Comments on: Dramatic Genius: LucasArts and iMUSE

By: The Artful Gamer · A New Bicycle? The Art of Monkey Island 2 Special Edition

Thu, 20 May 2010 19:25:04 +0000

[...] I was young, getting a new game was about as exciting as my father coming home with a new bicycle. As I’ve mentioned in a prior post, Monkey Island 2 has a special place in my heart. It was the first game that my sister and I [...]

By: Write the Game » They said “You can’t hum a video game”. Then Mario came along.

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:57:14 +0000

[...] Monique, at Girls Don’t Game, highlighted some of her favorite game music semi-recently. Some great choices here, and some things missing. Meanwhile, The Artful Gamer made a post not so long ago about the subtlety involved in the soundtrack for the Monkey Island games. [...]

By: chris

chris — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:16:48 +0000

@Keira – I hadn’t thought about it until I wrote the article, but the music really was outstanding, and still is even now. Be sure to post your experiences of re-playing Curse of Monkey Island if you get around to it.. it’s one of my personal favorites. Hilarious writing.

@Michael – Thanks! I sort of rushed the article.. I had something slightly more technical in mind (I wanted to delve into the magic of iMUSE a little more) but I started writing 2 days before the deadline. Thanks for inspiring me to write this (with the emergent music article).

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:56:34 +0000

Wow, Chris. You clearly devoted a lot of time and loving care to this valuable essay. What a terrific contribution to our understanding of this important technology. I’m especially taken by the way the iMUSE system and its designers meshed creativity with adaptable technology. Those LucasArts games are so beloved by so many people, but it never occurred to me to consider the vital impact of the music.

Great post. Thanks for giving us old LucasArts fans more reasons to treasure these games.

By: Write the Game » Friday Link Love

Write the Game » Friday Link Love — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:22:11 +0000

[...] on Artful Gamer, Chris has written a great post about LucasArts use of iMuse for their music, and I decided to fire up The Curse of Monkey Island for old times [...]

By: Keira Peney

Keira Peney — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:23:52 +0000

I loved the music in the Monkey Island series of games. Pure genius, all of it. This was another great article, thanks! And having only recently stumbled across the SCUMMVM software myself, I’ll ditto your recommendation.