Arrrghh ye scallywags, you heard it right! On September 19, lads and lassies the world over will toast their grog in celebration of International Talk Like a Pirate Day. So it be only fitting for LucasArts and Telltale to release their premiere tale of swashbuckling adventures,Tales of Monkey Island® for free!
Ahoy matey, starting this Saturday and lasting all day, you can download Tales of Monkey Island® - Launch of the Screaming Narwhal (http://www.playlikeapirate.com/) at no cost!
In addition, today through September 21, you can feast yer deadlights (eyes) on these gems!
• 50% off the iPhone and iPod touch version of LucasArts’ new The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition via Apple’s App Store
• 50% off The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on Steam
LucasArts will also soon release a free “lite” version of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPod touch as well as a sound board application for iPhone and iPod touch that features 16 witty and ridiculing sound-bites from The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.
Talk Like a Pirate Day
"Talk Like a Pirate Day was officially started in 1995 by two Oregon-based pirate lovers and has since become a pop culture phenomenon celebrated by would-be scallywags all over the globe. The event has evolved beyond simple pirate speech with people inserting piratey activities into their everyday life by eating, drinking, dressing, blogging, laughing, Tweeting, and gaming … like a pirate! "
Blimey! A Game of Monkeys on an Island? What's that?
The Monkey Island pirate game phenomenon all started in 1990 with LucasArts’ The Secret of Monkey Island, a graphical adventure PC title featuring an aspiring pirate named Guybrush Threepwood. "The game was an instant critical success and has since spawned three additional titles, making it one of the most enduring videogame franchises of all time.
Best ye jump on these offers smartly before they expire!
- Photo Credit from Telltale
