The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

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Human Cannonball

Human Cannonball

Finish the entire game in under 3 hours.

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How to unlock the Human Cannonball achievement in The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition - Definitive Guide

Human Cannonball
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For this one you need to finish the game in less than three hours.

It is possible to do this and all the other achievements in one playthrough, but keep several saves if you intend to do some extra exploring.

if you skip all cut scenes, and most of the dialogue (with Y) you should be able to clock in at about 90 minutes. So you do have time to learn those last insults or read all notes.

There are a few glitches: When agreeing on a price of the Sea Monkey with Stan, or trying to get rid of the seagull in the beginning. Both can end in eternal loops. So you'll need to save before these so you don't lose valuable time.

Personally I used one hour on Melee Island, and 25 minutes on the three last chapters combined. So you should be able to do this even if you spend two hours on Melee.
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15 Jul 2009 19:42

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Thanks for the tips, and thanks for being the only person in the history of the internet to spell the word "lose" correctly.
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By Izzy of Albion on 18 Jul 2009 12:27
The loop is that you go through the same list of excluding extras over and over again without the prize going down.
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By albajos on 19 Jul 2009 14:19
You have to show him that you're not interessted twice. That drops the price, too
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By Highdelberger on 29 Jul 2009 13:01
Does time spent paused count towards this? Because I am pausing all the time and checking a guide for what to do next...
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By Patsreds on 30 Jan 2010 01:59
If you pause the game, I would recommend to pause then save, and when you are finished reading, load the game.
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By albajos on 19 Feb 2010 07:12
I needed approx. 2 hours in the speedrun. Many time left until the 3 hours maximum. Most time consuming is the learning the insult for the swordmaster fight, get into the safe for the credit (record this to your mobile phone camera and watch it again!) and talking to stan to get the boat.
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By REALFOX81 on 23 May 2010 15:33
Great solution! Love the milestone/time markers!! Any chance of getting a couple more in there?
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By AdolphMarx on 25 Nov 2010 06:03
for opening the safe i suggest writing down what to do, but how many insults do you need to make a good chance against the Swordmaster, very hard fight for me
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By lord verh on 05 Dec 2010 12:15
for the achievement i need 2:22:00 hours. think thats a good time.
with this stanthink:
i goo theough the extralist and told stan that i didnt need anything, after that i tried to go and after he told me not to go i came back ask him what the ship cost and he says 6300 an i make the offer with 5000 and get the ship.
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By elKazaam on 02 Jan 2012 16:53
Paused time doesn't count, via zoidberg1339 Solution for Old School In Syberia
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By Malicious Fury on 12 Dec 2015 08:01
The walkthrough guide here on TA is awesome! I don't think I've ever done a speed run before, but after beating the game once through, I attempted the speed run and the final auto save (right before I utilize a dangerous soda beverage) was 1:25:44.
Skipping dialogue in addition to the cutscenes was a huge time saver.
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By Musikfreak007 on 20 Feb 2017 22:24
I am a bit slower, currently at 1:49:00 right before the ghost ship portion. But I should also get it as there is not much left to do anyway.

EDIT: Got it by now.
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By Orran Durai on 01 Aug 2017 17:02
When finding Treasure in woods... and you aren't going for no hints. Just use hints and follow the arrows. It tells you exactly where to go.
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By ChooseMyFate on 11 Jun 2019 18:33
Are you sure that when your agreeing on a price for the Sea Monkey with Stan that it can end in eternal loops? Because i thought that was happening to me when i was trying to get him to give me the boat for 5000, he kept telling me that the offer of 5000 wasn't enough but after i spoke to him about extras and told him "i think i can live without that particular piece of junk" for each of the extras until he started to repeat the extras to me i made him the offer of 5000 again and he took it i don't know if there really is a glitch or not but that worked for me. Hope that helps anyone, oh and Ozzpot he may have spelt "lose" correctly but he spelt "price" wrong haha :)
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By tex1984uk on 18 Jul 2009 22:56
This was by far the easiest speed run achievement I’ve ever done. Skipping all cutscenes and make a lot of saves so you can reload if you feel like something takes too long or if you spend too much time looking for a walkthrough, this can easily be done under 2 hours. I got it just under 1 hour and a half so there is a lot of wiggle room for this achievement.

The longest parts were getting enough insults/comebacks to finally fight the sword master, finding the treasure which the path from the fork is always “UP-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-UP-RIGHT-LEFT-UP.” And walking through the Monkey Island caves to find the ghost ship. Anyone having trouble carrying the acid grog, every time you swap it into a new mug make a save that way if it melts through, you can reload that save instead of having to walk all the way back to the bar and starting over.
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By RCone138 on 28 May 2023 11:01
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I've used this guide i've found on gamefaqs.com:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/fmtowns/945224-the-secret-of-monkey-...

No problem to finish the game about 2 hours. But i suggest you do this on your second run so you can enjoy this game!
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12 Jun 2010 09:22

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It's a great guide, I was able to finish the game in 1h20min following it. It skips some unnecessary steps, but really it's written for a second playthrough, when you already know what to do in each place and just need an optimal sequence to do things in.
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By DeceivedHornet5 on 30 May 2011 02:52
the guide was helpful, although a little vague and unclear at times, and i finished the game with plenty of time to spare. finished in 2 hours or so. and i had even gotten slowed way down by trying to defeat 3 pirates with the insults, got all the cannibal notes, and escaped the hut 5 times!
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By OzzysShadyDisco on 17 May 2012 05:14
That guide was perfect. After finishing the game once, that text is pretty easy and simple to follow.
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By GV Loc on 14 Jul 2018 23:42
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having played this game on the amiga 500 all those years ago and also on pc and then doing the first run through of this i found this achievement simple however there are a couple of things that will slow you down.

1.insult sword fighting / navigators head
you dont need all of the insults to do this so try and get a few when you have a reasonable amount save then go straight to the sword master. if you fail load then try again eventually you will get it.
also messing around in the tunnels with the head can slow you down there is nothing you can do about this somthimes its quick sometimes its slow.

2. remember areas
i know its easier said then done but once you walk into an area if this is you second playthrough then you should remeber roughly what you need in each area then you can go somwhere do everything then leavesave the long task of walking back.

3.save and load
save alot if you do somthing particularly quick save then if you mess up later just load again.

4.ignore other achievements
if you havent done some achievements such as escaping the canibal huts several times . staying under water for ten minutes. then make a save near them and leave it. you can always load after the speed run and do them then.

if you take these into account then it should be easy.
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07 Nov 2011 11:12

I've used this video guide.
With this video guide you will have no problem finishing the game in less than 2 hours.


Thanks to Derek Lim for the video.

Happy hunting!
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30 Sep 2017 16:40

Skip the cutscenes and the useless talk options and it should be very easy, I did it in 2:58 and I goofed around and talked to everyone. This video walkthrough will help you out in case you are stuck:
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10 Jan 2021 00:08

(Missable)

This game can be played through in under 3 hours with little issue and if you are familiar with the game or generally adept at speeding through a point and click you may get this organically on your first playthrough. However, there are a few tips to consider and three moments in the game that could stall you enough to land you past the three hour mark when you roll the credits:

  • Hold to skip any cutscene you can, this will save you a good amount of time especially at the start of the game.
     
  • Familiarize yourself with the controls early on in the game. I found hitting on the D-pad to change the cursor command to pick something up was much more efficient then opening the command menu with and selecting "pick up" with the cursor than selecting it. Also, take note of the command prompts and how they change when you mouse over an item or action. This short cut can have the same effect and save you another need to open up the command menu to look at something or use an item at times.
     
  • I have written a full 100% Walkthrough for this game and lay out the details on how to best approach your first full run to achieve it in under three hours. You can find the walkthrough here: 100% Trophy Walkthrough
     
  • The one moment that can take a chunk of time out of your run is the pursuit of the 16 pirate insults. You may find that the pirates are not giving you new insults or responding properly in a quick enough time to move on effectively. This is mostly unavoidable, unfortunately, as you need to learn as many of the responses as you can to spar with the Sword Master effectively later in the first section of the game. See the Sharp Tongue walkthrough for strategies and consider making a save before you attempt it in order to reload if you get horrible RNG on the pirates.
     
  • Consider creating a save when Guybrush is put into the water if you are going to go for the Ten Minutes Later… trophy on this run. Wait out the ten minutes for the trophy and reload the save in order to not lose those ten extra minutes in you speedrun.
     
  • The final trophy that could make a very small amount of extra time on your run is the Escape Artist trophy. This will only add about three minutes to your run but if you choose to avoid it do not make a save to return to it if you are also attempting the Marooned Everyone trophy. If you decide to, save Escape Artist for your second final quarter run. See both those trophies for more details.
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I recommend unlocking this trophy on your second playthrough. Firstly, so as not to spoil the impression of an excellent game, and secondly, so that on the second playthrough you can skip all the cut scenes and optional dialogues. To skip cut scenes, use the 'triangle' key.
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24 Apr 2010 00:03