Grumpy Gamer

Ye Olde Grumpy Gamer Blog. Est. 2004

Apr 1, 2026

Yet another year slips by and Grumpy Gamer remains 100% April Fools’ joke free.

It kind of feels like there are less and less April Fools’ jokes, probably because the whole world is turning into a April Fools’ joke.

P.S It my not be April 1st when you read this, it’s because I now live in NZ. Earth spinning and all.


Comments:

Kalalu 22h ago
I live in Italy, somehow you posted this at midnight CET.
Johannes 15h ago
Was hoping you would announce another Monkey Island adventure.
Ron Gilbert 14h ago
I wish.
Martijn 14h ago
Considering the response by some I can totally imagine that you would never make one again, but know that RTMI has been an unexpected highlight in a very dark time for me and probably many others. Loved the ending and the letter by the way.
MK 14h ago
Visit the Grumpy Gamer page once a year on April Fool’s Day to check if a new Monkey Island is going to be released: done. See you next year 😉
gennf 11h ago
This annual blog entry always makes me somehow satisfied and happy the same time 😊. Thanks. (I did not expect the announcement of a new MI game but I'd love to play another one)
Andrea "Andreadful" "Rum Rogers" Serreli 10h ago
"I wish."

Wasn't expecting that reply, I thought you wanted to stay as far away as humanly possible from doing another MI game at this point, but reading the exact opposite made me happy.
Rasho Hyo 10h ago
Happy Monkey Island Day, everyone! I was here in 2022 refreshing this page because I knew something was going to happen—and that moment was unbeatable! Ron, please talk to us about Monkey Island a bit more often, we really miss it...
Albo 10h ago
I live in Italy, in fact I didn't expect to find the post already
Largo la Grande 9h ago
I wish for another Monkey 3.
Same graphics as Monkey 2 SE.
Same voodoo darkness and scary Le Chuck. The feeling that Monkey 2 gave me as a child/young teen is unmatched.
If I was a millionaire I would assemble the whole team to do that.
Still, I am grateful for the final MI we got in 2022.
Love you, Ron
Frank Piazza 9h ago
So many Italians like me here... We love you, Ron! You made our childhood happier. Still waiting for another Monkey Island, anyway...
Torbjörn Andersson 9h ago
"I'd love to play another one"

I'd love to play the original 16 color version some day. Seems like such a missed opportunity when it wasn't included with the Special Edition.

I keep looking at the Lucasfilm Games Facebook page, but it's getting harder and harder to remember why. They're all in on Star Wars these days.
Ping 8h ago
Your posts every year are my island of sanity.
Kaz 5h ago
"I wish"

Really??? My impression with the last game was that you did all you wanted with the franchise and moved on.
Fancy Pants 4h ago
Happy April-Fools-Joke-Free Day everyone!
I tried to come here early but only managed to be almost 18 hours late.
True! April Jokers seem to vanish more and more...
Meanwhile I played Death-by-scrolling which was good fun but couldn't pay up the ferryman yet.
I am glad it has the same hilarious humor MI has and I must say I really love any of your games,
as they all have this hint of post modernism that I love so much.
Playing a game that makes fun of itself as being a computer game deserves my attention, anytime.
But it needs a bit more music to play longer than a few hours, anyways the music and sounddesign is very cool!
Cool you live in NZ I had dreams once to go there one day and find myself a jade green stone. How's the weather?
Heinz Sander 2h ago
Homestar Runner: "It's the day the Internet gets on the Internet to make inside jokes about the Internet!"
Strong Bad: "Forget all that mess! I'm yanking April Fools off the Internet and back into the real world! Where it can physically hurt people!"
Ron Sheepbert 2h ago
You shall be assimilated by the Ovine Herd Ltd.

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