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Telltale giving gamers opportunity to put their wit in Tales photo

If you’ve been mulling Monkey Island one-liners all morning, well, you’re weird. Also, you possess mind powers. This afternoon Telltale Games announced a fantastic contest for Monkey Island fans. Starting today the studio behind the Tales of Monkey Island series is taking submissions for a comical one-liner that could be inserted into a future Tales of Monkey Island game.

The setup is this: you’re a pirate who has been “wronged” by Guybrush Threepwood and you’re explaining how he did so.

It’s that simple. If you’re looking for rules, guidelines and how exactly to submit your epic one-liner, hit this link. The contest ends on August 10, so get to work, mateys.

Announcing the Tales of Monkey Island “Game Designer for a Day" Contest

How has the legendary pirate Guybrush Threepwood done you wrong? Enter the Tales of Monkey Island contest, and your words could appear in an upcoming episode!

SAN RAFAEL, CA, July 14, 2009: What's your opinion of that scoundrel, Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate? Telltale is announcing the unique chance to put your words into the mouths of pirates in an upcoming episode with the Tales of Monkey Island dialogue contest that begins today.

To enter, flex your funny bone and send Telltale a one-liner that explains how Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate, wronged you in some way. The funniest and most imaginative entries will be submitted for consideration to be recorded by Tales of Monkey Island voice talent and inclusion in an upcoming game episode.

Tales of Monkey Island is a brand-new pirate adventure told across five months, set in the universe made famous in LucasArts' popular Monkey Islandâ„¢ game series. Telltale is bringing all the drama, intrigue, and swashbuckling adventure of Monkey Island to today's gamers in this five episode saga, which premiered last week at www.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland for PC. In the series' first chapter, "Launch of the Screaming Narwhal," Guybrush washes up on the shores of Flotsam Island after a heated—and unsuccessful—battle with his arch-nemesis, the demon pirate LeChuck. His quest: to rescue his wife Elaine, to clear up the voodoo pox that's infecting pirates across the Caribbean, and to finish off LeChuck once and for all. But first, he'll have to find his way off an island plagued by winds that always blow inward, while giving the slip to a maniacal scientist who keeps trying to cut off Guybrush's pox-infected hand. And that's only the beginning of the Mighty Pirate's five-month adventures!  The dialog line from the contest winner may appear in a pivotal scene within the penultimate chapter of the saga this October.

 In addition to featuring the winning entries in an upcoming episode, contest winners may  appear in the game credits and be eligible for other great prizes. The contest kicked off today, July 14, 2009 at noon PST, and runs through midnight PST, August 10, 2009.  Additional contest details can be found at http://www.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland/contest.

 

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lawrencek's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 23:16
lawrencek
He is a great man! He helped make this island a better place then it ever had been!... Wait, you said Guybrush Threepwood? Oh, don't even get me started!!!...

Please vote for my entry here! I can't make you, and I'll be honest, I have nothing to give you in return, but you'd make me one happy little pirate if I win!

http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/497
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2009 23:37
Chronic Logic
Curse my lack of wit! Oh well, I guess I'll just check out the contestant entries.
Timmeh's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 01:32
Timmeh
Pretty cool. Telltale did something similar for the first episode. I wonder if they'll do it for all of them?
An Ninja's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 02:51
An Ninja
"I think if we've learned anything from this it is: never pay more than $20 for a game"

http://www.epiconeliner.com/

/reference
Emrah's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 03:20
Emrah
Guybrush -totally- lost his charm with this character design. Apalling artistic choice for him..
Furius's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 07:13
Furius
He looks a bit too much like Yathzee from Zero Punctuation, but I don't dislike his voice as much as I used too when he first got a voice. I remeber thinking it was NOTHING like how I'd imagined it...
xenon's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 10:27
xenon
My shot at it:

He ruined my piano career with his nose!

http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/1179
LilJimmyNordin's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:47
LilJimmyNordin
How about game companies write their own fucking games and quit pushing off content creation on the people they're charging for it? Hire qualified writers to make with the funny and stop dressing up work that should be paid for as a "fun contest".
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