# No Monkey Island for Mac in GoG... :( **URL:** \ **Category:** Adventure/Lucasfilm Games\ **Created:** [October 20, 2017, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892 "2017-10-20T11:06:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DZ-Jay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@DZ-Jay](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/DZ-Jay)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/1 "2017-10-20T11:06:09Z")
I finally got my Mac Pro computer back, and after some basic housekeeping and updating some programs, I decided to start playing _The Secret Of Monkey Island_ again. I went to my GoG library, since I know I bought some time ago, and realized to my dismay that… _IT’S ONLY FOR WINDOWS!!!_ 😱 I didn’t noticed when I purchased it several months ago, but I am the proud owner of the special edition of Monkey Island 1 & 2, and can’t play them. ☹ Does anybody know if there is a version for Mac somewhere else, or if GoG plans to release one soon? I think I have a DOS image somewhere which I played in ScummVM before but… those copies are sort of… hmmm… in a black-hole of legal anti-matter… 😕 Perhaps since I bought the GoG versions I am absolved…? I did purchase them, honest. (I also purchased three copies of Thimbleweed Park on top of my backer copy!). Hehehe… -dZ. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/2 "2017-10-20T11:42:52Z")
I’ve been moaning about this sporadically for about the last year or so. 1, 2 and SE are on Steam too, but again only for Windows! 😭 Only Tales is there for Mac. I hear it runs pretty well in ScummVM but acquiring the file involves the same guilt as you’ve referenced there. That does sound quite good grounds for absolution, mind. ---
**Author:** ![tlammert](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tlammert/32/22_2.png) [@tlammert](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tlammert)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/3 "2017-10-20T11:43:24Z")
Since you own at least one legal copy, I wouldn´t mind using ScummVM. I like the original version even better. ---
**Author:** ![Nor\_Treblig](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/nor_treblig/32/216_2.png) [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/4 "2017-10-20T12:02:51Z")
You should be able to find **someone** (not Someone) using Windows. Install it there, create the Ultimate Editions, then copy it and play on Mac e.g. using ScummVM. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/5 "2017-10-20T14:34:47Z")
> [@Nor\_Treblig](#): > > You should be able to find someone (not Someone) using Windows. But maybe I can help. 😉 There is this little software called WINE: [https://www.winehq.org/](https://www.winehq.org/) And the commercial variant Crossover: [https://www.codeweavers.com/](https://www.codeweavers.com/) With these “emulators” you can run Windows software on a mac (and Linux) without the need to install Windows. The GOG versions of the Special Editions are reported to work flawlessly with/on WINE and Crossover. ---
**Author:** ![DZ-Jay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@DZ-Jay](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/DZ-Jay)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/6 "2017-10-20T14:59:42Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > > [@Nor\_Treblig](#): > > > > You should be able to find someone (not Someone) using Windows. > > But maybe I can help. 😉 > > There is this little software called WINE: [https://www.winehq.org/](https://www.winehq.org/) > And the commercial variant Crossover: [https://www.codeweavers.com/](https://www.codeweavers.com/) > > With these “emulators” you can run Windows software on a mac (and Linux) without the need to install Windows. > > The GOG versions of the Special Editions are reported to work flawlessly with/on WINE and Crossover. Thanks, @Someone. I’ll take a look at those. I have Parallels for Windows emulation, which serves we rather well for Windows and DOS games so far. -dZ. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/7 "2017-10-20T16:25:28Z")
> [@DZ-Jay](#): > > I have Parallels for Windows emulation, which serves we rather well for Windows and DOS games so far. Then you should try that first. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DZ-Jay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@DZ-Jay](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/DZ-Jay)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/8 "2017-10-20T16:48:40Z")
I saw a play-through video of the _Special Edition_ and I must say that, although the graphics were very pretty, it didn’t look as nice as the original one. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/9 "2017-10-20T16:52:49Z")
I think you can toggle between the original and new graphics style, IIRC. But then I guess you may as well just get the original. ---
**Author:** ![Nor\_Treblig](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/nor_treblig/32/216_2.png) [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/10 "2017-10-20T17:00:00Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > There is this little software called WINE I did check their database before posting and found both SEs, but I wasn’t sure if I should recommend Wine since I have no idea how well it will actually work. What I also heard was that those extraction utilities from [https://quickandeasysoftware.net/](https://quickandeasysoftware.net/) work on Wine without problems (in case someone wants to extract stuff, e.g. the original versions from those Special Editions and Remastered versions). > [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > But then I guess you may as well just get the original. Which is the problem: You can’t just get the original unless you buy it via eBay etc. But you can buy Special Editions / Remastered versions from those LucasArts games and extract the original game from those (…or “find” those “original” games somewhere else). Also in case of MI1&MI2 having voice is a nice addition and you’d need the SEs to create those. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/11 "2017-10-20T17:08:51Z")
> [@Nor\_Treblig](#): > > Which is the problem: You can’t just get the original unless you buy it via eBay etc. Oh I see, doh. ---
**Author:** ![Gffp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/gffp/32/12183_2.png) [@Gffp](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Gffp)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/12 "2017-10-20T18:19:35Z")
> [@tlammert](#): > > I like the original version even better. > [@Nor\_Treblig](#): > > Also in case of MI1&MI2 having voice is a nice addition Well, honestly speaking, despite I liked the voice of Dominic Armato for The Curse of Monkey Island, to me his playing of the character of Guybrush doesn’t seem to fit to the first two istallments. Maybe he should have used a different tone in MI1 and 2. Guybrush changes so much that I see him as a different character in the third installment, like he is his cousin Dudebrush. ---
**Author:** ![LogicDeLuxe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/logicdeluxe/32/15335_2.png) [@LogicDeLuxe](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LogicDeLuxe)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/13 "2017-10-20T19:57:20Z")
> [@DZ-Jay](#): > > I think I have a DOS image somewhere which I played in ScummVM before but… those copies are sort of… hmmm… in a black-hole of legal anti-matter… 😕 Easy to solve. You can extract the enhanced DOS CD version from the SE. You can even go a step further and apply my [Ultimate Talkie Edition patches](http://www.gratissaugen.de/ultimatetalkies/). While those patches only work on Windows due to a proprietary codec as well, the resulting game can be played with ScummVM anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![DZ-Jay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@DZ-Jay](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/DZ-Jay)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/14 "2017-10-20T21:20:06Z")
> [@LogicDeLuxe](#): > > > [@DZ-Jay](#): > > > > I think I have a DOS image somewhere which I played in ScummVM before but… those copies are sort of… hmmm… in a black-hole of legal anti-matter… 😕 > > Easy to solve. You can extract the enhanced DOS CD version from the SE. > You can even go a step further and apply my [Ultimate Talkie Edition patches](http://www.gratissaugen.de/ultimatetalkies/). While those patches only work on Windows due to a proprietary codec as well, the resulting game can be played with ScummVM anywhere. So I can get the old graphics _ **and** _ the voices? That’s awesome! 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Nor\_Treblig](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/nor_treblig/32/216_2.png) [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/15 "2017-10-20T21:39:36Z")
> [@Gffp](#): > > Maybe he should have used a different tone in MI1 and 2. Hm, what about changing the pitch of his voice files so it sounds like before puberty vocal change? 🙂 > [@DZ-Jay](#): > > So I can get the old graphics and the voices? That’s awesome! Where have you been!? We are praising LogicDeLuxe’s work since the beginning of this [forum](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/search?q=ultimate%20talkie)! (Or actually since the blog!) ---
**Author:** ![DZ-Jay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@DZ-Jay](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/DZ-Jay)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/16 "2017-10-20T21:54:50Z")
> [@Nor\_Treblig](#): > > > [@DZ-Jay](#): > > > > So I can get the old graphics and the voices? That’s awesome! > > Where have you been!? We are praising LogicDeLuxe’s work since the beginning of this [forum](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/search?q=ultimate%20talkie)! (Or actually since the blog!) I know! I’m sorry. I see that it also prepares a DOS version. Does that mean that I can use my Windows emulator to create the DOS version and then just run it in DOSBox from my Mac? Or am I aiming too high? -dZ. ---
**Author:** ![Nor\_Treblig](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/nor_treblig/32/216_2.png) [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/17 "2017-10-20T22:34:31Z")
> [@DZ-Jay](#): > > Does that mean that I can use my Windows emulator to create the DOS version and then just run it in DOSBox Exactly! But you can’t use compression (FLAC/OGG) in this case. Maybe you want to use DOSBox for an even more pure experience but otherwise I’d say ScummVM is better. ---
**Author:** ![LogicDeLuxe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/logicdeluxe/32/15335_2.png) [@LogicDeLuxe](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LogicDeLuxe)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/18 "2017-10-20T22:50:00Z")
There are only 2 reasons to use the DOS version: MT-32 music, which ScummVM doesn’t support for Monkey 1, eventhough it was included in the patch I submitted and it was asked for by several people since then. And the other reason is when playing on an actual DOS machine. While it can infact be played in DOSbox, ScummVM is highly recommended. You can use the CD tracks or the SE tracks with it, which is not possible in the DOS version. ---
**Author:** ![DZ-Jay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@DZ-Jay](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/DZ-Jay)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/19 "2017-10-21T13:34:33Z")
> [@LogicDeLuxe](#): > > There are only 2 reasons to use the DOS version: > MT-32 music, which ScummVM doesn’t support for Monkey 1, eventhough it was included in the patch I submitted and it was asked for by several people since then. > And the other reason is when playing on an actual DOS machine. > > While it can infact be played in DOSbox, ScummVM is highly recommended. You can use the CD tracks or the SE tracks with it, which is not possible in the DOS version. OK, thanks for the recommendation. I’ll play in ScummVM then. For some reason I thought DOSBox would be better, but that’s not the case. 🙂 -dZ. ---
**Author:** ![Nor\_Treblig](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/nor_treblig/32/216_2.png) [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892/21 "2017-10-22T18:16:59Z")
Or **during** puberty with constantly [changing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2RFUpOdPZ4) pitch 😃 [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/no-monkey-island-for-mac-in-gog/1892.md?page=2)