Monkey Island | GameCola

Fabricated News: 1990s Programmer Still Thinks He Can Make Games

News Posts by Michael Gray on January 21, 20141

This is “Fabricated News”, coming to you live from ConCon, the convention-themed convention. We have just received word that the hit 1990s adventure game series Monkey Quest is getting a...
The 2022 GameCola Videogame Awards (Part 2)

Columns by Alex Jedraszczak on July 28, 20231

...from his arch-nemesis Martin Joeseph won last year. Honorable Mention: Blu Ryder Game of the Year Return to Monkey Island Paul Franzen: What a year for reboots, huh? Between Teenage...
Mid-Boss: Videogame Humour

Columns by Stuart Gipp on May 1, 20124

...so, in places. Day of the Tentacle: Not funny. You see, people will routinely point out gags (example: the three-headed monkey gag from the aforementioned Monkey Island series) as if...
Wandering Willows (PC)

Reviews by Sprite Monkey on May 1, 2009

...molded by you to resemble yourself, your favorite hero, or Alyson Hannigan, has crash-landed on a mysterious island after a bird flew into your hot air balloon and destroyed it....
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (PC)

Reviews by Carl Houghton on November 1, 20083

...of any scenes, it felt like we were really Indy, whipping himself around the world. Can it possibly be better than Monkey Island 2, though? MI2 is an absolute legend...
Adventure Games Live!

Blog Posts by Paul Franzen on November 5, 20121

There’s this misconception among the gaming community (despite our own unending coverage) that classic-style adventure games—long considered dead after genre standard-bearers Monkey Island and King’s Quest went straight down the...
E3 2011: Japanese Games, Wii U Pricing, and More

News Posts by Michael Gray on June 10, 20111

...E3 2009, they announced a remake of the first Monkey Island game. At E3 2010, the announced a remake of the second Monkey Island game. At E3 2011, they said...
The GameCola Interview: Denny Delk

Columns by Paul Franzen on September 1, 2005

...anything you can report to us? Any new adventure games on the horizon, like a Monkey Island 5? DD: Didn’t get the chance to see what new games are on...
GC Podcast #26: E3 2010

Podcasts by Paul Franzen on June 20, 2010

...which Michael hopes will be a little better than the DS remake of Mario 64 Why Michael prefers Nancy Drew games to Monkey Island Adventure game dialogue The best and...
The GameCola Top 50 Videogames Ever Made In The Whole Of Human History (As Far As We’re Concerned): Part Two

Columns by Christian Porter on May 10, 201012

...nearly endless possibilities. Part RPG, part shooter—this game has it all. —Mark Freedman 22. The Secret of Monkey Island Who’s to blame: Paul Franzen – #11 Michael Ridgaway – #14...