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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (Concept Art)

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More of the slideshow demo. Captain Dread's ship is drawn differently than in the final <i>MI2</i>.

Captain Dread's map

Captain Dread's ship

Concept drawing of the roulette dealer from Phatt Island.

Original background drawing for the Gambler's Club doorway.

Original background drawing for Ville de la Booty. Note the nice ship docked at the harbor.

An alternate background design for Captain Dread's ship, moored at Scabb Island. Here, the entire area is brightly lit by several lanterns.

Original background drawing for the Booty Island costume shop. Sam and Max haven't been added in yet.

Original background drawing for the Phatt Island map. The bridge leading to Rum Rogers' cottage was later removed for the sake of the "monkey wrench" puzzle.

Original background drawing for the exterior of Governor Phatt's mansion.

This is a close-up image of the desk and creepy throne in LeChuck's office in his Fortress. It was ultimately cut out from the game.

Original background drawing for the introduction's establishing shot of Scabb Island.

Original background drawing for the cabin of Captain Dread's ship (or, as he was originally known, "Captain Dred").

Original background drawing for the doorway to LeChuck's office. In the final game the background was mirrored.

Initial background drawing for the "Scab Island" cemetery. Those crypts on the hillside were eventually painted out and replaced with tombstones for the final game, but they survived long enough to be seen in a screenshot on the MI2 box.

A drawing of Zombie LeChuck's face and head, intended to be used in a close-up portrait of him. The portrait was eventually cut from the game.

This is the original version of the underground tunnel linking Rum Rogers' cottage to Phatt Island proper. It's much more elaborate, but was ultimately cut. The final game saves disk space by reusing the underground tunnels from the end sequence.

Original background art for the exterior of Captain Dread's ship at sea.

Original background drawing for Governor Phatt's bedroom.

Original background drawing for the Booty Island cliff face.

An early background drawing for the guardhouse on Booty Island (or, as it was then known, Crooked Island). Initially the entire island was going to be set at nighttime, as with Scabb Island, and Melee Island in MI1.

Original background drawing for the rear of Elaine's mansion on Booty Island.

An early background drawing for the kitchen of Elaine's mansion on Booty Island (or "Crooked Island," as it was then called). As can be seen here,Crooked Island was originally meant to be set at nighttime.

Original preparatory drawing for the background painting of Rum Rogers' cottage. Here the monkey statue holds a banana, a feature dropped in the final design due to the requirements of a puzzle. (This background as first colored, including the statue's original form, can still be seen in a very early MI2 slideshow demo.)

Original background drawing for LeChuck's office in his fortress. The label tells us that it was originally the office of "El Carlo" (perhaps an early name for Largo LaGrande).

Original background drawing for the entrance hall of LeChuck's Fortress.

Original background drawing for the sea underneath Kate Capsize's boat. Notably, it illustrates how short the background actually is; the illusion of greater water depth was achieved by color cycling.

An early background design for the International House of Mojo exterior. Originally, the Voodoo Lady was going to reside in Woodtick, just as she resided in town in MI1.

The revised background design for Elaine's mansion kitchen on Booty (no longer "Crooked") Island, now set at daytime.

The original background for the map of Scabb Island (or, as it was originally spelled, "Scab" Island). This spelling on the map legend survived into the MI2 rolling demo.

Original background drawing for the underwater wreck of the Mad Monkey.

Original background drawing for the Phatt Island wharf. Notice the extra building--a "Pub" next to the library. This location was not realized.

Original background drawing for Captain Dread's ship, moored off Scabb Island. This is the design of the room that was ultimately used.

Original background drawing for Wally's house. An earlier version of this background was created as a test image to see how well scanned backgrounds would work for MI2.

An early, unused background image for Woodtick.

An early, unused background image for the Booty (or, as it was initially known "Crooked") Island antique shop interior.

This is a drawing that was the base for a close-up portrait of LeChuck. The face and hands would have been overlaid on top of this drawing by the game later, so as to allow for expressive animation. The close-up was ultimately deleted from the game.

An unused background image, showing the top of the desk and throne in LeChuck's Fortress office, as seen from above. This background was in the game at one point, but didn't make the final cut.

A background depicting a voodoo chapel/altar within LeChuck's Fortress. This room was ultimately cut from the game, along with whatever puzzle it would've featured.

An early design for Stan's Used Coffins, back when Booty Island was going to be set at night (and called "Crooked Island"). This background survived long enough to be seen in the MI2 non-playable demo, but was later replaced by a daytime version.

Original background drawing for the International House of Mojo interior, as shown off by LucasArts during their 20th anniversary in 2002.

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Alternate Monkey Island 2 cover.

Alternate Monkey Island 2 cover.

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An early version of Kate Capsize's ship and the Phatt Island waterfall

Early version of the crate in LeChuck's Fortress

Original background art for MI2

By Steve Purcell

Early concept cover by Steve Purcell

Early concept of the Phatt library.

Early concept of the Phatt library.

Early concept of the Phatt library.

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