November 10, 2026
The Secret of Monkey Island comes to Atari 8-bit
Guybrush Threepwood is headed to Mêlée Island on your Atari. Sierra Game Compiler (AGI-64) 2.3.10 adds a native Atari 8-bit conversion of The Secret of Monkey Island. The game runs on the Atari’s own CPU, with the cartridge supplying storage.
See the opening, Guybrush’s walk into and out of the Scumm Bar, and the first LeChuck scene. Captured in Altirra at PAL speed with POKEY audio.
Watch the Atari gameplay on YouTube
Open Other Games in Sierra Game Compiler on Windows or Mac and choose the native Atari edition. Supply the original English DOS EGA four-disk files, including MONKEY.EXE. The compiler builds a 4 MiB Type-63 .CAR image and a blank save disk. Mount the save disk as D1.
Intro fix for 2.3.10 cartridges. Download the Atari intro patch (.bps). In Rom Patcher JS, select your exported MONKEY-NATIVE-128K.CAR and the patch, then click Apply patch. Use the patched cartridge with your existing .ATR save disk.
To play, use an Atari XL/XE with 128 KB of RAM and a cartridge or loader that supports 4 MiB Type-63 images.