Saturday, April 27, 2024

Sensei Starman Plays Tales of Monkey Island - Part 9

In which, after reading through a book of fish jokes, we make our way to Spoon Island, two bickering pox-beset pirates, another jungle maze, and an encounter with LeChuck.

Friday, April 26, 2024

Sensei Starman Plays Tales of Monkey Island - Part 8

In which we continue exploring the Jerkbait Islands and uncover the lost camp of Coronado De Cava. In better news, Elaine is still alive! The bad news is she wants us to work with LeChuck!

 

Monday, April 22, 2024

Sensei Starman Plays Tales of Monkey Island - Part 7

In which we start Chapter 2 with a spirited swordfight with Pirate Hunter Morgan LeFlay. Unfortunately, she not only disarms Guybrush - she dishands him! This leaves us traveling to the Jerkbait Islands in search of a place to repair our ship. And mermaids.

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Sensei Starman Plays Tales of Monkey Island - Part 6

In which we enter into a running battle around Flotsam Island, disabling all the altars that will able us to pacify the wind gods so we can get off this island and back to defeatring LeChuck.

Friday, April 19, 2024

Sensei Starman Plays Tales of Monkey Island - Part 5

In which, after escaping from the mad doctor's lab, we set about following yet another map through the forest maze, but with an entirely different gimmick to translate the map.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Sensei Starman Plays Tales of Monkey Island - Part 4

In which we start looting the Voodoo Lady's house and call upon the local doctor. Alas, his plans for fixing our cursed hand involve amputation after strapping us down. (Still, there are worse things we could have cut off.)

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Sensei Starman Plays Tales of Monkey Island - Part 3

In which we set about building a bootleg action figure, claiming a ship, and finding the mysterious Deep Gut... who turns out to be an old friend who really could have helped us before now.

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Sensei Starman Plays Tales of Monkey Island - Part 2

In which, newly stranded on Flotsam Island, we start exploring our surroundings and grabbing everything we can. All in an effort to find a way to do a bit of honest pirating and make some headlines, all so we can learn the identity of the mysterious "Deep Gut."

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Monday, April 8, 2024

Sensei Starman Plays Escape From Monkey Island - Part 18

The thrilling finale! Will we triumph over Ozzie Mandrill?! Will our mastery of Monkey Combat save the Caribbean from unbridled capitalism?! Will I stop asking rhetorical questions?!

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Sensei Starman Plays Escape From Monkey Island - Part 17

In which, after having one more conversation with Herman Toothrot, we engage in Monkey Combat with Jojo Junior. We also discover another Secret of Monkey Island... which completely contradicts the continuity of the first game!

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Sensei Starman Plays Escape From Monkey Island - Part 16

In which, having conquered the second most annoying part of the game and that damned log ride puzzle, we enter into the most annoying part of the game: mastering the art of Monkey Combat! Because when we play an adventure game, we want a fighting game parody.