The Secret of Monkey Island |
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This solution only touchs on the essentials in the game. You may want to try out other routes and choices not mentioned here.
In Part 1 of the story. You must complete three trials in order to prove that you are fit to be a pirate. The three trials are:
Walk to Scumm Bar. Open the door and go in. Talk to the pirates to find out about the situation on the island. Talk to the important looking pirates and they will tell you about the three trials. When the cook is serving the pirates go into the kitchen. Get the meat and the pot. Chase the bird away by rocking the plank. When it flies away get the fish.
Now, walk to the cliffside to the outpost. Walk to the outside of the village. You will see a map with a figure representing Threepwood. Go to the clearing. You will find a circus there. Go inside and you will find two brothers quarrelling. Talk to the Fettucini Brothers. They will ask you to perform a dangerous feat. When they ask whether you have brought a helmet, show them the pot you found in the kitchen. Go ahead and do the feat, you will get 478 pieces of eight.
Now that you have enough money, go back to the village. Walk along the street until you find a man with a parrot. Buy the map from him. Talk to the three men standing in front of a rat. Take the minute if they give you 2 pieces of eight.
Walk to the voodoo house. It is in one of the houses between the man with the parrot and the three men with a rat. Walk inside and get the rubber chicken. Walk to the right and talk to the voodoo man inside. Ask him about your fortune.
Go to the old man's shop. It is the first house you will find after you walk past the archway under the clock. Press the bell if he is not around. Get the sword and shovel. Pay the required amount to the old man before you leave. The shopkeeper's only sell certain items when you do certain things. So, after some more encounters, you might want to return here again.
Go outside the village. Walk to the bridge. Give the fish to the troll so that you may pass. You might want to talk to the troll before you give him the fish.
Go to the house. Open the door and talk to the One Eye Jack. Pay him the fee required to learn sword fighting. Show him the sword you bought. After many hours of training you will learn how to fight.
In this game, sword fighting skill is dependent on how well you can insult your opponent as well as responding correctly to an insult. You will begin with a few insults and responses. As you come across other insults and responses, they will be added to your own list. So what you should do now is to fight with all those pirates that are moving around on the map. Just put yourself near the fork and they will automatically look for you. There is no need for you to go after them. Make sure you remember the correct responses. If you find a new insult, you should use as soon as possible so that you learn its correct response. The best insults are listed at the top of your list. After you have won enough battles. You can then seek out the Swordmaster.
Go to the fork. Take the following the to reach the Swordmaster.
North. You should see a plant with yellow flowers. Pick up the flowers. North. East. East. West. North. You should see a signpost. Push it to lower the bridge. Cross the bridge and you will find the Swordmaster. Once the Swordmaster is found, you can go there directly from the map. You will need to respond to her insults correctly five times before you can defeat her. Choose the correct response from those you have gathered. Try until you have defeated her. Once defeated, she will give you something to prove her defeat.
Go back to the village and go to the governor's house. The mansion is guarded by deadly piranha poodles. Use the yellow petal on the meat. The meat will become drugged. Give the drugged meat to the dogs. After they fall asleep, go into the mansion. Open the door inside the mansion and you will get into a fight. This sequence is automatic, so sit back and watch. Check your inventory after the fight, a few items will be added to it. You will need a file in order to get the idol.
Go to the prison and talk to the prisoner. You will find that he will need some breath refreshers. Go back to the shopkeeper and this time you can buy the breath mints from him. Get the breath mints and give them to the prisoner. Ask him for the file, he will then ask you for some rat repellent. Give the gopher repellent you found in the mansion to the prisoner and he will give you a carrot cake in return. Use (eat) the cake. There is a file inside.
Now, go back to the mansion to get the idol. Jump into the gaping hole and you will get into another fight. After getting the idol, talk to the sheriff. The governor will appear and chase the sheriff away. Talk to her (if you can). After she leaves, open the door and go outside the mansion. The sheriff will be waiting for you. You will be then be thrown into the sea by the sheriff. Inside the water, get idol and then walk up. Talk to the governor on the docks.
Go to Scumm Bar and talk to important pirates. Tell them your progress.
Now go to the fork again. This time you will need to find the lost treasure. Take the following path. North. You should see yellow flowers. West. You will find a camp-site here. Take the left path to the north. West. North. West. You should see a skeleton here. North. North. East. West. North. You should find a place full of red flowers. East. You will find an 'X' on the ground. Use the shovel on the 'X' to get the treasure.
Return to the village. You see the ghost ship sailing away. Talk to the cook. He will tell you that the governor was kidnapped by the ghost pirate, LeChuck. Now, you must find a ship and get a crew of three to go after the ghost ship.
Go to Scumm Bar. Pick up all five mugs that are on the tables. Go to the kitchen. Use the mug with the barrel which contains grog. The grog inside is very corrosive and thus a mug will not hold the grog for long. (When a mug is near dead, use it with another mug.) You've got no time to lose so best hurry. Find the shortest path to the prison. Change the mugs on the way. When you reach the prison. Use the melting mug on the lock to melt it. Ask the prisoner to join your crew. If the mug is dead before you switch, go back to the bar and try again. Don't worry, you can always get new mugs in the bar.
Go to the Swordmaster's place. Ask her to join you. She will agree and ask you to meet her at the docks.
Walk outside the village and go to the shore. Use the rubber chicken on the cable to reach the island. The man, Meathook, will ask you to take a test. The test is quite simple. Touch the beast and he will join you.
Go to the place where you find lights. You can find Stan's Used Ship Emporium there. Talk to Stan. Make sure you mention about buying ships on credit. You may look through all the ships but you will not be able to afford a single one. Before you leave, he will give you a business card.
Now go the the shopkeeper's house. (You might want to save the game at this point.) Ask him to get a note of credit for you. He will open the safe and get the note. Watch how he opens the safe. When you are sure of the correct combination. (Note: the combination is different each game.) If you miss the combination, go outside and come back again. The shopkeeper will repeat the sequence again. When you are sure of the combination, ask him to look for the Swordmaster. Open the safe while he is away. Get the note of credit from the safe.
Walk outside the village. Go the the Used Ship Emporium. Talk to the man. Buy the Sea Monkey from him with the note of credit. Make sure you bargain with him. You can do away with all the extras in order to cut the price. Start your offer with the minimum amount and gradually increase. When you've bought the ship, he will give you a magnetic cross.
Go back to the village. Your crews and ship will be waiting for you to set sail.
After your conversation with the crew. You will find yourself in the captain's room. Get feather pen, ink. Open drawer and get the dusty book. Read the book carefully, it gives hints on how to reach Monkey Island.
Walk to deck. Talk to crew. Walk to rope ladder. Get the Jolly Roger (pirate flag) on top.
Go down to the deck. Walk to the hatch behind the crew. You will find another hatch that leads to the store and a door that leads to the kitchen. Walk to kitchen. Get pot. Open cupboard, get cereal. Open cereal to get the prize. Look at the prize, it's a small key! Go down the second hatch to the storeroom. Open the chest to get the fine wine. Get the giant coil of rope. Open the kegs to get gunpowder.
Go the captain's room. Open the cabinet with the small key. Open the chest inside the cabinet to get a recipe and some cinnamon sticks. Read the recipe.
Go to the kitchen. It's time to get rid of all that redundant stuff in your inventory. Use the pot with the following:
The pot will explode and release a voodoo spell that will bring the ship to Monkey Island. Note that not all items need be thrown into the pot. You do it merely to reduce your inventory list. Throw in the gunpowder only when you have rid yourself of all redundant items. Don't worry, any items that can be thrown into the pot are not important.
Use the map on the red hot fire to get a flaming mass. Go to the storeroom to get more gunpowder. Go to the deck. Use the gunpowder in the cannon nozzle. Use the rope on the cannon as a fuse. Now use the pot as a helmet. Light the cannon and send yourself to Monkey Island.
Some explanations
The island can be accessed by clicking on the crosshair to move your character. When you move to a place of interest its name will be shown. The names of locations used here are exactly those used in the game. When in doubt, move around until the appropriate place is found.
The cannon will send you to the beach. Pick up banana.
Go to the fort on the western side of the island. Push cannon. Get cannon ball. Get gunpowder. Get rope. Get spyglass. Talk to Herman Toothrot.
Go to the river fork. Pick up stone under note. Look at the stone, it's a piece of flint. Climb up the hill using the footholds. In the middle of the hill you will find a catapult. You can push/pull it to adjust its aim. Go to the hilltop. Use the spyglass. If you don't see the banana tree, go down and adjust the catapult again. Do it until you have the banana tree in target. Push the rock to activate the catapult. A message will be shown if you hit the banana tree. If your hit is not successful. Pick up another rock from the heap of rock and try again. Hitting the tree will cause the bananas to drop. You can collect them later when you go to the beach. Go down the hill.
Go to the pond at the end of the dry river bed. You will find a man hanging on the tree. There is a coil of rope in his hand. In order to get the rope, go back to the river fork. Walk to dam. Use gunpowder on dam. Use the flint on the cannon ball to produce a spark. This will blow up the dam and release the water. Go back to the pond, the log will be floating and the dead body is on the ground. Get the rope from the dead body.
Go to the crack. There is a pair of oars at the bottom. Tie the rope on the strong branch. Go down the rope. Tie the other rope on the sturdy stump. Climb down and get the oars.
Go the beach with the banana tree. Pick up the bananas. Use the oars on the boat. Now you can travel by sea to the northern end of the island. Note that you must land your boat on a beach before you can travel on foot.
Go to the village to the north. Walk to the giant head on the left. Pick up the bananas in the fruit bowl. Walk out of the village. You will be stopped by three cannibals. Talk to them. They will then lock you inside their guest room. Inside hut, get skull. Open the loose board underneath the skull. The hole will get you out of the village.
Go to the forest north of the beach with the banana tree to find the monkey. Look at the monkey. Give all five bananas to the monkey. This will make him happy and he follows you. When successful you will find a gray dot following you wherever you go. If you happen to lose sight of him, go back and look for him. (This only happens when you travel by boat.)
Go to the clearing at the eastern end of the island. Make sure the monkey is following you. Walk to totem pole. Move the cursor around until you find the nose on the totem pole. Pull the nose to open the gate. The monkey will then pull the nose for you so that you can get close to the Gigantic Monkey's Head. Pick up the wimpy little idol. Look at idol.
Go back to the village. Give the idol to the cannibals. They will now be friendly towards you. Walk to the hut where you were taken to the other time. This time the door is open. Get the banana picker. Walk to the right. The hermit, Toothrot, will be waiting for you. Give him the banana picker and he will give you the monkey head key. Exit the village and come back again. The cannibals will talk to you. Give them the leaflet. They will give you the navigator's head and necklace.
Go to the Gigantic Monkey Head. Use the key on the Gigantic Monkey Ear to open the Monkey Head. Walk inside the Monkey Head. Use the navigator's head. Its nose will be pointing in the correct direction. Follow it until you have found the ghost ship.
Don't go inside the ship yet. Talk to the navigator's head. Talk to him until he agrees to give you the necklace. Wear the necklace before you enter the ghost ship. It will make you invisible to the ghosts.
Go to the captain's room. Use the magnetic cross on the key. Walk to the deck. Climb down the hatch. You will be in the bedroom. Walk to the passage to the right. You will find some ghost chickens there. Get the ghost feather. Unlock the hatch with the key. Go down and you will find yourself surrounded by rats. You will need to get something in order to get past the rats. Go back to the bedroom. Use the ghost feather on the sleeping ghost. When tickled, he will drop the wine bottle. Get the jug o'grog and go back to the rat room. Pour the jug o'grog on the dish. The rats will get drunk after drinking it. Get the glob of grease.
Go back to the deck. Use the glob of grease on the squeaky door. Open the door. Get the ghost tools beside the ghost guard. Go back to the ghost chickens. Use the ghost tools on the glowing crate to open it. Get the voodoo root. Go back to the cave.
Cut screen: You will travel back to the village and give the root to the cannibals. They will then prepare the root for you. Then you will travel all the way back to the ghost ship. You will find that the ship is gone. The ghost pirate, LeChuck, is going to marry the governor. So, you will need to go back to Melee Island to stop the wedding. Talk to funny ghost. Don't kill him. When your crew return, listen to their conversation.
After another journey you will be at the docks in the village. Use the potion on any ghost you encounter.
Make your way to the church. Talk to LeChuck. Your potion will become jammed and you will be whacked by the ghost pirate continually. You will be flying all over the place.
When you find yourself in the Emporium. Try to get the root beer before the ghost hits you. After you get the root beer, try to use it on the ghost. If you do it successfully, you will destroy the ghost. Talk to governor and watch the fireworks.