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The Secret of Donkey Island

Streamed from June 28 to July 2, 2023

The Secret of Donkey Island, or Tajemství Oslího ostrova, is a Czech adventure game created by two high school students, Jarek Kolář and Petr Vlček. The game was made on school computers using a game engine they created themselves. It was published in June 1994, making it the first commercial Czech game for MS-DOS. Emmxyzzy and sonneveld translated the game to English for the game’s 29th anniversary, in June 2023.

I did a small amount of playtesting for the English version of the game, so I wasn’t able to share my first playthrough. I did my best to recreate a typical playthrough, followed by some speed run attempts. I briefly held the record, but my best run is now in second place, after GrubbyD.

Casual Playthrough and Speed Runs

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Tonight I’m playing The Secret of Donkey Island—a 1994 Czech adventure game by Jarek Kolář and Petr Vlček, translated to English by Emmxyzzy and sonneveld. I’m starting with a normal playthrough, then I’ll be speed running it!

Speed Runs

Sunday, July 2, 2023

Chill Donkey Island speed runs to relax to.