The Secret of Monkey Island
"The Secret of Monkey Island" ultimately cost $200,000 to produce, and was developed over nine months.
The Curse of Monkey Island
"The Curse of Monkey Island" was announced during the European Computer Trade Show in September 1996. According to "Next Generation", the game's predecessors had been "relatively minor hit[s]" in the United States, but became "blockbusters on the PC and the Amiga throughout Europe." "Monkey Island" creator Ron Gilbert had parted ways with the series after "Monkey Island 2", and the new project leaders were Jonathan Ackley and Larry Ahern, both of whom had previously worked on "Full Throttle" (the interface of the game was adopted almost entirely). The lead background artist was Bill Tiller.