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The Secret of Monkey Island Hints

Second and Third Bananas (Moderate)

  • 1 of 8: These bananas are on the northern half of Monkey Island.
  • 2 of 8: You're going to want to visit the cannibal village.
  • 3 of 8: When you're in the rowboat, go to the north-most screen.  (It looks like a duck's head.)
  • 4 of 8: The village is in what looks like the duck's eye.
  • 5 of 8: Some bananas should be near.
  • 6 of 8: Have you walked to the leftmost side of the cannibal's village?
  • 7 of 8: There's a bowl of fruit.
  • 8 of 8: Take the bananas from the bowl of fruit.