History Trivia / EscapeFromMonkeyIsland

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Until June 2018, this was the only ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'' game that still lacked a modern re-release on digital distribution platforms like UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and [[Website/GOGDotCom GOG.com]]. As of June 2018, it is available on GOG, and was later released on Steam.

* TalkingToHimself: Dominic Armato ("What kind of weird duck are you?")

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: For a long time on the internet it has been rumored that when Guybrush has to go underwater on Lucre Island he can drown if he stays underwater for 10 minutes twice. This is actually not true. No matter how many times the player stays underwater, after 10 minutes Guybrush will only say "I'd better return to the surface," and leave the underwater area.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Until June 2018, this is the only ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'' game that still lacked a modern re-release on digital distribution platforms like UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and [[Website/GOGDotCom GOG.com]]. As of June 2018, it is available on GOG, and was later released on Steam.

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** FanDisservice

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: A number of ''Escape'''s jokes are TurnOfTheMillennium pop culture references that, today, come across as rather dated (for example, "Planet Threepwood" is clearly a riff on "Planet Hollywood", a theme restaurant that was hugely popular at the time). The plot, meanwhile, spoofs a lot of social issues that are far less relevant now than they were in 2000 (such as big corporations dehumanizing middle America).

* AbsenteeActor: Alexandra Boyd, who voiced Elaine, is replaced by Charity James.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: A number of ''Escape'''s jokes are TurnOfTheMillennium pop culture references that, today, come across as rather dated (for example, "Planet Threepwood" is clearly a riff on then-popular theme restaurant "Planet Hollywood"). The plot, meanwhile, spoofs a lot of social issues that are far less relevant now than they were in 2000 (such as big corporations dehumanizing middle America).

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: A number of ''Escape'''s jokes are TurnOfTheMillennium pop culture references that, today, come across as rather dated (for example, "Planet Threepwood" is clearly a riff on "Planet Hollywood" - an at-the-time popular theme restaurant). The plot, meanwhile, spoofs a lot of social issues that are far less relevant now than they were in 2000 (such as big corporations dehumanizing middle America).

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: So many of ''Escape'''s jokes are based on TurnOfTheMillennium pop culture that, today, fall flat. The plot, meanwhile, spoofs a lot of social issues that are far less relevant now than they were in 2000 (such as big corporations dehumanizing middle America).

* TheOtherDarrin: Once played by the very British Alexandra Boyd, Elaine is now played by the very American Charity James.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Until June 2018, this is the only ''Monkey Island'' game that still lacked a modern re-release on digital distribution platforms like UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and Website/GOGDotCom. As of June, it is available on GOG.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As of 2018, this is the only ''Monkey Island'' game that still lacks a modern re-release on digital distribution platforms like UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and Website/GOGDotCom.

* DevelopmentGag: In-game, the [=SCUMM=] Bar is replaced by the Lua Bar after a hostile takeover, named after the language used in coding the game.
* KeepCirculatingThetapes: This game is the only ''Monkey Island'' game that still lacks a modern re-release on digital distribution platforms like Steam and GOG (at least as of 2018).

* TheOtherDarrin: Once played by the very British Alexandra Boyd, Elaine is now played by the very American Charity James.
* TheWikiRule: The [[http://monkeyisland.wikia.com/wiki/Monkey_Island_Wiki Monkey Island Wiki]].

* KeepCirculatingThetapes: Both this game and ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'' are the only two ''Monkey Island'' games that still lack a modern re-release on digital distribution platforms like Steam and GOG (at least as of 2016).

* TheOtherDarrin: Once played by the very British Alexandra Boyd, Elaine is now played by the very American Charity James.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Can't you believe that this Blanko the Nerdluck in ''Film/SpaceJam'' became the voice of Elaine AND TheOtherDarrin for Alexandra Boyd?

* HeyItsThatVoice: Can't you believe that this Blanko the Nerdluck in ''Film/SpaceJam'' became the voice of Elaine AND TheOtherDarrin for Alexandra Boyd?