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News from Monday, March 09, 2009

Monkey Island Madness
Posted by Gabez | Source: Marek's Facebook | Comments: 6

I vaguely remember reading about "Monkey Island Memorial Day" last year, but what I hadn't realised was the terrifying scale of the operation, or the fact that this was to become a yearly event.

In 2007 the organisers brought 500 rabid Monkey Island fans together in Vienna and entertained them with a series of themed distractions. This year the two day convention is shaping up to be even more (bizarrely) organised and ambitious than before. There's a web-site with a lot more information, including photos from last year, and details of this years tightly packed schedule. Our own Monkey Island convention seems a little tired in comparison.

Also, from the Memorial Day Blog:

Er, what? This is the reason The SCUMM Bar died.

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Comment by: AlfredJ \| Posted Monday, March 09, 2009
He does have an arcade version of Monkey Island 2, which is pretty awesome. Is this the secret way of getting chicks with nerdy SCUMM-love?
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Comment by: bgbennyboy \| Posted Monday, March 09, 2009
That video is terrifying and brilliant in equal measure.
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Comment by: Diduz \| Posted Monday, March 09, 2009
I am Italian, so I can assure you that the lyrics are also "terryfing and brilliant in equal measure"!!!!
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Comment by: Ascovel \| Posted Monday, March 09, 2009
HA! It actually didn't even cross my mind that this thing was in Italian until I've read your comment. I gave it another go and only then I started to recognize some words.
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Comment by: Gabez \| Posted Monday, March 09, 2009
What is the song about, generally?
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Comment by: Diduz \| Posted Monday, March 09, 2009
The guy just sings about his intense night-life with a "rappesque", in-your-face, coarse attitude. It's impossible to translate, because the bulk of the often autoironic humor comes from the Rome slang he uses. The characters in the videogame complain about him. Guybrush is actually trying to find a way to get rid of him and kick him out of the game. :-P
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