I've lived most of my life playing video games — 37 years that span the vast majority of video game history. We had a dedicated ment in many gamers' lives. It's one of the classics. And until two weeks ago, I'd never played one second of it.
The less said about what happened with King's Quest and why I stopped playing point-and-click adventure games when I was in middle school the better. Suffice it to say, I missed the whole Lucas Arts adventure game phenomenon of the early ’90s. But everyone says that Secret of Monkey Island is one of the best that's ever been, and so, always eager for something new to play (even when it's old), I downloaded the game to see what all the fuss is about.
This article appears in Jul 29 – Aug 4, 2009.