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Monkey Shines is a platform game which was developed and published as shareware by FantaSoft, LLC in 1997 for the Apple Macintosh. In the game, a monkey named Bonzo adventures through different levels collecting fruits and keys. The red keys activate the exit and complete the level (or world). There are also some blue keys which activate bonus levels. The game came included with bonus levels and a level editor. The original game starts out with five levels: Spooked (a haunted mansion), About the House (a house), Spaced Out (outer space), In the Drink (underwater), and In the Swing (a jungle), but more levels can be infinitely added to the "others" level section by downloading them from the internet. In 1997, Monkey Shines was winner of the most nostalgic game of the year by MacUser magazine. A Microsoft Windows-compatible version of the game was also made later. A sequel was released titled Monkey Shines 2: Gorilla Warfare. There is a very similar game called Monty on the run that was released in 1985.
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Original Credits
Listing of the original people who worked on the original game. These are basically the people you would find if you looked in the Credits section of the original game:
Extra Original Credits
Some more people associated with the game, not in the original development but nevertheless important contributors.