While writing this post, I am downloading Monkey Island 3, aka The Curse of Monkey Island with my ultra-slow countryside Internet connection - pretty fitting, if you ask me. Good ol' ( slow ) times,
when people still had patience and focus
After not having had a decent laptop for quite some time, I recently inherited/ took over my dad's machine and, soon afterward, realized that I used to actually play games, via Steam.
So, after reinstalling steam and resetting my password, I discovered that I have quite a lot of games installed - including some made by my younger brother ( how many people can say this ). But, tonight, I felt like treating myself and playing something new(ish).
It was then, that I was reminded of the New Monkey Island game and thus I eventually ended up buying a 25 year old game, haha!
In all honesty, I'm not even sure if I've played this game but I probably have. I have vague memories of playing the early 90s, 2D Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2, for a bit, and I have clear memories of spending many a day playing the 3D animated Part 4: Escape to Monkey Island.
It's likely that I also played part 3, somewhere inbetween :<)
I am pretty sure that my memory will be refreshed, once I start playing this soon to be installed gem and I am already looking forward to a serious dose of nostalgia.
It's intriguing that, while most things have become way more expensive, some things have actually become cheaper. This game only cost me about 5 Euros/ or 5 USD, while I remember spending loads of savings and or pocket money on games, back in the days ( 1990s ). It's also amazing that they can now be acquired in a couple of clicks.
No matter how much I enjoyed browsing through the gaming section in a toyshop ( back in the days when I still enjoyed shopping ), this was almost as fun as browsing through VHS tapes or DVDs in a video rental store, I am kind of glad that I can now buy a game, without having to leave the house.
Also, gaming stores are non-existant where I live, in the Portugese countryside.
Right now, I'm heating up some water for a nice cup of tea. I just grabbed some chocolate. Meanwhile, my wood burner is glowing nicely and warming my back.
I just checked in on Steam and the game has finally been downloaded. My hands are itching to start playing, so I am going to cut it short here.
Enough monkeying around.
the image above this post is a screenshot from my steam account, where I apparently chose to call myself vinster and the one at the end is a screenshot taken of the start screen
