When I was little I played some Super Mario, some Excite Bike, maybe even a bit of Duck Hunt (and yes, I cracked myself up trying to shoot that damn dog), but no game really got me going until somewhat later, when my aunt brought by a few DOS-based adventure games: Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, and more importantly (for me), Monkey Island.
I'm a fan to this day.
But I always figured the island was totally fictional, until I spotted this post from Gigazine. Apparently there really is a "Monkey Island," or rather, a Sarushima (yes, saru = monkey and shima = island). It's uninhabited now, but has a bustling trade of day-trippers interested in the island for its historical value (it used to be a fortress), and/or its pop culture value...it's the island where Shocker, the (fictional) organization that battles the Kamen Riders, maintains their (fictional) base.
It's pretty near to the US naval base Yokosuka, and it also looks really cool. Maybe I'll have to add this one to my list of destinations next time I go to Japan...
I'm a fan to this day.
But I always figured the island was totally fictional, until I spotted this post from Gigazine. Apparently there really is a "Monkey Island," or rather, a Sarushima (yes, saru = monkey and shima = island). It's uninhabited now, but has a bustling trade of day-trippers interested in the island for its historical value (it used to be a fortress), and/or its pop culture value...it's the island where Shocker, the (fictional) organization that battles the Kamen Riders, maintains their (fictional) base.
SHOCKERS and a Kamen Rider
It's pretty near to the US naval base Yokosuka, and it also looks really cool. Maybe I'll have to add this one to my list of destinations next time I go to Japan...
