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Monkey 5 is Fake... No, it's Real! ... Oh, Still Fake 04 Oct, 2002, 17:32 / 16 comments

By Jake


Just saw this over on World of MI: Anyone who remembers back a few months must surely remember our excellent April Fools joke, totally fake "leaked" Monkey Island 5 sound clips. Well, some guy somewhere didn't get it, mistook our ultra high quality flawless forgery for the real thing, and now you can download it from FilePlanet. Get in line!

Though we're amazed and pretty amused that the public can now enjoy the all-too-real "short clip from Monkey Island 5 featuring the return of one of Threepwood's greatest foes" it makes me wonder. Maybe this is why LucasArts doesn't like people going and making fangames with their game names and game characters? Eh? Eh?

Amusing Side Note: Our "authentic" cutscene audio has received a four star rating, beating out the EMI Demo by one star!

Source: World of MI

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16 Comments

  • telarium on 09 Oct, 2002, 18:50…
    Well, looks like they updated the description, saying that it was an April Fool's joke. Show's over, folks.
  • Marek on 05 Oct, 2002, 05:41…
    Where can I buy Monkey Island 5?
  • Kingzjester on 05 Oct, 2002, 11:34…
    (Pst! You can buy an advanced version from me. I'll be selling it on Ebay under the name of "Symon Gafferey"...)
  • bgbennyboy on 05 Oct, 2002, 03:07…
    Who'd have thought it?
    The file's heading towards 'Tomb Raider nude cheat' april fool standards.

    Only with less teenage boys frantically entering 50 digit joypad combinations obviously...
  • boeffl on 05 Oct, 2002, 00:28…
    there is a new indiana jones screenshot on the official site.
    boeffl
  • Remi O on 04 Oct, 2002, 21:41…
    In all fairness to whoever added it, if you don't know it's fake, and don't know where it came from (it's most likely available on Kazaa or whatever), there's no way of guess it's fake. I mean, really, who would guess that the voice actor of Guybrush Threepwood would go and do something like that?
  • Jake on 04 Oct, 2002, 21:59…
    Gilbert.
  • Kingzjester on 05 Oct, 2002, 11:31…
    Is there anyone in this industry whose contacts you don't have, you quasi-non-sellout-pseudo-amateur freaks, you??!
  • spaff on 04 Oct, 2002, 20:32…
    no f***ing way! :)
    thats so cool!!
  • Metallus on 04 Oct, 2002, 19:04…
    Man, I love this. They made a special Monkey Island 5 category for the file. I hope they don't pull it.
  • MeddlingMonk on 04 Oct, 2002, 20:03…
    Human stupidity is truly a wondrous, breath-taking thing.
  • Kingzjester on 05 Oct, 2002, 11:26…
    It is not really stupidity as much as lack of information. These folks just didn't do their homework. Much like George Bush when he "forgets" that Puerto-Ricans are US citizens.
  • csenosiain on 04 Oct, 2002, 18:50…
    this is the prank that never ends,
    it just goes on and on again
    some people started pulling it without knowing what effects it would have and theyll continue pulling it forver just because:
    this is the prank that never ends,
    it just goes on and on again
    some people started pulling it without knowing what effects it would have and theyll continue pulling it forver just because:
    this is the prank that never ends,
    it just goes on and on again
    some people started pulling it without knowing what effects it would have and theyll continue pulling it forver just because:
    this is the prank that never ends,
    it just goes on and on again
    some people started pulling it without knowing what effects it would have and theyll continue pulling it forver just because:
    this is the prank that never ends,
    it just goes on and on again
    some people started pulling it without knowing what effects it would have and theyll continue pulling it forver just because:
  • Jake on 04 Oct, 2002, 19:11…
    your comment has outlasted our prank.
  • telarium on 04 Oct, 2002, 18:23…
    Hey, it's not our fault! We got permission first. Still, it's nice to see the joke live on.
  • talshiar on 04 Oct, 2002, 17:50…
    This fake has a rating of 4 stars over at FilePlanet. The EMI demo has a rating of 3 stars. Hmm.. maybe lucasarts should hire you guys to make demos ;)