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Secret of Monkey Island Interview Questions

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  1. What do you remember about playing Secret of Monkey Island for the first time casually?
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  3. What is your favorite line of dialog or gag from the game?
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  5. What made you want to start speedrunning the game?
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  7. What are the best things about speedrunning Secret of Monkey Island and what are the most frustrating things about speedrunning Secret of Monkey Island?
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  9. One common misconception or stereotype about adventure games is that they don't make for good or exciting speedruns. What makes Monkey Island 1 a good speedrun? What kind of dexterity / execution is required to be competitive?
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  11. What do you remember about finding speedglitch (the one where you skip the LucasArts logo at the sparkles)? Do you have any theories on why that works?
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  13. How did the introduction of UrQuan's ScummVM benefit the run?
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  15. Can you clarify and confirm when these strategies were discovered, how they were discovered, and, in a sentence or two, explain what they are?
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  17. * Beach warp
  18. * Necklace glitch
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  20. Do you have any general comments on these sections of the game, either insights about how they work, memorable experiences, or just emotions that come up when you think about them?
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  22. * Swordfighting RNG
  23. * Credit Early
  24. * Catacombs RNG
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  26. What was the thinking behind making "Saves" and "Saveless" two different leaderboard subcategories, and what was the thinking behind bringing them back together again?
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  28. What were some of the most memorable world records (either yours or someone else's), and why?
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  30. Is there anything else you can think of mentioning that isn't obvious just by watching the runs?
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