In addition to having their hands in every Star Wars game ever made, LucasArts has some original properties that have nothing to do with lightsabers, bathrobe-clad keepers of the peace and aliens both annoying and endearing. One series involved pirates, a smidgen of swashbuckling and a boatload of humor: the adventures of wanna-be buccaneer Guybrush Threepwood and his friends/enemies/random other comic relief characters.

Originally it was a PC adventure series of the old fashioned point-and-click variety, with some simple inventory puzzles. The games ranged from simple 2-D pixellated art to 3-D extravaganzas with voice acting and music. Now the classic series is being brought back in a two-pronged sales attack. First there’s an entirely new, episodic series being brought to the PC and WiiWare called Tales of Monkey Island. The first of five episodes will be released in the next few weeks with Guybrush Threepwood accidentally unleashing a voodoo pox in his battle against his nemesis, the zombie pirate LeChuck.

Later this summer The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition will be released for the Xbox 360 and PC. It’ll feature the same storyline as the original with the benefit of upgraded HD visuals, soundtrack, voice acting and a hint system.