The Secret of Monkey Island is an adventure game that utilizes the command verb-based SCUMM interface first introduced in Maniac Mansion: the player constructs commands for Guybrush by selecting an appropriate verb and then combining it with an object or an inventory item. Risking to incur the wrath of LeChuck, Guybrush has to prove his wit is as sharp as his sword, and figure out a way to foil the ghost pirate's plans. But as Guybrush is trying to complete these tasks, he encounters the lovely governor, and this meeting changes his life forever. At the Scumm Bar, he meets three pirates who tell him he has to complete three difficult tasks in order to be worthy of this title. Meanwhile, a young fellow named Guybrush Threepwood is determined to become a real pirate.
As a ghost, he dwells with his undead crew somewhere near the mysterious Monkey Island. The cruel pirate LeChuck is deeply in love with her - so deeply that he refuses to accept his own death. Deep in the Caribbean lies Melee Island, ruled by the governor Elaine Marley.
