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people in your life that are getting tired of MI

dumpling321dumpling321
edited July 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
I am the ONLY person in my group of family/friends that has actually played through all the monkey islands... which makes me the only MI fanboy... and people are starting to get annoyed with my constant monkey island chatter... my mom (she screamed when i ran into her room and yelled MURRAY THE TALKING DEMONIC SKULL HAS BEEN CONFIRMED WOOT!!!!), best buddy, entire facebook buddy list, random strangers in public i stop and tell about MI...

soooooo who is everyone else annoying to death with monkey island talk

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  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited July 2009
    ...

    Sounds like you'd annoy *me*.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited July 2009
    I try not to annoy my wife with my geekery.... My Son gets into it though its kinda cool he is like my own little mini me.
  • BaggeBagge
    edited July 2009
    Irishmile wrote: »
    I try not to annoy my wife with my geekery.... My Son gets into it though its kinda cool he is like my own little mini me.

    His name is Irishyard, then?
  • laryslarys
    edited July 2009
    Nobody in my real life like MI. They don't even know what ti is. Everytime I start talking about MI with my friend, he is like: "Oh my God, here we go again". I just can't hold it I need someone to share the excitement...
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited July 2009
    LOL... No its a little more traditional his name is Conor, Irish first name, Irish last name, he is a cool half Asian little man.

    Its going to really confuse substitute teachers.
  • britt12334britt12334
    edited July 2009
    i am in the same boat as you my brother played one or two but hasnt played them all like me. no one else in my family wants to talk about MI. and im pretty sure none of my friends have even heard of the MI series before
  • hansschmuckerhansschmucker
    edited July 2009
    *sigh* Yes, that's the problem with old timers. Adventure games were popular before computer games became mainstream, so you pretty much have to look for people who are usually 25 to 30 years old (I know there are also adventure gamers outside that range, but most are roughly that age), and who were interested in computers at an early age.

    In my immediate surrounding there is sadly nobody who fits both these criteria, so for adventure games I'm pretty much stuck with the net.

    I try not to upset the people around me when I know that MI means absolutely nothing to them.
  • stemotstemot
    edited July 2009
    My Wife bears the brunt of my Geekery though she handles it well :)
  • dumpling321dumpling321
    edited July 2009
    hansschmucker wrote: »
    *sigh* Yes, that's the problem with old timers. Adventure games were popular before computer games became mainstream, so you pretty much have to look for people who are usually 25 to 30 years old (I know there are also adventure gamers outside that range, but most are roughly that age), and who were interested in computers at an early age.

    In my immediate surrounding there is sadly nobody who fits both these criteria, so for adventure games I'm pretty much stuck with the net.

    I try not to upset the people around me when I know that MI means absolutely nothing to them.

    ^_^ i'm outside that range i'm 22 xD
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited July 2009
    I just asked my wife if I am annoying her with Monkey Island stuff.... she said no.
  • Fidget242Fidget242
    edited July 2009
    ^_^ i'm outside that range i'm 22 xD

    Me too, I'm 20! I played the first Monkey Island game when I was around 7\8ish when we got our first pc, but never played the second (didn't know it existed until Curse came out!) I LOVED curse when it came out, played MI4 but felt let down a little, and LOVE Tales of MI so far! - can't wait for the next chapter :cool:

    *Was thinking of playing MI2, but with the special edition of Secret Of MI coming out, I'm waiting just in case they re-do MI2 later on. Dunno how long I can wait though as it seems MI2 was better than the first after reading some posts on here? I find it hard to believe though :D

    I'm currently playing through Curse again now I've finished the first chapter of TOMI. Haven't played it since it came out so have gotten stuck already as I can't remember it properly:D
  • xzodiaxzodia
    edited July 2009
    I beat all ya =P, I'm 18!
    Luckly both my sister and her bf have played MI so I have an outlet =P
  • guitarsareboringguitarsareboring
    edited July 2009
    dumpling321 wrote: »
    I am the ONLY person in my group of family/friends that has actually played through all the monkey islands... which makes me the only MI fanboy... and people are starting to get annoyed with my constant monkey island chatter... my mom (she screamed when i ran into her room and yelled MURRAY THE TALKING DEMONIC SKULL HAS BEEN CONFIRMED WOOT!!!!), best buddy, entire facebook buddy list, random strangers in public i stop and tell about MI...

    soooooo who is everyone else annoying to death with monkey island talk

    Did you actually say 'woot' aloud?

    But yeah, I've got no one to talk to about it. Makes me sad.
  • NimeniNimeni
    edited July 2009
    I keep trying to get the people in my life to play it, but they all have friggin macs.
  • ScapettiScapetti
    edited July 2009
    When I tell the girls about Guybrush, they reply with "where has he been all my life!" ;D

    (Completely true, not altered for comedic effect)
  • vacacionerovacacionero
    edited July 2009
    I'm 34. As many people here, I play adventure games (including MI) since 1990, when I was 15. My cell phone ringtone is the MI main theme :D
    My wife plays MI too (although she needs very assistance from me)
    My first daughter is 12 and plays too, Their favorite is CMI
    And my second (and last) daughter is 6 and she's already asking who is Guybrush Threepwood and jumps to the computer when hears the MI music!!

    For ToMI none of them can play, because they doesn't speak english at all :(

    I have a very Monkeyislandish family :D
  • AthanaseyAthanasey
    edited July 2009
    My husband was the one who told me it was coming back and initially shared my enthusiasm. Now he tries to run away every time the words "Monkey Island" come out of my mouth.

    My mother in law is so sick of hearing me talk about it that she is actually going to play just to try and understand my fascination. I just gave her her first adventure game to play (Wallace and Gromit) and she is hooked. Pretty good for someone who is mainly into first person shooters.

    But thank goodness I have my 4 year old daughter. She loves Monkey Island too! Or rather she loves the idea of it since she really doesn't get what is going on! She gets the general idea, LeChuck is bad, Guybrush is good, Monkeys are funny! :o) And the best bit is she will happily listen to me chatter about it for as long as I want. As long as we then play Barbie of course!
  • laryslarys
    edited July 2009
    Athanasey wrote: »
    My mother in law is so sick of hearing me talk about it that she is actually going to play just to try and understand my fascination. I just gave her her first adventure game to play (Wallace and Gromit) and she is hooked. Pretty good for someone who is mainly into first person shooters.

    Your mother in law is playing first-person shooters? Really really hard to imagine… :)
  • meandermeander
    edited July 2009
    I also am just outside that age range (23). Played the first one as a six or seven year old, and been hooked ever since. Fortunately, my dad and my boyfriend both like it too but my friends don't really get why I keep going on about three headed monkeys :( my cat does like trying to eat Guybrush tho.
  • dumpling321dumpling321
    edited July 2009
    guitarsareboring wrote: »
    Did you actually say 'woot' aloud?

    But yeah, I've got no one to talk to about it. Makes me sad.

    no i did not say "woot" out loud... although ive always kinda wanted to and it would have been the perfect moment to just lose all self respect and start screaming WOOT WOOT WOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    on a side note my facebook status today reads as follows...
    "AIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! MURRAY THE DEMONIC TALKING SKULL HAS BEEN CONFIRMED FOR A FUTURE EPISODE OF TALES OF MONKEY ISLAND AAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
  • FrostbiteFrostbite
    edited July 2009
    I'm 16, played, loved and finished all the MI's to date. Got a couple of friends who're keen on MI, not as keen as me though, but my girlfriend is starting to get into them, she spotted some puzzle conclusions instantly. Like
    the cheese wheel faces
  • AthanaseyAthanasey
    edited July 2009
    larys wrote: »
    Your mother in law is playing first-person shooter? Really really hard to imagine… :)

    HaHa I know. She is 66 and owns more consoles than I do. The shelves in her room are packed with games. :)

    I feel the need to point out she also knits for orphans...
  • dumpling321dumpling321
    edited July 2009
    meander wrote: »
    I also am just outside that age range (23). Played the first one as a six or seven year old, and been hooked ever since. Fortunately, my dad and my boyfriend both like it too but my friends don't really get why I keep going on about three headed monkeys :( my cat does like trying to eat Guybrush tho.

    lol i was talking to a friend the other day and all of a sudden i yelled "LOOK BEHIND YOU IT'S A THREE HEADED MONKEY" she didnt believe me so i (badly) photoshopped a pic of a three headed monkey standing behind her and posted it on facebook xD
  • ScapettiScapetti
    edited July 2009
    hansschmucker wrote: »
    Adventure games were popular before computer games became mainstream, so you pretty much have to look for people who are usually 25 to 30 years old (I know there are also adventure gamers outside that range, but most are roughly that age), and who were interested in computers at an early age.

    I must disagree with that. I don't think most of the people on here are between that age at all! I'm 19 and purchased the original Monkey Island games at a VERY young age because they were about pirates and had the word monkey in the title. And the Monkey Island games are some of the oldest (just talking LucasArts here). Most of the adventure games are talkies which were released in MY lifetime. I think there are lot more people below the age of 25
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