RetroAhoy: The Secret of Monkey Island

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[salokin]

The David Attenborough of game documentaries is back! Rejoice!

[hexdepixel]

1:04:29 "There have been some signs that Telltale might be running into trouble..."
...
...oof.

[UselessDuckCompany]

The quality of this video is mind blowing

[planescaped]

I remember that "Ask me about Loom" pirate at the Scumm bar confusing the heck out of me when I was 6. Back in the day my brain struggled to comprehend he was pimping another real game, and I kept talking to him thinking I was missing a punchline or needed to know about this alleged game for a puzzle or something.

[i_fish]

When you see a video about Monkey island and it starts at space Invaders you know you're in for the long haul

[arbiter-]

Am I dreaming? A new upload from Ahoy?

Am I dead?

[AndGoatz]

YOU WANT SOUND TRACK!?
*WE'LL GIVE YOU A SOUNDTRACK!*
[Fires a cannon full of absolute bangers and confetti]

[pesho]

This video is simply outstanding. It’s not just the best content of its kind on YouTube, it’s one of the most meticulously crafted documentaries I’ve ever seen produced for this platform. This is *too good* to be free.

Writing ✔️
Research ✔️
Narration ✔️
Editing ✔️

I honestly thought your channel fell of the map entirely, but *wow.* If this is what you’ve been working on, please, don’t hesitate to take your time in the future.

...I’m seriously blown away.

[TweakedTay]

I've waited... I'VE WAITED SO LONG!
A childhood favourite. Thanks again Stuart!

[Crowald]

Three years and I still watch this video all the time. Monkey Island's soundtrack is so amazing, that note at 0:04 is nothing short of bonechillingly magical. It's simple, three notes, and manages to convey the sense of coming adventure. An hour long tribute to point-click adventures, and Monkey Island itself. If the YouTube community gave awards, your videos would win every single damn one for quality. Thank you for making this.

[FabledGentleman]

It's difficult to describe how much Monkey Island meant to me when it released. I was 14 years old and i begged my parents to give me money to buy it. The Christmas before it, i got my very first Amiga 500 and this was the game i wanted more than anything, probably because i had played Maniac Mansion several times on the Commodore 64 a few years earlier, and that was one of the best games i had ever played. So my parents finally gave me the money, and my dad drove me 50km to the closest shop that actually sold games, back then games were not sold everywhere, actually had to go to special shops that specialized in them, and those were almost only in the big cities, and i lived way out in the "fields".

I remember when we got there, big city, lot's of noise, something i rarely were used to, we ate at mcdonald's, something "fields" didn't have either, and then we walked to the store. And there it was in it's big case, on a shelf in the middle of the room, like they were saying, this is what you need to buy now, this is it!

It was really special to buy that game with my own money, that might have been the first time i ever did that. Other games i either got someone else to buy or i got them as gifts for birthdays and Christmas. And then to get the box in my hands and just sense that i would boot up this game in less than an hour if i got home right away, i had this feeling of joy that i have rarely ever felt since, all the way home.

When we got home, it was really hot outside, and i remember my friends wanted to do some stuff, but i said i would lock myself inside for the day and just play a new game. It ended up being one of the best gaming experiences i have ever had, and i will never forget it. And also my grand moms sister at some point came into my room and asked what i was doing, and we ended up playing large portions of the game together, it was so damn fun, we laughed at the jokes and we solved the puzzles.

Took me about 3 days to beat the game, and i never played it since, but i have bought all the remaster versions and so on. But i still remember how it felt to play this game, and it was magical, it is the best point and click game i have ever played. The first game i ever buy for myself, and it's this game, i could not have been more satisfied.

[DaVince]

"Turn your computer off and go to sleep!"
Well, damn, you got me there.

[Indigo_Gaming]

"LucasArts games were met with LUKEwarm success."

Don't think I didn't notice that pun, Stu!

[Mace.]

Well... About 4 years later, a new Monkey Island returns.

[basti]

Believe or not, I am one of the guys who really died "accidentally" in MI. I was too stupid to find the solution in the drowning scene. And yes, I had no savegame at that time... So it was a restart for me. Still love it, though. ;)

[jimfixedme]

When Ahoy uploads I'm pretty sure I get the "honey I'm home" feeling

[buck]

Does Ahoy make his videos on his own or has people helping. Because god damn, his content is beautiful

[bullsmoothtime]

Monkey Island has a reserved place in my heart and will be there till i die. The ost alone is like a painkiller.

[tenbeat]

The scale of this video kind of exploded, didn't it?

[pajamapantsjack]

I think Xbox ahoy is the best quality over quantity youtuber.