I bet that, just like me, many are in their late twenties or thirties, because they are the generation who were kids/teenagers when the original titles came out.
The Secret of Monkey Island 1990 - I was -1 or -1.
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 1991 - I was -1 or 0.
The Curse of Monkey Island 1997 - I was 5 or 6.
Escape from Monkey Island 2000 - I was 8 or 9.
Tales of Monkey Island 2009 - I am 18.
And I'm officialy a MI fan for 50% of my life. The percentage will grow with every year... I don't know if that's a good or bad thing, though.
I just turned 17 yesterday, and when SMI was released I was -2 years old!! My sister also happens to be a fan but she's like 8. Actually, I started Monkey Island when I was 4, and never finished the first one because we got MI2 and somehow the other one disappeared. Probably a reformat, but I don't know, I was 4!
I didn't actually even finish MI2 until I was 8, and it took some hardcore logical thinking on my end to get past that last LeChuck voodoo part. So either I was really, really smart, or really, really stupid back then.
I got SMI again when I was 14 and finished that easily. I breezed through CMI at 15, and actually, I never really played to the end of EMI (I got to the part with the Monkey Kombat but got too bored to finish the game) and now I am currently playing TMI and like it more or less.
In my opinion of rating I would give first place to MI2, second to CMI, third to SMI, fourth to TMI, and last to EMI.
(2, 3, 1, 4, "5" respectively)
EDIT:
What a nice surprise it was too when I received that gift from TellTale for the Halloween contest in my e-mail. Thanks
I just turned 17 yesterday, and when SMI was released I was -2 years old!! My sister also happens to be a fan but she's like 8. Actually, I started Monkey Island when I was 4, and never finished the first one because we got MI2 and somehow the other one disappeared. Probably a reformat, but I don't know, I was 4!
I didn't actually even finish MI2 until I was 8, and it took some hardcore logical thinking on my end to get past that last LeChuck voodoo part. So either I was really, really smart, or really, really stupid back then.
I got SMI again when I was 14 and finished that easily. I breezed through CMI at 15, and actually, I never really played to the end of EMI (I got to the part with the Monkey Kombat but got too bored to finish the game) and now I am currently playing TMI and like it more or less.
In my opinion of rating I would give first place to MI2, second to CMI, third to SMI, fourth to TMI, and last to EMI.
(2, 3, 1, 4, "5" respectively)
EDIT:
What a nice surprise it was too when I received that gift from TellTale for the Halloween contest in my e-mail. Thanks
The Secret of Monkey Island 1990 I was only a single year old. Didn't play it until I was a few years older, though.
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 1991 Only two years old... Never played this until the late nineties!
The Curse of Monkey Island 1997 This one I was eight... but did it really come out in '97? I was sure it was '95, around the time my youngest brother was born... oh well.
Escape from Monkey Island 2000 I was eleven for this one's release...
Tales of Monkey Island 2009 And now I'm twenty! Yay!
The Secret of Monkey Island October 1990 2 years and 11 months
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge December 1991 4 years and 1 month
The Curse of Monkey Island October 31, 1997 Exactly two weeks shy of 10.
Escape from Monkey Island November 6, 2000 8 days shy of 13
Tales of Monkey Island July 7 - December 8, 2009 I was 21 at the start and turned 22 fifteen days after Trial and Execution came out
Wow, every Monkey Island game so far has been released really close to my birthday...
Comments
... Probably.
Low 20s, late 20s? Which do you think?
Someone has to balance Irishmile out.
o.O
38, here.
I thought there was a thread like this already?
My first taste of MI was the pre-release demo of SMI that came in a box of 5 1/4 inch floppies. Then I bought each game as soon as it hit the streets.
A decade before that I played "Adventure," then moved on to Zork and various Infocom (and Infocom-like) games. SMI was my first graphic game.
I think I was around 11 or 12. :cool:
When SMI came out I was completely non-existent...
When it first came out in 1990? I was 3 years old.
The Secret of Monkey Island 1990 I was 9 or 10
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 1991 I was 10 or 11
The Curse of Monkey Island 1997 I was 16 or 17
Escape from Monkey Island 2000 I was 19 or 20
Tales of Monkey Island 2009 I was 28 when it started now I am 29
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 1991 I was 10 or 11
The Curse of Monkey Island 1997 I was 16 or 17
Escape from Monkey Island 2000 I was 19 or 20
Tales of Monkey Island 2009 I am 29
Im older than you Irishmile. haha!
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 1991 - I was -1 or 0.
The Curse of Monkey Island 1997 - I was 5 or 6.
Escape from Monkey Island 2000 - I was 8 or 9.
Tales of Monkey Island 2009 - I am 18.
And I'm officialy a MI fan for 50% of my life. The percentage will grow with every year... I don't know if that's a good or bad thing, though.
I didn't actually even finish MI2 until I was 8, and it took some hardcore logical thinking on my end to get past that last LeChuck voodoo part. So either I was really, really smart, or really, really stupid back then.
I got SMI again when I was 14 and finished that easily. I breezed through CMI at 15, and actually, I never really played to the end of EMI (I got to the part with the Monkey Kombat but got too bored to finish the game) and now I am currently playing TMI and like it more or less.
In my opinion of rating I would give first place to MI2, second to CMI, third to SMI, fourth to TMI, and last to EMI.
(2, 3, 1, 4, "5" respectively)
EDIT:
What a nice surprise it was too when I received that gift from TellTale for the Halloween contest in my e-mail. Thanks
Depending on the month, I was 17 or 18 when SoMI came out for the Amiga.
Actually, if we've all given our age as of "now", shouldn't it be pretty easy to figure out how old we were when SoMI first came out?
happy birthday
Same here.
Why thank you! Happy super-belated birthday to you too!!
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 1991 Only two years old... Never played this until the late nineties!
The Curse of Monkey Island 1997 This one I was eight... but did it really come out in '97? I was sure it was '95, around the time my youngest brother was born... oh well.
Escape from Monkey Island 2000 I was eleven for this one's release...
Tales of Monkey Island 2009 And now I'm twenty! Yay!
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge December 1991 4 years and 1 month
The Curse of Monkey Island October 31, 1997 Exactly two weeks shy of 10.
Escape from Monkey Island November 6, 2000 8 days shy of 13
Tales of Monkey Island July 7 - December 8, 2009 I was 21 at the start and turned 22 fifteen days after Trial and Execution came out
Wow, every Monkey Island game so far has been released really close to my birthday...
Ken, I do believe you won first place for the most seasoned TTG member here.
So far I'm in 2nd. place at 53.