The Secret of Monkey Island - Versions Comparison (HD)

Comparison video of the classic point & click adventure The Secret of Monkey Island (LucasArts 1990) with gameplay of the following versions:
(0:00) PC DOS CGA - Featuring PC Speaker sound.
(4:49) PC DOS EGA - 16 color palette and Adlib Sound.
(10:26) PC DOS VGA - 256 color palette and Roland MT32 sound.
(15:13) Atari ST
(21:12) Amiga
(27:01) PC DOS CD Version - Featuring CD-Audio music tracks.
(31:55) FM Towns - Pretty similar to DOS CD Version with smooth scroll.
(37:22) Macintosh - Classic MAC OS Version features a filter that smoothens the image.
(42:43) Sega CD / Mega CD.
(49:47) BONUS: The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition.
Which one did you play? Which one do you think is the best version?
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[@tomaskonvicka4135]

Fun Fact: The Graphics of Monkey Island was originaly created on Amiga using Deluxe Paint and the name of main character is based on simple name "guy" and extension of files in Deluxe Paint "brush" - guy.brush - Guybrush.

[@tomaskonvicka4135]

@Streets! I used to work with Deluxe Paint since 10 yrs a**hole. Just read about it.

[@skumbino]

@Streets! The official story as remembered by Ron Gilbert himself is this : one day Tim Schaffer asked "How do we call this Guybrush?" and Steve Purcell "Why not Guybrush?"

[@heidirichter]

This is correct. on the Amiga, filename extensions are not limited to 3 characters, and when brushes are saved they default to having a .brush extension. The reason it was guy.brush is because originally you were going to be able to play as a male or a female - so a guy or a gal. So the original filename for guybrush was guy.brush and this is covered in detail in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpjUdqGbebOEqtE

[@heidirichter]

@Streets! on the Amiga, you're not limited to 3 letters for extensions, so no, it's not bullshit. The Amiga versions of Deluxe Paint default to a .brush extension when you save a brush. You just showed everyone that you never used the Amiga version and made a foolish claim my friend. I can prove this in a video if you need proof my friend.

[@tomaskonvicka4135]

@@heidirichter The Amiga is not a PC! PC DOS suffered of a 3-character limitation. Only the Amiga was a computer with more than that. Please turn on Amiga or emulator and try Deluxe Paint. Or try renaming the file .

[@johandenhertog6878]

Have memories of the AMIGA 500 Version.

[@mnomic8371]

Me too, I remember playing this on the Amiga in the art room after school with a mate. Fond memories.

[@MichalBergseth-AmitopiaTV]

Amiga OCS version as Amiga 500, Amiga 1000 and Amiga 2000 can all play it. Amiga 500 was just a computer model like XT, AT, 286 are etc.

[@iamironclaw]

I still play Amiga games often, both on real hardware and emulation. Got "Amiga longplays" on my channel.

[@HaquinusDeGothia]

@@iamironclaw And an awesome channel it is! Any chance of an amiga longplay on "The Clue!"?

[@iamironclaw]

@@HaquinusDeGothia It's on my to-do list. And as you just asked about it, I'll move it closer, so will probably do it next month.

[@templargfx]

Kids today will never know the wonder of seeing a game in 256 colours for the first time after a childhood of CGA and EGA games.

[@Boykissing_foxman]

Believe or not i am 12 and i actually played this game and it’s sequel!

[@krux02]

@@Boykissing_foxman I think it is not about having played this game. It is about having played the game a lot. Seen it a lot. Thinking to know exactly how it looks and sounds and then see the game at a friends house and it totally looks and sounds different. It is the same game, but it feels like a different universe somehow. There was no youtube with comparison videos back then.

[@CrashHeadroom]

@@krux02 Sitting down in the evening, dark outside, crickets, lovely and warm, tinny old desktop speakers and you are playing monkey island / day of the tentacle / MOST of the lucasarts library for the 100th time.....

[@SoyUnSandwichDeJamon]

Im 14 and this game is my childhood

[@markh995]

Yeah. 256 colors was a huge leap at the time, even in comparison to the consoles at least until the SNES came out.

[@atrio1136]

00:01 PC DOS CGA 04:49 PC DOS EGA 10:26 PC DOS VGA 15:13 Atari ST 21:12 Amiga 27:01 PC DOS CD 31:55 FM Towns 37:22 Macintosh 42:43 Sega CD / Mega CD 49:47 Special Edition

[@quadlius]

FM Towns best

[@carlosvidinha8815]

I played the Amiga version at the time, and it was a magnificent game back then. The atmosphere were incredible. I played it on summer, and it really made it feels , we were in the game

[@replacement77]

I totally agree with your words. 👍

[@Nikioko]

Yes. Some soundtracks were missings, but the graphics were superb. Almost like the VGA version.

[@Linkknnkillnkju]

I had a similar experience in the summer of 2010, where I played this on xbox360 after a digital download. One of the warmest games with a strange charm, it was summer so that may have added to it.

[@pilouuuu]

Me too. I played during the summer and spent months trying to complete it. It really felt like an epic adventure!

[@tm0054]

Interesting thing I never noticed before- in the 16 color versions of the game the backdrop walking to the SCUMM bar is different, not just the same with less colors. In the 16 color versions (EGA/ST) you can still see the sun going down and in the VGA/high color versions it is completely night.

[@arciks11]

I believe when Lechucks ship is sailing away it does some pallete trickery

[@dg8620]

I couldn't believe they could truly capture so much artistry with 16 colors. I sat and counted.on a freeze frame, and sure enough they did. Was such a stunning game.

[@Nikioko]

In the CGA version as well. But there, the sun is cyan. And there is no moon in the CGA/EGA versions.

[@blopat]

also the fm towns version in the scumm bar the pirate swinging on the lamp is removed

[@djquu]

Good call, I remember that sunset so that's how I know I played the EGA version back in the day.

[@potitwist]

The DOS version also ran in monochrome. I played it on a monochrome CRT (all yellow) screen and was blown away by the game. Back then it took so little to be happy 😊

[@willrobinson7599]

Just shows how amazing the gameplay was that even in 16 colour ega it was still a great game . As the colour palette increased it just got better and better.i have fond memories of the amiga version

[@brostenen]

I played the Amiga, EGA and VGA versions back then. It was a golden time.

[@twisterwiper]

Yes, got better and better - to a certain point. I think the lowres graphics is much more artistic than the special edition. Also allows your imagination to fill in the blanks. Much more powerful I think.

[@brostenen]

@@twisterwiper I still fire it up from time to time, on my Amiga's, 486/VGA or my 286 with EGA monitor.

[@uhu4677]

What "gameplay"? It's a point & click adventure. It basically has no gameplay.

[@Jamesharveycomics]

@@uhu4677 solving puzzles is gameplay

[@Chayaen]

The special edition Guybrush looks so horrible.

[@lillith3159]

Yeah, unlike the second special edition the game looks pretty much worse than in the original but...man, having voices balances things up

[@mirabilis]

I like it.

@@lillith3159 what sucked was that you lost the voices when you switched to classic mode...

[@lillith3159]

@ yeah thats true. The second part made it pretty good anyway. The designs were pretty neet and you could still hear the voices in the classic mode

[@rjd-kh8et]

FYI, there's a mod for the Special Edition to make Guybrush's hairstyle consistent with the second game's Special Edition.

[@erpita]

The greatest feature of the game was how beautifully and smoothly played on every single system it was ported to. Golden age of videogames!

[@Viperspider1]

Looks pretty rough on the Amiga!

[@litjellyfish]

@@Viperspider1 it was rather slow

[@The_Haze]

I found the Amiga version a total delight personally. There wasn't really much difference from the PC version.​@@Viperspider1

[@ben56k]

Nice work! I’m so happy that I experienced the DOS period as a kid. The new version of monkey island looks nice, but the gaming experience on DOS back in the day, was priceless. Good times.

[@LegionHimself]

I think the first time I saw a PC was as a kid in the house of a friend of mine. They were playing Monkey Island 2 on DOS.

[@glp.1337]

I agree. But I enjoyed the special edition also. It made it more cinematic. Both had totally different feels/experiences to me. But the nostalgia that's added to the DOS version will never be replaced.

[@itsfine5818]

Yup. I'm not too thrilled about the art direction that the new game is going to take but hey, Ron Gilbert's back!

[@glp.1337]

@@itsfine5818 Wait... are you saying Ron Gilbert is making another Monkey Island game??!!!???!!!!

[@TheOriginalNCDV]

You can still play the special edition as the DOS VGA version. It allows you to flick instantly between classic and special versions with a single key press - very nice for comparing the old with the new!

[@danthreepwood2760]

I LOVE the amiga 500 version, and I hate how Guybrush looks in the remake :(. He just doesn't look cool anymore.... As with most of the characters in close-ups. Please give Ron back his game!

[@zmalitas]

I needed quite some time to digest the midi from my pc back then, compared to the mod (like midi but if i recall you could change the samples from the default per occasion) that my Amiga used.. Different class (especially in other games)

[@arvindhmani06]

M. Seepgood was quite a shock as well.

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

I wonder if it is possible to replace Guybrush in the Special Edition? I suppose if it was we'd have had a fan made replacement made years ago.

[@Xaito]

@@HerecomestheCalavera you can change to the original look at the push of a button any time in the game.

[@minkiux81]

As you wish, sir 😊

[@olafwagner]

This is the game that had the biggest transformation in my life, when I purchased a Sound Blaster. Wow, the Adlib vs PC-speaker sound blew me away back in the day - and too this day this is probably the most memorable tune for any game for me.

[@Deucatryon]

Amiga version is Amazing !

[@stairmand]

Always thought it was a shame we had no AGA version though.

[@soylentgreenb]

It is, but the disketteswapping is pretty awful and gets worse in Monkey island 2.

[@akwalek]

@@soylentgreenb Just install it to HD :)

[@shredd5705]

@@soylentgreenb Best part was when you were pretty far into the game, and one disket wouldn't work

[@soylentgreenb]

@@shredd5705 Yep, that's the real curse of monkey island.

[@Trusteft]

The cool thing about adventure games back in the day was that at least to my younger eyes, they looked like open world games. Obviously you knew they weren't, but they felt like they were. In all their 2D goodness. I played M.I. on the Atari ST, Amiga, PC and I liked it on everything. Not my favorite adventure game, but it is easy to find out why it is for many.

[@Asphodellife]

Always found it fascinating how the scale of these Adventures (Monkey 1 and 2) could feel huge just because of the map you used to go from place to place. Titles like Beneath a Steal Sky felt far smaller; lots of screens (maybe even more than MI) but it was 'just' one building.

[@gezmen]

I'd say my favorite version is MS-DOS CD version.

[@Terandula]

I first played the vga version and though I later also owned the cd version I still somewhat prefer the midi soundtrack. But that might just be nostalgia speaking.

[@alpzepta]

General Midi can sound just as good as the CD Version.

[@ttscruz]

It’s 2020, time for the RayTraced edition

[@johnq4951]

The SVG version would make more sense

[@radcow]

Sadly it will be buried now as disney owns the IP and they dont want anything competing with the pirates of the Caribbean Which the disney ride was the actually inspiration for monkey island

[@ttscruz]

@@radcow Yeah its a shame!

[@elmariachi5133]

@@radcow Aaaaaaand luckily for us all ou have been proven wrong xD

[@palotO7957]

Que nostalgia!!!! Pensar que he jugado TODAS las versiones!!! Esperando este año la nueva entrega, a mis casi 40 años

[@vahidmirkhani]

Awesome vid. Wish we could take a brief glance at other characters like Elaine or Carla as well. Thank you for the upload.

[@paulvv5632]

Loved this game so much back then.. Wonderful memories.. Played with beautiful VGA colors, but had only PC Speakers at that time..

[@wishusknight3009]

I have a lot of memories of the FMTowns. Great computer.

[@RolanTheBrave]

Never had an FM Towns. I used to read ACE magazine back in late 80s / early 90s and the FM Towns was often featured in it. Compared to my spectrum then Amiga, it looked amazing.

[@Jamesharveycomics]

The EGA version is the true version. The artwork was designed around that dithered 16-colour pallette, and loses so much character and identity when they bump it up to 256 colours. The special edition is really, really bad.

[@Jamesharveycomics]

@JM Coulon oh hey! Thanks, I should check it out

[@changofett77]

The Amiga version is still in my heart.

[@arnausfr9224]

yur mamota is a peaso penca no pisha? you ques mai os

[@bytraper]

The sound and the art style of this game have it a touch of magic that all just worked at the time.. I originally played this on the amiga, first a 500 then later my 2500

[@lukasvonniederhausern6153]

I played DOS VGA but my Sound was like DOS CGA.

[@Retrohertz]

Me too, on my 286 back in the day. This was as a young teenager, before I'd even heard of dedicated sound cards.

[@miguelrodriguezcimino1674]

And a monochrome monitor!

[@user-jm3xl7rg5k]

Sound have nothing common with video.

[@HeitorSpecian]

Me too

[@MrSnaetch]

I played DOS VGA on a 468 without Soundblaster and the PC speaker sound was like the CGA version.

[@branaden]

The CD DOS version is like a flawless masterpiece.

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

Yeah, I finished the Amiga 500 version a long time ago, and recently that PC CD version. It's perfect.

[@Trulte60]

What about ms dos version?

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

@@Trulte60 Almost perfect, music is worse than on Amiga or PC CD.

[@brownky3]

Glad I got to hear the CD music when I played as a kid. Decades later, played the special edition with my kids.

[@LPetal86]

Happy 30th, Secret of Monkey Island!

[@redacidetze]

Great comparison video!

[@replacement77]

Soundwise Amiga Version was simply spectacular. In my opinion even better than PC CD version (which had better resolution, more colors and better verbs interface), which is really to say something. I love FM Towns's smooth scrolling too: that was really impressive for the time!

[@arglmann]

Great effort! Thanks for doing this!

[@Risingson2]

I will die on this hill if needed: the EGA graphics in this game are better than the VGA ones. I really love what they did with the dithering.

[@Risingson2]

@Samiya Masih there is a conscious artistic view on the ega style, while the VGA ones are mostly gradients

[@TheRetroRaven]

Don't know why - maybe it was because I grew up with a 286-20 with EGA monitor - but I def. prefer EGA over VGA .... same with LOOM ....

[@ViktorSarge]

Amiga version really showcases how powerful that machine was. The step up from 8 bit machines blew me away at the time with the sound and graphics quality. Wasn't really until Quake came out that I really finally admitted the Amiga had been surpassed :) The voice acting of SE is awesome though!

[@RMoocher]

The Amiga had been surpassed with Wolfenstein, but especially once Doom came along.

[@elmariachi5133]

@@RMoocher LoL, not at all xD Wolfenstein 3D was crap. Doom made some difference, yes. But still it was stupid to buy an PC or gaming at that time, because the Amiga featured a game library of much better games by a factor of multiple hundreds compared to the few good PC games in 1993.

[@RMoocher]

@@elmariachi5133 haha, not that it mattered, as commodore Amiga was dead by 1994, and that year, a good wealth of quality DOS games left Amiga for dead in quality, and PC's were starting to become more affordable.

[@elmariachi5133]

@@RMoocher Amiga was dead even earlier. When Commodore failed to release an worthy successor in time.

[@RMoocher]

@@elmariachi5133 indeed, the AGA A1200 and A4000 were jokes.

[@MurrayDagostino]

I played the CGA version with the Adlib sound of your EGA version, back in 1990. Good memories.

[@BacchusGA]

I‘ve played the DOS VGA Version back in the good old days. Remembers me of my childhood. I played the FM Town CD Version later. A friend of mine had the Macintosh Version. But I never recognized the differences in the sound.

[@chrisodillman3355]

We had an EGA capable 286 machine at home .. great times!!

[@michaelwallace9461]

PC DOS VGA is the version we knew and loved

[@Saxdude26]

Such a fundamental game in the point and click genre has really seen it all, so many ports, and with each one a new iteration of the art style and the instruments the music picks to go with it. It makes sense to why the CD quality DOS version is many people's go to outside of the Special Edition. Such a beautiful game, as is the 30 year legacy behind it.

[@KombatGod]

As somebody who grew up playing the EGA version with PC speakers what I'd love to see is a "The Secret of Monkey Island: Ultimate Edition" which includes all these versions with the possibility to switch from one to the other like you can in the Special Edition but also to switch between the various sound versions independently. I'd also include a new "Ultimate Edition" look that improves on the designs from the Special Edition, maybe getting even more crazy with the backgrounds (like I'd redesign the exterior of the Voodoo House to resemble the one from Escape, I'd give the Scumm Bar a new piratey sign and so forth) but bringing the look of the characters a bit closer to the original, because honestly the Special Edition look is hideous. Oh and there'd HAVE to be the sunset at the beginning, that was so unique I'm kinda mad they removed it in the VGA version. I'd also add new easter eggs, and the possibility to play the original "demo version" as well in all the graphic and sound styles.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

There is a way to mod the sound (or the voice tracks seperately) from SE into the original game in SCUMM.

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

It is impressive how many different audio and video modes SOMI supported and the many different ways it could have been played back in the day. Imagine playing it in CGA with PC Speaker sound then upgrading to a new PC and running it in VGA with Sound Blaster sound. It is kind of like going from Colecovision to Super Nintendo!

[@samuelec]

Dos VGA, 320x200 pixels and 256 colours was the version I played as a kid on my Compaq 386sx featuring 32bit cpu and 16bit io bus, 1Mb of ram and a whopping 40MB harddisk. What a memory! it passed so much time for me that it almost seems to be a someone else memory 😅

[@WarBuch]

Very interesting to see the differences in versions! I liked that you could almost tell how powerful the different machines were by whether or not the pirate was spinning from the chandelier in the SCUMM Bar!

[@kidwolf0015]

Erm... Are you so sure about that? So, a CGA DOS PC (which are generally older/lower end PCs) is more powerful than the FM Towns (which is said to be similar to DOS CD)? I mean, the only other one without the pirate spinning was the SEGA CD version (at least from what I saw)... which probably is weaker than the old DOS PC, but that leaves us with a 50% accuracy in a sample size of 2. Not exactly an ideal way to tell if a machine is weaker or not...

[@shahenohanjanyan3545]

PC DOS VGA version made my childhood brighter

[@Gylfi0]

The EGA version is truly magic, somehow it's the most "colorful". I played the Amiga one first, was very happy with it. Love its closeups. I'd choose the black undershirt Guybrush has over that weird out of place cyan one in the VGA i never liked.

[@litjellyfish]

It’s not an underskirt but ribbons but I agree with you color wise

[@burgertim7878]

The EGA version has a very nice sunset between the lookout and the SCUMM Bar that's sadly missing from the VGA version.

[@turrican4d599]

Same with Atari ST vs Amiga!

[@matteoboldizzoni9870]

But it didn't make sense, after all it was always 10 o'clock on the island..

[@kainedakillerv2704]

I have played the Amiga version and the DOS PC EGA versions growing up. But I have ultimately played most versions throughout the years.... Except the Sega CD version.... I had no idea that existed until today! Will be looking into that for sure!

[@Borna909]

I just love these videos!

[@PatrickvonMassow]

I appreciate the effort they've put into making the most out of the limited PC speaker's capabilities (while not playing PCM).

[@nykomusicinstrumental]

Cool to see the different versions 👍

[@markorollo.]

Had the Amiga version, looking at some of the other versions I'm glad I did! I bought that special edition updated version boxset of the games a few years ago for my laptop, where you could play the updated versions with better graphics or the original graphics version, couldn't get it to work on my laptop then though :/

[@TheAmbigatus]

You know how some songs have the power to stir up ancient feelings? The monkey island theme song scrapes the bottom of that, I will never not have chills hearing this tune. This and Jojo's piano song.

[@snikeplassken]

I’ve played all versions. I replayed Monkey Island and transferred my saved game up to the upgrades: from CGA to VGA, from PC buzzer to Adlib to MT32, up to the remastered and speech version. Monkey Island is an icon of gaming, a true masterpiece. A bizarre gem that was made possible at a time where creativity was the priority. I encourage you to read the book about the creation of this game, when Lucasfilm Games was created. I can’t wait to play Return to Monkey Island ❤️

[@jordicoma]

The special edition one, it's another style. They should have kept the same stile as the others, only on hd (and possiby better animation/graphics/sound)

[@carlesmba]

Agreed. The SE is a disgrace.

[@pelvist]

You can press f10 at any time during the game to instantly switch the graphics back to the old style.

[@ratio44]

i also dont like the style of the special edition. guybrush looks not good, the bridge scene at the beginning is overload with ships whyever (by the way, if you are in the kitchen of the scum bar, you should see the ships - but you dont). the darker and quiet atmosphere from the original got completely lost with that big moon.... to be fair, the special edition from monkey island 2 is better than the original.

[@Jayce_Alexander]

Considering the Special Edition contains the classic version, accessible at the push of a button, I think calling it a disgrace is a massive exaggeration. Also the voice acting is top notch.

[@alex.r.g]

@@Jayce_Alexander the problem is: there is no voice over while playing the original version. and this is again a disgrace because the voice acting adds a lot to the game. good news is there is a mod for playing the original graphics with the new voice over. ( gratissaugen.de/ultimatetalkies/monkey1.html ) wish they had included that in the SE right away.

[@YTWanderer]

I just got the Ultimate Talkie Edition (VGA 256 colors + Special Edition voice acting/sound effects) to run properly. I`m happy 🙂 and looking forward to my 1st TSOMI playthrough in 25 years.

[@KimDahl77]

How?

[@YTWanderer]

@@KimDahl77 .) Buy *The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition* from e.g. *gog.com* .) install the game .) download *MI1 Ultimate Talkie Edition **1.02.zip** * from ***gratissaugen.de/ultimatetalkies/monkey1.html* .) Extract *MI1_Ultimate_Talkie_Edition_**1.02.zip* .) Put the *MI1_Ultimate_Talkie_Edition_Builder folder* where you have *Monkey1.pak* installed. .) download *DirectXsdk2009.zip* from *gratissaugen.de/ultimatetalkies/monkey1.html* .) extract *DirectXsdk2009.zip* .) put *xWMAEncode.exe* inside the *MI1_Ultimate_Talkie_Edition_Builder\tools* subfolder. .) run *install_flac.bat* (inside *MI1_Ultimate_Talkie_Edition_Builder* folder) .) wait for the MI1 Ultimate Talkie Edition to be created (this can take a couple of minutes) .) it will tell you when installation is finished and ask you to press any button to continue For the SE's extended environment tracks: .) run *extended_SE_tracks_to_game_folder.bat * (inside *MI1_Ultimate_Talkie_Edition_Builder* folder) .) The *tracks 25 - 29* from the folder *se_music_ogg* or *se_music_flac* must be moved into the game`s main folder. :) run *ScummVM* .) add game (choose game folder) .) highlight/choose game in *ScummVM* main menu .) click on *options* .) click on *Paths* tab .) click on *Extras* .) choose *MI1_Ultimate_Talkie_Edition_Builder\MI1_Ultimate_Talkie_Edition\se_music_flac* folder .) start the game from *ScummVM* main menu It`s a bit of a pain in the ass but worth it

[@jensdroessler3575]

Good work. But who says TSOMI? Just say MI1. We know you don‘t mean Mission Impossible by that.

[@karaokeitaliano]

Wow, I had the cd version with audio from the cd and it was amazing for the time.

Jugué la versión original que llegó a España en el 90, si no recuerdo mal. Era la EGA y en mi caso, con el altavoz de PC. Un par de años más tarde compré la tarjeta de sonido Adlib, pero viendo este vídeo, incluso con el PC Speaker sonaba bastante bien.

[@retrodave79]

Pues da gracias que tenias EGA y no CGA como otros.

@@retrodave79 Desde luego, pero incluso en CGA tenía su encanto.

[@miguelrodriguezcimino1674]

I played the VGA DOS version as a kid, but I owned a barebones cheap PC so no sound card just the speaker, and a monochrome monitor. But boy, so many shades of gray.

[@tomcoley5337]

great stuff, keep it up!

[@LuciRosseTV]

I remember playing it on my amiga 500 as a kid.... wonderful version

[@paulgriffiths1483]

I first played the Amiga version in the early 90s, then the PC edition in the late 90s. Until watching this video, I’d never realised how different they looked!

[@knorgdererste1357]

oh i still love this speaker sound. that was so nice when i was young

[@normanblanc4318]

Primero al DOS de PC y luego, años mas tarde al Remake del 2009. Hicieron un excelente trabajo, me encantan los remake como el de Gabriel Knight por ejemplo. Ojala hagan alguno de Indiana Jones

[@sehuz7957]

Yo tenía una Commodore Amiga y lo jugé y lo disfruté tanto, pero tanto. Súper genial. Un juego que me causó algó muy especial que aún hoy no sé explicar.

[@BrandonBlume]

No Hercules? Seriously though, nice demo. Love it.

[@stevethepocket]

I'm pretty sure the CGA version was designed to be used with a composite cable. CGA cards were able to take advantage of color fringing in composite signals to turn dithering patterns into brand new colors, similar to how the Apple II was able to get its four colors despite being monochrome. 8 Bit Guy has a video explaining it, and he specifically uses _Maniac Mansion_ as an example.

[@Pito23]

First time was on a CGA PC for me ... even with that limited palette i rember to be amazed by the atmosphere and the overall game... a truly masterpiece...

[@vovkasolovev]

I think that initially the authors made the EGA version, then ported this graphics to CGA, Amiga, Atari, Sega. Then the EGA version was colored for VGA, which can be seen by the matching contours, while differences in the type of pattern in gradients. And distributed the VGA version to other devices. As for the Special Edition: I feel that people who are prone to drawing in the anime style worked. This did not benefit visualization. Thus, the whole game has already been drawn 3 times.

[@Sherminator2010]

I might be biased but there is something special about the EGA DOS version. I think it's something to do with the lighting

[@IAmTheHound]

Why is the Sega CD version so dark? Is it just the way it's captured (maybe cause from a CRT?) or something inherent to the machine? Anyway, very cool video. PC Dos version the overall king, but all looked pretty good in their own way (except CGA, though they did well with the limitations, and the Mac, which looks like it has similar graphics filters as you can turn on in ScummVM, turned way up the so game is all distractingly splodgy).

[@jilmarit]

The original version was implemented for DOS with EGA graphics. I still have that box, it says ”IBM 16-color”. All the rest are conversions.

[@daishi5571]

Do you still have the VGA upgrade pamphlet ?? Many stores wouldn't stock a VGA only game at this time, so some games came with a VGA upgrade option (this one included) that cost additional $.

[@juansureda6356]

I love this game!

[@retrosutra]

We love it too!

[@frustellileon]

Excelente trabajo! 👏🏼

[@si-ssi]

Woow, the last one is so nice, so different. I have got the PC CD Version.

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

I used to own a PC from 1993, but my dad threw it away in 2001 when I was 12! )': I sorely miss that computer and all the floppy disk games he threw away too. I came home from school and calmly went to my room to find a big gaping hole, so I go down stairs and ask him where it is and when he tells me he threw it out I went BERSERK!!!!

[@arnvonsalzburg5033]

Why would he even do that if he didn't replace it? :(

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

​@@arnvonsalzburg5033 I know, I REALLY REALLY wanted that computer, and he just, threw it away! It will be 20 years this year since he threw it away, and I'm still upset about it!!!! I used to have hours of fun playing my PC games. He even recently threw away my screen which I specifically told him, very directly several times NOT to throw it away. Yet he did!!! ) :

[@BRSL]

Why is the pirate spinning on the chandelier in the SCUMM bar missing in the FM Towns and Sega CD versions? He's there in every other version.

[@alpzepta]

Music on DOS version are Varies since some people would still use PC Speaker, Some would be able to afford Adlib/Sound Blaster, Rarely some would use Roland MT-32 because of big price or some would rather spend on a CD drive and get a CD version which mean CD Quality music.

[@Emulous79]

Interesting. I bet this classic could have been ported to the 8-bits with some time and effort. The PC DOS CGA version could be a Spectrum game.

[@gonzogorf7019]

Thanks!!

[@diekus5388]

Muy bueno, aunque falta la versión Hércules monocromo para pc, yo jugaba a esa y la de CGA...la de Hércules tenía más resolución, pero era más confusa si no recuerdo mal...luego lo rejugue con una svga y una compatible sound blaster...menudo cambio!

[@steffenbachle7052]

Nice video man

[@thefog7067]

One of the greatest games of all time I still play now

[@JamesBlackhawk]

We had the best combo when I was a kid in my opinion - VGA with the PC speaker

[@Tocy777isback0414]

there is a Talkie hack for the DOS version where it includes the voiceovers from the spec edition and can be played in ScummVM

[@user-ro1cs5hp5e]

so many fond memories! u should do another comparison video with the indy graphic adventures and monkey island 2 please!

[@tobiaskubler2079]

by the way the amiga sound was one of the best..by far at this time

[@HarveyHirdHarmonics]

No wonder, as it was Chris Hülsbeck who did the music on the Amiga version.

[@tobiaskubler2079]

@@HarveyHirdHarmonics i know, ja ich weis :D

[@Ziplock9000]

"The" best

[@itnaklipse1669]

Even the CGA version doesn't really look horrible, very creative use of the limitations. i dislike the Special Edition.

[@folk112]

I’ve played the amiga and dos version many times. I was surprised it exists an special edition. Besides the comments on how different the graphics and voice acting and all that, it stays some what true to the original. The background animations on the fireplace, water and so on. The dithering is there but on acid. In the kitchen, the lamp is not even animated. I prefer the no voice versions, on any platform, any time. When I will find Roland mt-32 you bet your ass I’m gonna replay this chunk strong grog on max volume!

[@owaing]

The MUNT MT-32 emulator is almost indistinguishable from the real thing these days.

[@chrisfratz]

Since I was born in the year 2000 I never played the original versions of monkey Island before, I did eventually play through around half of the special edition on my 360 sometime back in 2016 iirc, although I didn't finish the game because somehow my save file got wiped. And I was at the point where you solved the one puzzle just to get to monkey Island, I haven't picked the game up since. I know I should pick it back up and play through it again at some point because the ride was enjoyable anyway so I wouldn't mind it, honestly though it's just gone into my backlog and has been sitting there for years, same goes with the sequel which I also want to play through at some point

[@countluke2334]

I played the DOS VGA version and the DOS CD version, and of course the Special Edition. My first (paid for, at least) computer game ever was actually the DOS version of MI2 on 3,5" discs, and I spent days getting my stupid Pro Audio Spectrum soundcard to work properly...

[@surject]

Such a cool name for a soundcard. These days though, I'm happy I went with Soundblasters ;) I only regret never having a GUS.

[@Sl1pstreams]

I played this game so often on my Atari ST as a kid that I wore out the original floppy 😂

[@Trulte60]

What is the main difference between ms dos and dos cd version?

[@shredd5705]

Honestly, even as someone who played the originals in the 90s, I prefer the SE. The face closeups were nice in the DOS VGA version. Overly cartoonish in SE

[@marcusmicksch]

When I was young, I played the VGA version and didn't know that EGA was the Original version. But this nice version comparison shows what marvellous pixel art Mark Ferrari, Steve Purcell and Mike Ebert have created with such a limited color palette. Mike Ferrari's dithering technique was brilliant back then. You can listen to him talking about this in this documentary (If you are interested in the details): kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpjUdqGbebOEqtE

[@marcusmicksch]

I thought more colors is always better.. But now I know it all depends on the artist. Monkey Island in EGA has it's own beauty and truely shines in night scenes. The lights are much more vivid than in the VGA version. Le Chuck's Outline is too dark in VGA that he blends too much into the background. Interestingly I find the overall atmosphere is darker and tenser with less colors and no voice acting and less sound effects. You have more room for your own fantasy to fill in the gaps. :)

[@deaththink]

They are all, the artists, great but Mark is a master. I could always feel which parts were his even if I had no idea what that meant back than.

[@bottishg]

DOS VGA/CD version looks and sounds the best ... BUT ... my heart will ever belong to my beloved AMIGA !! 😍

[@famouscock]

VGA with PC SPEAKER was what I played, and it was the best!

[@Sloyment]

The VGA version could be started in EGA mode of 640x200 in 16 colors. This is missing here.

[@windowsxpnt2347]

what aobout the tga version with the tandy 3 voice audio