Ahern was an animator on Monkey Island 2 and "Additional Background Artist" Bill Eaken contributed to the 256 color upgrade of The Secret of Monkey Island, but for the most part the series was now in fresh, albeit very capable, hands. Between the two them are programming/art credits on such titles as Fate of Atlantis, Day of the Tentacle, Sam & Max, Full Throttle and The Dig. The project was placed in the custody of Jonathan Ackley and Larry Ahern (the latter also the game's art director), both new to the project leader role, having proven themselves with experience on several of the company's classic adventures. The fan base demanded more, and ultimately LucasArts decided to deliver further adventures of Guybrush Threepwood in a long overdue third installment, released in 1997.
One of the company's earliest fixtures, Gilbert left LucasArts in 1992 to found his own studios with producing partner Shelley Day, and with him went, in the minds of many, the possibility of the swashbuckling series he created being continued, a possibility that became more distinct as the years accumulated.īut sometimes you just can't keep a lovable pirate dope down. It wasn't that the second installment wasn't profitable or well-received (its success eclipsed that of the original game) or that there wasn't a story left to be told (if nothing else than to explain a certain bizarre ending), but that so much time had passed since Guybrush's last outing and that the series' creator, Ron Gilbert, had moved on. After LeChuck's Revenge, it seemed like the Monkey Island series might had completed its run.
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