines in the original SCUMM code of the game that didn’t show up in the final product. For an overview of the deleted and extended scenes, check out the LucasArts Workshop blog. The Secret™ isn’t revealed, but it’s an interesting peek behind the scenes nonetheless.