Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 – Launch of the Screaming Narwhal (2009)

Launch of the Screaming Narwhal is the first episode in Tales of Monkey Island, a point-and-click adventure series based on the Monkey Island franchise. It follows the earlier games in the series and was developed by Telltale after the property was licensed to them.

The story takes place after Escape from Monkey Island. Guybrush Threepwood tries to rescue Elaine Marley from zombie pirate LeChuck, but the fight goes wrong and he loses both Elaine and his ship. His goal is to find Elaine and deal with LeChuck again.

The chapter is set on a new location called Flotsam Island and includes both new and familiar characters. It is rendered entirely in 3D and uses the Telltale engine. Guybrush can be controlled with the keyboard or by mouse movement, and items can be combined in the inventory.

The game features humorous dialogue, conversation trees, item combination puzzles, and other tasks that use maps and the environment. It is not possible to die, and players can adjust how often Guybrush offers hints. Episodes were initially sold only as a full five-episode set, and later also individually.