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@arcanetrivia.bsky.social
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She, 40s, California/Ohlone land, Pagan, nerd, library cataloger, Virgo liek woah, introverted, sarcastic. I have Monkey Island brainrot like you wouldn't believe. If you saw I added you to a list, those are just for my own reading filter purposes.

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Art SilverGlass ~ Sophie Grunnet @silverglass.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Long time followers might remember my Bumblekey ornaments! Finally got around to unpack them and to take some new photos/videos of them 🗝️
A key with blue and golden wingsA key with green and golden wingsA key with pink, purple and golden wingsTwo keys with blue and golden wings
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VimesoftheWatch @vimesofthewatch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Cu Chulainn, the original Hulk.
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Mr. HP @isidoresdragon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We'll step back when the people trying to harm us and strip us of our rights are put beyond all possibility of ever again reaching the levers of power. Until then, Spencer can fuck himself.
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Ron’s Computer Videos 🧍‍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
PSA: His day job is pandering to the right-wing islamophobia grift. It doesn't matter if "It doesn't come up in his interviews", it's still rattling around inside his brain poisoning everything else he does. Don't work with Jesse Petrilla Don't promote what he's doing Don't make excuses for bigots
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And the skeletons are....?
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Passport to Adventure: The SCUMM Story @scummdoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Let's make it official: The SCUMM documentary is on pause (indefinitely), but I'm working on a book version of our concept. It'll be based on dozens of new interviews with the people behind the LucasArts and Humongous adventures you loved, plus in-depth research. New site: scummbook.com
SCUMM Book Announcement

A message from writer/director Richard Moss:

It was a point of pride in the SCUMM adventures--both by LucasArts and Humongous Entertainment--that there were no dead ends and your character could never die, and this adventure won't be any different. The Passport to Adventure documentary has entered an indefinite hiatus, but the SCUMM story will still be told.

I'm now working on a book based on our concept.I'll be taking over the @scummdoc social media feeds from here on out, and I've created a new website/mailing list at scummbook.com--where you can follow my progress and help shape my vision for the book.

Thank you from all of us at CREATORVC for your interest and support of this project: we hope to pick back up on a SCUMM documentary at some point in the future, but for now the best path forward is through this book--which I'll be publishing independently of CREATORVC.I hope you'll join me in celebrating these wonderful games, and the people who made them, as I work through this new adventure at scummbook.com.

I'll have more to share about my plans soon, but for now I'll note only that I'm excited about the potential for a book about SCUMM's history and I'm determined to put the changed circumstances to good use by attempting to interview as close to *everyone* who worked on the games as is possible.

- Richard Moss, author: Passport to Adventure: The SCUMM Story
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#monkeyisland #textposts
Screenshot from Return to Monkey Island. After a ship-to-ship battle, LeChuck and Captain Madison sit exhausted on a ruined ship deck. A text post is pasted on top that says, "Changing the relationship status to 'Stalemate'".Screenshot from Return to Monkey Island. LeChuck, Flair Gorey, and Captains Lila, Madison, and Trent stand in the Voodoo Lady's shop, debating what to do about the safe that holds the Secret of Monkey Island, which they can't open. A text post is pasted on top that says "Changing the relationship status to 'Uneasy truce'".Screenshot from Return to Monkey Island. LeChuck, Lila, and Flair are under the Monkey Head. Madison's hat is pinned to the wall with a sword and LeChuck has just drawn his sword to attack Lila. A text post is pasted on top that says, "Changing the relationship status to 'Mutually assured descruction'".
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Secret of Monkey Island (also Mark Ferrari) looks very good, and there are some Sierra EGA games around this time that are nice (HQ/QFG1, KQ4), but Loom is just so breathtakingly gorgeous. That last image there of the Shore of Wonder has stuck with me for ~35 years.
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Baronhaynes @baronhaynes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A sign warning people about a horse: "Do not let him see the bucket. If he sees the bucket he will believe it is for him. It will not be for him. He will not accept this. He will follow you. He will scream."
The picture of the horse has been replaced with a picture of Guybrush Threepwood from Monkey Island 2, attempting to pick up a bucket.
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FairDragoon @fairdragoon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I played The Secret of Monkey Island when I was... 13? 14? It had such a huge impact on me I can still remember the feelings of wonder and excitement I felt sitting down and looking at the screen. An homage: skeletal Barbery coast barbershop quartet
Thee pirate skeletons, the skeletal version of "the secret of monkey island"'s barbery coast barbershop quartet.
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Stephen Brandt-Plant @stephenjplant.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
They should do a Monkey Island game that canonizes his cameos in Uncharted 4. Guybrush Threepwood: In Over His Head With A Timeshare
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thirty-two @j.holmes.codes · 28/05/2025
If I had to do it over again, I think I might go with: Ron Gilbert: You get those photos of Guybrush Threepwood yet? Iain McCaig: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked. Ron Gilbert: what? Iain McCaig: what?!
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Passport to Adventure: The SCUMM Story @scummdoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I built a new website for the book project: scummbook.com Official announcement about the documentary going on hiatus will come next week, now that the paperwork's been signed. For GDPR reasons, I need a new mailing list (the new site), but we'll send a final update out on the SCUMMdoc list.
scummbook.com
Passport to Adventure: The SCUMM Story
A book about LucasArts and Humongous Entertainment adventure games, by Richard Moss
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SpongePierre @spongepierre.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Last year (2025), the Youtuber I work for (Bob Lennon) ordered me to make a promotional banner for his sponsorship (Instant Gaming), So I modeled his persona as Stan from Monkey Island, animated and rendered them as gifs, built a scene, and mashed everything together, That caught him by surprise
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
GAH
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Mel Miniatures @melminiatures.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I was a bit lazy today, so I played around with @heroforgeminis.bsky.social
Guybrush Threepwood miniature from Monkey Island 2Zombie LeChuck miniature from Monkey Island 2
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James from Team Rocket @not-meowth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: Guybrush Threepwood and the Pirates of the Barbery Coast will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran
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A Pirate I Was Meant To Be Monkey Island 3
ALT: A Pirate I Was Meant To Be Monkey Island 3
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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Liberals are always just one minority under the bus away from getting those essential swing votes. Just one more. One more, and then we're set, promise, definitely this time
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#monkeyisland #textposts
Screenshot from Tales of Monkey Island, Chapter 5. Zombie Guybrush lies exhausted on the ground in the Crossroads. A text post is pasted on top that says, "[the most low energy you have ever seen me] we're about to go crazy mode".
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#monkeyisland #textposts
Screenshot from The Secret of Monkey Island. Guybrush and Elaine stand near Stan's office kiosk in the shipyard. A text post is pasted on top that says, "everyone deserves an older girl to gently walk them through piracy TBH".
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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Don’t fall for it. The real danger is what they are already doing right now to destroy human rights and democracy. prospect.org/2026/09/09/a...
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Anthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists - The American Prospect
New hires and comments in interviews show that the AI giant is using its capabilities against dissenters.
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#monkeyisland #textposts
Screenshot from Escape from Monkey Island. Guybrush stands on the sea floor underwater with the ring of objects of the game's inventory interface surrounding him. A text post is pasted on top that says, "hold on let me check my inventory. okay I have my whatchamacallit and my thingamajig. but no thingamabob. sorry."
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James Silvani @silvaniart.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“Hi! My name’s Guybrush Threepwood, and I want to be a pirate!” SDCC commission.
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#monkeyisland #textposts
Screenshot from Return to Monkey Island. LeChuck's diary is open to a page spread that talks about replacing Yancy and Mad Flora because they mentioned Guybrush and that the people of Mêlée Island seem unfazed by his arrival, so he plans to destroy some buildings with cannon fire. A text post is pasted on top that says, "*writes a list of everyone I want to kill and how I want to maim them in pink glitter pen*".
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Mr. HP @isidoresdragon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Star Wars
From William Shakespeare's "Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope!"
Scene 3.
Aboard the rebel ship
Enter DARTH VADER and STORMTROOPERS with PRINCESS LEIA

LEIA
Darth Vader, only thou couldst be so bold.
When first my ship was under siege, I knew
'Twas thee who have this peaceful vessel sack'd.
Th'Imperi'l Senate Shall not stand for this.
For when they hear thou hast attack'd a ship
On diplomatic mission-

VADER: -Highness, peace!
Be thou not so surpris'd.  For well thou knowst
A mercy mission t his was not, this time.
Thine innocent appearance doth disguise
A heart with revolution at its core.
Aye, several transmissions were there beam'd
Unto this ship by rebel spies.  I want
To know what happen'd to the plans they sent!
And prithee, speak thou well, or speak thy last,
For fairer necks than thine my hand hath crush'd

LEIA
Thine idle threat is meaningless to me.
My neck, my tongue, my mouth - these instruments
Of speech have not the power to relate
The knowledge that thou seek'st.  For certain 'tis
I nothing know of what thou ask of me.
For I am but a member of the great
Imperi'l Senate, bound for Alderaan
On mission diplomatic.

VADER - Nay, thou liest!
For thou art with the reb'l alliance vile,
And worse, a traitor! Take this one away!

[Exeunt stormtroopers with Princess Leia]

The blood and wires within my leap with fire
When all these trait'rous words I must endure.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I did an audiobook! Hopefully he’ll forgive me for making the “X meets Y” comparison, but I like to think of Please Allow 5-7 Days for Justice, by first-time author @amfosterwrites.bsky.social, as Office Space meets Hitchhikers’. Spreadsheets in space! Galactic bounty hunting! Releases 10/19… (1/2)
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Please Allow 5-7 Days For Justice: The Book Trailer
YouTube video by AM Foster
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
#monkeyisland #textposts
Screenshot from The Curse of Monkey Island. Edward Van Helgan and Guybrush are on the Field of Honor on Plunder Island. Van Helgen plays his banjo and Guybrush has a drawn pistol aimed at him. A text post is pasted on top that says, "I actually only brought my indomitable spirit to this gun fight is that okay".
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Eyz @eyzmaster.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Going back to one of my very first Morgan LeFlay drawings and giving it a proper remake! 🏴‍☠️ How's the glowup? #Eyz #myart #MorganLeFlay #MonkeyIsland #TalesOfMonkeyIsland #ReturnToMonkeyIsland #ArtRedraw #DrawThisAgain #Fanart #DigitalArt #waifu
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#monkeyisland #textposts
Screenshot from Monkey Island 2. The Voodoo Lady sits in her hut, looking out at the viewer. A text post is pasted on top that says, "they call me the information withholder for reasons I won't get into".
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Still love the neon-sign Stan. So American roadside kitsch.
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Pistol Shrimp Games - Demo OUT NOW! @pistolshrimpgames.com · 03/09/2026
It’s true. You can get the demo and the game on GOG. Support games preservation. Download it and put it on a USB stick because you can. What you want to do with your software is between you and Dogar and Kazon.
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'll get right on that after I hang YOU out to dry.
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
They Might Be Giants "Flood", which I think I bought in 1992; we were late adopters, maybe odd considering we were early adopters of computers and internet. Only had a handful at first because they were still pretty expensive (they'd be stolen out of cars) and I was in HS with no income of my own.
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Mr. HP @isidoresdragon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
You mean....Naminé for funniest post of the year?
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The Legend of Monkey Island @legendofmi.com · 13/08/2026
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Artist behind the Guybrush figurine shares sketches
It's been a while since the last post here, not since October, but there hasn’t been much Monkey Island news g...
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#monkeyisland #textposts
Screenshot from The Secret of Monkey Island. In Stan's used ship yard, Stan approaches Guybrush. A text post is pasted on top that says, "I'm going to be honest with you I'm not going to be honest with you".
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Post your favourite Disney princess. Wrong answers only. (queen, but shhh)
Screenshot of Guybrush Threepwood in Return to Monkey Island, trying to tear apart the crown of Brrr Muda with his teeth to get the Golden Key that's part of it.
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Probably more relevant for those who (unlike me) actually have a channel they stream on rather than just watching others', but may as well turn it off anyway. (Thanks a fuckin lot, Twitch.)
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
#monkeyisland #textposts
Screenshot from The Curse of Monkey Island. Dinghy Dog has just been on the receiving end of LeChuck's flaming demon breath and is singed within an inch of his life, his mascot suit blackened and smoking. A text post is pasted on top that says, "it's rotten work. especially to me especially if it's you. I'll fucking do it but christ alive."
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Neil Cicierega @neilcic.com · 11/08/2026
recently discovered you can alter the default EGA palette color values in DOSBox-Staging... playing with some gamer sacrilege here
Secret of Monkey Island, original EGA palettemy altered palette
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
#monkeyisland #textposts
Screenshot from Return to Monkey Island. Chuckie and Boybrush are in the outhouse at Big Whoop park. Boybrush is bending down to pick up a fake coin off the floor. A text post is pasted on top that says, "you and I are two sides of the same yucky, sticky coin".
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#monkeyisland #textposts
Screenshot from Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4, The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood. Smilin' Stan S. Stanman is standing in a courtroom, smilin'. A text post is pasted on top that says, "major in bullshitting with a minor in talking out of my ass".
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Toni Macaroni @slavhew.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Backposting #monkeyisland doodles I've neglected to share over the months: day 1 of ?
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
One might object to the idea that something could "smell quiet", but... no, I know what you mean.
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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Worth re-sharing this great resource - it’s a compilation of articles, links, resources on the harms and problems with AI, in a shareable document, organized by impact area, with xtra tabs for scholarly stuff, accessible stuff, and action items. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Questioning AI Resource List
Excellent summary of major problems with companies’ focus on AI written by expert in machine learning: https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/i-will-fucking-piledrive-you-if-you-mention-ai-again/ The AI Re...
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Bodb @iachbodb.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Writing in general is a huge invisible, to the eventual viewer, process of "What the fuck word do I want" and "How DOES that work, physically?" that takes as long as it takes.
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Tall Story Games 🔜 AdventureX @tallstorygames.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🥳 Woohoo, the development of Heir of the Dog is complete! Final touches & testing are underway and we're closing the Kickstarter campaign soon! ➡ heirofthedog.co.uk/kickstarter We need 26 more backers to reach 1000... support us and bag yourself a big box! #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart
An image of a video game big box stuffed with goodies and a pixel-art Victorian monster character from the game holding up a sign saying "Can we reach 1,000 Kickstarter Backers?"
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happy-ferret.bsky.social @happy-ferret.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
@lardratboy.bsky.social I unlocked the bad ending. LeChuck won in Secret of Monkey Island and now Guybrush and all his buddies are disembodied zombies barely clinging onto life.
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Pistol Shrimp Games - Demo OUT NOW! @pistolshrimpgames.com · 27/07/2026
Our demo page is now live on GOG with the demo coming soon! Check it out, wishlist it, and tell your friends and enemies! www.gog.com/en/game/free...
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Free Stars: Battles in the Beyond
Prepare for Combat Ready weapons and prepare for fast-paced 1v1 space combat in Free S
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arcanetrivia @arcanetrivia.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you are using without explanation...
Color drawing in the style of medieval illumination. A woman in a long gown and veil holds up a single human hair and carefully splits it lengthwise with a sword. She is surrounded by a rectangular border of red and blue squares ornamented with open books inside golden diamond shapes. Calligraphic text underneath says "Non pilus tam tenuis ut secari non possit".
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