I tried to create a simple walkthrough you can quickly check out in the middle of a game, if you get stuck, without having to read much. First you should take time to check out the controls. There’s a HINT system built in and a VERSION HOTSWAP key.

Part One: The Three Trials.

Mêlée Island

They demand you undergo three trials to become a pirate:

1) Defeat the Sword master
2) Steal the Idol of ManyHands from Governor’s Elaine Marley Mansion
3) Find the Legendary Lost Treasure of Mêlée Island

Don’t forget to ask about the Grog contents.

To your right there’s the kitchen, but to get in you must wait for the cook to leave.

When he does so, get in and pick up the Meat.
Use Meat in Pot on Stove
Pick up Stewed Meat
Pick up Pot from underneath the table.

Go through door to small pier on your right.
Try to pick up the fish. You’ll need to scare off that Seagull.

Go to the furthermost right, stand on the same plank the bird is in. Do this 3 times. Quickly pick up the fish. Leave the Bar. Walk next screen to the right.

Talk to sneaky-looking-map-selling pirate. You’ll eventually buy the map, but not for now.

Across the street there are 3 pirates.

Talk to them: - say you’ll take the Minutes if they pay you 2 pieces of eight.

Enter first door on the right – It’s a Voodoo store!

Pick up Chicken with pulley in the middle. Go right and meet the Voodoo Lady. Ask about your future. Then leave.

1) Defeating the Sword Master

Walk past the archway.

Enter store on your right. Ask for the Sword master.
Follow the Storekeeper. In case, you don’t know where he‘s gone when the island map pops up, click on the Fork.

Follow him around the forest. He’ll lead you to Carla, the Sword Master. Never mind writing down directions as you’ll be able later to go directly from the Island Map to the Sword Master’s house.

Talk to Carla, the Sword master.

She replies: you’ll need a sword, but first you need to get some money to buy one.

Walk to the first set of lights right of the Sword master’s – they’re marked Clearing, and you’ll find a circus.

Talk to the Fettuccini Brothers and ask how much they’ll pay to shoot off the cannon. Reply you have a helmet. Give Fettuccini Bros the Pot from the kitchen.

Go back to the village and enter store to buy the sword and the shovel.

In the island overview map, select Sword masters’ Place.
Say you’re there to kill her. She answers that first you should find Captain Smirk and train.

Select the bridge on island map.

Say to the Troll you’re a mighty pirate. Insult him.
Give him the fish. Continue to path.

You reach a house. Read the sign outside. Try to enter Captain Smirk’s Gym.

Tell Smirk you want to fight better than the Sword master. Keep insisting you have it in you.

He gives you a lengthy class and orders you to practice you insults.

Running along the island map paths are 3 pirates, with whom you can practice – just walk up to them and click on them. Say prepare to die and this will start up a fight.

Insult Sword fighting

The trick is getting insulted – to learn insults and add them to your repertoire.
And using new insults to learn the correct answers and add them too to your answer list.

Fight until all four pirates: Ugly Pirate, Stinking Pirate, Bloodthirsty Pirate and Dirty Rotten Pirate until they all say you’re ready to take on the sword master, but check first if you know all insults and their correct replies. You must have all of them to beat Carla.

Insults and their answers

Pirate Insult: You're no match for my brains, you poor fool.
Sword Master Insult: I've got the courage and skill of a master swordsman!
Guybrush answer: I'd be in real trouble if you ever used them.

PI: You make me want to puke.
SM: If your brother's like you, better to marry a pig.
G: You make me think somebody already did.

PI: You have the manners of a beggar.
SM: Every word you say to me is stupid.
G: I wanted to make sure you'd feel comfortable with me.

PI: You fight like a dairy farmer.
SM: I will milk every drop of blood from your body!
G: How appropriate. You fight like a cow.


PI: This is the END for you, you gutter-crawling cur!
SM: I've got a long, sharp lesson for you to learn today.
G: And I've got a little TIP for you. Get the POINT?

PI: There are no words for how disgusting you are!
SM: There are no clever moves that can help you now.
G: Yes, there are. You just never learned them.

PI: Soon you’ll be wearing my sword like a shish-kebab.
SM: My tongue is sharper than any sword.
G: First you’d better stop waving it like a feather-duster.

PI: People fall at my feet when they see me coming.
SM: I usually see people like you passed out on tavern floors.
G: Even BEFORE they smell your breath?

PI: Nobody’s ever drawn blood from me and nobody ever will.
SM: No one will ever catch ME fighting as badly as you do.
G: You RUN that fast?

PI: My handkerchief will wipe up your blood.
SM: My name is feared in every dirty corner of this island.
G: So you got that job as janitor, after all!

PI: I’ve spoken with Apes more polite than you.
SM: Now I know what filth and stupidity really are.
G: I’m glad to hear you attended your family reunion!

PI: I’ve heard you were a contemptible sneak.
SM: My sword is famous all over the Caribbean.
G: Too bad no one’s ever heard of YOU at all!

PI: I’m not going to take your insolence sitting down.
SM: You are a pain in the backside, sir!
G: Your hemorrhoids are flaring up again, eh?

PI: I once owned a dog that was smarter than you.
SM: Only once have I met such a coward!
G: He must have taught you everything you know!

PI: I got this scar on a mighty struggle!
SM: My last fight ended with my hands covered with blood!
G: I hope now you’ve learned to stop picking your nose!

PI: Have you stopped wearing diapers yet?
SM: I hope you have a boat ready for a quick escape!
G: Why, did you want to borrow one?


Once you’ve defeated Carla, she'll give you a t-shirt as proof. Before going to the pirate leaders to brag about it enter the fork and follow the rightmost path to the yellow flowers. Pick a petal.

Then, go to the Pirate Leaders and tell them you’re the deadliest scalawag…
-Tell me again about pilfering the idol.

2) Stealing the Idol of Many Hands

Go past the archway and into the alley – you’ll meet the sheriff Fester Shinetop.
Back to the main street, pass the church and enter jail.

Talk to the prisoner. He needs some breath mints. Go to the store and buy some to give him. Ask him about the flowers.

Sheriff Shinetop makes a quick charming appearance…again!

Head back to the street, pass the archway to the right and walk to the piranha poodles. Look at them. Use meat with yellow petal. Give meat to poodles.

Enter mansion. Walk through door on the left.

The Sheriff is waiting for you and a fight breaks out.

Guybrush will come out saying he needs a file.

Go to jail and talk to the Otis. He wants rat repellent. Give him the gopher repellent that you got from the mansion. He’ll trade it for the “heavy” carrot cake. Open cake.

There’s your file. Hurry back to the mansion and slide through the gaping hole.

Answer anything to Shinetop, because Elaine will come out supporting your version.

Say any gibberish to Elaine.

Upon leaving, you’ll find out Shinetop is waiting for you. After the cut scene where he dumps you tied up to the idol into the ocean, all you have to do is pick up the idol. Guybrush picks up the sword himself.

Elaine’s cut scene is quite funny, so enjoy!

Go to the Scumm bar and tell the Pirate Leaders you’re the sneakiest footpad in these isles! Ask again about the treasure.


3) Finding the Legendary Lost Treasure of Mêlée Island

Buy a map from sneaky-looking at the corner. Look at map in inventory.

Go to the fork on the island map. In case you want to find the treasure on your own just follow the instructions on the dance lessons map.

Treasure Hunt Spoiler

Select rightmost path to the yellow flowers.

Choose far left path.

Continue to far right.

This time choose far left.

Continue to far right.

Walk to top path.

Select far right.

Walk to left.

Choose top path.

You should be in a red flower bed. Walk right.

Read the sign and the mark. Look at X on the forest ground.

Use shovel on the X.

Now you’ve found your 100% Cotton Legendary Lost Treasure of Melee Island.

Back in the village’s pier you’ll see a ghost ship sailing away. Talk to the lookout. Look at the note he gave you.

Next mission: find a crew and a ship.

Start with the bar – pick up all 5 mugs. Talk to cook. Ask for grog. Go to kitchen.
Pick up meat, stew it and grab it from the cooking pot.

Fill a mug with the barrel’s grog. Now, as you certainly noticed the grog melts the mug after a short while.

You should use the filled with grog melting mug with an empty one every time one’s melting away. Head to jail and use mug of grog with lock. This frees the prisoner Otis who tricks you and runs away. So far no luck in getting a crew! Soon the tide will change…!

Go to Island Map. Go to the small island on the upper right. It’s Hook Island. Climb the pole. Use rubber chicken with pulley on the cable and enter house.

Talk to Meathook and tell him Elaine’s been kidnapped. He demands a proof of your courage. Accept. Open the small door and pet the parrot.


You’re still a crew member short. Visit Carla, the sword master to find out she’ll agree to join your crew.

Now, go to the lights – to discover Stan’s Emporium! Talk to him about all topics. You don’t even have the money to the Sea Monkey. When you’re leaving he’ll give you a card and crazy compass.

Remember he mentioned the shopkeeper extends credit? Find your way to the store.

Ask him for a note of credit. When he opens the safe, quickly jot down the combination. Regardless of what job you claim to have, he won’t be satisfied and will put away the note of credit in the safe. This is your second chance to get the combination, as it is differs from game to game. Send him off again to the Sword master’s house. And open the safe using your notes. Remember PUSH = LEFT; PULL=RIGHT. Pick up the note.

Get back to Stan’s. Ask to see the cheap one again. Tell him you have credit and turn down every single extra. Offer him 5.000 pieces o’ eight for the vessel. He says it’s not enough. Say you don’t need the boat. He’ll try to make the deal. Agree, make your offer and get your own ship.

Go to the pier (where sheriff threw you into the ocean) to meet Stan and your crew.

And with this ends Part One!

Coming next:

Read Piece of Paper nailed to Banana Tree.
Pick up Banana.
Look at Rowboat.

Enter Monkey Island.

Go to Fort. There Pick up Rope and Spyglass.
Push Cannon.
Toothrot will make a brief appearance.
Push Cannon. Pick up Gunpowder and Cannonball.

Go to River Fork. Pick up note under small rock.
Look at noteworthy rock to discover a flint.
Look at Spyglass to discover a lens.
Use Lens with Sun and blow up the dam.

Now, go to the Pond.

Pick up rope and note. Herman Toothrot wanders by again.

Return to River Fork, to go past the bridge and climb the first set of footholds. On that ledge, pick up the note and pull once the primitive art (catapult) and climb the next set of footholds. On top of the mountain, walk to rock. After chatting with Herman, again, push rock and you’ll see it flying off into the distance. You must go back to adjust the catapult and keep on pushing rocks until Guybrush says the rock hit the Banana Tree on the Beach.

Go to the Crack near the Beach. Use Rope with strong branch. Walk to sturdy stump. Use another rope with sturdy stump. Pick up oars.

Go to beach. Pick up bananas. Use oars on rowboat.
Now you can access the North side of the island. Go to the Village.

Pick the bananas on the bowl of fruit by the stone head. The cannibals arrest you for stealing from them. Inside the Jail Hut: pick up the banana picker and the cute skull, to reveal a loose floor board.

Push loose board and escape to the beach. Go to the south end near the first beach you’ve been on when you arrived on Monkey Island. Jumping about in the nearby jungle there’s a monkey, feed him all the bananas. He’ll now follow you through the jungle to the clearing on the East side. There’s the Monkey Head. To access it Pull the Nose of the leftmost totem pole. Your pet monkey will help you.

By the Giant Monkey Head there are a lot of Idols. Find the Wimpy Idol made by Lemonhead and pick it up.

Go offer it to the cannibals in exchange for your freedom. When they leave, grab the banana picker.

Herman shows up and you must talk to him. Give him the banana pick and he’ll give you the monkey’s head key.

Go Open the Gigantic Monkey Head and return to Cannibal Village to chat about LeChuck and get some help. Give them the Leaflet and they’ll offer you the navigation head. Hurry back to the monkey head and proceed right to the catacombs. Use the head; it will face the right path.

When you find the Ghost Ship, bully the Navigator’s Head into giving you the necklace. You must wear it to enter the ship.

Enter door to the left, to reach LeChuck’s Quarters. Use magnetic compass with key to get it. Walk down to hatch. Past the dorm into the hold, by the chickens, there’s a ghost feather – pick it up, and go to the dorm to use it (twice) on the sleeping ghost WHEN he’s lying on his back. He drops the bottle of grog and now Guybrush can pick it up. Unlock the hatch in hold and enter it. Use grog with rat dish. Pick up grease. Back in the main deck, use grease with squeaking door. Once inside, pick up ghost tools.

Go to the hold by the crew dorm and use the ghost tools in the glowing crate. Look at it and get the root. Get back in catacombs and use the head.

You’ll find yourself in the village where after giving the cannibals the root, they hand you a spray bottle. Go into the jungle and you’ll arrive at the underground ghost pirate hangout, to meet a ghost pirate. Talk to him.

Finally, your crew appears!

On the Pier select the grog line to say to ghost pirate 1 and again in the street corner to ghost pirate 2. Stop the wedding. At Stan’s Ship Emporium, pick up root beer and use it on LeChuck.

Enjoy the game finale.