SKULL
AWARD ★
Best MI Site
Nov 1998
CHOICE
AWARD ★
Adventure
Gaming Ring
1998
March 14, 1998
Last updated:
Jan 15, 1999
Total pages: 23
Guestbook entries: 47
Welcome to DemonicSkull.com!
Ahoy there, swashbuckler! Welcome to DemonicSkull.com, the BEST fan site on the web dedicated to the Monkey Island series by LucasArts™ — and especially to the one and only Murray, the Demonic Skull!
Whether you've been sailing the seas of Mêlée Island since 1990, or you just picked up The Curse of Monkey Island last week, you've come to the right place. We've got game info, a complete insult sword fighting guide, and enough Murray quotes to keep you laughing for a fortnight!
Guybrush: Stride?
Murray: All right then, ROLL! Roll through the gates of hell. Must you take the fun out of everything?
☠ Latest News ☠
After weeks of painstaking research (i.e., playing the game over and over), the complete Insult Sword Fighting guide is finally done! Every insult, every comeback — all in one handy table. Check it out!
I've added a bunch more Murray quotes to the Murray Shrine. Special thanks to PirateFan_99 and LeChucksDad from the LucasArts forums for helping me track down some of the rarer lines! If you've got any quotes I'm missing, email me at webmaster@demonicskull.com!
Hey everyone! The Guestbook is finally up and running. Please sign it and let me know what you think of the site! Just keep it clean — no spam or LeChuck propaganda please. ;-)
After months of hard work, the new version of the site is live! Completely redesigned with new graphics, a better layout, and tons of new content. The old GeoCities page has been retired — please update your bookmarks! Big thanks to everyone on the Monkey Island Webring for the support.
It's official! The Curse of Monkey Island has won multiple "Adventure Game of the Year" awards from several gaming publications. As if there was ever any doubt! LucasArts continues to reign supreme in the adventure game world. Take THAT, Sierra! ;-)
Walkthroughs section coming soon! Check back later!
Murray Spotlight
Every week, we feature a classic Murray moment. This week's spotlight comes from the Carnival of the Damned in The Curse of Monkey Island:
Guybrush: Murray, what are you doing here?
Murray: I have been placed here to torment you! To make your journey through this carnival of the damned a NIGHTMARE of EPIC proportions!
Guybrush: Really? They made you a ride operator?
Murray: ...Shut up.
Did You Know?
- The name "Guybrush" came from the filename of his sprite in Deluxe Paint: "guy.brush" (the .brush extension was used for art files). "Threepwood" was borrowed from the P.G. Wodehouse novels!
- The SCUMM engine stands for "Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion" and was used in all LucasArts adventure games!
- Murray first appeared in The Curse of Monkey Island (1997) and quickly became one of the most beloved characters in the series.
- You can't actually die in LucasArts adventure games! It was a design philosophy — unlike those Sierra games where you die every 5 minutes. ;-)
- Ron Gilbert has said that the Secret of Monkey Island was partly inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland and Tim Powers' novel On Stranger Tides.
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